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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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ICEBREAKERS!

● Find someone close to you and introduce yourself! ○ Start with where you work, what you do, and how long

you’ve been working in the field○ Share at least one campus partnership you enjoy, and

one partnership you’d like to improve

LET’S SEE YOUR PARTNERSHIPS!

● Text EZGBF78980 to 313131 (send text to opt in)

● Share the following feedback:

1. A campus partner where you have an established relationship.

2. A campus partner you would like to have or enhance the relationship.

What is a relationship, and how to form one...As a new employee

● What relationships will you NEED to have to be successful?

● Is it a new relationship that you are forming or was it formerly held by someone else?

● Supervisor can introduce you to others since name already carries weight.

Been on campus but now in new role

● Understand purpose of relationship and ROI for each partner

● Consider if past relationship was successful and how you can partner similarly/differently

What is a relationship, and how to form one...

Been on campus and in your role but forming a new relationship

● Why is the new relationship necessary?

● Do you and the new partner understand each other’s goals?

● Consider the format of the first meeting (casual coffee chat vs. structured meeting with agenda)

What is a relationship, and how to form one...

Partnerships on campus...

● They’re kind of like the college application cycle!○ Summer Before Senior Year○ Application Season○ Waiting Season○ Decision Season○ Summer Before Freshman Year

Admissions Cycle of Campus Partnerships

• Summer Before Senior Year– (AKA Summer before Recruitment

Season)

• Set the foundation

• Get to Know Each Other

• Why Are We All Here?

• How Can We Help Each Other?

○ Summer Before Senior Year

○ Application Season

○ Waiting Season○ Decision Season○ Summer Before

Freshman Year

Admissions Cycle of Campus Partnerships

• Application Season– (AKA Recruitment Season)

• Foster The Relationship

• Support Each Other at Events

• Bounce Ideas Off Each Other

• Open Communication

○ Summer Before Senior Year

○ Application Season

○ Waiting Season○ Decision Season○ Summer Before

Freshman Year

Admissions Cycle of Campus Partnerships

• Waiting Season– (AKA Reading Season)

• Support Each Other

• Collaborate on Decisions

• Shared Goals

• Be Open Minded

• Be prepared for quick turnarounds

○ Summer Before Senior Year

○ Application Season

○ Waiting Season○ Decision Season○ Summer Before

Freshman Year

Admissions Cycle of Campus Partnerships

• Decision Season– (AKA Yield Season)

• Stick Together

• Communicating with Students

• Yield Events

• Be Mindful of Each Other

○ Summer Before Senior Year

○ Application Season

○ Waiting Season○ Decision Season○ Summer Before

Freshman Year

Admissions Cycle of Campus Partnerships

• Summer Before Freshman Year– (AKA Summer Send-Off Season)

• Celebrate Together

• Welcome New Students

• Debrief The Year

• Prepare For Fall

○ Summer Before Senior Year

○ Application Season

○ Waiting Season○ Decision Season○ Summer Before

Freshman Year

Specific Partnership Strategies: On-Campus Events

● Prospective Student Open Houses and Yield Events○ Panels, academic office hours / symposiums,

campus support info sessions

● Tips:○ Shared ownership throughout — “it takes a campus”○ Early involvement, frequent updates○ Formalized partnership program with all stakeholders

Specific Partnership Strategies: Off-Campus Events

● Area Receptions, Send-off Events, Recruitment Events○ Guest speakers, hosts, alumni interviews & fair coverage

● Tips:○ Added complexity due to distance, lack of in-person

communication○ Especially mindful of relationships of alumni, travel

requirements & policies

Specific Partnership Strategies: Other Partnerships

● Scholarship programs, targeted recruitment & outreach, whatever else comes up○ Increasing enrollment for certain programs, URM

students, international students, other populations

● Tips:○ Depending on partnership, admissions just one piece.

More supporting, less leading○ Intraoffice partnerships, combining teams and experience

Your partnerships - Let’s discuss!

1. Ongoing and successful partnerships

2. New partnerships and challenges

QUESTIONS?

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