Case Study: Boston College streamlines summer housing operations with StarRez

Boston College cuts summer staff hiring time by 50% with StarRez

Boston College, a private Jesuit research university, faced significant challenges managing its high-volume summer housing operations. Their processes for summer staff hiring, orientation placements, and early arrivals were heavily reliant on fragmented spreadsheets and Google Forms, creating inefficiencies and extra work for staff. To streamline these complex workflows, the university turned to the StarRez platform, specifically utilizing its StarRez PortalX student housing portal.

By implementing StarRez, Boston College moved its critical summer processes into one unified system. The solution automated applications, communications, and data management, leading to substantial results. These included cutting the summer staff hiring process time by 50%, reducing orientation placement time by up to 90%, and efficiently managing 1,500-2,000 early arrivals annually. StarRez provided the automation and integration needed to replace manual tracking and spreadsheets with a scalable, efficient operation.

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