Entries Tagged as '2009 - Volume V - Issue I'

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Proven Retention Tactics That Everyone Talks About But Few Implement

John W. Dysart
President
The Dysart Group, Inc.
• Ensure that faculty take attendance every day and establish a mechanism to report students who do not attend class.

• Test or quiz within the first ten days of class for all courses enrolling new students, especially freshmen.

• Package currently enrolled […]

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Pro-Active Enrollment Management Intervention in Uncertain Economic Times

John W. Dysart
President
The Dysart Group, Inc.
The United States is facing one of the most significant economic downturns in recent history. It is too early to tell how much worse it is going to get, but at a minimum it is likely that most families are very concerned about the national […]

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Multi-Channel Marketing for Enrollment Development

April Clark
CAS
CAS is a full service direct marketing service bureau that handles all data processing services from direct mail to telemarketing to email marketing.
Direct mail services include list acquisition, list hygiene, database enhancement, letter shop services, data entry and database building.
Telemarketing data processing […]

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

First and Ten, Do It Again

Marcia Nance
President
InterimWin, Inc.
Does anyone else identify an eerie similarity between higher ed enrollment VPs and NFL head coaches? It seems like the same NFL head coaches simply rotate among teams. Not unlike head coaches in the NFL, the same group of enrollment VPs in higher ed seem to rotate […]

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Are You Prepared for Financial Aid Season in a Competitive Market?

John W. Dysart
President
The Dysart Group, Inc.
Everyone says they understand the importance of financial aid in the enrollment management process. As the costs of higher education continue to climb, most pay at least lip service to the vital role of financial aid. Unfortunately, many speak of it but few have […]