Jun 8th 11 Posted by Julie Staggs

Guest Interview Blog with Joanne Canyon-Heller

Guest Interview Blog—Joanne Canyon-Heller, President of NAGAP and Director of Graduate Admissions, Roosevelt University  Stamats: Why did you choose to be in Graduate Admissions? Joanne: My career in education started in 1980 when I began to teach high school.  I then taught undergraduates for 11 years at National Louis University.  While teaching in college, I began to advise students and teach... read more

May 19th 11 Posted by Julie Staggs

Guest Blog: Ann Bezbatchenko, Loyola University, Chicago

Bio—Education from University of Dayton, B.A. in English; Catholic University of America, M.A. in English; at Loyola for seven years JS: Why did you choose to be in Graduate Admissions? AB: I must admit I rather fell into graduate admissions as my graduate assistantship was working with the Graduate School. When I first took a position at Loyola, I was in Student Services and then chose to move into... read more

Apr 28th 11 Posted by Julie Staggs

Julie Staggs Shares Her Insights on Graduate School Topics

Stamats: What is your professional background? JS: I’ve been fortunate to work in and around higher education for the majority of my professional life. I worked at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in two capacities. First, I worked in specialized admissions, recruiting music students. Then, I worked as a performing arts director running the concert series and concert hall. For a large... read more

Feb 11th 11 Posted by Julie Staggs

Guest Blog with Sean-Michael Green, Dean of Graduate and Adult Enrollment, Marist College

Why did you choose to be in graduate admissions? I have a passion for higher education.  My prior life includes significant work as an entrepreneur, starting and managing companies with limited resources to achieve measureable goals.  When I decided to pursue my dream of working in higher ed, a logical place for me was in admissions. The skills used to accomplish the successful launch of a new organization,... read more

Oct 5th 10 Posted by Julie Staggs

Start the Recruitment Season with Dashboards to Determine Success

As we pass the long Labor Day weekend and move full force into our school year and recruitment season, I want to talk about an important tool to help keep the year running more smoothly. That tool is the marketing dashboard. With this year’s goals in place, the travel schedule set, on-campus events noted on the calendar, and the summer review and planning done, it is time to determine how you’ll... read more

Apr 30th 10 Posted by Julie Staggs

News from NAGAP (National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals)

Hello from the streetcars of San Francisco where the 23rd Annual NAGAP conference was held this year. It was well attended with great information in sessions and in the exhibit hall. In reviewing the session topics at the conference, two clear themes emerged—1) social media and how Gen Y uses it, and 2) diversity. In hearing from many graduate admissions professionals who stopped by to talk about... read more

Apr 9th 10 Posted by Julie Staggs

Yield or Plan: Divergent or Parallel Paths

It is that time of year when we begin to have longer days accompanied by beautiful flowers and warmer temperatures. While we take a deep breath (not too deep as the pollen accompanies those beautiful flowers) and feel we are in the home stretch of completing our incoming class, we are very aware of the importance of every day between now and the end of classes. It is that time we all know dearly as... read more

Mar 5th 10 Posted by Julie Staggs

Standing Out, Not Alone: Context for Differentiation

This year’s graduate school conference has a theme of differentiation. As we focus on this theme, we will be looking at its definition, its role in our marketing and recruitment, and sharing what it looks like through executions at various institutions. To start you thinking now about the topic, I wanted to share a refresher look at the topic with you. Additionally, over the past couple of weeks... read more

Feb 5th 10 Posted by Julie Staggs

When Will the “Helicopters” Land

The Changing Role of Parents from Influencers to Participants in Graduate Recruitment I expect that most of us have heard the term “helicopter parents.” While you may regard this term as one applying to parents of school-age children or undergraduate-age students, these parents are creeping into the graduate school recruitment process in a more dominant way as their children reach that stage in... read more