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Eye on UMSL: How can I apply?

Eye on UMSL: How can I apply?

Enrollment advisor Anna Smith (seated) and student recruitment specialist Austin Culbertson (at right) speak to two prospective transfer students on Saturday during UMSL Day.

7 scenes from UMSL Day

7 scenes from UMSL Day

Nearly 1,000 people visited the University of Missouri–St. Louis on March 15 for the biannual event.

Eye on UMSL: UMSL Day records

Eye on UMSL: UMSL Day records

More than 1,400 people visited the university on Nov. 23 for UMSL Day and 123 prospective students completed applications. Both figures broke records for the biannual event, which gives prospective students and their families the opportunity to tour the university’s 350-acre campus, talk with faculty members and attend information sessions on admissions and financial aid. The Office of Admissions held UMSL Day at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

UMSL’s Advanced Credit Program shows 25% enrollment increase

UMSL’s Advanced Credit Program shows 25% enrollment increase

With 72 schools, hundreds of teachers and thousands of students to track, you could lose sense of the big picture. But Kathleen Burns, academic director of the Advanced Credit Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, points to a steady 25 percent increase in enrollment over the last five years.

National magazine showcases UMSL chief marketer’s proven success

National magazine showcases UMSL chief marketer’s proven success

With just a week to spare, registration numbers for the spring 2013 UMSL Day hovered at about 50 percent of what they were from the year prior. Ron Gossen, senior associate vice chancellor and chief marketing officer at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, knew this because he tracked the metrics daily. And he knew he had to do something to jolt the registration numbers.

Eye on UMSL: UMSL Day

Eye on UMSL: UMSL Day

More than 900 people visited the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Nov. 17 for UMSL Day. The biannual event gives...

Applications, admissions, spirits soar

Applications, admissions, spirits soar

Higher education news has been pretty grim in recent weeks, but a big bounce in applications and an increase in admissions in the spring semester has marketing and admissions leaders at the University of Missouri–St. Louis smiling.