Diversity through Undergraduate Recruitment
Increase undergraduate enrollment of new students in three categories.
Efforts
Multicultural
Rejuvenation of the decade long Gary (Indiana) Bridge Scholar Program
Lay foundation for bridge type program with students of Marshalltown High School
International
Efforts are focused on e-communications to follow up with students who inquire. Skype is used almost daily to answer student questions and help them through the application process.
Non-Iowa
Addition of a regional admission counselor who lives and works in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) area in July 2011 to provide direct recruitment via high school visits, college fairs and admitted student receptions.
Results:
Base 2010 | Y1 2011 | Y2 2012 | |
New multicultural | 229 | 245 (+7%) | 275* |
New international | 74 | 62 (-16%) | 73* |
New domestic non-Iowa | 158 | 173 (+9.5%) | 219* |
*Final not available until Sep 2012
Director of Admissions
