Archive for the ‘Admission Office’ Category

Got the Internet, a computer and a cell phone? Don’t worry, be happy… like a teen

August 28th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Just do like today’s teens… “Nearly two-thirds of the young people surveyed said they think that the Internet, instant messaging, cell phones and other technologies make people happier, and 61% said those things make them feel closer to their family,” said eMarketer senior analyst Debra Aho Williamson. But, the relationships between teenagers/young adults and technology […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: Fred Stutzman quoted in this week’s cover story of Newsweek, “Facebook Grows Up”

August 22nd, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

After interviewing Fred Stutzman for my UB column about social networking websites, I invited him to present the first session of Social Networking Websites Week, the 5-webinar series I designed for Higher Ed Experts: October 1st, 2007 1PM-2PM ET Visa for MySpace and Facebook: do’s and don’t’s for higher ed institutions exploring the new social […]

3 questions to a higher ed blogger: Karlyn Morissette, Interactive Recruitment Manager at Norwich University, from “Interactive Recruiting”

August 20th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Interactive Recruitment Manager at Norwich University, Karlyn Morissette might be a new comer to the flourishing higher ed blogosphere, but she has been blogging about other topics for a while. She shares ideas and opinions along with a few rants at “Interactive Recruiting.” 1) Why did you decide to blog about interactive recruiting in the […]

Have you heard about College Off-The-Record Blogs? You will soon

July 31st, 2007 Karine Joly 5 Comments

If you didn’t like Doug Imbruce’s first venture into student blogging, you won’t probably like this second one either. What is the OTR Blog Network? It’s a privately-funded venture actively recruiting bloggers and associate editors via its website currently available in Beta Written by students, for students, each O.T.R. blog covers a specific college campus. […]

Got a place to host 400 to 600 higher ed Web professionals? The HighEdWebDev Conference is looking for a new location in 2008

July 31st, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

The news was announced yesterday on the conference blog, HighEdWeBlog: The Higher Education Web Professionals Association is currently accepting proposals from sponsor groups/institutions who would like to host the 2008 conference. While October doesn’t seem the best time to welcome 400 to 600 higher ed professionals on any campus – which is probably why it’s […]

Almost Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: Do U YouTube? Social Networking and Its Impact on Recruiting and Marketing

July 25th, 2007 Karine Joly 1 Comment

Yesterday in Baltimore, Penny Bouman, Manager of Enrollment Publication and Communications, and Craig Westman, Interim Dean of Enrollment Services, Ferris State University, presented “Do U YouTube? Social Networking and Its Impact on Recruiting and Its Impact on Recruiting and Marketing.” This is Christian Burk’s third and last scheduled post. Definition of “brand” "A brand is […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: How to Make your Student Recruitment Blogs Stand Out from the Rest

July 24th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Yesterday afternoon, Darren Wacker, consultant at James Tower, presented a session titled “It’s a Blog Eat Blog World – How to Make your Student Recruitment Blogs Stand Out from the Rest.” This is Jonathan Stephens’ first scheduled post. A refreshing twist to the vendor-esque presenter, Darren was up front about “not” hocking any service or […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: Sociological Aspects of Web Projects

July 24th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Yesterday, Dirk Swart, a project manager at Cornell University, presented a session titled “Sociological Aspects of Web Projects.” This is Christian Burk’s second scheduled post. As part of his presentation, which was in the middle of the afternoon, Swart passed around what he called “clickers,” which allowed people to answer in real time questions he […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: A Majority of One

July 23rd, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Today, Jack J. Chielli, Executive Director at Wilkes University presented a session titled “A Majority of One” about an integrated recruiting campaign his institution launched this year. This is Lacey Lacey Updegraff’s second scheduled post. Wilkes University, a small school in Pennsylvania, placed a high bet on a large marketing campaign last year. Their main […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: The New Viewbook and the Web

July 23rd, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Today, Kathy Cain Managing Partner at Zehno Cross Media Communications presented a session titled “The New Viewbook and the Web.” Amy Stevens, Web Communications Manager at MCLA, is one of the six very nice people who agreed to share their notes with all of us who couldn’t attend the EduWeb conference this year. This is […]

61% of admissions offices use at least one form of social media

July 22nd, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

That’s one of the findings of “The Game Has Changed: College Admissions Outpace Corporations in Embracing Social Media,” the preliminary executive summary of a study conducted by 2 academics from the Center for Marketing Research of the University of Massachussets at Dartmouth: Nora Barnes, Ph.D. and Eric Mattson. This study is based on detailed interviews […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: The True Story of Student Blogging at Cornell University

July 22nd, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Lisa Cameron-Norfleet, Program Manager for the Office of Web Communications at Cornell University, presented this Sunday afternoon a session at the EduWeb Conference in Baltimore titled “Life on the Hill: The True Story of Student Blogging at Cornell.” Lacey Updegraff, online content manager for Auburn University’s Office of Communications and Marketing, is one of the […]

Planning to launch a blogging initiative to boost your admissions outreach program? Register for Admissions Blogging 360 by Wednesday July 11, 8PM ET

July 9th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

I’ve now reviewed the presentation files of the 3 presenters (Nancy Prater from Ball State University, Ben Jones from MIT and Sam Jackson from the Sam Jackson College Experience) scheduled for Admissions Blogging 360, the next 3-webinar series I put together for Higher Ed Experts. And, let me tell you that this really looks like […]

Does your institution put its advertising money where prospective students are?

June 21st, 2007 Karine Joly 4 Comments

If most of your advertising budget is spent on newspaper and magazine ads, probably not. That is if JupiterResearch, an independent firm providing research to the online industry, is right. According to one of its recent reports, published last week, “Media Consumption Patterns: Online Vies with TV As Primary Medium,” online users spend as much […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: WebEx retained as the new web conferencing provider for HEE webinars

June 15th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Quick update and follow-up to my last post about the technical issues encountered at the free inaugural webinar yesterday. As I announced to all HEE registered members in an email yesterday, I’m committed to quality and want to provide the best possible experience to webinar attendees and presenters. As a result, I decided to make […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: YouTube Webinar — the good, the bad and the ugly

June 14th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

It’s been about 2 hours since the first inaugural webinar of Higher Ed Experts ended. As I said to the attendees at the beginning of the webinar, this free session was also a “stress test” for the web conferencing application… and it succeeded in pushing my stress level to the roof. The whole webinar experience […]