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Admissions Live - New Research: Mythbusting Enrollment Marketing Jan 30, 2018

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Have you wondered what teens are thinking when they read — or ignore — recruitment messaging? Prospective teen students are the prime audience for many higher education marketers. To reach them, we rely on a set of best practices based on their needs and interests. In partnership with National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA®), we present the third study in the Mythbusting series. This is the first study to focus on the complete enrollment marketing mix. On this episode of Admissions Live, Michael Stoner and Gil Rogers discuss highlights from the latest research. You’ll learn about teen’s frank opinions of tactics institutions use to reach and engage them. We’ll review the best channels for boosting visibility among prospective teen students. Plus, you’ll hear what drives them to apply to your institution.

Marketing Live - New Year, New Marketing Role Jan 25, 2018

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Admissions Live - Facebook's News Feed Changes Jan 23, 2018

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Facebook is once again updating their algorithm for the News Feed; according to a press release last week, the update is designed to “to help bring people closer together by encouraging more meaningful connections on Facebook”. With this update, people will see less public content, including news, video and posts from brands.

Student Affairs Live - Integrating Well-Being into Campus Life Jan 17, 2018

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Student Affairs Live - Building Living-Learning Communities that Work: Advancing Design, Delivery, and Assessment Jan 11, 2018

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Many postsecondary institutions use living-learning communities (LLC) as a tool for recruitment, engagement, and retention. Current research illustrates that solely having an LLC is insufficient as a means towards realizing these outcomes. In this session, panelists will discuss proven strategies for helping students achieve outcomes often associated with LLCs and provide recommendations for design, delivery, and assessment. On this episode of Student Affairs Live, guest host Keith Edwards speaks with Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas, Jody Jessup-Anger, and Matthew Mayhew about their research on LLCs. These scholars will discuss lessons that practitioners can use to improve the student outcomes from LLCs. This free episode will air live on Wednesday, January 10 at 1 p.m. ET. To watch the archived video, just return to this page at any point after the episode airs.

Marketing Live - Communicating Careers Jan 04, 2018

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85% of students state the primary reason they're going to college is to get a better job. The evolving trends in the working world and expectations from employers makes it a challenging landscape to navigate. Learn how universities can best prepare students for their careers from Everette Fortner, University of Virginia's Associate Vice President of Career and Professional Development, and Darden School of Business professor.

Marketing Live - Telling a Story to Sell the Change Dec 22, 2017

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Marketing leaders are change managers. When a substantial change takes place within your institution – be that a rebranding or repositioning, a name change, an alliance with another institution, or other major initiative – it will fall to the central marketing and communication office to become the face of that change, successfully communicate it with both internal and external stakeholders, and build acceptance. Using Augsburg University’s recent name change and its new relationship with Luther Seminary as case studies, this episode of Marketing Live will cover an approach to these challenges grounded in storytelling.

Advancement Live - Enhancing your Instagram Strategy Dec 20, 2017

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Stories Archive. Stories Highlights. Following Hashtags. Instagram is making some significant changes, and they all add up to major opportunities for those of us in higher ed communications and advancement. In this episode of Advancement Live, Kim Infanti chats with three higher education social media pros from Michigan State, Darmouth College, and SUNY Oswego. All three are using Instagram stories in innovative ways, and they’re tracking Instagram analytics to enhance their strategies like never before. This is an all-Instagram episode that you don’t want to miss!

Admissions Live - Trending Topics in Admissions: A Year in Review Dec 18, 2017

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2017 marked a newsworthy year in college admissions. Popular culture, the political climate, social issues, and technology helped drive a national conversation about the status of college admissions in America; the good, the bad, and the ugly. One thing is for certain, 2017 was a year of big stories and significant changes that will influence the admissions landscape for years to come. On this episode of Admissions Live, we are joined by Eric Hoover, a senior writer at the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Jon Boeckenstedt, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing at DePaul University and author, to identify and discuss the hottest topics in admissions in 2017 and how they will impact the field in the future.

Student Affairs Live - Trends, Benefits & Challenges: University-Community Relationships Dec 14, 2017

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On this episode of Student Affairs Live, host Tony Doody talks with Beth Bagwell (Executive Director of the International Town & Gown Association), Dilnavaz Cama (Department Manager for Student Life's Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services at The Ohio State University), and Emily Allen (Senior City Planner for Neighborhoods for the City of Fort Collins), to explore trends, benefits, and issues in university (GOWN) and community (TOWN) relationships.

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