The spring semester was busy for Recruitment and other outreach Departments. In partnership with Frank Tyree, Roanoke City CCAP (Community College Access Program) Success Coach, the Recruitment Team assisted our high school seniors with the next steps for enrollment. We visited every area high school on multiple occasions to schedule New Student Advising appointments, apply for and accept Educational Foundation scholarships, and assist students with outstanding financial aid tasks. Nickole Toler, Get Real College Affordability Navigator, has been actively working with our prospective adult students and community partners.
In March, the Rock Enroll campaign encouraged current/returning students to meet with their program advisors and enroll during the priority enrollment period. The Marketing department redesigned our new student advising guide and Print Services helped us with a series of enrollment mailers and handouts. Recruitment also offered spring break tours for area high school seniors. There were nine tours over the regional spring break dates, and we had an excellent turn out for these sessions. We would like to thank Rick Henegar and Chad Heddleston for speaking to each group and showcasing your area. Special thanks to Chef Z for hosting a tour at the culinary complex! General campus tours were offered weekly. If you would like to feature your area on next year’s tour list, please let us know.
We are gearing up for an exciting series of summer welcome events. We hired twelve new student ambassadors to be orientation leaders and campus tour guides. The “Worlds of Opportunity” New Student Bash will take place on June 22nd from 2-4 in the Fralin Courtyard. If your department would like to have a table and welcome our newest students, please contact us. Discover orientation sessions are back and we are teaming up with Austin Pryor and the Program Advisors to offer sessions in July and August. More information to come.
To view our past and upcoming events please go to www.virginiawestern.edu/onboarding. If you have questions, please reach out to Allison Dooley at adooley@virginiawestern.edu or Rachel Higgins at rhiggins@virginiawestern.edu.