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CNS Recruitment Process

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Susan,

I just wanted to thank you again for inviting me to meet today to discuss CNS recruitment and my role. You asked if there was anything else I wanted to share and I do so thank you in advance for reading my email.

I wanted to make clear that the challenge and the reward in my position is in bringing recruitment, admissions, communications, and first year programs together to the benefit of shaping our class which includes their experience with us from outreach or prospect up until (in many cases) when they attend Gone to Texas. As we discussed, I am responsible for everything from making sure regular information sessions happen as they should to involving faculty in our recruiting efforts and ensuring the Assistant Director of FRI …show more content…

That would be in addition to the admissions piece as it relates to the numbers, decisions, appeals, etc for freshmen and transfer. As I mentioned, that decision piece has become one of the most rewarding as it hits closer to issues of policy which is my educational interest in pursuing my doctorate, but also, a natural progression of advancement in my career. However, as liaison, their would need to be an additional person who remains in the college. In many cases, this additional person or support already exists in other colleges and schools (McCombs, COFA, etc) be it a program coordinator, assistant director, or other professional staff (not just students) who focus on this work. CNS has chosen not to invest in additional support in this area and I was instructed to scale back when discussing the feasibility of implementing my desired initiatives with my previous supervisor. The interest and outcomes of the new and expanded efforts I shared with you are well received and the demand is there. In Houston, I saw myself as an innovator – developing the first regional information sessions for freshmen in 2008 and the first transfer sessions for the entire admissions office in 2009 to hosting the first Meet UT with an organized regional program featuring all of the colleges and schools in 2010. I believed I was brought to CNS to do the same, however, without additional resources, it is increasingly difficult to maintain and impossible to grow our plan – this includes the current plan that I've drafted for the 2015-16

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