SectionsUniversity works to recruit more students from St. Louis, Kansas City
Lindsay VanQuaethem
Issue date: 9/23/08 Section: News
Missouri State has recently hired two new admission recruitment counselors to increase enrollment of students from St. Louis and Kansas City.
St. Louis and Kansas City are where a high percentage of Missouri Students are from and increasing those numbers will only boost the school itself.
Nina Walzer, Kansas City native, and Jackie Crenshaw, St. Louis native, will be stationed in these areas to boost recruitment.
Earl Doman, vice president for student affairs, said student recruitment in these two areas is vital.
"We have so many students coming from St. Louis and Kansas City that sometimes it is hard to get back to all of them timely," Doman said.
With these two recruiters stationed in these two areas, face-to-face contact with students on behalf of Missouri State will be easier.
Crenshaw said working in St. Louis has been successful so far. She said being a close source for students has been really rewarding.
"I spend my days attending college fairs and visiting high schools," Crenshaw said. "So far, I have seen a really good turnout of students excited to hear about Missouri State. The name has a lot of recognition itself which makes my job very easy."
Crenshaw said the majority of the current freshman class is from St. Louis, and a press release confirmed this information.
The press release showed that 3,484 people or 23.7 percent of undergraduate students are St. Louis natives.
A good majority of Missouri State students are Kansas City natives as well, in the press release that number was 1,257 undergraduate students.
Walzer said to recruit students she is stationed in Kansas City and has been making herself a close available source about Missouri State.
Trying to recruit students is not about knocking down other universities.
Walzer said her strategy is more about helping students find the right university for them and hoping that Missouri State will be that fit.
"I talk to students about the scholarships offered, the admissions process and how cheap Missouri State relatively is in comparison to other universities," Walzer said.
St. Louis and Kansas City are where a high percentage of Missouri Students are from and increasing those numbers will only boost the school itself.
Nina Walzer, Kansas City native, and Jackie Crenshaw, St. Louis native, will be stationed in these areas to boost recruitment.
Earl Doman, vice president for student affairs, said student recruitment in these two areas is vital.
"We have so many students coming from St. Louis and Kansas City that sometimes it is hard to get back to all of them timely," Doman said.
With these two recruiters stationed in these two areas, face-to-face contact with students on behalf of Missouri State will be easier.
Crenshaw said working in St. Louis has been successful so far. She said being a close source for students has been really rewarding.
"I spend my days attending college fairs and visiting high schools," Crenshaw said. "So far, I have seen a really good turnout of students excited to hear about Missouri State. The name has a lot of recognition itself which makes my job very easy."
Crenshaw said the majority of the current freshman class is from St. Louis, and a press release confirmed this information.
The press release showed that 3,484 people or 23.7 percent of undergraduate students are St. Louis natives.
A good majority of Missouri State students are Kansas City natives as well, in the press release that number was 1,257 undergraduate students.
Walzer said to recruit students she is stationed in Kansas City and has been making herself a close available source about Missouri State.
Trying to recruit students is not about knocking down other universities.
Walzer said her strategy is more about helping students find the right university for them and hoping that Missouri State will be that fit.
"I talk to students about the scholarships offered, the admissions process and how cheap Missouri State relatively is in comparison to other universities," Walzer said.
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