Recruiting Tools
We in the Graduate School know that your personal contact with potential graduate students is the best recruitment tool around. To assist you in your recruiting efforts and in CU-Boulder's Flagship 2030 initiative to increase graduate student enrollment and enhance graduate education, we have developed or gathered the following publications, electronic resources, and tips.
Ordering Publications: Please request the publications using our online order form. They are all free of charge.
Graduate School Publications
Graduate School Guide a new, folding pocket guide about the size of a credit card with key information on "What to Know," "Where to Go," and "What to Do" on one side and a CU-Boulder campus map on the other.
View / download the Adobe Acrobat version.
Why CU? a new, lightweight brochure and matching Adobe Acrobat electronic presentation listing the top 10 reasons why students should consider pursuing graduate education at CU-Boulder. The brochure measures 6" x 6" and comes in four different covers featuring students of different nationalities to assist in meeting the Flagship 2030 goal of building a global crossroads by recruiting talented graduate students from all over the world.
View the web-based electronic presentation
View the PowerPoint presentations
Download a brochure
Just the Facts: Research and Graduate Education brochure
A four-color brochure that is a great complement to the Grad School brochure if weight is not an obstacle.
View / download the electronic Adobe Acrobat file.
CU-Boulder Publications
Campus Visitors Guide
University Communications has produced a glossy, four-color Campus Visitor's Guide that works well in conjunction with the other recruitment materials if weight is not an obstacle.
Faculty Achievements brochure
We recommend taking a handful of these with you on recruiting trips, conferences, etc. to show others and to give away should anyone request one.
Recruitment DVD
The Admissions office has a recruiting DVD that was designed to recruit undergraduate students. It can also be a good way to introduce our beautiful campus to prospective graduate students. We advise that you use it selectively and consider turning the volume down or off, etc. since its intended audience is somewhat different than graduate students.
Tips
Using CU-Boulder's Web Sites for Graduate Student Recruitment
- From the home page http://www.colorado.edu, click on "Admissions" or "Prospective Students."
- Direct international students to the "International" section and domestic students to the "Graduate Students" section.
- Your department info is often the next best bet for engaging prospective students. A synopsis of the graduate programs from your department can be accessed from the "Graduate Students" section by selecting Academics > Graduate School and choosing your school or college from the right-hand menu.
- The visual features on the bottom of the main Admissions page, such as the virtual tour, can also be helpful.
- See also the Research Achievements web page, the news podcasts and the news archives. They offer an excellent window into some of the great research, scholarship, and creative work going on at CU-Boulder.
Establishing Formal International Relationships
If you will be traveling internationally and have an interest in starting an exchange or broader relations, Larry Bell, the Director of the Office of International Education, is available to help facilitate your efforts. Please keep in mind as you talk to colleagues that such relationships may take some time to develop. Please contact Larry before your departure at (303) 492-8058 or larry.bell@colorado.edu.
Recruiting Tips? Please send us your tips on best practices in recruiting graduate students.
Feedback: Please direct any questions regarding our publications and web sites to Merlyn.Holmes@colorado.edu, and let us know at any time how else we may assist you in recruiting the best graduate students.
