Better use social media, Â text messaging, and email to effectively connect with students. Agenda Appreciative Advising Creating a strategic digital advising and communications plan Launching communication campaigns Identifying target engagement Crafting the message Leveraging partnerships to repurpose content Media Selection Social media Text messaging Email Automating your everyday communication Assessing your communications campaign Overcoming communication […]
Effectively collect and actually use your alumni survey data. Agenda Overview of Alumni Survey Design Goals Current usage Survey platforms Event Surveys How to best distribute Analyzing data Follow-Up with respondents Using data in event performance evaluation Making decisions based on information learned Alumni Attitudinal Surveys Gathering and analyzing data Triggers for major gift prospects […]
Gain the skills you need to address and mitigate common challenges that deans face. Agenda The Academic Leader’s Role Four leadership best practices Common Challenges for Academic Leaders: Scenarios Understanding the issue What would you do as a dean? Speaker’s experience and result Assessing the leadership practices Resources
Learn fresh ideas for how you can communicate with deposited students to prevent summer melt and increase yield at your institution. During the webcast, you will learn how to: Make your yield communications more successful Use print, digital, and social media channels as tools to prevent summer melt Educate and mobilize cross-campus partners to create […]
One of the largest growing populations on college campuses today are international students. Student affairs practitioners, not just the mental health providers, need to acquire and practice cultural competency in their interactions and services with international students. This webcast will give you five practical skills to enhance your cultural competency, as well as your department’s, […]
Learn how organizations and institutions have successfully increased the retention rates of their veteran and military-connected students. Tanya Ang of the American Council on Education and Bruce Kelley with University of South Dakota will discuss: Common issues impacting military-connected students’ success Critical areas of support that you may be missing Student support and community services […]
The value of volunteer leaders at your institution is undeniable, but how do you understand their motivations and preferences to ensure that the relationship is mutually beneficial? Here we will provide a strategy to help ensure that you are engaging and involving your boards and councils, campaign committees, and other volunteer leaders, in a way […]
After participating in this online training, you will ensure Title IX compliance for study abroad students and staff. Agenda Overview of Title IX & Compliance Understanding how Title IX Extends to Study Abroad Trips Institution-Lead or Sponsored Trips On-Site Director Role Sticky Situations Real-life Title IX Study Abroad Case Scenarios Action Steps to Prepare Your […]
Communicate with recent graduates in ways that inspire engagement and giving. Agenda Communicating with Millennials Effective language Giving preferences Communication methods Creative and Successful Communications and Programs Targeted solicitations Challenges and crowdfunding Stewarding Young Alumni Donors Demonstrating impact Eliciting future giving
Learn how two institutions improved their non-traditional student retention and completion rates using data. You will gain new insights for how you can: Create a program for students earning below a 2.0 their first semester Improve your use of analytics and outreach to boost completion rates Draft a unique intervention plan for non-traditional students This […]
For many private institutions, community college transfer students represent a viable and untapped opportunity for increased enrollment and tuition revenue. This webcast has been designed to help private, four-year institutions capitalize on this growing student population. Our expert instructor will help you understand how to make a compelling case for building community college transfer pathways […]
Academic leaders are being called upon to improve the productivity of their operations, but many lack appropriate data and strategic analysis to increase output and reduce costs. Join us to learn how one institution used data-driven evidence to: Determine differential cost per credit hour across a range of departments Examine average revenue, costs, and contribution […]
Prevent your institution from being added to the 275+ Title IX cases that remain open due to mismanagement. Agenda What is Title IX? History Definitions Common and Uncommon Understanding Compliance 101 Non-discrimination policies Title IX coordinators Grievance Process Lessons learned from other institutions Steps college executives need to take Understanding violations Regularly reviewing dear colleague […]
Ensure a steady revenue stream for your corporate engagement program and your institution by charging corporate partners for their involvement with faculty, students, and research across campus in a more consistent manner. Throughout the training, you will learn how to: Assess the value of your campus resources Develop a model for charging corporations Transition existing […]
Are your financial aid and enrollment offices sufficiently prepared for Prior-Prior Year? Agenda Shifting deadlines and dates How are other institutions adjusting their dates and deadlines for: Tuition setting? FAFSA deadlines? Financial aid awarding? Admissions applications? Admissions decisions? Communication plan How are other institutions planning to communicate with the following entities about these changes: Prospective […]
Do you need solutions for supporting students with high-quality mental health counseling? Agenda Key factors that increase the effectiveness of psychological interventions Effective mental health practices Increasing engagement and improving therapeutic outcomes Establish, share, and measure therapeutic outcomes on an ongoing basis Technological tools that can be used in a campus counseling context Match level […]
Engage parents in a way that encourages leadership giving. Agenda Parent Program Structure Funding structure Differences in working with parents vs. other donors Parent programs and relationships across campus Communications Parent Board and Committees Giving expectations for members Unique opportunities for involvement Results Leadership Giving Setting recognition levels Moves management Parents of Alumni Development Lasting […]
Are you putting data to work within your career services program? Agenda Defining analytics in higher education Background and examples of institutional uses Establishing a program for data collection Assessing existing sources of data Evaluating data reliability Establishing buy-in and a program for data collection Moving from assumptions to data-driven decision making Learning to answer […]
Get feedback on your reporting challenges from our advancement services expert, Alan Hejnal. Agenda Overview of webcast recording The Voluntary Support of Education Survey (VSE) The Basics More Detail: What’s Included More Detail: What’s Required Line By Line Reporting Challenges VSE Publication and Data Miner
Learn how you can customize, make key decisions, and cultivate ownership of a responsibility center management (RCM) budgeting model on your campus. Larry Goldstein will walk you through critical aspects of RCM so you can better: “This explanation and presentation of the RCM budget model was enlightening and very reassuring that our Task Force is […]
