I found a great post in the NY Times blog, The Choice, written by Lionel Anderson, who is an academic advisor at Temple University. His post, "Now That You've Gotten In", gives 6 tips to incoming freshman about how to survive their first year.
My favorite tip given was to visit the Career Center as a freshman. Making that connection early on is such a great piece of advice, and thought it was worthy to point out.
After reading Lionel's post, I realized that the years I spent coaching college volleyball was so instrumental in nurturing my love for higher education and enrollment planning. As I read the 6 tips offered in Lionel's post, I quickly realized that I had communicated those same principles to my incoming freshman, but without any guidance from the retention officer at my institution.
Does your institution train or include the coaching staff in retention planning on campus? Is the coaching staff at your institution included in any conversations regarding enrollment management services (recruitment, admissions, retention, marketing)?
I'm an ex-college volleyball coach turned enrollment manager. I'm a wife, twin momma, Latina, M.Ed, and an athlete. I'm obsessed with all things related to social media, marketing, higher ed, and leadership. This is where I feed my obsession.
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