The Office of Enrollment Management is collaborating with eLearning and Instructional Support on a new initiative to develop online training for their growing group of Alumni Ambassadors. Alumni Ambassadors serve as volunteer recruiters in their communities, helping to spread the word about Lesley University programs. Liana Caffrey, Director of Alumni Volunteer Recruitment and Shirley Chin, Assistant Director are leading the effort in collaboration with eLearning and Instructional Support (eLIS) staff members Robyn Belair, John McCormick, and Bill Porter.
This project is driven by a rapidly growing need for training of Alumni Ambassadors who come from 15 states and cannot always attend the yearly face-to-face training. There are currently 250 Ambassadors and we continue to add ambassadors each week. The initial phase of the training development is expected to be completed this semester, and the project team plans to pilot both online components and in-the-field support aids, with an eye towards improving the training through real-world use at college fairs and other venues for recruitment. Here’s an example of a testimonial from one our Ambassador’s, Terry:
If you want to know more about our work with the Office of Enrollment Management and Liana’s team, please contact Liana at x 8201 or lcaffrey at lesley [dot] edu or John McCormick at 8261 or jmccormi at lesley [dot] edu.