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Picture this…America…2020… COVID hits. Standardized testing dates have been cancelled around the country. In the spring, institutions went test-optional, and many will never return to requiring standardized testing for admission. More than 1,200 colleges and universities have made the shift as of August 2020, and many others will follow [1]. This massive movement to test-optional […]

This recruitment cycle is shaping up to be very different from others due to COVID-19. This is typically the time admissions counselors are hitting the road for fall travel. Admissions counselors usually have the months of September and October jam-packed full of college fairs and private visits to high schools. They pack their bags with […]

PODCAST: What Students and Parents Want Now Listen in on this conversation between Dr. John Hall, Chief Strategy Officer at PLEXUSS, and Dr. Jacquelyn D. Elliott, President of enrollmentFUEL, and get insight to succeed in the upcoming cycle. For more information on the five stages of boundless organizations, please contact our President, Dr. Jacquelyn D. Elliott, [...]

PODCAST: Highlights on Higher Education Leadership: Interview with Lynn Gangone, past VP for Leadership at ACE In this conversation, we talk with Dr. Lynn Gangone, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Dr. Gangone most recently served as the Vice President of the Leadership Division of the American Council on [...]

PODCAST: microSEARCH™ In this conversation, we talk with Dr. Jacquelyn D. Elliott, President of enrollmentFUEL about a new way to defy gravity in Student Search—microSEARCH™. The interview reveals how microSEARCH™ differs from traditional Student Search, why chief enrollment officers find it appealing, and the unique ways it can be implemented to FUEL enrollment. Jacqui also [...]

Recently, my wife and I were traveling overseas, and we visited an Italian restaurant in a Spanish-speaking country. I wasn’t sure what our waiter’s native tongue was, as I often attempt to speak some sort of Latin-inspired language whenever I get in these situations. I speak something that works in both Italy and Spain, until [...]

PODCAST: Interviewing Dr. Eric Fulcomer In this conversation, we talk with Dr. Eric Fulcomer, who was recently named the 18th president of Rockford University. Because of Eric’s background in enrollment management, many will be interested to hear how his career path prepared him for the presidency. The interview reveals, how after a nationwide search for [...]

PODCAST: Interviewing Dr. Jacquelyn D. Elliott In this podcast, enrollmentFUEL founder Mike Wesner interviews Dr. Jacquelyn D. Elliott, and they discuss how a very cool mail piece, mailed to Mike’s then high school sophomore son, led to a longtime friendship, and eventually, the formation of one of the fastest growing companies in the state of North [...]

It’s the time of year when enrollment leadership moves are made on campuses across the country. I’m not sure if it’s the May 1 deposit deadline, or if it’s that summer is just around the corner; but this is when people start to move to new roles and start all over. It’s probably largely because [...]

I’ve always been an early adopter. I always tried to do things first. In the sixth grade, I was one of the first to part my hair down the middle, and in high school, I was one of first to add a power booster in the trunk of my car to amplify sound. In college, [...]