Are you ready for a strategy call?

Robert Gould, VP of Strategic Enrollment Management at Augsburg University, joined Will for a Strategy Call to discuss how Augsburg is reimagining admissions by focusing on belonging. Augsburg Applies to You is a revolutionary take on direct admissions, and they take it a step further by focusing on belonging and wellness among the staff. These are ideas he wants you to steal and use.

Clarity Calling is a podcast of Clarity EM.

1:17 - Meet Robert Gould

3:22 - Reimagining admissions in 3 parts: Direct admissions, success coaching, and academic belonging

9:38 - Building trust and removing barriers

11:48 - The data-informed and student-centered mindset that drives the belonging framework

16:59 - Planning for future impacts to student success

18:43 - How belonging is impacting staff retention and engagement

21:12 - How students, parents, and counselors have reacted to Augsburg Applies to You

26:30 - How the new process has impacted yield and orientation

30:09 - Robert's calling