Entries Tagged as '2006 - Volume II - Issue IV'

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

A New Direction at Ferrum College

John W. Dysart
President
The Dysart Group, Inc.
The latest recruitment, financial aid and enrollment numbers have been finalized for the year and Ferrum College is shining! This small, liberal arts college located in Ferrum, Virginia has been a constant in the Commonwealth for almost a century, but the last two years […]

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

How Did It Go This Year?

John W. Dysart
President
The Dysart Group, Inc.
We have completed another year in enrollment management. The following questions are designed to make readers evaluate their results this cycle with a critical eye. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list applying equally to all colleges and universities. The intent is […]

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

Conditional Admits and the Academic Enrichment Center

Shirley E. Arnold
Director
Academic Enrichment Center
Brevard College
What is an Office of Admission to do with applicants who do not fit exactly into an institution’s matrix of scores (SAT/ACT/GPA) for automatic acceptance? No doubt, some schools feel they have the luxury of rejecting all such students out of hand. But others […]

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

Identifying Prospective Adult Students

April Clark
CAS
One of the challenges for colleges and universities in the twenty-first century is to keep adult programs full of qualified students. This segment of our society has many options. They are usually working full-time, have families with multiple activities, and have many other competing activities for their […]