Topic: Student Search

Mateo Remsburg recently accepted a role at Ohio University, his first new university in nearly 20 years. He discusses what it’s like to adapt to a new admissions culture.

Greg Zaiser discusses the changes in higher ed enrollment the last decade, how to accelerate financial aid access, and what the future holds for international recruitment.

Eric welcomes Erin Gabriel, College & Career Coordinator at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, to discuss what it’s been like to serve high school students through the college search process during a global pandemic, standardized testing interruptions and a test-optional future, hits and misses by college marketers, and what Erin wishes she would’ve known when she worked in college admissions.

Eric is joined by Ken Higgins and Erin Gore from Technolutions Slate to talk about the launch of Slate.org, the evolution of Slate for Student Success, new and emerging features to the Slate CRM, and what it all means for the future of student search and college enrollment management and marketing.

Eric welcomes enrollment leaders Jennielle Strother, Mitch Warren, Mateo Remsburg, and Jacob Browne to discuss the “test optional” movement, recruitment of the Class of 2021, leadership and change management, and NACAC conference memories.

This episode dives deeper into the psyche of graduate students and how that has changed over the past six months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group also discusses how graduate education can be delivered during the pandemic and how schools have approached creating scenario-based contingency plans for both in-person and online delivery for Fall 2020. Later, the group explores if the pandemic’s unprecedented cycle has permanently altered graduate education, creating a new normal for graduate enrollment and recruitment strategies.

Eric Page is joined by Lori Greene (Butler University), Gareth Fowles (Lynn University), Ellen Johnson (The College of St. Scholastica), and Jennifer Lonchar (Carnegie) to discuss returning to campus, gearing up for fall recruitment and “travel season,” and International student recruitment and retention.