The process a student goes through to make a final enrollment decision can sometimes seem mystical.  To help break it down, we're joined this week by Sonia Ryan, Director of College Counseling at Justin-Sienna High School in Napa, California, and Pam Johnson, of Pam Johnson Consulting in St. Paul, Minnesota.  

It's hard to believe another academic year is upon us - but we are ready to go with another great season of The Admissions Directors Lunchcast.  Now is the time to subscribe so that you are among the first to receive each episode.  We've got a fantastic line up that will deliver great content every Tuesday in September and October.

In the fourth of four extended cuts from season one, please enjoy our full interview with Trée George, Director of Admission at Louisiana Tech University.

In the third of four extended cuts from season one, please enjoy our full interview with Carmen Lopez, Executive Director of College Horizons.

In the second of four extended cuts from season one, please enjoy our full interview with Jenny Gibson, owner of Jenny's Sock Shop.  https://jennyssockshop.com/

In the first of four extended cuts from season one, please enjoy our full interview with Andre Douglas, Director of Graduation Plus College Access & Success Services.

Properly training your staff is an ongoing concern, but how do you get the right training experiences in front of your team at the right time?  We have two outstanding guests, Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services at Tudor Collegiate Strategies, and DeVone Eurales, Director of Admission at Knox College to help think through this.

Plus, as promised all season, one listener will receive a free training workshop offered by Jeremy Tiers.  To enter, just fill out this short survey about what you would like to see on Season Two of the Lunchcast. 

There may not be a more significant decision an Admissions Director makes than the people they hire to be admissions counselors.  To help us think through those important decisions, this week we are joined by Nick Spaeth, Director of College Counseling at Brookfield Academy, and Trée George, Director of Admissions at Louisiana Tech University.

This year has given us the opportunity to re-evaluate how we spend travel resources to manage or grow enrollment.  As we move forward, what is the best role for fly in programs?  This week, we welcome Carmen Lopez, Executive Director of College Horizons, and Michael Decker, Regional Recruitment Director at Loyola University Maryland to provide insights and perspectives.

Determining how and when to involve parents in the process is a delicate balance.  This week, we're joined by Jenny Gibson, the parent of three college graduates and Tony Cabasco, Vice President for Enrollment at Bennington College.  These conversations brought some of the most interesting conversations (everything from fishing to embarrassing dad stories) to help us figure out how to better work with parents throughout the recruitment process.