12:00pm -3:00pm

Pre-Summit Institute: Five Steps to Follow for Graduate/Professional Recruitment Plan Development & a Presentation of the NAGAP/Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) GEM Survey Results

See full Institute description at the "full program" link above. 

Opening Keynote Address: Rubberband Resilience - How to Stretch without Snapping 

Sponsored by Liaison

1A Problems of Practice: Creating Innovative & Collaborative Solutions to Pressing Challenges - Special Interest Forum, Enrollment Modeling & Strategic Planning, Expert

1B A Day in the Life of a Chaper Leader: Pathway to Shaping NAGAP's Future - Special Interest Forum, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Intermediate

1C It Takes a Village: Policies for Attracting Academic High-Achievers to Graduate School in Teacher Education - Presentation, GEM Operations, Intermediate

1D How Grad Schools Are Using HubSpot to Augment Their CRMs: A Panel Discussion with Large & Small Institutions - Vendor Presentation

1E The Struggle Is Real! Coping with Silent Illness at the Office - Presentation, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Advanced

2A Evaluating Potential: An Investigation of Holistic Graduate Admissions Practices - Presentation, GEM Operations, Intermediate

2B Advanced Professionals Roundtable: Budget Management & Planning - Special Interest Forum, Money Matters, Expert 

2C Continuity in a Crisis: How Liaison Helped Graduate Programs Weather the Challenges of 2020 & Grow Stronger for 2021 - Vendor Presentation, Basic

2D Going Full-Circle with URM Recruitment: Integrating Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Potential Graduate Students – Presentation, Recruitment & Marketing, Advanced

2E What Did You Say to Me? Actionable Communiation Tools for a Successful Workplace - Presentation, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Advanced

3A Professional Parenthood: Survival Tips, Discussion, & a Candid Look at Today's Working Parents - Special Interest Forum, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Intermediate

3B Understanding the Special Education Teacher Pipeline: How Motivations for Entry & Program Design Impact Enrollment Outcomes across Targeted Markets - Presentation, Student Lifecycle, Engagement, & Support, Intermediate

3CThe State of Graduate Program Marketing & Enrollment Management - Presentation, Recruitment & Marketing, Intermediate

3D Polaroid Admissions Professionals in a Snapchat World - Presentation, Recruitment & Marketing, Basic

3E NAGAP Information Session for Potential Members

NAGAP Business Meeting & Awards Presentations (all attendees welcome to participate)

Plenary Session: Creating Culture - The Power of Enrollment Management for Equity in Graduate Education

Sponsored by WES

4A Stressed, Tired, & Overwhelmed: How to Manage Change at Your Institution - Special Interest Forum, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Advanced

4B Advanced Professionals Roundtable: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion - Special Interest Forum, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Expert

4C Exploring Curricular Innovation through the Eyes of Influential Stakeholders - Presentation, Enrollment Modeling & Strategic Planning, Basic

4D Formative Feedback to Support Graduate Student Instructors: Using Mid-Semester Feedback to Develop Reflective & Effective Future Faculty - Presentation, GEM Operations, Basic

4E We Asked, You Answered: Longitudinal Survey Results from Graduate Enrollment Professionals - Presentation, Recruitment & Marketing, Intermediate

5A What's the Plan? Shaping a Steadfast Personal Development Plan - Special Interest Forum, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Basic

5B International Graduate Enrollment Management: a NAGAP & NAFSA Context - Presentation, Enrollment Modeling & Strategic Planing, Intermediate

5C Advanced Professionals Roundtable: Leadership & Change Management - Special Interest Forum, Career, Staff, & Personal Development, Expert 

5D NAGAP & Carnegie Dartlet's Digital Insights for Graduate Enrollment Report - Presentation, Recruitment & Marketing, Intermediate

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Closing Keynote Address                                            

Sponsored by ETS

Entering into a New GEM Role: Learning from Others in the Same Position – Panel, Intermediate

Building the Team: Engaging Your Employees and Helping Them Shine – Presentation, Advanced

The Dream Team or Nightmare: Leading an Inherited Team – Presentation, Advanced

Negotiation Strategies and Skills for GEM Professionals – Presentation, Advanced

Complexity Leadership in GEM – Presentation, Advanced

Preparing for the Next Era of Enriched Data: The Rise of Behavioral Analytics and Personas in Student Recruitment and Marketing – Presentation, Advanced

A Social Science Approach to GEM: Strategic Growth through Data, Technology, and Surveying – Presentation, Advanced

Strategic Enrollment Management Wizardry: Incorporating a Holistic Approach to Planning and Collaborating – Presentation, Advanced

Creating a Cohesive CRM Integration: How to Maximize Your Multi-Platform Recruitment Process – Presentation, Intermediate 

Casting a Wider Net: Maximizing Admissions Resources by Creating a Cross-Trained Recruitment Team – Panel, Intermediate

Building Bridges to Attract and Support Underrepresented and First-Generation Students – Presentation, Intermediate

Diamonds in the Rough: Building a Resilient GEM Team – Presentation, Advanced

New Graduate Student Orientation: What, When, Where, Why, and How? – Presentation, Basic

Assessment in Action: Applying Focus Group Findings to Enhance Online Student Programming - Presentation, Intermediate

Enhancing Financial Aid in Graduate Enrollment Management: Financial Aid Services and Strategic Use of Financial Aid in Recruiting Students – Presentation, Intermediate

The Five-Year International Degree Debate: Is It a Bachelor or a Master? – Presentation, Basic

Strategies for Engaging Faculty in the Recruitment Process – Presentation, Intermediate

Utilizing Authentic Relationships to Build and Maintain Trust among Students of Color – Presentation, Intermediate

The New Rules for Marketing and Recruitment in GEM – Presentation, Advanced

Virtual Creativity: Incorporating Virtual Fairs into Your Foundational Recruitment Strategy, Post-Pandemic Version! – Presentation, Advanced

Enhancing Your Global Access: Working with EducationUSA for International Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention – Presentation, Intermediate

Leveraging LinkedIn for Student Acquisition – Presentation, Intermediate

Delivering Parallel Experiences for On-Campus and Virtual Recruiting Events – Presentation,  Intermediate

Five Habits of Highly Effective Marketing – Presentation,  Intermediate

Recruiting Internationally: Best Practices for Africa, Europe, and Eurasia – Presentation, Intermediate

Sponsored by Cambridge Assessment English

The Grad Fair Is Not Dead: Moving beyond the Table to Maximize Opportunities – Presentation, Intermediate

The 2020 Inquiry Response Project: How Graduate Programs Are Improving (or Not!) Responses to Student Inquiries – Presentation, Intermediate

Think Globally, Act Virtually: Recruitment and Admissions during the Pandemic – Presentation, Intermediate

Evaluating International Professional Degrees – Presentation, Intermediate   

Moving Online Marketing from Agency to In-House: How SBMI Managed Its Google Adwords Campaign – Presentation, Basic