Goucher\u2019s message about preparing college graduates for the jobs of the future seems to be resonating. As of May 18, the college had received a record number of deposits\u201470 more than the previous year at this time\u2014and was on track for the Class of 2020 to be one the largest in its history.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to welcoming these students to our campus community,\u201d said Dr. Marty Sweidel<\/strong>, the senior vice president who oversees enrollment management. He cautioned that some students may change their minds over the summer, but said preliminary indicators were excellent. \u201cWe had a record number of high school students visit campus or connect with us at off-campus events. It\u2019s exciting to see that so many have chosen to call Goucher home.\u201d<\/p>\n As of mid-May, this new class of students comes from 20 countries and 31 states, plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There will also be an increased number of African American and Latino students.<\/p>\n The college experimented with new techniques for attracting students this year\u2014investing in advertising for the first time in many years, piloting a text-messaging program, designing a new website, and reimagining our approach to Admitted Students Days. Faculty members, students, and alumnae\/i made phone calls to answer questions and to build relationships with admitted students.<\/p>\n \u201cThe entire community worked very hard during this recruiting cycle,\u201d said Corky Surbeck<\/strong>, director of admissions. \u201cA big thank you to the alumnae\/i, Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, current students, and everyone who helped make this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Goucher\u2019s message about preparing college graduates for the jobs of the future seems to be resonating. As of May 18, the college had received a record number of deposits\u201470 more than the previous year at this time\u2014and was on track for the Class of 2020 to be one the largest in its history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":312,"featured_media":1004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7935],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[87492],"class_list":["post-1003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-goucher-today"],"yoast_head":"\n