March 1, 2012 Jackie Ordan and Ali Bergmann on Student Outreach ...

LESSONS LEARNED Need student involvement in the process Research your audience Find out whats of the moment Identify best communication channels Commit to the message Multi-year, phase effort Multiple stages – student engagement <strong>and</strong> throughtransition to recent grad <strong>and</strong> young alumni Commit to students Staff time commitment Internal shift in thinking Leverage resources Use the experts in your own backyard! Initiate conversation across campus Be where students dont expect you to be