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Social Media in the Admissions Process
By Teresa Valerio Parrot, Vice President

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2010

Late last month I was honored to present an Academic Impressions webinar with Widmeyer’s Dr. Doug Usher, and Ann McDermott, director of admissions for College of the Holy Cross.  We discussed considerations for using social media in the admissions process (you can find a copy of our presentation here).
We had strong interest from colleges and universities [...]


Featured Work: Carnegie-Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Commission on Mathematics and Science Education


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Widmeyer was hired in the spring of 2008 to conduct research, design a public engagement initiative and coordinate a launch event on behalf of the Commission’s final findings report, The Opportunity Equation.


The digital divide still exists….


It was easy to get caught up in the possibilities that technology can provide youth when Widmeyer’s client, the State Educational Technology Directors Association, helped organize an educational technology showcase on Capitol Hill a few months ago.


Featured Work: President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities


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Widmeyer Communications has a longstanding relationship with the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) based on our mutual goals to promote the value of arts experiences for the personal development and academic achievement of young people.


Defining the Board’s Role in Crisis Communications


After a well received webinar on governing board and staff officer roles in a crisis, former University of Colorado board chair and Regent Emerita Patricia Hayes and Widmeyer’s own Teresa Valerio Parrot were asked to pen a companion piece for the Association of Governing Board’s Trusteeship magazine.


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New survey on college admissions — but how useful is it?
By Doug Usher, Ph.D., Senior Vice President

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009

The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a commentary about a new survey of high school seniors, which has been making the round among college and university administrators.


Supported Capitol Hill education technology showcase for SETDA


The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) hosted Bringing the Future of Learning to Schools Today – a showcase on Capitol Hill featuring the role of technology in modernizing education. Widmeyer provided communications support to SETDA to help policymakers, education leaders, and the media explore the latest education technologies and experience first-hand technology’s importance in keeping America globally competitive. Members of Congress, including the Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, George Miller (CA), attended the showcase.