For Your Institution

When you listen to alums, you give them a better experience, which leads to a higher percentage of gifts. Mike Kochczynski from Mongoose speaks with Brian Gawor, Vice President of Research at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, about improving fundraising and alumni engagement through storytelling.

The landscape of college sports is about to change. In this episode of FYI, Mike Kochczynski speaks with Joe Nocera - Author, Business Journalist - about the Fair Pay to Play Act, the California bill of law just passed that allows college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsements, and what this means going forward.

While it's important to be inclusive, it's possible that the labels we use can hinder students before they even take their first class. On this episode of FYI, Mike Kochczynski from Mongoose speaks with Dr. Yancey Gulley, Associate Professor in the Higher Education Student Affairs program at Western Carolina University, about the pitfalls of labels, the need to distinguish when to group students into categories, social justice, and many other fascinating higher education topics.

What’s the difference between auto-dialers and colleges that send mass texts to students? Attorney Adam Bowser, Partner with the D.C. law firm Arent Fox and an expert on consumer protection and privacy laws, joins FYI - For Your Institution - to discuss the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the legalities of texting students.

Colleges and universities are facing many issues, and they’re not just financial. Rick Seltzer from Inside Higher Ed discusses the social, economic and demographic issues bearing down on schools, and the importance of serving the needs of students going forward.

Cutler Andrews, Senior Vice President of Fundraising Consulting at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, talks about how schools can re-imagine their approach to advancement to increase engagement and alumni gifts.

What is the future of content for higher ed, and what lessons can we learn from the evolution of file sharing? Hugh McGuire, co-founder of Rebus Foundation, joins Greg Bauch for a conversation on content accessibility and the possibilities that exist with Open Textbooks.

All millennials are not the same, and your institution could be making a mistake by lumping many people of the same age group together. If you’re grouping your students and prospective students by generational stereotypes, you’re not serving their needs (or yours). Dr. Scott Cline, Vice President of Enrollment at California College of the Arts, talks about the importance of data and the problem with lazy generational labeling.

Students need to find a school that is the right fit for them. Dr. Walter Kimbrough, President of Dillard University talks with Mike Kochczynski about creating value in school programs, managing institutional goals with revenue realities, handling controversy on campus and running a school in 2019.

“I think I would benefit more if a school took an interest in who I am today, rather than who I was when I was 20.”

A great conversation on advancement with Dr. Jay Dillon, founder of Alumni Identity. Jay talks with Mike about how institutions should change the way they think about and view alums and donors, and how that strategy has led to better results for USF and UCLA. (Plus, hear the best subject line he’s ever used - 23% open rate!)