Monday, May 18, 2026
2:00 – 3:15 pm ET

Explore Emerging & Best Practices in Recruitment and Enrollment Management Activities

AI is already reshaping how prospective students discover, evaluate, and choose colleges and institutions that adapt early will have a clear competitive edge.

Join us on May 18, 2026 when our nationally-recognized presenter, W. Kent Barnds, will offer you a practical, insider look at how students are actually using AI during their college search, and what that means for your recruitment strategy. You’ll walk away with a clear understanding of how colleges are successfully integrating AI into admissions and enrollment efforts, along with real-world examples you can apply immediately.

Instead of chasing every new trend, you’ll learn how to make smart, strategic decisions about AI so you can avoid wasted time, reduce risk, and invest in approaches that deliver real ROI.

You’ll also gain insight into how institutions are balancing innovation with risk, so you can confidently determine where AI fits within your recruitment strategy.

Don’t get left behind or pulled in the wrong direction. Join us to cut through the noise, understand what’s working, and build an AI approach that drives meaningful enrollment results.

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you: 

• Explore current and emerging practices highlighting the use of:
  • AI-powered chatbots to engage prospective students
  • immersive AI-driven tours to increase interest and campus connection
  • marketing and messaging with AI-enhanced content that resonates
• Leverage AI as a “recruiter extender” to scale personalized outreach.
  Enhance telephone communication with AI assistants that improve responsiveness.
• Streamline transcript evaluation to save time and reduce manual workload.
  Deliver personalized, high-impact recruitment campaigns.
• Explore risk tolerance and build an AI approach that will drive meaningful results for your institution. 
  

Presenter

Kent Barnds is a senior higher education leader with more than three decades of experience in enrollment management, institutional strategy, and institutional transformation. Click here for full bio.

Invite your entire team for one low price!

• Live 75-minute online session with carefully selected expert(s)
  
• Unlimited access for your entire team to view webinar recording for two years (available after live event)
• Materials for your team (handouts, discussion questions, etc.)
• Certificate of completion for each participant
  

Instructions for live webinar access for your group are provided to you immediately upon checkout. Instructions for accessing the on-demand recording will be emailed to you approximately 24 hours following the live webinar. Feel free to contact us at info@paper-clip.com or 1-866-295-0505 with any questions. For information about licensing this webinar for unlimited distribution on your institution’s internal network/server, email info@paper-clip.com.

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