Recruiting Activities
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies engages in a number of activities designed to recruit students to degree and certificate programs. During 2001:

• Over 2,700 application packets were mailed out for graduate programs in the AYSPS; graduate applications were also available online at the AYSPS website.

• Felix Rioja made e-mail contact with 988 economics departments in 66 countries covering 6 continents to publicize the M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics programs.

• Over 1,300 posters advertising the Ph.D. in Economics program were mailed to institutions in the U.S. And abroad, along with letters (written in English, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese) describing the program.

• Office of Academic Assistance staff met undergraduate students accepted for summer and fall semesters and their parents at a reception hosted by Undergraduate Admissions.

• Office of Academic Assistance staff met with advisors in the Office of Admissions to discuss AYSPS programs and provide brochures in anticipation of the Probe tour and career fairs to recruit undergraduates for GSU.

• Sally Fowler of PAUS Department was guest speaker at the Council for Volunteer Administration (COVA) to introduce the new Graduate Nonprofit Certificate.

• PAUS staff and faculty participated in GE Capital's annual Career Week fair to promote their masters-level degree programs.

• Office of Academic Assistance staff met with Student Advising Center counselors to provide information about the new undergraduate Certificate in Aviation Management, the new Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Policy and Development, and other programs.

• AYSPS had two booths at Staff Information Day, one to provide information about academic programs, the other for research centers. Dorie Taylor of Fiscal Research Center organized the event for the university.

• Office of Academic Assistance staff met with student volunteer leaders of Incept to familiarize them with AYSPS programs, and participated in Incept marketplace and advising sessions.

• Faculty and staff participated in Legislative Appreciation Night to distribute information to legislative staff members and others.

• AYSPS alumni, faculty and staff participated in Panther Preview to introduce prospective students and their parents to GSU.

• A brochure announcing the Summer Policy Internship program was distributed to approximately 5,000 institutions in the U.S. to recruit rising seniors with an interest in policy studies to intern at GSU.

• Prospective and current students interested in aviation received a quarterly Aviation Newsletter published by the PAUS Department.

• All undergraduates admitted to GSU as "undecided" majors were sent program brochures and a letter inviting them to consider a major in economics, human resource policy or public policy.

• Economics recruitment coordinator Felix Rioja developed a plan for faculty to incorporate graduate recruiting into their travel plans and created a list of regional colleges they can visit to give talks about AYSPS graduate programs.

• Economics faculty visited numerous regional colleges to recruit graduate students, including presentations by Felix Rioja at Eckerd College and Stetson University in Florida in the Spring; and a presentation by Paul Ferraro to the senior honors seminar in economics at Spelman College in November.

• Economics Department hosted a campus visit for prospective doctoral students to introduce them to GSU; current doctoral students, faculty and OAA staff participated.

• Approximately 500 students accepted into the College of Law for Fall 2001 were sent a brochure describing the M.P.A./J.D. program and a letter inviting them to meet with the faculty advisor for the joint degree; brochures were also distributed by the College of Law at their information sessions.

• Faculty advisor Bill Waugh and PAUS Department hosted a reception and information session for the M.P.A./J.D. Program

• All students accepted to GSU who indicated an interest in majoring in economics were sent a letter from faculty advisors for the B.A., B.S. And B.B.A. degree programs discussing course work, career opportunities, and inviting them to join the Economics Club.

• Office of Academic Assistance staff represented GSU at career days at Georgia Perimeter College and North Georgia College and State University, and advisement sessions at Georgia Perimeter College.

• GSU conducted regular counseling sessions at Delta Air Lines during the year. The sessions are posted on the Delta intranet and provide prospective students in the Delta employee ranks with information and guidance about GSU and the aviation program.

• Rick Charles conducted an aviation career day seminar at Chapel Hill High School in September. Over 200 students attended the session and indicated interest in pursuing aviation careers.

• The GSU aviation program has joined forces with Delta Air Lines and "Careers in Aviation," a group of aviation industry organizations dedicated to outreach activities in public schools to increase student awareness of opportunities in the field. Leading among the organizations involved are the Organization of Black Airline Pilots and Women in Aviation.

• Jay Bae participated in Graduate Student Recruiting at Armstrong Atlantic University, April 2001.