Help Your Family Program Pay for Itself
Family expectations are up, budgets are tight, and getting buy-in for the right tools can feel like yet another hurdle. This webinar explores how colleges can use sponsor ads in their CampusESP platform to bring in revenue and help offset the cost of the platform.
You’ll see real examples and leave with ideas for:
- Finding sponsors that make sense for families
- Getting ads up and running without adding a lot more work for your team
A must-attend for higher education leaders who work in family communication, student affairs, campus partnerships, or budgeting.
How U.S. Colleges Support International Families from Enrollment to Student Success
International enrollment is under pressure, and changing policies continue to create uncertainty for students and families. While colleges can’t control every external factor, they can control how they communicate, build confidence, and help families stay connected.
Join CampusESP and The New School to learn how U.S. colleges can engage international families from the enrollment process through the student experience.
Explore CampusESP: Current Family Engagement
See how CampusESP for Family Communication helps teams engage and support families from move-in through commencement.
In this live demo, explore centralized communications, streamlined FERPA processes, and opportunities for family involvement designed to strengthen student success and retention.
Best suited for student affairs and parent and family program leaders exploring CampusESP for their institution.
Save time with a modern FERPA process for families
45% of families say they’ve logged in as their student to access FERPA-protect information.
Join Texas State University to see how a modern FERPA process can give families secure access while reducing manual work, calls, and headaches for your team.
A must-attend for registrars, student success leaders, and teams managing family access to student information.
AI for families is here, now what?
85% of families now rank an AI Assistant as a top preference for college communication.
Our co-founders James and Dave Becker will dig into ESP Sense™, CampusESP's AI engine, with a demo of the Family AI Assistant, results from the 325+ customers (50k+ interactions, 4/5 satisfaction) trialing it this summer, and where it's headed next — agentic AI, deeper automation, and the case for why one platform beats a pile of point solutions.
Email became table stakes. Texting became table stakes. AI's next. The only question left is whether you're building the strategy or reacting to it.
Affordability is not enough: How two-year colleges can prove value and drive enrollment
Students have more options than ever, and community colleges are competing for attention in a crowded enrollment market. Families are helping students compare cost, flexibility, transfer options, career pathways, and the support available along the way.
Join us for a conversation with St. Charles Community College on how two-year institutions can use family engagement to make their community college advantage stand out.
We’ll talk through practical ways to position affordability, flexibility, transfer, career outcomes, support, and belonging so families feel informed and students feel confident choosing the community college path.
Scaling family engagement without scaling your team
Families expect timely, personalized communication, but most teams are working with limited time, budget, and staff.
In this webinar, Texas Tech University and Webster University will share two ways campuses are scaling family engagement: building stronger cross-campus partnerships and leaning on CampusESP as an extension of the team.
Walk away with practical ideas to scale family communication, reduce manual work, and turn engagement into measurable action.
College communication strategies that support Black student success
Behind every student is a network of people cheering them on, checking in, asking questions, and helping them navigate the college experience.
For Black families, that connection is especially strong. CampusESP’s 2026 College Family Survey found that 54% of Black families communicate with their students daily, and 60% prefer text messages from their student’s institution.
HBCU leaders from Morehouse College and Morgan State University will share how proactive family communication can strengthen the support system around Black students, build trust with families, and contribute to stronger retention outcomes.
Everything you missed at the CampusESP Summit
Couldn’t make it to the 2026 CampusESP Summit? Don’t worry — we got you!
Join us for a lightning-fast recap of the key themes, strategies, and takeaways from this year’s event.
It’s perfect if you couldn’t attend ... or had such a good time you want to relive the day and get a refresh on what’s next in family engagement.
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Explore CampusESP: Current Family Engagement
Considering CampusESP? Join us for a live, open walkthrough of CampusESP focused on engaging and supporting families from move-in to commencement.
We’ll highlight how campuses streamline family communications, simplify FERPA processes, and create pathways for parent and supporter involvement that dries retention — all within one centralized platform.
See how it works, and explore what it could do to power student success on your campus.
NEW Research: How 43,000 college families want you to communicate in 2026
Based on new research from 43,000 families, this session explores how communication habits between students and families are evolving, and what families now expect from colleges in return.
Join our partners at Marian University and East Tennessee State University as we break down:
How often families and students are communicating — and why it matters
Where colleges are falling short on communication expectations
Why texting is rising (and who it matters most for)
The growing trust gap in channels like Facebook Groups
How South Alabama transformed parent engagement across the student lifecycle
By creating a dedicated parent experience and aligning communication across departments, University of South Alabama transformed how families show up, without adding more work for staff.
Join our partners from USA to learn how they:
Engage families earlier to support yield and transition
Centralize family communication across campus
Reduce communication conflict and staff burden
Strengthen retention through family partnership
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Introducing CampusESP for Student Orientation: Your complete orientation operating system
Join our partners at Florida Atlantic University and UNC Pembroke to hear how CampusESP for Student Orientation helped:
Cut hours of manual admin work to get back to supporting students
Reduce system fatigue for students and staff with an all-in-one platform
Keep students on track from admission to arrival
You’ll also get a sneak preview of CampusESP’s new orientation features, including virtual learning modules, new student checklists, and orientation group management!
Families prefer texting. Colleges underuse it. Here’s what to do.
Families’ communication preferences shift as students move from prospect to enrolled — but SMS is still underused at every stage.
30% of prospective families prefer texting, yet only 21% of institutions use it
48% of current families prefer texting, but just 28% of institutions have adopted it
In this webinar, Marymount University and New Mexico State University share how they’re using SMS alongside email to reach families with timely, high-impact messages — from recruitment and yield to orientation and ongoing engagement.
Perfect for teams looking to strengthen family communication by using SMS more intentionally.
Explore CampusESP: A live look at how we help you engage current families to fuel student success
Join us for a live, open walkthrough of CampusESP focused on engaging and supporting families from move-in to commencement.
We’ll highlight how campuses streamline family communications, simplify FERPA processes, and create pathways for parent and supporter involvement that dries retention — all within one centralized platform.
See how it works, and explore what it could do to power student success on your campus.
