After one of the longest and most successful recruitment cycles ever, the UNH Admissions Staff is hitting the road once more … This time working with students and families for Fall 2010 and beyond!

This year our staff is more accessible than ever.  Not only have we all embraced the power of text messaging with prospective students … but we have also started using Facebook profiles for each of us to communicate with our prospective students.  We know that you guys don’t check e-mail … That’s why we are there for you on FB … So you can ask us your questions about majors and programs, admissions and financial aid, and campus life … on your platform.  Click here to check out my new profile. We gave our staff shiny new iPhones … so they better use them :-)

Click here to find your counselor so you can connect!

What else is new with our communication with students?  Well … no more e-blasts with random information.  You get enough of the same “Our school is the best place for you” messages from every other school.  Nope … we’ll be sending a weekly e-newsletter called the “Weekly Charge”.  The concept?  Give you a weekly, easy to accomplish task related to your college search.  If you choose to attend UNH, great … if not at least you are on your way to good things wherever your path takes you.

Finally, we’re also working hard to make sure you are kept in the loop in regards to your application for admission (should you choose to apply of course).  Not only will you get timely updates about the status (or what is still missing), but you will be able to check it yourself in your ChargerZone account, as well as in your “Weekly Charge” newsletter.

How else is UNH working hard to make sure students are making the right choice?  Well … we’re keeping the ‘rents in the loop.  Understanding that parents are more and more an integral part of a student’s college search, we have created resources specifically for them.  In addition to our awesome interactive Parent’s Guide for College and Financial Aid Planning (also available as a PDF), we have a quarterly parent newsletter and e-newsletter called “Charger Connection”.  This newsletter is a great addition to our communication arsenal, and provides parents with some great tips for helping their student down the right path.

The final piece of course is MyUNHSpace: An exclusive online community for students who apply to UNH and are accepted under Early Action I.  This site will open on December 17, and will allow students to communicate with each other, find roommates, ask questions about campus life from real students, and interact like never before.

We encourage you to let us know what you think!

• Post your questions and thoughts on our Facebook page or MySpace profile
• Join us on Zinch.com and CollegeWeekLive
• Don’t be afraid to ask the tough questions … that’s what we’re here for.  Our policy is as long as you don’t swear, use derogatory or offensive remarks, or post anything bad about another college … any question or statement is fair game.

I hope this post finds you well.  GOOD LUCK!