AACRAO Annual Meeting 2025 Session Overview – Enhancing Enrollment through Community Engagement in Rural and Marginalized Communities

In this multi-part series, we speak with professionals who presented at the AACRAO Annual Meeting and discuss the key points of their presentation in case you missed it at the conference. These will help you move forward as you plan for the next recruitment cycle.

This episode features Alicia Kalka, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, and Summer Boggess, Director of Admissions, from Fairmont State University, who led a fantastic session on Enhancing Enrollment through Community Engagement in Rural and Marginalized Communities. This episode highlights how community engagement events have connected underserved communities in West Virginia with opportunities in higher education. We dive into how these initiatives were implemented and the impact they've had on post-secondary enrollment.

 

Host:

Dr. Alex Fronduto
Faculty Lead, M.Ed in Higher Education Administration & Associate Teaching Professor, Northeastern University

Guests:

Alicia Kalka, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, Fairmont State University

Summer Boggess, Director of Admissions, Fairmont State University