{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/tsec-academic-solutions-consulting-practice","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/tsec-academic-solutions-consulting-practice.md","title":"TSEC Academic Solutions Launches University Consulting Practice","headline":"TSEC Academic Solutions Formalizes Consulting for University Campaigns and Commencement","description":"TSEC Academic Solutions has formalized a strategic consulting practice for universities, covering RFP development, campaign strategy and event redesign.","section":"Product Launches","published_at":"2026-11-11T20:54:27+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-11T20:54:27+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["TSEC Academic Solutions formalized a strategic consulting practice covering RFP development, campaign strategy and event redesign for colleges and universities.","Jim Hooker, Executive Director of Academic Programs, leads the practice after leading university events at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Southern California.","Pricing is scoped to each institution's goals and budget, and engagements range from a single strategy session to an ongoing partnership."],"companies":[{"name":"TSEC","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/005lbox/tsec","website":"https://wearetsec.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"TSEC Academic Solutions Formalizes Strategic Consulting to Help Universities Rethink Campaigns, Commencement and Events","url":"https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/956092619/tsec-academic-solutions-formalizes-strategic-consulting-to-help-universities-rethink-campaigns-commencement-and-events"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Product Launches","TSEC"],"body_markdown":"TSEC Academic Solutions has formalized a strategic consulting practice that advises colleges and universities on campaigns, commencement ceremonies and institutional events, with pricing scoped to each institution's goals and budget. The Apex, North Carolina-based division of TSEC announced the bookable service on November 11, 2026, according to [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/956092619/tsec-academic-solutions-formalizes-strategic-consulting-to-help-universities-rethink-campaigns-commencement-and-events).\n\n## What the TSEC Consulting Practice Covers\n\nThe practice works with institutions on four fronts: aligning leadership and stakeholders on what success looks like, turning expectations into a complete RFP with defined scope, objectives, budgets, timelines and procurement requirements, reviewing existing signature events and campus traditions, and advising on strategy and protocols for campaign initiatives, presidential installations, leadership rollouts and academic conferences.\n\nEngagements run from a single focused strategy session to an ongoing partnership across an institution's event portfolio. The consulting stands on its own, and institutions remain free to produce their events with any partner or in-house team. TSEC said most recently institutions engaged the practice to set up an RFP for an early-stage fundraising campaign and to overhaul a graduation ceremony.\n\nJim Hooker, Executive Director of Academic Programs at TSEC Academic Solutions, leads the practice. He previously led university events at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Southern California.\n\n\"Sometimes you just need to know where to start,\" Hooker said. \"We've sat where you sit. We know the committees, the protocols and the pressure of a moment the president's office, the board and your donors are all counting on.\"\n\nHooker said the practice answers what colleges and universities asked for. \"Our higher education team has done this work quietly for years,\" he said. \"Formalizing it means any institution can put that insight to work, and everything built on the right strategy is stronger for it.\"\n\nInstitutions can book an initial conversation through the TSEC consulting page.\n\n## TSEC's Path to a Consulting Offering\n\nTSEC was acquired in 2024 by UK-based DRPG, a global creative agency group with 400+ creatives, and in the same year rebranded from a traditional event company to a \"Strategic Experience Partner,\" according to [akta.pro company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show TSEC hired Hooker in 2024 to spearhead academic event expansion, a go-to-market push in higher education following the DRPG acquisition. TSEC is part of DRPG (DRP Group), which integrated it into a global network of 400+ creatives.\n\n## TSEC's Scale in Academic Events\n\nThe [TSEC profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/005lbox/tsec) lists more than 2 million inspired attendees across all events produced, more than 5,000 events produced over 38 years in business, and work in more than 30 countries across six continents. TSEC was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Apex, North Carolina.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}