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Marketing and Recruiting Tools
to Grow Your Program
Maria Pate
Academic Advisor II
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Texas A&M University
My Department
• History of recruitment in BMEN
• Departmental strategic plan
• Recruiting needs
– increase number of total students
– increase number of US citizens
– increase number of minority students
– increase quality of student scores, undergraduate
institution, and undergraduate GPA
Tools Created, Purchased, and Used
• Prospective student database
• Online webform
• Email templates
• Handwritten congratulatory notes
• GRE Search Service
• Campus visits
• Industry conferences
Prospective Student Database
• Students email/visit you requesting
information… do you ever follow-up?
• What information should you track?
• Why is this important?
– Personal career growth
– Additional departmental support
– Recognition!
Online Webform
• Why is this helpful?
• What does it cost?
– Free options
– Paid options
• Who can help with implementation?
Email Templates
• Easy to create & quick to use
• Perfect for use by student workers
• How to create using Microsoft Office
• Using templates in other email systems
Handwritten Notes
• Seriously? You expect me to write a
personalized note to everyone?!
• Why write a note to begin with?
• What should it say?
• Will this really have an impact on students?
GRE Search Service
• What is a Search Service?
– GRE Search Service
– Student Search Service (SAT)
• What types of criteria exist for filters?
• What will it take to justify the initial expense?
• What will it take to justify renewing usage in
future years?
GRE Search Service
Campus Visits
• Individual visits vs. group visits
– Pros and cons
• What do students expect during a visit?
– Meeting with recruiter/advisor/admissions rep
– Meeting with faculty (graduate students)
– Meeting with current students
– Tour of departmental facilities
– Information about financial aid
• Who should cover travel expenses?
Industry & Academic Conferences
• How many conferences do you need to attend?
• How should the booth or table be set up?
– Layout of space
– Layout of table
– Using height to your advantage
• What departmental info should be provided?
• What giveaways should be purchased?
Collaboration is Key!
• Sure, it can be done alone. But is that really
necessary? Besides, who has the time?!
• Who else can lend a helping hand?
– Faculty advisors
– Department heads
– Marketing and IT teams
– Student workers
– Current students
Open Forum
• What other ideas have you found successful?
• What questions do you have?
Contact me with any questions… I’d love to help!
Maria Pate
979-845-2312
maria.pate@tamu.edu

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Marketing presentation

  • 1. Marketing and Recruiting Tools to Grow Your Program Maria Pate Academic Advisor II Department of Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University
  • 2. My Department • History of recruitment in BMEN • Departmental strategic plan • Recruiting needs – increase number of total students – increase number of US citizens – increase number of minority students – increase quality of student scores, undergraduate institution, and undergraduate GPA
  • 3. Tools Created, Purchased, and Used • Prospective student database • Online webform • Email templates • Handwritten congratulatory notes • GRE Search Service • Campus visits • Industry conferences
  • 4. Prospective Student Database • Students email/visit you requesting information… do you ever follow-up? • What information should you track? • Why is this important? – Personal career growth – Additional departmental support – Recognition!
  • 5. Online Webform • Why is this helpful? • What does it cost? – Free options – Paid options • Who can help with implementation?
  • 6. Email Templates • Easy to create & quick to use • Perfect for use by student workers • How to create using Microsoft Office • Using templates in other email systems
  • 7. Handwritten Notes • Seriously? You expect me to write a personalized note to everyone?! • Why write a note to begin with? • What should it say? • Will this really have an impact on students?
  • 8. GRE Search Service • What is a Search Service? – GRE Search Service – Student Search Service (SAT) • What types of criteria exist for filters? • What will it take to justify the initial expense? • What will it take to justify renewing usage in future years?
  • 10. Campus Visits • Individual visits vs. group visits – Pros and cons • What do students expect during a visit? – Meeting with recruiter/advisor/admissions rep – Meeting with faculty (graduate students) – Meeting with current students – Tour of departmental facilities – Information about financial aid • Who should cover travel expenses?
  • 11. Industry & Academic Conferences • How many conferences do you need to attend? • How should the booth or table be set up? – Layout of space – Layout of table – Using height to your advantage • What departmental info should be provided? • What giveaways should be purchased?
  • 12. Collaboration is Key! • Sure, it can be done alone. But is that really necessary? Besides, who has the time?! • Who else can lend a helping hand? – Faculty advisors – Department heads – Marketing and IT teams – Student workers – Current students
  • 13. Open Forum • What other ideas have you found successful? • What questions do you have? Contact me with any questions… I’d love to help! Maria Pate 979-845-2312 maria.pate@tamu.edu