2 Elements Stand Out on University of Virginia, Sacred Heart Coronavirus Pages Every college and university has a special website page to keep everyone connected to the school updated on the impact of coronavirus on activities from classrooms to commencement. In searching through about 20 of those sites, two elements at UVA and Sacred Heart […]
Student Video Stories & More from Drexel University Research tells us the college-bound high school students are interested in viewing video stories from students who attend the colleges and universities they are exploring for possible entry. Not “PR” videos, of course. Videos that seem to convey the real feelings of real students. The “PR” vs. […]
Hello in March. Any day now the southern Michigan snow will vanish. Spring is upon us. So far, the coronavirus is not. Join 810+ higher education professionals on the Top Tasks: Higher Education Website Content group at LinkedIn. Check my last post to see higher education’s best task-oriented alumni relations site. Request membership at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8478858. No travel required […]
Searchable student stories: a rare find at Nottingham Trent University You have to suspect that Nottingham Trent University has more student stories online… 1,613… than any other university. If anyone knows of a university with more, let me know. That’s an impossible number to expect visitors to scroll about in search of stories of most […]
5 Questions Elon University Asks on “Student Conduct Form” Recruiting more transfer students is a priority at some colleges and universities and less so at others. Some offer early/preliminary evaluations of prior credit, most do not. A very few tell visitors to the transfer admission page how many transfer students are already enrolled. Even fewer […]
Academic Program Search Dominates National University Home Page Two “top task” areas dominate for potential students seeking to enroll at a college or university and visiting websites as they start to explore: (1) academic program information and (2) cost information. National University gives pride of place on the home page to academic programs with a […]
Financial & other incentives from University of Mount Union for March 1 Deposit As just about everyone knows, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) bowed to pressure from the Department of Education last September when members voted to allow colleges and universities a new range of competitive actions in student recruitment. Among those […]
February greetings… Make a note this month to check how many “How did you hear about us?” options you have on your inquiry form. Not long ago I opened an inquiry form with 73 choices. That’s nuts. Here’s hoping this unreliable data isn’t used for anything serious. Just drop it from your form. (Same school […]
You Can’t Miss 4 Professional Programs at Pepperdine University Home Page It never fails. Top Task research tell us this: The 1st or 2nd Task in importance for potential students visiting a university website is to learn what academic programs are offered. That’s true no matter the level of study the visitor wants to explore. […]
Top Ranked in U.K. for Website Accessibility: University of Derby Universities everywhere are striving to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. As you might expect, some have done better at this than others. Today we highlight the University of Derby, a U.K. university ranked best in the country in 2019 by a Sitemorse review of all […]