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“Keeping it Personal without getting Dismissed”…and tired! Todd Burrell Director of Admissions Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Office of Admissions – 5 units / 25 staff members Academic Mailing Academic Marketing Admission Counseling New Student Programs Review and Processing 7 Admission Counselors/Territory Managers 13,398 Total Enrollment Fall 2007 term 1829 Freshmen (7035 applications) 1103 Transfers (2709)
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P r o s p e c t s I n q u i r i e s A p p l i c a n t s A d m i t s E n r o l l s !
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And so many others…
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Prospects Be early – the first Don’t be the “last school standing.” Communicate effectively with all students you bought the names, use them fully Personalized web page (EIP) get even more information
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2004 – purchased 10,000 names 2007 - purchased 30,000 senior names Also, purchased 5,000 PLAN names for the first time More names up front should mean more enrolls at the end!
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Inquiries Parrarel Communication hard copy with email campaign Able to personalize all communication Tracking responses / follow up
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http://www.siue.edu/prospectivestudents/happybday.htm Birthday Greeting Chat SIUE email to all prospects track data
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Our inquiry pool grew from about 7,000 to 11,200 (2004 to 2007) One success of more inquiries – our growth in visits – from 2,800 (03-04) to 9,975 (06-07)
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Applications Apply on-line – communicate even better Instant Notification To both student and High School Counselor @ SIUE = 6074 on-line applications to 11,381 (for all levels) @ EIU = counselor gets an email about students’ application status
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Utilized ACT AIM/Predictive Modeling to: Target School Visits Make Prospect Phone Calls Encourage Scholarship Application Build Relationship w/ All Students - especially minority students To get more applications, we:
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Ethnicity Breakdown: EthnictyApplicationsAdmitsEnrolls 200620072006200720062007 African-American13601933536788151250 American Indian102981744 Asian/Pacific Islander1681621221153641 Hispanic1962521251484236 @ SIUE
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Admits Build Relationship Maintain this throughout decision process Keep it Personal – while utilizing technology Communicate the way (the students) want to communicate
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Facebook My Space Blogs - http://www.bsu.edu/reallife/http://www.bsu.edu/reallife/ Videos – visit Illinois State University Podcasts Texts Google your school – see what is there!
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Enrolls Keep them interested Communicate with Parents Utilize other university offices
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Success: 2005-2006 Goal: 1750 1764 2006-2007 Goal: 1800-18501829
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Challenges Staffing Support Management OIT Staff Resources Time We know we can do more! So many good ideas… Do what best fits the institution and your vision and goals
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Rewards
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Questions? Your thoughts/ ideas…
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Thank You! Todd Burrell Director of Admissions Southern Illinois University Edwardsville tburrel@siue.edu 618-650-3449
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