Colleagues in Caring site: Tennessee

Contact person and email address:

Margaret Heins: m.langing@worldnet.att.net
Marilyn Musacchio: mmusacchio@tntech.edu
Carla Sanderson: csanders@uu.edu

Recruitment initiatives:
Minority Student Weekend, University recruitment trips, School of Nursing Ambassador program

Timeframe/Target population:
Ongoing/high school juniors and seniors, transfer students, minority students. Is there an initiative that is designed for grade school students (see comments below under evaluation of effectiveness).

Partners/Funders:
Hospitals help with scholarships; paid recruiters from colleges.

Message:

Evaluation of effectiveness:
LOW yield. Real recruiting is expensive and we don't have money to really target potential groups as we would like. How do you measure grade school recruiting results?

Lessons learned:

• Offer a good program that has a good reputation in the community.
• Graduates/former students are probably the best messengers.

URLs for recruitment initiatives:

Resources available: