MongooseResearch.com Implementation Specialist and Medaille Adjunct Professor Meredith Shaul joins Greg Bauch for a discussion on how college instructors are doing their best to educate and engage remote students.College faculty  have been competing with smart phones and screens for years. Now it’s even harder to hold court with multiple remote distractions and the comforts of home. There are ways to motivate, engage, and inspire remote learners. In this conversation, we discuss:Keeping at-risk students interestedBuilding a community in remote timesTips for keeping your class engaged

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Keeping remote college students engaged during COVID

On this episode of ‘For Your Institution’ Mike Kochczynski speaks with Brennan Barnard, author and college counseling and admissions expert. Brennan discusses his thoughts on how best to help students choose schools, how rankings are detrimental to the process, and why he loves working in admissions.

We get to do this - caring in college admissions with Brennan Barnard

No one cares about your goals. Harsh, but it’s the right mindset to have when it comes to fundraising. The right story will make people care about your cause. Lori L. Jacobwith is our guest on this episode of the #ForYourInstitution podcast and she discusses intelligent fundraising.

Talk about money, and raise more with Lori L. Jacobwith

When you listen to alums, you give them a better experience, which leads to a higher percentage of gifts. Mike Kochczynski from Mongoose speaks with Brian Gawor, Vice President of Research at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, about improving fundraising and alumni engagement through storytelling.

Better fundraising through storytelling with Brian Gawor

The landscape of college sports is about to change. In this episode of FYI, Mike Kochczynski speaks with Joe Nocera - Author, Business Journalist - about the Fair Pay to Play Act, the California bill of law just passed that allows college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsements, and what this means going forward.

The Impact of paying college athletes with Joe Nocera

While it's important to be inclusive, it's possible that the labels we use can hinder students before they even take their first class. On this episode of FYI, Mike Kochczynski from Mongoose speaks with Dr. Yancey Gulley, Associate Professor in the Higher Education Student Affairs program at Western Carolina University, about the pitfalls of labels, the need to distinguish when to group students into categories, social justice, and many other fascinating higher education topics.

Being inclusive without labeling students with Yancey Gulley

What’s the difference between auto-dialers and colleges that send mass texts to students? Attorney Adam Bowser, Partner with the D.C. law firm Arent Fox and an expert on consumer protection and privacy laws, joins FYI - For Your Institution - to discuss the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the legalities of texting students.

Understanding legalities of texting with Adam Bowser

Colleges and universities are facing many issues, and they’re not just financial. Rick Seltzer from Inside Higher Ed discusses the social, economic and demographic issues bearing down on schools, and the importance of serving the needs of students going forward.

Higher ed in the pressure cooker with Rick Seltzer

Cutler Andrews, Senior Vice President of Fundraising Consulting at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, talks about how schools can re-imagine their approach to advancement to increase engagement and alumni gifts.

Re-imagining advancement with Cutler Andrew

What is the future of content for higher ed, and what lessons can we learn from the evolution of file sharing? Hugh McGuire, co-founder of Rebus Foundation, joins Greg Bauch for a conversation on content accessibility and the possibilities that exist with Open Textbooks.

Open textbooks and the future of content with Hugh McGuire

All millennials are not the same, and your institution could be making a mistake by lumping many people of the same age group together. If you’re grouping your students and prospective students by generational stereotypes, you’re not serving their needs (or yours). Dr. Scott Cline, Vice President of Enrollment at California College of the Arts, talks about the importance of data and the problem with lazy generational labeling.

Pushing back on generational labels with Dr. Scott Cline

Students need to find a school that is the right fit for them. Dr. Walter Kimbrough, President of Dillard University talks with Mike Kochczynski about creating value in school programs, managing institutional goals with revenue realities, handling controversy on campus and running a school in 2019.

Setting Your School Apart and Creating Value with Dr. Walter Kimbrough

“I think I would benefit more if a school took an interest in who I am today, rather than who I was when I was 20.” A great conversation on advancement with Dr. Jay Dillon, founder of Alumni Identity. Jay talks with Mike about how institutions should change the way they think about and view alums and donors, and how that strategy has led to better results for USF and UCLA. (Plus, hear the best subject line he’s ever used - 23% open rate!)

Changing the way we think about advancement and alumni identity with Dr. Jay Dillon

Is a story more powerful than statistics? Ellen Treanor, Assoc. Vice President of Brand Strategy at Southern Utah University explains how engaging students with storytelling can make a huge difference in your enrollment efforts.

How to use storytelling to make connections with Ellen Treanor

St. Michael’s Assistant Director of Admissions Jake Joseph discusses how a small Northeast school connects with students and prospective students. In an informative conversation with Mongoose’s Mike Kochczynski, Jake stresses the importance of being authentic, how to make your school stand out in a competitive region and how peer influence is still as big a factor in recruiting.

Communicating with gen z students with Jake Joseph

Higher education insights from industry experts. Higher ed pros discuss trending topics, technology considerations, best practices for communication, and more.

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