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The Campus Community Life Cycle: From Admissions to Alumni Presented by the Imagine America Foundation and ED MAP, Inc. Session 2: Community as a Retention Tool April 20, 2010
Transcript of Community as a Retention Tool
The Campus Community Life Cycle: From Admissions to
AlumniPresented by the Imagine America Foundation and
ED MAP, Inc.
Session 2: Community as a Retention Tool
April 20, 2010
About the Imagine America Foundation
The Imagine America Foundation (IAF) has been serving the career college community since 1982. IAF provides scholarships for education, awards, financial aid information, sector research, faculty training, and honors achievement in career education.
The Foundation has grown to support more than 500 career colleges across the United States and Puerto Rico and provides valuable information on financial aid and scholarships.
For more information, please visit www.imagine-america.org
Imagine America Scholarship and Award
Programs● To date, through the
Imagine America programs, the Foundation has presented over $40 million in scholarships and awards to students enrolling at career colleges and universities all across the United States and Puerto Rico.
● Imagine America High School Scholarship• Imagine America
Promise Scholarship Program
● Military Award Program (MAP)• LDRSHIP Award
● Adult Skills Education Program (ASEP)
Imagine America FoundationResearch
● Research● Filling America's Skilled Worker Shortage: The Role
of Career Colleges (2008)● Fact Book 2009:
A Profile of Career Colleges and Universities (2009)● Graduating At-Risk Students: A Cross-Sector
Analysis (2010)● Upcoming Research
● ROI of Faculty Development: A Case Study (Summer 2010)
● Fact Book 2010: A Profile of Career Colleges and Universities (Summer 2010)
● Responsible Borrowing Online Tool (Fall 2010)
About ED MAP, Inc.
● ED MAP is an educational-content management company whose unique market insights and perspectives separate it from traditional academic bookstores. We leverage extensive relationships with academic publishers and educational institutions to create, acquire, store, deliver and monetize content for educational markets.
● ED MAP is committed to helping institutions develop new approaches to course materials that can reduce their logistical and administrative burdens. Additionally, these approaches can reduce students’ costs for course materials while supporting their academic performance.
ED MAP, Inc.
● ED MAP provides our clients guidance and assistance for selection, editorial, production, logistics and customization activities. Our clients include proprietary and career colleges, K-12 online programs and institutions, traditional and multi-campus systems, continuing education and professional associations.
● Additional information can be found at our website: www.edmap.biz
Webinar Housekeeping
● Time for Q&A will be held at the end of this presentation. Please submit questions at anytime during the presentation and we’ll answer as many as possible.
● This presentation, and other sessions from this series, will be posted at SlideShare.net. More information will be provided at the end of the presentation.
● You will receive an invite for the next session in this series that also contains a link to the archived presentations.
Community As a Retention Tool:
Creating, Maintaining and Realizing the Impact of a True Educational Community
Presented by:● Dr. Kevin Kirk, President● Jamie Kidder,
Director of Student Services
Community As a Retention Tool:
Creating, Maintaining and Realizing the Impact of a True Educational Community
Giving you tools to build a community within your institution
to promote retention.
Poll Question #1
Does your institution focus on: Retaining students Creating an environment so
students become graduates?
Creating the Connection
Maintaining the Connection
Poll Question #2
Should all faculty / staff be involved in maintaining the student connection with the institution?
Yes No
The Buy-In
What Are We Buying Into?
● Treatment● Support● Customer Service● Constant Communication
What Are We Buying Into?
● Continual Drive for Excellence● Loyalty● Continual Positive Interaction● Flexibility● Encouragement
What Are We Buying Into?
● Encouragement ● Recognition● Interest in Success● Gratitude● Acknowledgement
What Are We Buying Into?
All Faculty and Staff
● CARES● Be Nice Culture● 21 Day Principle● Open Door Policy
All Faculty and Staff
● 24 Hour Rule● OTSU Principle● Good to Great● Corporate Core
Values
What Impact Do They Have?
Poll Question #3
Is your college’s community a change agent in your students’ lives?
Yes No
Questions & Answers
Upcoming Session
“The Campus Community Life Cycle: From Admissions to Alumni”
● Session 3: “Maintaining Community After Graduation: Benefits to the Institution”- May 25, 2010 at 2 pm ET
Archived Session #1
The first session of The Campus Community Life Cycle: From Admissions to Alumni, “Integrating New Students Into the Community,” is available for your review.
● Go to SlideShare.net and search by presentation name- or -
● Follow this link: http://www.slideshare.net/EDMAP/cfakepathwebinar-2010-session-1-master-finalv2
Contact InformationCommunity Care College
● Dr. Kevin Kirk● President● Email: [email protected]
● Jamie Kidder● Director of Student Services● Email: [email protected]
Contact InformationIAF and ED MAP, Inc.
● Imagine America Foundation● Bob Martin: President
Email: [email protected]● Jenny Faubert: Manager of Marketing and Project
DevelopmentEmail: [email protected]
● ED MAP● Chris Carroll: Director of Business Development
Email: [email protected]
Thank You for Joining Us Today!
We hope to see you May 25, 2010 at 2 pm ET for
“Maintaining Community After Graduation: Benefits to the Institution”
