May 2017 Enrollment Report, A4
A4, Recruit the Best Students for Stetson:
Undergraduate:
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Technology improvements yielded better processing, resulting in an increase of completed applications when comparing year-to-date data from 2016.
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Transfer student recruitment is up in deposits when comparing year-to-date data from 2016.
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The Stetson Honors Program has accepted 243 students with 50 available spots.
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There has been an increase in daily campus visitors during the months of January and February.
Graduate:
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Hosted our first live webinars through Slate for the MBA and MAcc programs with 24 registered students.
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Updated School of Business Administration goals for the Summer and Fall 2017 terms to reflect three-year averages.
Financial Aid:
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Completed all Standards of Excellence compliance findings in partnership with the Finance Office.
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Moved to a paperless system for processing and tracking documents.
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Sent returning/continuing student award letters earlier than ever before.
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Increased communication with incoming students through phone calls and appointments with financial aid staff at open houses.
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Established clear deadlines for current students for financial aid documents and processes, which will be implemented for the fall semester.
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Utilizing EAB best-practice research, improved communication to students through established email templates to convey the same message to all students. Used student feedback to improve emails and increase engagement.
Continuing Education & Outreach:
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Stetson.edu/summer-17 web portal completed.
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Hatter L.E.A.D. Camp developed and launched and led by Army Lt. Col (retired) “Oak” McCulloch.
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STEAM Society partnership developed, and three new camp programs developed and launched, including Robotics, Minecraft, Videography.
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Computer Science Camp developed, launched, and filled with 25 students for Summer 17.