EDUCATIONAL SESSION TRACKS

Admit It: We All Want the Nitty Gritty on Having a Successful Admitted Student Event!

Lori Eisenhour, Associate Director of Campus Visits and Events, Drury University

This session will explain how to plan and execute a successful admitted student event The top takeaways from the session will include: how to market your event to get more undecided students (not just committed students) to attend, the five connections that need to happen to ensure students fully experience the day, and the importance of a concurrent parent program that emphasizes the culture of the campus. The main focus will be on how to deliver the five connections; faculty, the campus, current students, our community/city and with each other #DruryBound, now in its 8th year, has been a game changer for our university and for our office in bringing the entire campus together to showcase the best of Drury University.

The Case for the Least Informative Admitted Students Day Ever

Winston Franscini, Associate Director of Admissions Events, University of North Texas

Your incoming freshmen class has taken the campus tour, been admitted, and gone to the open house, but class registration is still months away. How do you hold their interest and seal the deal of their enrollment? The University of North Texas Admissions Events Team proposes a radical idea: pause the information overload to properly celebrate your incoming students with a day dedicated solely to fun. With an average attend-to-enroll rate of 85%, UNT Admitted Students Day continues to be our least informative yet highest yielding First-Time-in-College (FTIC) recruitment event Join us to learn how emphasizing play and teamwork creates a signature visitor experience that transforms your institution into a first-choice community in the minds and (most importantly) hearts of your students. This session is ideal for event planners and recruiters, both new and seasoned, who seek inspiration and creative strategies to reduce FTIC melt, increase enrollment, and even improve staff morale with a novel spin on the typical recruitment event.