This seems like something better suited for students to do than faculty. I know several places that have students call up asking for money for alumni - I think something like that could be set up for students.
Deborah Briihl, PhD Dept. of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University 229-333-5994 [email protected] ________________________________ From: Annette Taylor [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 3:08 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Anonymous Post Anonymous post Our institution is experiencing a decline in enrollment and as a way to reverse this trend the administration is asking faculty members to call prospective students. They provide the faculty with a short friendly script, which in no way directly encourages the student to enroll. It simply asks the student whether s/he has questions and to feel free to contact the faculty member or institution if questions about the school or program arise. Some faculty members endorse the effort while others see it as a ill-conceived strategy that might not only be counterproductive, but that also demeans the profession. What are your thoughts on this type of strategy? Is there evidence that phone calls by faculty members to prospective students increase the number of applicants who end up enrolling in an institution? Any thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bdea62&n=T&l=tips&o=9508 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9508-13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bde...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-9508-13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bde...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9542 or send a blank email to leave-9542-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
