‘Vice President for Enrollment Management’ Category
International Alumni and Admission
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Develop contacts with internationally-located alumni who can serve as “Admission Ambassadors” to identify and mentor prospective international students. This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create a communication infrastructure and tools to connect internationally-based and internationally-connected alumni for student mentoring […]
Funding to Recruit Top Students
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Build the financial resources necessary to attract and retain top students. Additional explanation: Alternatives to a four-year college degree are more numerous now than ever, which means the competition for qualified students is also more challenging. To remain a top academic destination, the College cannot afford to lose qualified […]
Recruitment and Retention of International Students
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Increase the recruitment and retention of international students. Additional explanation: This would involve both the dedication of a full-time position whose primary responsibility is to increase the number of students from other countries who apply, attend, and persist at Gustavus; providing sufficient travel funds for this […]
Alumni and Prospective Students
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Establish a system in which all prospective students are connected with an alumna/us. Additional explanation: The goals would be to solidify, for both alumni and prospective students, the message of lifelong pride in and commitment to the institution, demonstrate appreciation for alumni, and increase the yield of new students. […]
Financial Assistance
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Meet 100% of defined financial need for all students through scholarships and a reasonable amount of student employment and loans. Additional explanation: An important focus of fundraising will be to provide a very substantial increase in both the number of endowed scholarships and the size […]
Alumni and the Career Center
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Bolster the number of alumni involved in connecting with students on career exploration. Additional explanation: Through a partnership with the Career Center, this may include creating internship opportunities, job placement support, housing during internships, or graduate school selection support. This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework […]
Alumni and Admission
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Implement a best-practice plan to engage alumni in the identification and generation of new student applicants. Additional explanation: This could be through meetings based on shared interests and geography and representing the institution at a college fair when an admission representative is not available. This recommendation was placed in […]
Student Employment
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Develop an ad hoc committee to review and create strategies to leverage student learning through student employment. Additional explanation: This could result in a proactive campus-philosophy based more on student learning, enhanced common training for students and supervisors, and/or improved common skill development and learning outcomes (e.g. communication, […]
Recruitment from Ethnic Lutheran Congregations
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Actively and intentionally recruit students from Minnesota’s many ethnic Lutheran congregations. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Pursue every avenue to support and recruit immigrant students from the surrounding region, including from Minnesota’s many ethnic Lutheran congregations. […]
Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Students
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Support the efforts to recruit and retain a diverse student population. Additional explanation: Integrate perspectives on race, gender, class, and ethnicity in class discussions to enhance the curriculum and student learning. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the […]