Creative Strategies for Multicultural Visit Programs Presenters: Terra Roane, Cyrus Nichols, Edward Pickett III

1. http://www.nacacnet.org/events/2014NationalConference/Housing/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.nacacnet.org/events/2014NationalConference/Housing/Pages/default.aspx Creative Strategies for MulticulturalVisit Programs Presenters: Terra Roane, Cyrus Nichols, Edward Pickett III

2. Contents • Introduction of the three universities • Leadership buy-in • Costs • Making it happen • Communication • Anatomy of programs • Where programming meets priorities

3. The College of Wooster • Location: Wooster, OH • Enrollment: 2,116 • Programs Offered: • Clarence Beecher Allen Scholarship Weekend • Posse Scholars • http://wooster.edu/admissions/scholarships/allen/

4. Tufts University • Location: Medford, MA • Enrollment: 5,148 • Programs Offered: • Voices of Tufts Diversity Experience- Fall • Jumbo Days- Admitted Student Open House • http://admissions.tufts.edu/voices/

5. The University of Iowa • Location: Iowa City, IA • Enrollment: 31,065 • Programs Offered: • Multicultural Visit Day- Fall & Spring • Special Group/CBO Visits- Fall & Spring • http://admissions.uiowa.edu/mvd

6. Leadership and Teamwork • Starts at the top; the leadership team needs to support the activities • Involve the entire office • Flexibility with responsibilities • Clear communication across parties • Funding

7. Costs • Transportation Assistance • Giveaways- “swag” • Food • Parking • Lodging- occasionally

8. Transportation • Travel grants • Travel coordinator or travel agent • Reimbursements • Mileage/gas • Flights/trains • Charter bus rental • Coordinated transportation to and from the airport, train station, or bus station

9. Making it Happen • Time: recruitment is a team effort • Fly-in programs • Scholarships • Food vouchers • Bookstore items • Student overnight hosts

10. Have a Communication Plan • With whom do you communicate? • Counselors, CBO’s, parents, students • How do you communicate? • Email, print media, social media, etc. • When do you communicate? • Often; save the date, registration open, prior to program

11. Anatomy of Program • Meeting leaders on campus (staff and students) • Campus tours and/or scavenger hunts • Academic AND social options • Meaningful discussions • Late night non-party optional event(s)

12. Showcase Your Students • Non-traditional panels • Student leadership roles • Diversity ambassadors • Hosting in dorms • Variety of activities and organizations throughout campus

13. Blending of Programs • What offices & programming exist already? • Partnering with the Center for Diversity & Enrichment • Aligning programming with Engineering Open House

14. Scholarship Programs • Collaborate with campus partners who have a vested interest in increasing diversity on campus • Deans, admissions, financial aid, academic departments • Arrange packages in a way to leverage other forms of financial aid • Bring students to your campus in cohort groups

15. Takeaways • Attitude goes a long way • Contingency plans • Build in “down time” for overnight programs • Use feedback from evaluations • Don’t be afraid to try something new AND • remember that your college is not for every student

16. Where Programming Meets Priorities • Defining success • Arguing for more funding • Analyze application and yield data • Effective use of funding • With limited funds where do you choose to spend them • Structure of program • day, overnight, weekend • Scholarship opportunities • Application/registration techniques

17. Contact Information Terra Roane, College of Wooster Assistant Director of Admissions troane@wooster.edu 330-263-2126 Cyrus Nichols, University of Iowa Assistant Director/Diversity Outreach & Recruitment cyrus-nichols@uiowa.edu 319-335-1922 Edward Pickett III, Tufts University Senior Assistant Director of Admissions edward.pickett@tufts.edu 617-627-4115