This article is a pre-conference paper prepared for participants at AACRAO's Fifteenth Annual Strategic Enrollment Management Conference (SEM XV), held November 13-16, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois. This is the first of a three-part series. In this series of papers, David Kalsbeek introduces a four-fold construct for differentiating and comparing…

This article is the second in a series of pre-conference papers prepared for participants at AACRAO's Fifteenth Annual Strategic Enrollment Management Conference (SEM XV), held November 13-16, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. This second article of the three-part series has sought to further define, delineate, and differentiate four broad orientations…

To complement an online registration program, Boston College has students who are appointed to the position of freshman registration advisor. The advisors work from mid-May through orientation weekend. Freshmen welcome the opportunity to talk to other students about courses, instructors, work load and major requirements. (MLW)

The pre-college training program is a successful, creative marketing technique in attracting a larger percentage of graduating high school seniors. Inherent in budgeting for these programs is the appropriation of funds to promote outreach efforts that maintain a self-supporting program. Budgeting at the University of Iowa is described. (MLW)

Techniques and considerations in hiring support staff for student service programs are presented in the form of checklists, with some explanation provided. The hiring process is divided into three phases: (1) preparation, (2) interview, and (3) orientation, training, and evaluation. (MSE)

The movement to enhance the freshman year experience by changing the way institutions treat, welcome, assimilate, support, and inform freshman students is discussed and illustrated. The potential importance of the movement to admissions officers and registrars is emphasized. (MSE)