Webinars

CECU hosts two online webinars per month. Webinars are available in real time or archived for future reference to members. CECU Members can access all past webinars at their convenience by logging into the CECU Member Resource Center. If you are a member and need assistance registering for a webinar or accessing a past webinar, please contact us at events@career.org. 
CECU  reserves the right to approve/deny registrants as needed.
Attendees must register 1hr prior to webinar start time to ensure enough time for registration review.
Upcoming Webinars

Becoming Data-Driven: Moving Beyond Excel for Data Analysis
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
2:00pmET
Presenter: Don Seaberry Director, Digital Marketing, MDT Marketing
  • Excel is a tremendous tool but it is a tool that has its limitations. This webinar will address several free tools, including Google Data Studio, MySQL, R and Python and how to implement these tools to take your data analysis to the next level. Solid data analysis is the backbone of making good business decisions that lead to return on investment. These tools will help you get the job done whether your organization is on a budget or has unlimited resources.
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Income Share Agreements: Compliance and Government Relations Strategies
Thursday, November 4, 2021
2:00pmET
Panelists: 
  • Jordan Wicker, Executive Director, ISA Alliance
  • Kevin James, Founder & CEO, Better Future Forward
  • Jonathan Joshua, Special Counsel, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
  • John Yow, General Counsel, Lambda School 
Moderator: John Huston, VP of Government Relations, CECU
  • This webinar will feature a panel of income share agreements experts to discuss recent trends in the industry, regulatory compliance, and government relations strategies. This will include a robust discussion of the CFPB’s recent consent order with Better Future Forward and its broader implications for the ISA industry.
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Understanding and appealing to your prospects in an ever-changing economic environment. 
Monday, November 8, 2021
2:00pmET
Presenter: Joel Espinoza, Director, Digital Strategies, Advance 360 Education
  • COVID-19 and other economic factors have been influencing our economy at an overwhelming rate. Having a pulse on the profile and mindset of your school’s student prospect base is crucial. In this session, we’ll show you how your data, audience research, economic data and more can help you best understand your prospects, and how this understanding translates to effective audience segmentation and messaging that resonates.
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Cash Management
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
2:00pmET
Presenter: Deborah John, President DJA Financial Aid Services, Inc.
  • We'll discuss the institutions' fiduciary responsibilities involved in requesting, managing, disbursing, and returning Title IV, HEA program funds.
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The Power of One: the Admissions & Financial Aid Alliance
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
2:00pmET
Presenter: Nancy Rogers, Sr. VP of Operations, Source for Training 
  • When admissions and financial aid are in sync, creating the Power of One, the results speak for themselves. Both departments serve as the first points of contact and deliver the most vital information needed for the prospective student to make a decision. Do you know that companies with superior customer service bring in 5.7 times more revenue than their competitors? (Forbes) How does this relate to the alliance between admissions and financial aid? Answer: The student experience is the alliance. Get answers to questions that everyone is asking:
    • Who should disclose tuition?
    • What can/should admissions say about financial aid? • What should take place during the “handoff” to financial aid?
    • What should financial aid say when greeting a student?
    • Who follows up and why?
    • What are students saying about their experience throughout the process Regardless of your position or department, student satisfaction is everyone’s job!
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The Changing Education Community and Effective Issues Management
​Wednesday, December 15, 2021
2:00pmET
Presenters: Lisa Brusio Coster, PR Director, Gavin & Mandy Arnold, President & CEO, Gavin
  • You are facing a rapidly changing landscape. From misinformed publics, public health crises, personnel issues, and cancel culture, college and university administrators require communications advising to mitigate the unexpected quickly and build relationships to gain the trust of students, faculty and staff. Join us for a 45-minute presentation and 15-minute Q/A session to learn how to successfully work with communications professionals to take control quickly and avoid crisis situations with strategic public relations guidance.
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Past Webinars
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