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How 6 institutions boosted Fall 2024 yield with CampusESP
We analyzed data from 6 institutions using CampusESP and 127,987 prospective parents. See how families increase likelihood to apply, enroll, and more.
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How 6 institutions boosted Fall 2024 yield with CampusESP
We analyzed data from 6 institutions using CampusESP and 127,987 prospective parents. See how families increase likelihood to apply, enroll, and more.
Learn more >
Don’t fear FERPA. Let your students decide.
On every campus, there are many opinions of what FERPA means and how to regulate it. Few campuses ask the very audience it was made for: Students.
After all… Students want support from their families. Our data shows that students initiate 40% of FERPA waivers and only reject 5% of FERPA requests initiated by their parents.
Georgia Southern pilots student-initiated FERPA waivers – and grows FERPA connections by 25%!
Georgia Southern has embraced CampusESP by continually expanding usage — but they’ve also challenged us to improve our product. They requested we add student-initiated FERPA waiver functionality ... and then became the first school to launch it! For piloting a new feature – and always innovating with CampusESP – we’re excited to celebrate themUniversity as our ESP MVP for Q1 2024!
March 2024 CampusESP Feature Launch
CampusESP's Spring 2024 Product Update is here! It’s time to “spring forward” with new features and enhancements that came directly from customer requests!
Duquesne University publishes their family engagement strategy journey
Duquesne University realized that they needed to improve family communication. But where to start?
Follow the journey of the people that led the charge — they just had their story published in the Journal of of Education Advancement & Marketing.
Jacksonville State quickly scales family engagement and data access with new Banner QuickStart feature
When enrollment management, the registrar’s office, and IT at Jacksonville State University all began discussing how to improve their parent and family communications, CampusESP became the vehicle to help them level up their strategy and harness the impact of families from enrollment to graduation. The also did it with one of the quickest implementations Jacksonville State has ever seen.
University of West Georgia’s successful FERPA Management implementation from an IT perspective
University of West Georgia integrated student data from their SIS to launch CampusESP for FERPA Management. UWG’s Applications Programmer reflects on the successful implementation process, maintenance, and results from his perspective on the IT team.
3 reasons to move FERPA waiver management online
Streamlining FERPA waiver management can lead to better campus outcomes such as improved student retention. Our article focuses on the top 3 reasons to move FERPA online, with insights from Texas State, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Hanover College.
University of West Georgia improves student retention and saves time by moving FERPA waivers online
University of West Georgia wanted to move away from an outdated, manual FERPA waiver process and engage families to improve student outcomes. Read about how UWG increased student retention and saved staff time with their switch to CampusESP.
CampusESP Account Management: how our team is an extension of your team
We know you have big goals but often limited resources. Consider your Account Manager an extra staff member, ready to help you hone and expand your family engagement strategy. Our Director of Account Management explains the three main ways that her team can help you.
Tarleton State University believed in the power of family engagement early. Here’s where they are now.
We’re taking it back to customer #1 to look at how they’ve expanded their reach and created engaging content to reach goals over the years. Learn more about how Tarleton State University decreased phone calls from families drastically as they’ve increased their family user base by 10x.
Texas State hits nearly 7K FERPA connections to facilitate student persistence
Texas State’s registrar knew that providing families with student information would enable them to better support their student. She also knew that working with CampusESP to manage the process would save her team stress and time. Check out their stellar results.
Georgia State University more than doubles FERPA connections with goal of increased student success
When Georgia State decided increasing FERPA waivers and providing parents with more visibility would better serve their students, they doubled down on a plan to make it happen. Meet the 2021 Q3 ESP MVP Award winner: GSU.