As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been blogging a lot about podcasting lately. Right now, I’m doing research on the topic for another project of mine. I’ll tell you more about it soon.
Thanks to this research (and Dan’s College Podcast News), I’ve come across the very professional admission podcasts produced by Dennis Miller, the director of Public Relations at The Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.
As explained in Mansfield’s press release this new podcasting initiative is “a series of interviews with MU students that will give high school students and parents insights into a student’s first semester experience at college.
“This is the real stuff,†Miller said. “Going to college is a huge transition,†he said. ‘What’s it feel like standing on the sidewalk as your parents drive away? How do you go about organizing yourself for classes? How do you make friends?â€
Miller chose students from the areas of nursing, forensics, music and criminal justice and has dialogues with each of them once a week.
Miller, who’s been following podcasting nearly since its inception more than a year ago, said he wanted to create a show that will be helpful to students and parents in finding the right college.”
As of today, 4 podcasts are available at podcast.mansfield.edu, the web section dedicated to this initiative. I’ve listened to 3 of them, and I’ve been really impressed by the professional quality of these little audio gems. If you don’t have a lot of time, you should definitely listen to the first episode of the Podcast Special about the fisheries program. Composed of current students’ interviews recorded on site, this podcast is definitely a great way to promote this program offered at Mansfield University.
These podcasts are actually so good that Mansfield University has made an ad-buy on several radio stations in PA and NY to invite prospective students and their parents to tune in at the MU podcasting web page — as explained by Miller in the PodCast Promo produced for Adam Curry, the podfather himself.
By going the extra mile to promote their high quality podcasts via advertising and PR, Mansfield University is definitely on the right path. It’s probably one of the best examples of admission podcasts I’ve listened to up until now.
If you’re aware of something even better, please let me by posting a comment below or sending an email at karine@collegewebeditor.com