Recruitment & Enrollment Subcommittee

Purpose

This subcommittee strives for modest annual increases in enrollment by continually examining various market segments, including:

  • Non-resident new freshman and transfer students 
  • Resident new freshman and transfer students
  • Concurrent enrollment and early college students
  • Stop-outs, drop-outs, local community, non-traditional and international students

Charges for 2021-2022

  • Increase student enrollment.
  • Implement mandatory New Student Orientation.
  • Establish guidelines for microcredentials.
  • Reduce barriers to paying for college.
  • Reduce student “melt."
  • Improve student success through timely communication.

Activities and Initiatives for 2021-2022

  • Utilize the CRM software for managing enrollment funnels of various markets to increase enrollment.
  • Increase the number of enrolled international students.
  • Require all new students complete New Student Orientation beginning summer 2022.
  • Establish “High School Pathways” for academic stacking of credentials.
  • Promote “affordability” options and ideas to increase access to higher education.
  • Reduce student “melt” between time of admission and registering for classes. Utilize chat-bot and texting by creating a Rapid Response Team.
  • Improve marketing and communication to incoming students.
  • Formalize networking between WSU and feeder high schools by creating “advisory councils” involving specific WSU departments, high school counselors and CTE coordinators.

Meeting Agendas, Minutes & Documents

Recruitment & Enrollment Subcommittee (Box folder)

To get involved, email thrive@weber.edu.