Alumni: Engaging with Recruitment

Admission Ambassador Program

• Background/History

• Program Overview

• Internal Management

• Q&A/Discussion

Applicants by Zip Code2007‐2011

Active IIT Alumni

5 Pilot Markets to Increase Alumni Participation with Recruitment

Pilot Markets (by the numbers)

• Milwaukee: 130 Alumni, 18‐mile radius, 34 high schools

• Indianapolis: 107 Alumni, 17‐mile radius, 12 high schools

• Minneapolis: 192 Alumni, 20‐mile radius, 40 high schools

• Seattle: 183 Alumni, 16‐mile radius, 16 high schools

• S. Calf‐Orange County: 345 Alumni, 40 high schools

• Targeted areas where active alumni and target high schools produced highest potential to start. Took into account trends with regions (i.e. students going out of state, increase in pop. Etc)

• IIT Admission Ambassador Participation– Attending Undergraduate 

Admission events– Referring prospective 

students to IIT (now an online form)

– Communicating with admitted students (by phone, letters, email, etc.)

– Attending formal recruiting fairs and high schools visits

– Attending Regional and Local Alumni Events

Admission Ambassador Program

Internal Management

• Who is involved?– UG Admission

– Alumni Relations

– Alumni Board

– Graduate Admission

Internal Management

• What is required?– Coordinating activities (dates, events, etc)

– Managing referrals

– Building Relationships

– Alumni Relations/Board support

– Dedicated volunteers

– Training ($)

Training

• Who does what?– Alumni Relations/Board helps identify ambassadors

– Regional Training Session (hosted events around NACAC dates)

• Overview of Admission process

• Explain reasoning for program

– Counselor and coordinator maintain relationship with alumni chapter admission team

Ideas for Event Participation

• Keynote Speakers– Specific Topic Events (i.e. Women’s Day)

• Panels– Open Houses/Large General Events

• Informal mingling– Any events 

– Off‐campus

• Others?

QUESTIONS?

THANKS FOR COMING!

Program CoordinatorTim Lipman312.567.6933tlipman@iit.edu

Feel free to contact me with questions in the future, as you develop your own programs or have questions about current ones.