GURU – AI Student Concierge for Higher Education

A 24/7 Conversational Front Door for Students

See how students can ask questions, understand what needs attention, and take action across money, classes, support, career, and degree planning without juggling multiple platforms.

September 10, 2026 | 11:00 AM PT

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One Place to Ask, Understand, and Act

Today’s student experience is often spread across different systems and menus. GURU brings key parts of the student journey into one experience.

  • Unified Dashboard: Bring money, classes, support, career, and degree planning into one view.
  • Natural Language Interface: Let students ask questions like “Am I still on track?” or “Find tutoring that fits my schedule.”
  • Proactive Intervention: Identify potential issues early and guide students toward the next action.
  • Personalized Next Steps: Give each student a more relevant “What should I do next?” experience based on their needs.
Help Advisors See Where Support Is Needed

Move From Reactive Support to Proactive Action

GURU goes beyond showing information. It understands context and helps students act on what they see.

  • Contextual Reasoning: Understand why something needs attention, not just show a balance, status, or task.
  • Agentic Execution: Help students complete actions, including finding and registering for classes, within the experience.
  • 360-Degree Student View: Bring together academic records, course engagement, and advisor interactions.
  • Real-Time Engagement: Nudge students and surface issues to advisors when support may be needed.
Move From Reactive Support to Proactive Action

Make Your Existing SIS Smarter

You do not have to rip and replace PeopleSoft or Banner to create a more modern student experience.

GURU brings data from existing campus systems together using Oracle AIDP to create a connected, governed student view.

  • Unified Data: Bring structured and unstructured student information together.
  • AI Refinement: Prepare and connect data to support insights such as retention and graduation trends.
  • Connected Campus Systems: Work across PeopleSoft, Banner, Canvas, Blackboard, Salesforce, Slate, IPEDS, and other sources.
  • Secure & Governed: Keep human-in-the-loop approvals and FERPA-ready guardrails in place.
Connect the Data Behind the Student Journey

Meet the Speakers

Jane Lacy

Jane Lacy

Area Vice President, ONA Data Platform Sales - Higher Education, SLED Growth, Oracle

Jane works with higher education and SLED organizations on Oracle Data Platform solutions, helping institutions evaluate technology needs and growth opportunities.

Ratnakar Nanavaty

Ratnakar Nanavaty

Chief Strategist, Astute Business Solutions

Ratnakar brings 30+ years of experience advising higher education and government organizations on PeopleSoft, ERP strategy, modernization, and technology planning.