Modern Campus Acquires Interactive Campus Map and Virtual Tour Provider nuCloud
Acquisition Highlights Company’s Commitment to Enable Higher Education Institutions to Deliver Massively Personalized Student Journeys That Drive High Student Engagement and Enrollment
TORONTO – March 23, 2021 – Modern Campus, the industry’s leading “student first” modern learner engagement platform, today announced the acquisition of nuCloud, a leading provider of highly customizable interactive campus maps and virtual tour
solutions for colleges and universities. The acquisition reinforces Modern Campus’
vision to revolutionize the student experience and deliver what today’s modern learner
demands: a massively personalized learner-to-earner journey.
Founded in 2008, nuCloud provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based application
that enables higher education institutions to build rich, eye-catching interactive
maps and virtual tours that make it easy for students to experience the campus of
their choice in a unique way. NuCloud customers will benefit from the integration
of nuCloud within the Modern Campus personalization engine, and the expansion of capabilities
provided by Modern Campus Omni CMS, the only purpose-built content management system (CMS) for higher education.
“First impressions count. Colleges and universities have mere moments to capture the
imagination of prospective students. Seeing a rich, immersive experience on the web
site, enabling them to ‘walk’ the campus and imagine the possibilities in a personalized
way, drives high engagement and enrollment,” said Peter DeVries, president and chief
operating officer of Modern Campus. “This acquisition is just one example of our commitment
to customer success and enhancing the student experience with massively personalized
digital engagement. It illustrates our deep expertise in higher education and provides
another proof point for how we intend to expand our platform’s capabilities.”
NuCloud brings the campus environment to life with rich maps and virtual tours, making
it easy for students to experience and find their way around a campus. Colleges and
universities using the newly integrated solution will experience benefits including:
- Eye-catching illustrations: nuCloud allows users multiple illustration styles without constraints of a specific angle or perspective.
- Easy-to-use interactive software: Completely customizable layouts, themes, map markers, functionality, design, layers and more.
- Enhanced images attract visitors and improve student experiences: Interactive maps blend seamlessly with a current website design in a way that enhances the site to support marketing efforts.
“Visiting a campus to evaluate whether it’s ‘right for me’ as a student is exceptionally
difficult in a virtual environment, and a prospective student’s digital experience
must be exceptional,” said Nick Catto, chief information officer and co-founder of
nuCloud. “The acquisition by Modern Campus and integration of our solutions into Omni
CMS is the perfect outcome for our company, allowing us to provide the industry’s
leading interactive map tool to the portion of Modern Campus’ 550-plus customers who
haven’t yet been introduced to these capabilities.”
Both Nick Catto and Todd James, chief financial officer and co-founder of nuCloud,
will join Modern Campus, and continue to lead customer engagements and Omni CMS Campus Map product innovation.
For more information about Modern Campus’ Campus Map module, visit: https://moderncampus.com/products/cms/modules/campus-map.html.
About Modern Campus
Modern Campus, the innovator driving Omni CMS and Destiny One, empowers higher education institutions to thrive when radical change is required
to successfully respond to lower student enrollments and revenue, rising costs, crushing
student debt and even school closures. Powered by the industry’s leading “student
first” modern learner engagement platform, presidents and provosts can create pathways for lifelong learning, while marketing
and IT leaders can deliver Amazon-like personalization and instant fulfillment. Award-winning products and average annual revenue growth
of 19% for its 550+ higher education customers have earned Modern Campus a 98% retention
rate and a reputation for customer obsession.
Learn how Modern Campus is leading the modern learner engagement movement at moderncampus.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Last updated: March 23, 2021