By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services3 minute readIn major league baseball, there is a saying that has always resonated with me:“You can’t win your division in April but you can lose it.”In other words, you cannot win your division at the start of the season, but if …
Tips For Building Better Relationships
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readLast week at the NACAC National Conference in Houston an overwhelming theme was the power of networking and relationships, and how much connections with people who share a similar drive, passion, and vision …
Tip For Increasing Your Campus Visit Numbers
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readLast week Ethan Penland and I were having a conversation with one of our college partners about their event messaging. The Director in particular was asking about trends related to students visiting a campus …
A Mistake I Keep Seeing In Communications
By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services2 minute readDuring the fall each year I love the influx of prospective student communications that come to my inbox. As a “stealth inquiry” for many schools, I get the opportunity to read and see what new campaigns are being created to …
Students Say Talk About These Things First
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readHow many young people like starting conversations?If you just said “Zero”, “None” or something similar, I get it. Trying to find ways to immediately connect with today’s prospective student is definitely …