2.7: Bush School Admissions & Recruitment, a behind the scenes look!
Our special guests today are Kathryn Meyer, Director of Admissions/Recruitment and Ashlee Treadway, Assistant Director of Admissions at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Kathryn has been with the Bush School for 19 years, handling much of the School’s recruitment marketing, communications, and events as well as overseeing the general admissions process for its on-campus degrees. Kathryn attends and presents at national conferences geared for graduate admissions professionals and is constantly learning to keep up in this fast-paced world. Kathryn is married, has two daughters attending Texas A&M, is a dedicated softball player, enjoys fire-pit time and her husband’s cooking, and loves serving alongside the incredible Bush School students who are so dedicated to others.
Ashlee has been with the Bush School for almost 6 years. She spent over four years as a student services program coordinator for the Office of Extended Education before transitioning into her current role working with on-campus students. Ashlee is heavily involved in recruitment communications and efficiency, and she processes all applications for the School’s four on-campus degrees and National Security Affairs certificate. Ashlee is married, passionate about Aggie football and basketball, and loves animals (although she’s allergic to them). Ashlee is honored to play a role, albeit small, as students start their journey as public servants.
Today we’ll be diving in to the recruitment process; traditionally what was done, how COVID affected that and will you be transitioning back to the traditional process or implement new ones moving forward.
SARAH & TJ CHAT ABOUT
- Tell us a little bit about what Recruitment entails.
- How did you have to adapt to accommodate the social distancing due to COVID for your Recruiting?
- Since you weren’t able to host ICWs in person, what did that look like?
- What was the response like from the prospective students?
- What was the engagement like for the Faculty?
- Did you run in to any hiccups? Or anything you wish you would have been able to do differently?
RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- https://bush.tamu.edu/admissions/
- https://bush.tamu.edu/admissions/degree/recruitment/
- https://bush.tamu.edu/admissions/degree/notification/
- https://bush.tamu.edu/admissions/degree/interviewconference/
- https://bush.tamu.edu/admissions/visit/
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Sarah Chrastecky
Co-Host of the Coffee Talk Podcast & Director - Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Sarah Chrastecky is the director of the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, where she oversees all aspects of the operation.
Chrastecky graduated from Texas Lutheran University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art and a minor in psychology. Upon graduation, she moved to the Bryan/College Station area.
In the summer of 2009, Chrastecky began working for the APCC and caught the industry bug. During this time, she had the opportunity to expand her knowledge and passion by attending and graduating from the IAVM Venue Management School. In October of 2012, she transitioned to an associate director position for Chartwells Catering at Texas A&M University to continue her experience and business interests. She returned to the APCC as the manager in the summer of 2015. In February of 2017, she stepped in as interim director until June of 2018, when she accepted the director position.
Chrastecky is the mother of two beautiful boys and wife to a golf course superintendent. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, game nights, family movie nights and entertainment provided by sarcastic 10 and 4-year-olds.
Tracy "TJ" Hefti
Co-Host of the Coffee Talk Podcast & Event Manager at Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Tracy ‘TJ’ Hefti is originally from Houston, Texas, and joined the APCC in 2018. She has over 10 years of experience in various service industry roles and is excited to bring those skills to Texas A&M. TJ has her Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP) certification, as well as the Certified Professional in Management certification (AMA-CPM). In her free time she enjoys creating art, exploring and supporting local cuisines and spending time with her family.
Kathryn Meyer
Our special guests today are Kathryn Meyer, Director of Admissions/Recruitment at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Kathryn has been with the Bush School for 19 years, handling much of the School’s recruitment marketing, communications, and events as well as overseeing the general admissions process for its on-campus degrees. Kathryn attends and presents at national conferences geared for graduate admissions professionals and is constantly learning to keep up in this fast-paced world. Kathryn is married, has two daughters attending Texas A&M, is a dedicated softball player, enjoys fire-pit time and her husband’s cooking, and loves serving alongside the incredible Bush School students who are so dedicated to others.
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