"Boarding Schools"
Folding Social Media into AdmissionsQuest
To celebrate the launch of our new Canadian boarding school directory, I hosted a webinar to introduce AdmissionsQuest to our Canadian admission/communications colleagues. We talked about how AQ engages in social media- from blogging to podcasting- and why it has allowed us to better connect with our constituents. The webinar also explored how AQ’s tools [...]
Read MoreBuild Goodwill: Keep Constituencies Connected
The idea of receiving a random, out of nowhere alumni/development solicitation request sends chills up my spine. Perhaps it’s due to a family member’s experience with an institution that sent an out of the blue letter asking for a five figure gift. Let me give you a bit of background… The organization conducted no advance work, [...]
Read MoreRosy Positivism Meets Reality
Yesterday I wrote a piece wondering- out loud- about exploring and considering every option before cutting/laying off faculty. Since then I heard a National Public Radio (NPR) about Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI). Known as the hippy MBA, Gifford Pinchot, Bainbridge’s founder and president describes this school’s M.O. this way- “devoted to bringing sustainability and social [...]
Read MoreSocial Media, Antonio Viva & Asheville School
Wondering how the three go together? Last week I guided the administrative team at Asheville School through AQ’s Social Media Workshop. The day’s designed to introduce school’s to the world of social media and the many benefits in participating in the conversation. My good friend Antonio Viva, Associate Head of School at Worcester Academy, was [...]
Read MoreSome Thoughts As Boarding School Layoffs Mount
Editor’s Note: Brian Fisher, one of the lead bloggers for AQ’s Boarding School Blog, contributed this post. Moving forward I will regularly feature guest contributors under the ‘Peter Baron’ banner. Stories of boarding school budget cuts and layoffs have been moving through the tight knit school grapevine and in some cases published in the paper [...]
Read MorePhotos from TABS 2008
OK, I’ll admit it, I’m a tech gadget guy so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that I’m fired up about my new Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28K. It’s a huge step up from my old point-and-shoot, but in terms of cost it wasn’t nearly expensive as a full blown SLR. For my purposes [...]
Read MoreIs Your School Blogging?
In a recent episode of AdmissionsQuest’s Boarding School Podcast, I spoke with Tom Williams of InnoGage about engaging communities through blogging and how blogs serve as the anchor for a social media strategy. If your school hasn’t jumped into the blogoshpere, I encourage you to carve out some time to tune into our discussion. Tom [...]
Read MoreTalking Social Media & Boarding Schools
On Friday (12/5), I hosted a live episode of AdmissionsQuest’s Boarding School Podcast that explored social media and boarding schools. Antonio Viva, Worcester Academy, and Steve Ritchie, Proof, joined me for a discussion that focused on the application of social media to academics and marketing. We recorded the episode using Ustream, a free tool that [...]
Read MoreIs Your Admission Office Using Ustream?
A few weeks back my friend Tom Williams at InnoGage invited me (via Twitter of course) to watch a live streaming broadcast on social media. His webcast featured a star studded guest list, but just as impressive was his tool of choice to beam the conversation to the world- Ustream. What’s Ustream? It’s a free [...]
Read MorePhotos from the IECA Conference
Earlier this week I attended the Independent Educational Consultants Association Conference in Baltimore. As always, it was great chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones. I managed to generate a good amount of content for the site and will begin posting my work next week (keep your eyes & ears open [...]
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