July 22, 2013
Enrollment (Domestic)
Recruitment: strengthen pipeline through more aggressive funnel management (FYR/TR)
- Development of data sets for econometric modeling
- Collaboration with Marketing Communications to finalize recruitment publications for the FA14 recruitment cycle
Retention Management: increase first-year rate to 90%, six-year graduation to 70%
- Analysis of year 1 to year 2 of scholarship and KU Pell Advantage recipients
- Communications to Scholarship and Pell Advantage students advising of continuing eligibility for year two
- Communications to Rising Student Scholars, advising of funding source of 4 year renewable scholarship in year 3 and/or year 4
- Emails and Self-Service communications to all students who need to complete loan Master Promissory Notes and/or Loan Entrance Counseling
Technology: establish systems and structures necessary to achieve enrollment results
- SIS implemented Oracle process to automate the Federal Direct Loan posting and validation steps, previously a manual process, increasing loan processing for student and parent loans
Yield Management: solidify/improve yield rate from admit to enrolled
- Participation in Orientation events, conducting Orientation sessions ‘Taking Care of Business’ and Financial Aid & Scholarships Help Room
- FAS Robo-calls to Orientation registrants 1 week prior to their scheduled Orientation, reminding them to submit any needed documents so their financial aid file is complete when they arrive on campus for Orientation
- Emails and Self-Service communications to all students who need to complete loan Master Promissory Notes and/or Loan Entrance Counseling
Enrollment (International)
Recruitment: enhance Unit's planning and accountability
- No new updates (currently traveling abroad)