The Student Affairs Blog

MAY 9, 2024

The Division of Student Affairs received some questions this spring centered around changes to returning student housing application process for 2024-25, general availability of on-campus housing for students, health and safety in the residence halls, and navigating the local off-campus housing market. Below are responses to those questions.

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EAB

APRIL 24, 2023

Ideally, you can offer an incentive for students to enroll at the earlier deadline, such as, “This is the recommended deadline to ensure your first pick of classes” or “first pick of housing.” Remember to clearly articulate the steps for confirming enrollment when marketing your deadlines.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Prospective students can interact with current students and faculty, view online classes, and even participate in community events, all from their devices. Data-Driven Decisions: Students use data such as graduation rates, employment outcomes, and student and faculty testimonials to inform their choices.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Below are a few of the key themes that appeared in multiple capstone projects from past participants. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words.

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Campus Sonar

JULY 27, 2022

Higher ed marketing isn’t synonymous with pushing boundaries, but some CMOs are trying to change that. We sat down with Jenny Petty , University of Montana, and Gabriel Welsch , Duquesne University, to pick their brains on the importance of boundary pushing in higher ed marketing. Jenny: I think it’s a couple of things.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 16, 2023

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. This culture is also instilled at the faculty level.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Awardees are chosen from among the colleges, universities, and individuals that use Navigate , EAB’s student success management system, or Starfish , the student success platform EAB acquired in 2021. Visionary Leadership Award: Dr. Jose Aviles, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Louisiana State University.

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Higher Ed Connects: Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2019

It is clear that there is a problem on campus with direct communication between students and an array of services they may not know about, or may not know them. They started with a free campus app to facilitate feedback to faculty called ClassPulse. This problem isn’t being addressed by common campus technology.

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Creatrix Campus

MARCH 12, 2024

As key stakeholders in higher education, you understand the pivotal role that comprehensive student data management and strategic academic advising play in unlocking student success. Facilitators of Communication: SIS enables seamless communication among stakeholders. Facilitating holistic development and success.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 2, 2023

Despite the pandemic “being over,” enrollments have not recovered to the pre-pandemic levels. Exacerbating this, higher ed is facing significant headwinds to recovering enrollments, including the demographic cliff, reduction of public funding, and a robust job market. Realistically, this number is probably 20-30%.

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Goucher DEI

MAY 22, 2024

This growing virtual resource hub offers students, faculty, and staff easy-to-access and easy-to-use resources for navigating various experiences. Community members can now visit her in 125 ATH. We are offering a two-hour training session, sponsored by Grand River Solutions, to volunteer faculty and staff.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 11, 2023

This comes down to identifying your communication strategy and rating the effectiveness of your website design, for example, how easy it is to find the right thing at the right time on the website to move forward. The majority of students enroll in a post-secondary program because they have specific career outcomes in mind.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This gap, exacerbated by widespread discounting practices, underscores the need for greater transparency in communicating the true costs and financial aid options to prospective students. And then, had another unsuccessful attempt at retirement, became the senior vice president for enrollment at Drew university and finally did.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 2, 2023

Although many other countries compete in this market, an increasing number of international students who can’t travel to the US would like to attend the same prestigious institutions at home. Since locals appreciate it when foreigners know at least a few words, students and faculty should take extra courses or certifications before arriving.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Director Camille Dumont of the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) about how she aligned career services with academia at Post University to better prepare students for the workforce. For instance, retail workers acquire customer service and communication skills.

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

EAB’s Madeleine Rhyneer and Autumn Baggett-Griggs explore findings from a recent poll that identifies the top concerns of enrollment leaders. My name is Madeleine Rhyneer, and for many of my friends who are listening, you know that I'm the vice president of consulting services and Dean of enrollment management.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This broader view of the public good aligns education more closely with the needs of society and the job market. Today’s job market demands well-rounded professionals who can navigate the complexities of the modern workforce. Her leadership consistently improves student outcomes and market positions.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Improved Retention Through Streamlined Transfers CSCU helped unite the system’s 12 legacy community colleges into one singularly accredited multi-campus institution. Most community college students cannot take 12 or even 9 credits at a time and regularly move across the state for various reasons. You’re looking for production folks.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 4, 2025

March 4, 2025 · Episode 249 The Hidden Enrollment Market in Workforce Education 38 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. Workforce education and employer-funded programs unlock hidden enrollment opportunities. Too often, faculty develop curriculum in silos, disconnected from the realities of the job market.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2023

My name is Beth Donaldson and I'm the Managing Director of our Adult Learner Consulting Services here at EAB. One particular area of focus for me and my work has been around how institutions engage and enroll adult learners. Interestingly though, we also found that email still remains a tried and true communication channel.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Colleges must also help communicate the ROI for getting a post-secondary degree. After finding this was happening, campus leaders had CCD more closely align the course objectives at the two other universities or had faculty identify all of the course learning objectives with an equivalency of transfer and credit.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2023

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs. Drumm McNaughton 02:09 It is.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 25, 2023

Staff and faculty discuss these interviews and what interviewers are looking for, and they perform practice interviews. Bridging Week also provides additional networking opportunities and helps communicate where certain places are on campus so they can feel empowered to make their university work for them.

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Edu Alliance Journal

MAY 31, 2022

There is a dearth of research on the factors that influence international graduate students to select the graduate program in which s/he will enroll. But if the student is looking at studying in Western Europe, Canada, the United States the instructional style will be more dialectic, with give and take between students and faculty.

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