Month: October 2012

Performing the Post-Mortem on Your Entering Class

Dr. Scott Miller President Bethany College Dr. Marylouise Fennell Partner Hyatt-Fennell Summer is over, a new class is comfortably tucked in and you can relax and celebrate your recent recruitment efforts while marveling at the numbers and the profile of the incoming class. Does this scenario sound familiar? So it is reported on many campuses throughout the country. Now is not, however, the time for complacency. Rather, it is the time to evaluate this achievement and plan constructively for next year?s class. An enrollment-cycle post-mortem to analyze what worked and what did not can be essential to ensuring future success. […]

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Mars Hill College Sets New Enrollment Record

John W. Dysart President The Dysart Group, Inc. A small, Christian college located near the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina is bucking all of the enrollment trends. Despite the declines in state financial aid, changing demographics, severe economic challenges and rising costs, this little College has been growing. Dr. Dan Lunsford, the president of Mars Hill College, and his leadership team have placed the institution on the road to enrollment growth, program expansion and significant enhancements to the physical plant. The College partnered with The Dysart Group, Inc., a higher education consulting firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina two […]

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A Presidential Perspective on the Challenges and Opportunities for Small Colleges

Dr. Jennifer Braaten President Ferrum College At Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia we are most grateful for all the students who continue to be interested in attending. It has been an incredible period of growth for the institution over the years since I assumed the presidency. The College starts with an attractive? core. We have the honor and privilege of having a powerful mission of affordability and accessibility. We are all educators interested in doing all we can to inspire and motivate young people. We have a faculty, staff and administration who appreciate what it means to offer an applied […]

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