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President moves: Retiring leaders shine as they conclude 10+ years of service

University Business

There are currently around 190,000 Mainers with some college but no degree , a ripe pool of potential students that colleges have leveraged their marketing toward recently. In McDonnell’s previous roles at UMF in the past 13 years, he’s served as a faculty member, dean and provost. Fundraising makes sense for Everett.

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

SUNY Oneonta President Alberto Cardelle invited Hartwick College to join the Regional Innovation Council to collaborate on regional issues and opportunities in healthcare and human services, business development, and employee recruitment and retention to name a few. The day of mass marketing is a thing of the past.”

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The Dos and Don’ts of Leveraging University Traditions in Your Annual Giving Strategy

EAB

Use this to your advantage by crafting compelling fundraising narratives that transport them back to the cherished moments of their college days. Share anecdotes of how these traditions have continued to shape the lives of students, faculty, and the entire campus community.

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Things have changed—has your Annual Giving strategy?

EAB

By Brad Shafer As advancement leaders, we need to be good market watchers and even better communicators. New Tech Provides New Giving Opportunities Schools are reprioritizing their marketing channels. Services like PayPal, Zelle, Venmo, Apple Pay, and Cash App simplify the payment process for consumers.

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How the University of the Ozarks engaged local alumni

EAB

Get Started Reflections These initiatives helped significantly with our alumni engagement and fundraising efforts. Learn more about the program and future cohorts. We saw a record number of alumni attend the baseball game with their children and have seen many alumni take advantage of the coffee coupon and come to campus for a “coffee on us”.

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Planning to Meet Your School’s Student and Operational Needs

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

Broaden advising, career services & professional development. is providing its students. “ Scholarships allow us to attract the best students from around the world, regardless of their financial or geographic background,” said Stuart Schmill ’86, dean of admissions and student financial services. Serve our graduate students.

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Student Lifecycle Strategies for Enrollment and Retention: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 150 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amrit Ahluwalia

The Change Leader, Inc.

This comes down to identifying your communication strategy and rating the effectiveness of your website design, for example, how easy it is to find the right thing at the right time on the website to move forward. How are you communicating those career outcomes from a program page perspective?