Athletics Fundraising The university recently named a new head women's basketball coach and hosted a gala that raised more than half a million dollars for student scholarships, signaling strong donor engagement and athletics as growth drivers. This presents an opportunity to offer donor management and fundraising platform enhancements, including CRM, mobile giving, and event management, plus athletic marketing and analytics to strengthen recruitment and fan engagement.

Online Growth USM runs online classes and accelerated degree completion across campuses, indicating ongoing demand for flexible learning delivery. Opportunity: propose LMS optimization, online proctoring, student success analytics, and scalable cloud hosting with cybersecurity and compliance.

Enrollment Branding Consistent recognition as a Best Midwestern College and Best Value College supports enrollment efforts. Opportunity: provide enrollment marketing services, content development, digital marketing, website optimization, SEO, conversion rate optimization, and branding support.

Regional Partnerships Located in Leavenworth with an active Overland Park campus positions USM for regional workforce partnerships in continuing education and degree completion. Opportunity: collaborate with local employers on corporate training programs, degree partnerships, apprenticeships, and grant-funded upskilling offerings.

Tech Modernization IT stack includes Cloudflare DNS, Windows Server, Google Analytics and Tag Manager, BidPal for fundraising, and an active online presence; there is a clear path to optimize IT security, data analytics, and digital experience. Opportunity: offer IT security hardening, data analytics solutions, student information system integration, unified communications, and digital infrastructure modernization to improve enrollment and student success.