Columbus State University (CSU) is one of the Georgia State University institutions. It is faced with some unique challenges due to the growth at nearby Fort Benning and a new KIA automotive plant combined these developments could double the number of students at CSU over the next five years. CSU needed to get a better handle on who their students were, where they are coming from, what do they want for courses, etc...bottom-line they needed to get better insights into their customers, their operation and their financial performance - and they looked to a BI project to start capturing and delivering this data to key executives and stakeholders across the institution.