Case Study: Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico achieves 17-day post-Hurricane Maria reopening with Ellucian Cloud

How a move to the cloud helped this Puerto Rico institution recover from Hurricane Maria

Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico faced catastrophic disruption when Hurricane Maria struck, knocking out telecommunications, water, and power. As part of a disaster-recovery strategy the university had moved critical systems to Ellucian—using Ellucian Cloud and Student Information Systems—to ensure continuity amid the crisis.

Ellucian’s cloud-based solution kept systems running and allowed the university to be back online in two days, process payroll during the emergency, and reopen campus in just 17 days rather than the months it took others. By relying on Ellucian, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico maintained employee pay and achieved a rapid, measurable recovery that validated its cloud-first disaster recovery approach.

Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico

Jossie Salguero

Chief Information Officer