by Marlene Hines | Oct 16, 2021 | 2021, Fall, Recruiting
The COVID-19 pandemic has confronted higher education institutions worldwide with uncertainty, financial woes, disruption of plans, and widespread despair. In the United States and elsewhere, it has intensified a trend of declining enrolment that threatens the...
by John Dysart | Oct 16, 2021 | 2021, Fall, Recruiting
The impact of the pandemic on higher education has been significant and far-reaching. Christian colleges, universities and schools have been hit particularly hard as many lack robust endowments and the large enrollments necessary to weather the COVID-19 storm. New...
by Curtis Daniel McClane | Oct 21, 2020 | 2020, Fall, Recruiting
How should I be addressing student retention issues in the midst of a pandemic? I am finding myself in the role of Director of Admissions saying something to students for retention and recruiting purposes that I never thought I would say . . . Yes, Sammy, I...
by Curtis Daniel McClane | May 5, 2020 | 2020, Recruiting, Spring
Making students feel cared for, connected and empowered is crucial for student retention in the midst of a crisis. Innovative use of technagogy (technology + pedagogy) is a powerful tool in this cause, as I discovered while serving as CSSO (Chief Student Success...
by Jena Dunn | Feb 2, 2020 | 2020, Academics, Recruiting, Winter
I have worked in Christian higher education for 11 years and often encounter people cringing at the mention of certificate programs in Bible. At best, certificates are viewed as remedial and something only offered by smaller Bible colleges that do not have the...
by Ibis Vento | Feb 2, 2020 | 2020, FAFSA, Recruiting, Winter
Student loan debt exceeds a staggering $1.5 trillion among 42 million people.[1] Many of the students in our Christian higher education schools are part of that statistic. When our students lack financial literacy, they suffer, but so does our school. While we are in...
