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Admissions and Compliance

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IntroductionMarshall Whitlock, Milwaukee Area Director-UIU

*Overview of UIU*Current environment within higher education*Challenges we all face

Kathryn Cotey, Admissions Advisor-UIU*How UIU addresses admissions *How do we manage and address the compliance issues

Summary

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Our MissionUpper Iowa University provides student-centered undergraduate and graduate educational programs through flexible, multiple delivery systems in an environment in which delivery is respected, encouraged and nurtured.

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Wisconsin Center Locations

• Milwaukee, Madison, Elkhorn, Janesville, Wausau and Prairie du Chien• Bachelor of Science Degree with 13 Majors• Associate degree Programs• Master of Business Administration, Masterof Higher

Education Administration and Master of Public Administration

• Six eight-week terms each year • Six graduation dates per year

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Current Environment• Newspaper Articles• Sting operations• GAO Reports and Hearings• Impact on the entire Education sector• Branded like “used car salesmen”

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Issues• Newsweek/Online 10/27/2010

Eight Ways to Avoid For-Profit School Scams

1.Jacking Up Prices2.Giving Misinformation About Student

Loans3.Exaggerating Employment Prospects

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4. Underestimating Costs5. Encouraging Students to Falsify

Financial-Aid Forms6. High-Pressure Tactics7. Hiding Important Information, Like

Graduation Rates8. Constant, Excessive Recruiting

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Impact on the Educational Environment

• Reputation with communities• Reputation with the public• Adverse regulations• Impact on students

Students suffer!

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Compliance Issues

Federal rules• Gainful employment• State oversight• Other federal rule changes

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Compliance Issues

Federal rule changes on Misrepresentation• “Substantially false, erroneous or

misleading statements”• Expansion of the definitions• Issues involving employability of graduatesIncentive compensation

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What is needed• Attention to potential impact on students• Building on best practices from other

schools• Attention to Compliance Requirements• Remembering our roots—helping

students!

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Admissions

• Establishing the culture• Review the process for improvement –

focus on delivery• Identify check points/ touch points• Identify opportunities for feedback –

evaluate• Resources

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Campus Culture• Establish within the environment a “we

versus “them” attitude• Departments working together –

Admissions, Academics and Financial Aid• Collaboration, Connection and

Accountability• Influenced by goals, policies, structure and

strategies

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Process• Checklist/delivery – consistency = quality• Gathering information - asking the student –

educational experience, expectations, needs, and goals

• Sharing information – accreditation, culture, process, review program options, transfer credits, discuss career planning

• Clarification – ask questions, reiterate main points

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Process continued…….• Follow-up – additional information• Resources – career planning assessment,

tutoring – on campus – on line options• Placement services• Orientation – identify where, when, how

resources are delivered• Touch points – open house, advising

meeting, orientation, week 3, registration

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Registration Process• Registration occurs 6 times in one

calendar year• 8 week terms – registration open 5 of 8

weeks• Advisor approval of registration • Weekly review/tracking of conversion• Flexibility with full/part-time options• Working closely with stop-outs

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Opportunities• Identify multiple ways to provide critical

information – registration, financial aid transfer credits, class add/drops, academic goals and standards

• Website, phone calls, catalogs, handouts, newsletter, e-mails, faculty announcements, posters on campus

• Academic Performance Issues – realistic goals

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Evaluation/Feedback• Open House – sharing specifics – ask,

what can we do better?• Admissions Visit/Interview – information

gathering and evaluation• First advising meeting - registration• Orientation – written feedback• Classroom feedback – faculty feedback• Surveys• What else?

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Compliance

• Acceptance Process – application, transcripts, accredited High Schools

• Financial Aid – clear information, definitions, step by step explanation

• What are some ways you provide delivery of Financial Aid Information?

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Compliance continued…• Managing to the metrics – beyond the

reports• Building relationships, awareness of

needs, providing continuous follow-up, and training

• Measuring the intangibles • Other ideas?

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Summary• Awareness• Culture emphasis• Training – delivery versus checklist• Multiple methods of delivery of information• Evaluation – emphasizing the behavior

with performance feedback• Pulse Check

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THANKS

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