Most anyone that knows me is aware that there is about one thing on my mind right now: the triumphant return of the iPhone as my cell phone of choice.  A little background for you… I was there on the launch day of the original iPhone in June 2007.  I had the phone until about November of that year, and don’t get me wrong, it was the most useful electronic device I had ever owned.  Unfortunately the financial commitment of having the phone was, at that time, a little bit much for me to handle.  I very reluctantly traded down to a Moto Razr for the rest of my contract. Fast forward to...

If you’re anything like me, May 2 always feels like the greatest breath of fresh air.  You’ve worked hard for the last year, trying to provide the best customer service possible so that your product (the college) can stand as tall as possible.  I think what’s most exciting about May 2 is that it means that the days ahead are the start of something new and just as important.  It’s about starting the process all over again, and getting better at it at the same time. So how will you approach your summer months? I know that I am definitely excited about spending a little bit of...

I had a great time both attending and presenting at the annual MACAC conference on April 30, held this year in Grand Rapids at the L.V. Eberhard Center on the campus of Grand Valley State University.  A good number of my colleagues attended as well, including Garrett Knoth, who gave a presentation on counselor recommendation letters and college essays.  I was also able to sit in on Nathaniel Hancock’s (see Zinch) presentation on social media (which happened to include an excellent nod to “The Office” with a reference to the “Dunder Mifflin Infinity” episode in season...

I don’t usually use Admittedly Dutch as a forum for personal items outside of technology and recruitment for higher ed, but this is something I just have to share with those of you who keep up with this blog.  On April 23 at 8 PM, Dave Ramsey is sponsoring an event called “Town Hall for Hope.” In their words, “Town Hall for Hope is your opportunity to sit down with people in your community for a nationwide town hall meeting led by Dave Ramsey. Thousands of venues across the country will host the event, broadcasting Dave’s live presentation. In the opening half hour, Dave...

I spent the last week in New York at the NACAC national college fairs in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse.  New to these fairs was a system where students could create a profile online and then generate a custom barcode that could be scanned by a rep if they wanted more information from that particular college.  It’s great that NACAC has gotten on board with this kind of system because it generates an easy process (.csv file) for loading data (better than the traditional reply/information card, anyway).  More importantly, students are much more inclined to submit their information if it...