Administrators give insight of recruitment from high school visits to enrollment
Tosha Rogers
Contributing Writer
Issue date: 4/5/07 Section: Campus News
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Many people seem to notice the rise in teenaged tour groups tearing through TSU's campus during the spring semester but the recruitment process is where it all begins.
Everett Jolley, recruitment counselor in the Office of Admissions and Records, said that recruitment begins with a trip to a high school where students are likely to come from after graduation.
He said that he travels all over the country from the surrounding counties of Nashville to cities like Chicago, Birmingham, Ala., and Little Rock, Ark., encouraging students to attend college and introducing them to TSU as an option for their education.
"I make sure students have enough information to make intelligent choices about what college to go to-not just TSU," Jolley said.
The initial tours are set up by a call to coordinator for Admissions and Records C. Alan Lancaster, who said the process is quite simple.
All one would need to do is give the date when they would like to visit, the number of people who are to attend and a contact person for confirmation, Lancaster said.
"The contact person is needed so that when I call them back, I know who to send information to as far as directions to the campus, campus maps, and parking passes," said Lancaster.
The average number of visitors to the campus range from seven to eight thousand people per year, which includes families and groups. Although no lunch is provided, if a specific department is hosting the groups, refreshments may be furnished.
Lancaster said the tour guides take the prospective students and their families
or teachers all across the campus, though the most popular spots are the Student Center, the Gentry Center and the campus bookstore.
"When I had my tour there were lots of Greeks in the courtyards," said Clarice Warren, a sophomore architectural engineering major from Memphis. "I thought to myself, 'I can't wait to get here and witness this firsthand, maybe someday become a part of it.'"
Everett Jolley, recruitment counselor in the Office of Admissions and Records, said that recruitment begins with a trip to a high school where students are likely to come from after graduation.
He said that he travels all over the country from the surrounding counties of Nashville to cities like Chicago, Birmingham, Ala., and Little Rock, Ark., encouraging students to attend college and introducing them to TSU as an option for their education.
"I make sure students have enough information to make intelligent choices about what college to go to-not just TSU," Jolley said.
The initial tours are set up by a call to coordinator for Admissions and Records C. Alan Lancaster, who said the process is quite simple.
All one would need to do is give the date when they would like to visit, the number of people who are to attend and a contact person for confirmation, Lancaster said.
"The contact person is needed so that when I call them back, I know who to send information to as far as directions to the campus, campus maps, and parking passes," said Lancaster.
The average number of visitors to the campus range from seven to eight thousand people per year, which includes families and groups. Although no lunch is provided, if a specific department is hosting the groups, refreshments may be furnished.
Lancaster said the tour guides take the prospective students and their families
or teachers all across the campus, though the most popular spots are the Student Center, the Gentry Center and the campus bookstore.
"When I had my tour there were lots of Greeks in the courtyards," said Clarice Warren, a sophomore architectural engineering major from Memphis. "I thought to myself, 'I can't wait to get here and witness this firsthand, maybe someday become a part of it.'"
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