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Getting You
Message He
the New Kid
Block
Standing out in the
Crowd
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Setting
the stage
• Located in Oxford, Ohio
• 16,000 undergraduate students
• 2500 graduate students
• Primarily residential• 202-year tradition of excellence
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The challenge
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Miami Class of 2017:
Born in 1995
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Miami Class of 2017
Expectations?
Digital natives??
Laptops/tablets/smartphones/???
Reactions? Communication style – short, attention grabbing
Communications vehicles – what do they see??
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History of MUnet
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Approach
Team
Get the right persons on the bus
Schedule
Know the when, where, and how of your admission andacceptance process
Tools
Match the delivery and the message to the audience
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Who’s on the bus?
Who is included
Why
When
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Schedule
Opportunities to make contact:
Acceptance
Confirmation
Orientation
First Year Move In Day
Other??
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Tools
Print materials
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oos myMiami portal
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Tools Email
Snail mail
Point of sale:
Miami Notebook
Face to face
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Tools Social media
Facebook
Twitter
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March
Convene team
Students notifiedof acceptance
March 15
myMiami portal
content for accepted and
confirmedstudents
Miami Notebweb sitepostcard
brochure p
Messages: Wireless availability, Miami Noteboo
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April
Prepare content for Office of FY
Programs’ materials
Update New2MUcontent in
knowledge base
Participate in Admissions’
postcard campaign
Messages: Support Admissions’ Yield Effo
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May
Students confirmby May 1
Snail mailletter re: Miami
Notebook
Final prep of materials for Orientation
Messages: Miami Notebook, services
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June
Tech Talk
InformalLunch with
Parents
OrientationResource
Fair
OrientationFormal
Presentation
Messages: Support, Miami Notebook, serv
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July
Office of FYPrograms
Email/OnlineNewsletter
Prepare for Move In
Track sales of Miami
Notebooks
Prep for International
StudentOrientation
Messages: Be ready to come to campus
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August
Internationalstudent and
Transfer/Newstudents
Orientation
Hang Tag
Wireless Tent
Social Media
WelcomeWeek
Messages: Connecting to network, tv guide, sup
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September
Wireless Tent
Social Media
Survey
Messages: Support, support, support
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Survey Results: Post Move-in
Day
Did you receive the hang-tag and cards?
Yes 81% No 19%
How helpful did you find the
following:
Very helpful Somewhat
helpful
Not at all
helpful
Did not use
Network Support 115 (19.32%) 100 (16.81%) 20 (3.36%) 363 (61.01%
Handheld/Smartphone information 63 (10.59%) 47 (7.90%) 21 (3.53%) 450 (75.63%
Other Network Devices information 69 (11.60%) 55 (9.24%) 13 (2.18%) 449 (75.46%
Support Services Guide 107 (17.98%) 128 (21.51%) 5 (0.84%) 344 (57.82%
Miami Technology Services 130 (21.85%) 134 (22.52%) 10 (1.68%) 315 (52.94%
TV Channel Guide 274 (46.05%) 96 (16.10%) 10 (1.61%) 212 (35.59%
General service information on
back of hang-tag
149 (25.04%) 143 (24.03%) 8 (1.34%) 286 (48.07%
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Survey Results: Part 2
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Other sources of intel
Support Desk tickets
Resources
Student Technology Advisory Committee
Office of Residence Life
Other??
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Lessons Learned
Understand your audience
Begin planning early
Support efforts of the Admissions office
Aim for “just in time” messages
Look for opportunities to make contact
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Questions??