[civsa] Information Sessions - Who Facilitates?

[Boehm, Andrew]

In my experience, students are experts in being students... admission staff
are experts in admission related information.  If the presentation is all
about student life this could work, but parents want more and they don't
want "official" admission/scholarship/outcome information coming from a
"kid".

We have graduate assistants give presentations and still have parents ask
to get the same information from a "professional" staff member after the
fact.  They are usually the ones investing a lot of money and for the most
part, they want to feel like someone "important" is talking to them as well.

*Andrew Boehm*

Associate Director - Campus Visits and Events

Miami University Office of Admission

301 S. Campus Avenue - 41 CAB

Oxford, OH 45056

513-529-2580

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Joyce Palmer <jlp11 at uw.edu> wrote:

> Hi, All!
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> Hope everyone is well!
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> My question: who facilitates your admissions information session:
> counselor, graduate student, undergraduate student? I ask because UW will
> beta-test having current students facilitate the session this winter-spring.
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> For schools that have undergrads serving in this role:
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> 1.      Any pushback from colleagues, parents, other offices on campus?
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> 2.      Do visitors feel they’re missing something aka “special enough”
> by not having a counselor deliver this content?
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> 3.      Do have best practices or training tips?
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> Thank you for any information.
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> Joyce
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> *JOYCE L. PALMER*
> Assistant Director
> Office of Admissions
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