Outreach
Establish an Open House for recruitment and community engagement

This action plan will both modify and build upon the Enrollment Day of recent years to establish a late winter/early spring event showcasing college programs and community offerings. Target audiences will include high school students, particularly seniors, as well as nontraditional populations and the larger community. The purely functional, priority-enrollment-focused aspects of previous Enrollment Days, including application workshops, financial aid assistance and orientations, will be managed separately by the Office of Outreach and held at various optimal times on spring evenings and weekends, with promotional managed by the Office of Communications but without unrelated activities.


Lead: Elizabeth Smith

Plan Lead: Elizabeth Smith

Plan Timeline

Winter 2024

n/a

Status:

Spring 2024

n/a

Status:

Fall 2024

*Establish working group composed of representatives from the Office of Communications; Office of Instruction; Villages; Foundation; and Community Education (Communications)

*Schedule one fall quarter meeting (Communications)

*Draft detailed workplan for initial review (Communications)

*Hold first meeting, with agenda to include

**Name for event (e.g. Open House; Open House and Showcase)

**Date for event

**Workplan review

**Scheduling of meetings through event date

**Other

Status: Completed

Winter 2025

  • Continue meetings, planning and promotion
  • Hold event if in March
  • Conduct surveys
  • Hold debrief meeting with survey review
Status: Completed

Spring 2025

*Hold event if in April

**Conduct surveys

**Hold debrief meeting including survey review

Status:

Fall 2025

  • Host Welcome Day 2025 on September 19.
Status: Completed

Winter 2026

  • Review feedback from student and employee survey.
  • Make improvements for 2026 based on the results.
Status: Completed

Spring 2026

  • Host Open House.
  • We were thrilled to see hundreds of prospective students, families and community members at Open House on Saturday, May 9.
  • https://www.deanza.edu/open-house/
Status: Completed

Fall 2026

  • Evaluate survey results from students and employees.
  • Make improvements based on survey results.
Status: Completed

Winter 2027

  • Continue planning.
Status: In Progress

Spring 2027

  • Host Fall 2027 Open House.
Status: In Progress

Fall 2027

  • Continue planning.
Status:
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