What are the keys to a wildly successful Senior Gift Campaign? Hamilton College has discovered them. For more than a decade, Hamilton College’s senior class has achieved a 90+ percent participation rate. The Class of 2015’s goal is 99% participation. How do they do it, year after year? Which students make the best senior gift chairs? What factors help the classes decide the projects they’ll support? And how does Hamilton attempt to sustain this impressive giving rate after graduation?

In this edition of Advancement Live, guest host Kim Brown from Syracuse University sits down with John Nehme from Hamilton College, along with a Hamilton student gift chair, to answer these questions and many more. Join us!

With marriage equality sweeping the nation, LGBTQ students are entering college life in a world that is more open and welcoming than in generations past. However, we know there is more work to be done.

How can enrollment officers make their campuses even more welcoming? What questions can you expect students to be asking admissions representatives? When students are supported from day one, we set the foundation for a smooth transition to college life. Providing an open and welcoming environment will empower students to ask for the support they need from enrollment through to graduation day. 

Higher ed leaders are increasingly seeking support from their marketing and communications teams in order to more effectively engage and communicate on social media. Author and social media strategist Dan Zaiontz recently wrote a book, #FollowTheLeader: Lessons in Social Media Success from #Highered CEOs. +Patrick Powers hosts Zaiontz with tips for those looking to help their college leadership enhance its social media profile. 

Join host Ryan Catherwood for a conversation about the State of Alumni Engagement in 2015 featuring Jade Bressington, Deputy Director of Alumni Relations at the University of Birmingham, in the U.K, along with Keith Lue, Executive Director of the Alumni Association at BYU, JT Forbes, Chief Executive Officer at the Indiana University Alumni Association, and Jeff Schanz, Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

On this episode of SA Live, host +Tony Doody interviews Kevin Kruger, Cindi Love, Kent Porterfield, and Patricia Whitely as they reflect on the challenges and opportunities resulting from the 2011 failed consolidation vote between ACPA and NASPA.

Chegg's Director of Marketing and Outreach, +Gil Rogers joins us for a special preview of the annual "Social Admissions Report", an in-depth publication on trends of student use of digital tools and social media throughout their college search. Gil will provide insights into how trends have shifted over the past three years leading up to the release of Chegg's first OrangeNote of 2015 in conjunction with their partners at Uversity.

Heather Shea Gasser connects with Dr. Stacey Wharton-Pearson, Dr. Paul Porter, Dr. Larry Roper, and Dr. Dafina-Lazarus Stewart to discuss campus responses to racism.

In this edition of Advancement Live, host Ryan Catherwood and guest, Michael Sgro, Executive Director of Alumni Engagement at SUNY Cortland, discuss tactics for utilizing the Red Dragon Network to engage prospective students before they even reach campus. Engagement efforts continue at SUNY Cortland during the entire student experience and shape how alumni feel about the university on graduation day. 

Chris D'Orso interviews Scott Jaschik, editor and founder of +Inside Higher Ed, in the 4th annual broadcast of the State of College Admission on +Higher Ed Live.