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
00:00-17:08 Tell us a little bit about what Recruitment entails.
17:09-20:29 How did you have to adapt to accommodate the social distancing due to COVID for your Recruiting?
20:30-24:09 Since you weren’t able to host ICWs in person, what did that look like?
24:10-25:00 What was the response like from the prospective students?
25:01-30:38 What was the engagement like for the Faculty?
30:39-35:08 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/
QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE
• Kathryn: We had too convert that (Interview Conference Weekend) all to virtual but we still set components all the same...time to interact with faculty..one on one interviews..
• S: Everyone wants different data...can we make the job just a tiny bit harder
• Ashlee: The MIP program admits every semester, so I don't have a start & stop cycle...as soon as I get those people admitted...Ive got to focus on the International policy & get them in for summer & fall & then theres a certificate in NSA that i also admit students for...
• T: When do the floodgates open?
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