Datatel is a third-party vendor used by Valparaiso University administrative units. The software is designed specifically for higher education. Datatel has two products in place at Valpo. Benefactor is the name of the product used by the Office of Institutional Advancement to track alumni and friends of the University. Colleague Production is the other product, and that is used by the offices of Admission, Financial Aid, Registrar, Finance Office and Human Resources.
Datatel is in the process of merging these two products, and Valpo will be in the middle of the process. The anticipated completion of the merger at Valpo is July 2009.