Rethinking Graduate Recruitment Weekends in the Digital Age

Autor/inn/en	Gavin, Joshua T.; Nguyen, Allen G.; Plasek, Erin E.; Stathopoulos, Stephanie M.; Bühlmann, Philippe; Tonks, Ian A.; Roberts, Courtney C.
Titel	Rethinking Graduate Recruitment Weekends in the Digital Age
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 97 (2020) 9, S.2544-2555 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gavin, Joshua T.) ORCID (Bühlmann, Philippe) ORCID (Tonks, Ian A.) ORCID (Roberts, Courtney C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
Schlagwörter	Student Recruitment; Graduate Study; Educational Change; Computer Mediated Communication; Technology Uses in Education; College Choice; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Bildungsreform; Computerkonferenz; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Studienortwahl
Abstract	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Minnesota shifted to a virtual graduate student recruitment weekend. Herein, we report on a method to conduct a virtual recruitment weekend using the business communication tool Slack. We discuss our strategy to share both research culture and the departmental culture at the University of Minnesota with prospective students. Content creation, Slack channel curation, and a schedule of events are discussed. Additionally, comparisons to previous years' acceptance rates demonstrated that the virtual recruitment weekend acceptance rates were statistically unchanged from previous years, indicating that a virtual recruitment weekend on Slack is as effective as an in-person recruitment weekend. Further advantages for using Slack for increasing diversity and decreasing environmental impacts of graduate recruitment weekends are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01