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SOU Interview: Recruiting & Retention

RECRUITING

  • Work with OCA/SOU marketing & web dept.

    • PR: Mailers, online (website, Instagram, Facebook)

    • Public & College Radio, YouTube & Live Stream Programs
       

  • Regular Visits/Zooms with 17-CC Districts and those in upper NW.​

    • Wave out-of-state tuition hike (for HS grads as well)
       

  • ​Guaranteed articulation with evidence of 2 yrs.
    CC credit in a music program with 2.1 GPA minimum

  • Online Certificate Programs 

  • College Fairs (kiosk equipped with):

    • video playback equipment

    • glossy hard-cover print

    • data collection (for personal call backs to prospective students)

    • swag

    • Student Ensembles

      • Commercial Music Ensembles:

        • Commercial Music Ensemble​ (CME)

        • Mobonik Music Ensemble (MME)

      • Jazz ensembles
         

  • Online presence

    • In-house Webpages

    • Social Media: FB, Twit., Inst., TikTok

    • Social Media Music pages

      • SoundCloud

      • BandCamp 

      • ReverbNation

RETENTION 

  • Quarterly Performance Opportunities

    • CME & MME
       

  • Work/Study and Scholarship opportunities

    • Souther Oregon Audio Productions (SOAP)

    • Web/Social Media Assistant

    • MIDI Lab / Studio Assistant
       

  • Song Writing & Composition prizes / features / concerts
     

  • Interdisciplinary Collaborations across OCA
     

  • Regular Guest Artists from Industry (1-2/yr)

  • Regular Advising / Shepherding Cohorts / Career Mentorship

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