Case Study: Arizona Christian University achieves rapid system migration and streamlined operations with Populi

Populi Helps Arizona Christian University With Fast-Paced Change

Arizona Christian University faced a period of rapid change in 2019—moving to a new campus, revamping degree offerings, and absorbing a 20% enrollment bump—while wrestling with an aging, in‑house patched information system and two SIS migrations in six months. Provost Steve Adamson selected Populi’s student information system to replace the brittle legacy setup and provide an out‑of‑the‑box solution suited to a growing four‑year, ~1,000‑student university.

Populi implemented the migration over the Memorial Day weekend, moving data, transcripts, degree and curriculum structures, financial aid and billing setups so registrar staff could build terms, courses and import students immediately. The result: staff had core systems running in about one week and, within two weeks, had accomplished more with Populi than they had in four months on the prior system—delivering a fast, fully featured platform that supported ACU’s immediate semester needs and growth plans with no extra‑module workarounds. Populi provided the measurable speed and operational stability ACU needed.

Arizona Christian University

Steve Adamson

Provost and Executive Vice President