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COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE MADE SIMPLE
UniversityTHRIVE is a first-of-its-kind software platform for building scalable Communities of Practice that accelerate faculty, department chair, dean, and student success at institutions of higher education. Built by academics for academics, the system fully automates and manages virtual small group learning experiences both within and between universities, resulting in significant cost and time savings. From auto-matching groups based on flexible matching criteria to group facilitator auto-assignment to Zoom session auto-scheduling, the platform eliminates manual steps and cuts administrative workload. Leveraging hundreds of facilitator materials available via your HigherEd+ institutional membership, equip your university’s internal mentors to serve as group facilitators rather than hiring 3rd-party coaches, saving tens of thousands of dollars a year compared to competing services. **For a limited time, UniversityTHRIVE is available to HigherEd+ institutional members at no cost**
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ENDLESS COMMUNITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES
Writing Affinity
Groups
Early-Career
Faculty Mentorship
Grant Writing
Success Cohorts
Teaching Innovation
Learning Networks
New Department
Chair Incubators
Academic Dean
Accelerators
Well-Being & Burnout
Prevention
Industry Career
Coaching
Post-doctoral
Scholar Mentoring
Grad Student
Peer-Support Circles
Leadership
Development
Adjunct Faculty PD
Networks
KEY BENEFITS & FEATURES
Save Hundreds of Administrative Hours
Eliminate the burdensome manual work typically required to coordinate Communities of Practice, freeing you to focus on program strategy, participant success, and facilitation quality rather than logistics.
Centralized Registration Portal for All Roles
Handle participant, facilitator, and Program Administrator registration within a single, easy-to-use portal. No spreadsheets, no Google Forms, and no role confusion: Just a clean onboarding process that scales across programs and academic units.
Intelligent Group Auto-Matching Based on Your Criteria
Automatically match participants and facilitators into groups using fully-customizable matching criteria such as career stage, discipline, or institutional affiliation. Matching happens in real time, minimizing delays and ensuring well-aligned groups from Day 1.
Automated Facilitator Assignment at Scale
Remove the bottleneck of manual facilitator placement, as UniversityTHRIVE assigns facilitators to groups automatically based on time availability. The HigherEd+ team works hand-in-hand with your Program Administrators to help identify internal mentors.
Zoom Group Session Auto-Scheduling
Each group’s recurring Zoom meetings are created and scheduled automatically, with calendar invitations sent to all members. This eliminates manual scheduling, allows for attendance tracking, and no paid Zoom subscription is needed!
Real-Time Data Insights from Innovative Dashboards
Monitor programs as they unfold with live dashboards showing registrations, participant match rates, and facilitator assignments. Program Administrators always know what’s happening without requesting reports or chasing updates.
Pre-Built Digital Evaluation Forms
Support continuous improvement with pre-built evaluation forms that Program Administrators can deploy at program close. Collect feedback efficiently, document outcomes, and support internal reporting and renewal decisions.
Award Exclusive Digital Badge Microcredentials
Create custom digital badges with your institution’s branding to reward program participants, maximize engagement, document new skillset mastery, and provide a portable microcredential they can share beyond the program.