{"id":919,"date":"2021-09-13T16:36:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T06:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/?post_type=article&#038;p=919"},"modified":"2021-09-13T18:31:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T08:31:00","slug":"small-wins-big-progress-5","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/article\/small-wins-big-progress-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Wins, Big Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lincoln University Open Day 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open Days for any educational institution are a big deal, and it\u2019s always a challenge thinking how to convey the benefits of your own \u2018place\u2019 and its \u2018potential\u2019.\u00a0Based on this year\u2019s recent Open Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincoln.ac.nz\">Lincoln University<\/a> reckons the key is using its \u2018people\u2019!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alumni Career Ambassadors initiative at Lincoln University Open Day by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jaimeshone\/\">Jaime Shone<\/a> (Domestic Engagement Manager, Lincoln University) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/penny-curran-0584084b\/\">Penny Curran<\/a> (Alumni Relations Office, Lincoln University)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When and where did this take place?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lincoln University Open Day, Friday 23 July 2021<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who was involved?<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lincoln University Alumni, Lincoln staff, Open Day attendees<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-919 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2021\/09\/big-win-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2021\/09\/big-win-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2021\/09\/big-win-2-e1631514991625.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2021\/09\/big-win-2-e1631514991625-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>What was the initiative\u00a0or win?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>\u2018We decided to make Open Day a little bit different and instead of the attendees just having access to academics and current students, we invited alumni who were working in specific sectors to come and speak not only about the journey they have been through to get into the sector, but also to share their experiences about being a student at Lincoln University as well. That way, both prospective students and their influencers had the opportunity to talk to someone from each part of the supply chain (current student, academic, professional staff, support staff, alumni\/industry rep) in order to make an informed decision.\u2019 <em>Jaime<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What\u00a0big\u00a0progress\u00a0movement has\u00a0occurred because of this win?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>\u2018Prospective students and their influencers had a greater understanding of both careers opportunities and the student experience. The feedback we have received has been very positive and we expect to see a higher level of conversion because of this.\u2019 <em>Jaime<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our Alumni Career Ambassadors told us prospective students asked them questions about salary, work life balance, and career progression &#8211; things they wouldn\u2019t ordinarily have the chance to chat about.\u2018 They enjoyed being back on campus and we got to know our ambassadors a bit better and chatted to them about what they want to have in the way of alumni events and communications.\u2018\u00a0 <em>Penny\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Any future impacts this change will have on your institute?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>&#8216;We hope to involve alumni as much as we can in our events both on and off campus. Their stories are so valuable&#8217; \u2013 <em>Jaime<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have now built a special alumni group \u2013 our Lincoln University Careers Ambassadors, and we\u2019re already planning for next year&#8217; \u2013 <em>Penny<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lincoln University Open Day 2021 Open Days for any educational institution are a big deal, and it\u2019s always a challenge thinking how to convey the benefits of your own \u2018place\u2019 and its \u2018potential\u2019.\u00a0Based on this year\u2019s recent Open Day, Lincoln University reckons the key is using its \u2018people\u2019! &nbsp; Case Study Alumni Career Ambassadors initiative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-919","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}