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Whether you're just starting or scaling, the trends, tips, and to-dos to improve your parent engagement strategy.
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How 6 institutions boosted Fall 2024 yield with CampusESP
We analyzed data from 6 institutions using CampusESP and 127,987 prospective parents. See how families increase likelihood to apply, enroll, and more.
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How 6 institutions increase donor participation and identify major gift prospects with parent engagement
CampusESP for Parent Giving has helped our Beta Group improve in three main areas: identifying major gift prospects, increasing donor participation, and growing their family associations. It’s time to spotlight their awesome results!
4 real examples of universities using SMS to drive results
Incorporating SMS into your family engagement strategy can be a game-changer in achieving campus goals. Explore how institutions like Florida Polytechnic University, University of the Pacific, and New Mexico State University are leveraging SMS campaigns to drive results.
How 3 universities of different sizes streamline promotion and registration to hit Family Weekend goals
Georgia State University, Muhlenberg College, and UNC Charlotte are very different types of institutions. One thing they have in common? All three reached Family Weekend goals by turning to CampusESP for Event Management. Read more about their wins!
CampusESP welcomes Customer 300: University of Kentucky
Milestones are meant to be celebrated, especially those that showcase the growth of strategic family engagement and how it facilitates student success. So please join us in welcoming Customer 300 — the University of Kentucky — to the CampusESP family!
3 reasons to move FERPA waiver management online
Streamlining FERPA waiver management can lead to better campus outcomes such as improved student retention. Our article focuses on the top 3 reasons to move FERPA online, with insights from Texas State, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Hanover College.
University of West Georgia improves student retention and saves time by moving FERPA waivers online
University of West Georgia wanted to move away from an outdated, manual FERPA waiver process and engage families to improve student outcomes. Read about how UWG increased student retention and saved staff time with their switch to CampusESP.
4 content pro tips to enhance your family engagement strategy
We pulled some awesome content examples from institutions such as University of North Georgia, Alma College, and West Chester University to help inspire ideas for your own family communication strategy. Read on to see the creative approaches they’ve implemented – and decide which ones you want to try yourself!
CampusESP Account Management: how our team is an extension of your team
We know you have big goals but often limited resources. Consider your Account Manager an extra staff member, ready to help you hone and expand your family engagement strategy. Our Director of Account Management explains the three main ways that her team can help you.
4 strategies for communicating with parents across the full student lifecycle
Read our top tips to scale your family communication strategy across the student lifecycle. We include the data to back them up, as well as insights from two schools doing this crazy well — Webster University and North Carolina A&T State University.
What 21,860 college parents told us about their growing communication expectations
Parents can be a critical part of student success, but only if they have the information they feel they need to be an advisor. What do they need to know, and how do they want you to share it? We asked them so you can craft a family engagement strategy that sees results.
Top Trends in Family Engagement for 2023
In a solid 30 minutes Dave and Alex Brown of AHEPPP and UCLA dig into family engagement research from the past year, including demographic changes, survey results from +28,000 families, and data points from Eduventures, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, and more. Keep watching after for an Ask Me Anything session where they provide expert suggestions and help you pave the way for your 2023 family engagement strategy.
Roane State Community College improves student recruitment and retention by engaging families
Roane State Community College turned to CampusESP to help scale their family engagement strategy as an office of one. Learn how investing in family engagement has helped them increase student retention, improve recruitment, and grow their family database - with minimal administrative support and effort.
Tarleton State University believed in the power of family engagement early. Here’s where they are now.
We’re taking it back to customer #1 to look at how they’ve expanded their reach and created engaging content to reach goals over the years. Learn more about how Tarleton State University decreased phone calls from families drastically as they’ve increased their family user base by 10x.
The number of first-gen students is increasing. Here’s how you can support them and their families
As more and more first-generation students apply for college, institutions need to find ways to inform and support this important population — and their families. Learn more about what first-gen families need and how two universities are responding.
How to effectively engage parents through the full student lifecycle
Learn how communicating with parents earlier increases engagement, yield, and retention – including open rates as high as 75%! Our partners from North Carolina A&T and Webster University share how they’ve developed a coordinated cross-departmental strategy to scale their family communication and improve experiences for their prospective and current families.
5 successful family engagement strategies from customers
Each quarter, we highlight several institutions that approach family engagement in thoughtful and creative ways. This quarter, we’re featuring how institutions are boosting registrations for admissions events, directing parents towards CampusESP instead of Facebook, and more!
3 biggest takeaways from the 4th Annual CampusESP Summit
Keynotes from the 4th Annual Customer Summit featured industry leaders Raquel Bermejo, AVP for Market Research and Planning for Enrollment Management at RNL and Subir Sahu, Senior VP of Student Success at Drexel. Both shared some great insights to think about when it comes to the future of family engagement.
Success stories: How 4 schools engage parents with SMS
University of the Pacific, Muhlenberg College, Utah State University, and Alabama A&M University recently expanded their parent engagement strategy with our SMS Module. Learn how they’re connecting with families instantly in a variety of ways, from deposit reminders to announcements about Family Weekend registration — and seeing results.
The New School experiences 10% increase in parent engagement with student-authored content
The New School reached the milestone of publishing 100 posts written by students — content that is seeing 10% higher engagement than other posts. Learn more about how they’ve highlighted students as storytellers.
Muhlenberg College increases engagement and responsiveness of families with SMS
Families consider text messages a top preferred communication channel, but only only 18% of institutions utilize them. Muhlenberg College decided to answer the call and became our first customer to purchase and launch our SMS Module … and our 2022 Q2 MVP. Hear more about their early success.