10/4/2011 G710: How to use a Regional Recruitment College Campus
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10/4/2011 G710: How to use a Regional Recruitment College Campus
10/4/2011 G710: How to use a Regional Recruitment Network to Connect Your Students to the College Campus Lee Canales, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX Kristina Hanson, Texas Chiropractic College, TX Jennifer Crosthwait, The Kinkaid School, TX Jill Sangl, Texas Christian University, IL Jennifer Paar, University of Denver, IL Introduction Today, we will cover: 1. 2. 3. 4. Inception Organizational makeup Challenges faced Benefits of working with a regional recruitment network from the perspectives of: • HS/CC Counselor • Admissions Officers (local and regional) • Student Ups & Downs of Being a Regional Rep. Pros Cons •Autonomy •Variety •The students •Creativity •Flexibility •Myths of regional reps •Loneliness/Isolation •Lack of communication from campus •Amount of travel can be tedious •Lack of understanding of what a regional is and what that position needs 1 10/4/2011 Myth busters! • Common myths regional reps were facing: • We watch TV all day • We are never available • We are ONLY road warriors • We never have to work weekends • We are disconnected from campus and what goes on We watch TV ALL Day in our PJ’s We are NEVER available 2 10/4/2011 We are ONLY Road Warriors We never work WEEKENDS We are Disconnected from Campus 3 10/4/2011 We typically do not have office help Timmy helps mom by placing the counselors on “hold” while Sandy looked for the file Boundaries need to be set When setting up an office from home, it is important to set up guidelines with your roommates or families. We do all this and more 4 10/4/2011 Responsibilities of Regional Reps It is not all High School Visits and College Nights Other Duties • • • • • • Receptions Classroom Presentations Alumni Volunteers Counselor Tours and visits Read applications Bus/Van trips to campus • • • • • • • Group Visits Interviews Parent Networking Publications Transfer Coordinator Summer Programs Phone calls and MUCH MORE! We are all connected Student RRN College/ University Counselor/ Advisor Inception HARN • • • Houston Area Recruiter Network 2004 4 members, 4 schools CARR • • • Chicago Area Regional Recruiters 1997 10 members, 10 schools 5 10/4/2011 Inception (cont.) HARN • • • • • Because we were lonely! Most regional reps worked from home Lunch visits were on the rise Not enough time in the day Hands-on recruitment increased Inception (cont.) HARN • • “Competition” creates divides • Phone call overload • Limited available visit times and dates “Colleges Unite, Students Succeed” • By working together, we… • Work smarter • Provide exposure for students/counselors • Learn “best fit” • Debunk myths about colleges and admission Inception (cont.) CARR • • The founding “mothers” had an idea… Who Are We • Work from home (home office) • Admissions is the primary profession • Live in the area of primary recruitment • Individual or Institution a member of State/Regional ACAC and/or NACAC 6 10/4/2011 Organization HARN • Coordinators • Website • Roster • College guide • Calendar • HS/CC contact master list • Admission chart • Master logo list • • • • Voting vs. non-voting members • Who is who? Regulations & procedures • Priority RSVPs • Event attendance policy • Sharing of events/programs Meetings 3/year Membership now over 100 • Some regional and local schools have multiple reps www.theharn.org Coordinators/Roster 7 10/4/2011 College Guide Calendar HS/CC Counselor List 8 10/4/2011 Admissions Chart Master Logo List Organization (cont.) CARR Chairperson • • • • • • • Treasurer Secretary Technology & Publications Chair Professional Development Chair Membership Chair Luncheon Chairs (1st & 2nd) Social Chair 9 10/4/2011 Organization (cont.) CARR • • • • • Chairperson chart & officer roles Formal by-laws Membership expectations CARR list-serv since 1997 CARR website since 2010 • • Membership dues structure • Operating budget - $17k • Tax ID • Bank Account Membership now 90+ • Some colleges have multiple regional reps www.carrnet.org CARR List-serv 10 10/4/2011 CARR Roster Challenges HARN • • • CARR Accountability • Coordinators • 3-strike rule Difficult to get “new” volunteers to coordinate Lack of hierarchy/governance • • • Counselor luncheons • Nearly half of the audience is CARR Relevant conference sessions to attend are hard to find NACAC- (or other associations) sponsored training for regional reps is lacking Challenges 11 10/4/2011 YOU’RE OUT!!! Benefits HARN • • • Springboard for career growth Conference presentations • NACAC/TACAC • Approached by TACRAO to present As a result of networking: • HADOG (“hey-dog”) CARR • • • • • Coordinate CARR group HS lunch visits CARR directory & quick facts booklet Annual member survey Springboard for IACAC/NACAC leadership Conference presentations • • IACAC NACAC TACRAO Conference Presentation 12 10/4/2011 HAY-DAWG!!! (HADOG) Power of Proximity • • • • • • Increase student and community contacts Build familiarity with region Increase travel Create opportunities within region Foster creativity & enthusiasm Community Involvement (Stay Active) • Regional Organization (like CARR/HARN) • State/Regional ACAC • NACAC • Results: Increase diversity Commitment to far away constituents Added visibility Benefits (cont.) HARN • • • • HARN viewed as programming consultants HISD monthly counselor meetings Co-hosted counselor updates PTK presentations at community colleges CARR • • • • • Professional development Mentoring with IACAC Two membership meetings per year Work with college prep non-profit groups (Daniel Murphy, AVID, etc.) • Guest speakers, mock interviews, outreach Two Spring Chicago area HS counselor luncheon updates 13 10/4/2011 Collaborations Other Regional Networks • • • • • • Regional Admission Counselors of California - RACC • http://www.regionaladmissions.com/ Dallas Area Recruiter Network - DARN Houston Area Recruiter Network - HARN • http://theharn.org/ San Antonio Regional Recruiters - SARR Chicago Area Regional Representatives - CARR • http://www.carrnet.org/ Twin Cities Regional Admissions Representatives - TCRAR • http://tcrar.com/ Other Regional Networks (cont.) • • • New England Area Regional Reps - NEARR • http://www.regionalreps.org/ Rocky Mountain Out-of-State Admission Representatives – ROAR • http://roarcolorado.webs.com • Facebook-ROAR Colorado And the newly formed Mid Atlantic Regional Counselors Association – MARCA • 19 members, website coming soon! • Facebook link = http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marca-Mid-AtlanticRegional-Counselors-Association/216052015082657?ref=ts 14 10/4/2011 Q&A Special Thanks to: Victoria Herrera – TCU Mike Minter – OSU Pat Heilbrun – TX State Guy Graugnard – UTD Heidi Balentine – UTA Kathy McSherry – EIU Megan O’Rourke – Butler U. Christine Grotzke – MTU For more info contact: Lee Canales – [email protected] Kristina Hanson – [email protected] Jennifer Crosthwait – [email protected] Jennifer Paar – [email protected] Jill Sangl – [email protected] 15