The document outlines 7 ways for colleges and universities to delight future students in order to improve recruitment, retention, and outcomes. The 7 ways are: 1) Enhance the mobile experience, 2) Reduce roadblocks in the enrollment process, 3) Tell more authentic stories about the institution and its students, 4) Prioritize the campus visit experience, 5) Close the deal by asking students to enroll, 6) Pave the path to student success after enrollment, and 7) Get recruitment teams delighted in their work. The document also discusses critical trends in higher education, such as the importance of mobile and social media and improving retention and graduation rates.
74. Do you have the right people?
Are they in the right seats?
Do you know their strengths?
Do you know their plans & desires?
Are they having any fun?
75. Enhance the Mobile Experience
Reduce the Roadblocks
Tell More (Authentic) Stories
Prioritize the Campus Visit Experience
Close the Deal
Pave the Path to Student Success
Get Your Team Delighted
The 7 Ways
77. Chegg/TargetX Social Admissions Report
College Research Council Voice of the Student
Render Experiences “The Rant”
Ruffalo Noel Levitz E-Expectation Reports
Bob Johnson Consulting Email Newsletter
Strengths Finder 2.0
Fast Company Daily Email Newsletter
How to Raise an Adult (Julie Lithcott-Haims)