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Liz Schulte

About Liz Schulte

Liz Schulte is an author and business owner with a background in customer service, marketing and higher education development.

Recent articles by Liz Schulte

Spring 2024 Rental Submissions Are Now Open

Posted by Liz Schulte on 11/3/23 8:30 AM

Spring rental list submissions are open now! Maximize the savings your store offers students and provide more options in 2024.

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Give Students More Low-Cost Options Next Term

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/30/23 6:30 AM

A wide selection of course material formats helps students find the best option to fit their budget and learning style. Submit your wantlist to MBS as soon as possible to maximize the number of low-cost books your store will receive next term.

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It’s MBS’ 50th Anniversary!

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/23/23 6:45 AM

MBS is celebrating 50 years of serving college stores. We are grateful for all of our college store partners and look forward to the years to come.

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How Rentals Saved Ridgewater College Bookstore

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/16/23 6:30 AM

Offering rental textbooks has been one of the best decisions for Ridgewater College Bookstore. Giving students more low-cost options encourages more student shoppers. Recently, we spoke with Judy Meyering, Bookstore Manager, Ridgewater College, about the store’s rental program and how it has helped the store evolve.

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Get the Most Out of Your MBS System

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/9/23 8:45 AM

How often do you review your store’s daily, weekly, monthly and yearly processes? Is there room to add efficiency and streamline the manual work your staff does? The continually updated MBS system provides college stores with tools and resources to help them save time and simplify vital store processes. To make sure your staff stays up to date on all of the system functionality available to your store, consider budgeting for one of MBS’ training packages.

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MBS System Partners: Join Us for the 2023 Fall Forums Events

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/2/23 9:30 AM

Don’t forget to save the date for MBS Store Technology Solutions’ Fall Forums training events. System partners join us for our Virtual Forums event Monday, Oct 30, 2023, through Friday, November 3, 2023. Here, you can participate in daily webinars that will focus on the features and tools within the MBS system. Next, we will host an in-person follow-up training event at MBS on November 7 and 8 (Tuesday and Wednesday) to provide hands-on training and peer-to-peer networking for system partners.

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A Guide to Communicating With Faculty About Adoption Deadlines

Posted by Liz Schulte on 9/25/23 7:00 AM

On-schedule faculty adoptions can have a big impact on your campus. Whether the adoptions are early, on-time, late or change at the last minute, they affect everything from students and store staff to retention rates. That’s why it is important to develop a good, reliable process for communicating with faculty about adoptions.

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4 College Store System Upgrades to Consider

Posted by Liz Schulte on 9/18/23 6:15 AM

With the end of the year quickly approaching, it is time to make planning and budgeting decisions for next year. What are your store goals and priorities? How can your college store system help support those goals? We spoke with MBS Store Technology Solutions Sales Consultants, Heather Gillespie and Jeremy Hawkins, to find out what they suggest stores consider for 2024.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College Saves Students Money

Posted by Liz Schulte on 9/11/23 6:30 AM

College stores work hard to offer the best service to students and the campus community, especially the campus store at Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC). Wanting to ensure students get the best prices on textbooks, the store has worked to continuously evolve with changing industry demands. We recently spoke with Rita Smith, Campus Store Manager/Food Services, Anoka-Ramsey Community College to learn the steps her store has taken to ensure students save money and how the MBS system has helped streamline vital store processes to make it possible.

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MBS Is Closed in Observance of Labor Day

Posted by Liz Schulte on 9/4/23 7:00 AM

MBS is closed September 4, 2024, in observance of Labor Day.

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