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Posts Tagged ‘United States’

Parrot Teresa Valerio

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 [...]


Burke Mary Elizabeth

2010 Census and Communications Savvy
By Mary Elizabeth Burke, Senior Analyst

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2010

How is it that 90% of Americans say the U.S. Census – the systematic count of our population that occurs every 10 years – is important for the country, but only 58% of Americans say they will definitely participate?


Dunning Margaret

And what “place” would that be?
By Margaret Dunning, Principal & Chief Strategy Officer

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2009

My first job out of college was at the Republican National Committee.  A woman, Mary Louise Smith, was its leader.  I later worked in the Reagan Administration, where four women held Cabinet positions, a record at the time.  I’ve had no shortage of female role models in the Republican Party, including two Senators from Maine [...]


Engleka Henry

The Well-Being Conundrum
By Henry Engleka, Principal & Managing Director, NY

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2009

Aristotle is known to have said: “Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” If only the essence of happiness was easy to bottle! Unfortunately, the idea of happiness and how it relates to well-being is not easily defined, instead riddled with multiple components and connections, to [...]


Davidson Institute for Talent Development Scholarship Recipients Spotlighted


Widmeyer is pleased to again work with the Davidson Institute for Talent Development to publicize this year’s Davidson Fellow Awards honorees.