Category Archives: Tweet of the Night

Feb 21 2013
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Data, EM, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 61: #CollegeScorecard- #TOTN goes to @ScottCline

Read the full transcript HERE.

About two weeks ago, the White House launched the College Scorecard.  Tonight, we discussed the impact this would make on prospective families and college campuses across the country.  Participants in tonight’s #EMchat ranged from enrollment managers and student affairs pros to folks who just popped in to learn more.

Tonight’s Tweet of the Night goes to Scott Cline (@scottcline) for his response to

Question 4: What should students/parents know about the #collegescorecard that they may not already?

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Honorable Mentions:

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There were hundreds of great tweets swapped during tonight’s chat …3,477,581 impressions with 653 tweets, to be exact! If you missed the chat, or want a refresher, go HERE to read the transcript.

Join us every Thursday night at 8 PM CST (9 PM EST) as we discuss all things related to enrollment management in higher ed.  Visit our calendar to see what’s on tap for next week!

Jan 24 2013
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EM, Job Search, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 58: Recruiting & Hiring the RIGHT Staff – #TOTN goes to @KarenAFull

Tonight we talked about recruiting and hiring the right staff person perfect for the EM world.  The conversation was informational, but fun too.  There was a lot of input on “good admission counselor traits” and some great input on the “best interview questions”.

Tonight’s Tweet of the Night goes to #EMchat veteran and contributor, Karen Full (@KarenAFull) for her tweet that answered the Q: What makes a good admissions counselor?:

 

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Honorable Mentions:

 

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Thank you to everyone who participated tonight!  See you next Thursday night at 8 pm CST! (9 pm EST).

 

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Jan 17 2013
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Data, EM, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 57: Data in EM – Part 2 – #TOTN goes to @MarcusHanscom

Tonight’s chat was filled with a ton of great input regarding data.  If you missed the first chat of the Data Series, be sure to read that transcript HERE.

There were a ton of great tweets, and usually we highlight them in our TOTN post.  However, tonight’s TOTN was merely chosen because of it’s funny factor! Thank you, @MarcusHanscom for the laugh!

 

 

 

 

Jan 03 2013
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Admissions, EM, Job Search, Professional Development, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 55: Emerging Admissions Pros – #TOTN goes to @jotamjota

Our first #EMchat of 2013 was about how emerging admissions professionals get their start, gain experience and advance in the field.  It was a great start to 2013 and it was so great to see so many new faces join in on the discussion.

Tweet of the Night

Our Tweet of the Night goes to Jay Jacobs (@jotamjota) for his simple and straight to the point tweet about working in the EM field:

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Honorable Mentions

Great tweet by one of our newbies, Kristina Aceto (@KristinaBryantU), telling us what the most rewarding part of her job is:

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We got a ton of great tweets in response to our question: What keeps you up at night?

Here’s one from Melanie Gottlieb (@melgott):

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Another great tweet from Adam Castro (@AdamCastroEDU) about how to stay motivated:

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And, we can’t forget this mind boggling tweet from Tim Dunning (@timdunning) who works with College App via Hobsons:

Thanks to everyone for joining us tonight and we hope you’ll be back next week for: Data Series I.

Dec 06 2012
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Admissions, EM, Job Search, Professional Development, Social Media, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 53: Searching for Jobs in EM – #TOTN goes to @tracycollum

Our second to last #EMchat of 2012 focused on searching for jobs in enrollment management and we had an amazing chat! It was great to see many #EMchat “regulars” joined by lots of new faces. We managed to fill the hour with everything from social media to mentoring to insider tips and so much more. The transcript for tonight’s chat can be found here, but now it’s time for our Tweet of the Night (#TOTN)!

Tweet of the Night

As always, this task was incredibly challenging tonight, but @tracycollum is taking home the top honors for this tweet about the skills necessary to be successul in EM:

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We also have a special edition of #TOTN Honorable Mentions tonight featuring the amazingness of @JonBoeckenstedt. Jon was tweeting greatness all night, but here’s a couple of our favorites:

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Thanks to everyone for joining us tonight and we hope you’ll be back next week for our last chat of 2012: Retention: People or Processes? This is also the absolute last call to get in on #EMchat Gives Back, so donate today!

Nov 29 2012
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Admissions, EM, Recruitment, Retention, Tweet of the Night

#EMChat 52: CONNECTING ADMISSIONS AND RETENTION – #TOTN GOES TO @KARENAFULL

#EMchat 52 brought together higher education professionals from admissions and student affairs to talk about retention. Special guest @Amir_Law helped guide our discussion which covered everything from sharing information across departments (break down the silos, friends!) to specific programs that have worked well at our institutions. As always, the conversation was lively and the hour went by far too quickly!

Tweet of the Night

Choosing tonight’s #TOTN was difficult because there was such amazing knowledge shared, but @KarenAFull got us off to a great start by sharing this:

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Honorable Mentions for #TOTN go to @Amir_Law for his Final Thought (#FT) of the night focusing on the “front end” of retention: Image

and @FirstGenCollege‘s reminder about the importance of following up individually with students:

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Thanks to everyone for participating tonight–we’ll have the transcript up soon. While you’re waiting for that, why not donate to #EMchat Gives Back? 100% of the proceeds will  be donated to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Sandy. Orders must be placed by December 4th, so get your order in today!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Nov 12 2012
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Admissions, EM, Professional Development, Recruitment, Tweet of the Night

#EMCHAT 50: ROAD WARRIOR TIPS AND TRICKS – TOTN GOES TO @THE LSTRAVELER

(MOD Confession: I totally forgot to write this post after last week’s chat. Guess that’s what application review season does to me! SORRY!)

#EMchat 50 (yes–50!): Road Warrior Tips and Tricks (click for transcript) was the perfect wrap-up for fall travel season! We touched on topics from staying healthy on the road to maintaining a balance with office responsibilities. We had several new participants this week and we hope you’ll all keep coming back!

Tweet of the Night

Thursday’s TOTN goes to #EMchat first-timer, Ashley Harville (@TheLSTraveler) for this great reminder of why we are all in this profession:

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Honorable Mentions go to Chuck Erickson (@yooper79) and Chip Timmons (@ChipTimmons)–making the Midwest proud!:

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Thanks to everyone for participating last week and we hope you will join us this Thursday at 8pm CST for #EMchat 51: The Campus’ Role in Recruitment.

Also–please don’t forget about #EMchat Gives Back! Help us raise money for the American Red Cross for those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Click on the poll to say, YES, I’m IN. We are finalizing the design for the t-shirt and will have a donation form and account set up soon!

Happy Application Reviewing! Check out the calendar for upcoming chats!

Nov 01 2012
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EM, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 49: Minimizing EM Turnover -TOTN goes to @FirstGenCollege

#EMchat 49: Minimizing EM Turnover (click for transcript) touched on how we can increase the retention of EM professionals in the industry. We discussed professional development, mentors, and community building ideas. 

Tweet of the Night: 

TOTN goes to one of #EMchat’s own, Yolanda Norman (@FirstGenCollege) for this tweet:  

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Honorable Mentions: 

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Thank you to everyone who participated tonight!

#EMchat 49: Minimizing EM Turnover transcript. 

In case you missed it, we also announced our first community project: #EMchat Gives Back.  Please help us raise money to send to the American Red Cross for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.  Click the Poll to say, YES, I’m IN.

Have a great weekend! Check out our calendar for upcoming #EMchats. 

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Oct 19 2012
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Grad EM, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 47: Yield Strategies for Grad Applicants -TOTN goes to @PaulMucciarone

Thank you to NAGAP (@NAGAPorg) for sponsoring #EMchat 47: Yield Strategies for Graduate Applicants (click for transcript).  There were many new participants and a ton of great strategies to increase yield.

Tweet of the Night: 

TOTN goes to one of our new #EMchat participants, Paul Mucciarone (@PaulMucciarone) for this tweet about one of his successful yield strategies at his institution: 

Thank you to everyone who participated tonight, and thank you to NAGAP for sponsoring our Grad series chats.

Yield Strategies for Graduate Applicants transcript. 

Have a great weekend! Check out our calendar for upcoming #EMchats. 

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Oct 11 2012
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Grad EM, Tweet of the Night

#EMchat 46: Defining Graduate Enrollment Mgmt -TOTN goes to @MarcusHanscom

Thank you to NAGAP (@NAGAPorg) for sponsoring #EMchat 46: Defining Graduate Enrollment Management (click for transcript).  It was a fantastic discussion between enrollment managers from all over the country.  And now, tonight’s Tweet of the Night is…..

Tweet of the Night: 

TOTN goes to Marcus Hanscom (@MarcusHanscom) for this tweet: 

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Honorable Mentions:

Stephen Ostendorff (@ostendorff) answered Q3: How can we help shift the culture on our campuses to communicate the value of GEM in our mission?

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There was a lot of talk of eliminating silos, and this tweet was nominated as a contender:

 

Thank you to everyone who participated tonight.  We continue our Grad Series next week as we discuss: Yield Strategies for Graduate Applicants.

Again, thank you to NAGAP for sponsoring tonight (and next week’s) chat.

Defining Graduate Enrollment Management transcript.

Have a great weekend! Check out our calendar for upcoming #EMchats. 

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