With so many options available to students wanting to come to the U.S. to study, how easy does your website make it for them to learn about the different types of classes you have available? Just how many clicks does it take for a prospective student to see the "who, what and when" of the courses your school has to offer? We've highlighted two English language programs that use charts to make it easy to see these items at a glance, Studies in American Language at San Jose State University and the American English and Culture Program at Arizona State University. We recommend you take a look!



San Jose State University, Studies in American Language
http://www.sal.sjsu.edu/Courses/Courses_at_a_glance.html

Arizona State University, American English and Culture Program
http://www.asu.edu/xed/aecp/course/POS.html

February Survey Results: SEVIS Fee Reimbursement
Last month we asked about a possible trend in the reimbursement of the SEVIS fee that was implemented last September. 30% of you thought that there could be more of this on the horizon, even if schools have to increase their tuition, while 70% of respondents believe this has little chance of becoming a trend.

Happy recruiting!

John Hayden,
President, English, baby!

March Survey:
Is search engine optimization part of your overall recruiting plan?
  • Yes, we have done things such as optimize our site for keyword relevance.
  • Not yet, but we hope to include it this year.
  • No, we don't see value in search engine optimization.


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Foreign-student drop not due to tracking
Associated Press - Washington
March 20, 2005

A Homeland Security system that tracks foreign students in the United States is not to blame for a drop in visa applications from international scholars, a congressional report says.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/ articles/0320studentvisas20.html

Mote: U.S. must improve access
University of Maryland President testifies in Washington to fight for international grad students
Washington
March 18, 2005

University President Dan Mote testified before a congressional education committee yesterday, recommending ways to improve access for international graduate students as enrollment declines nationwide for the second consecutive year.

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/ display.v/ART/2005/03/18/423a90af606b0

Universities report drop in overseas student numbers
education.guardian.co.uk - UK
March 7, 2005

Three out of 10 UK universities have reported a drop in overseas student numbers and half have missed their international recruitment targets, vice-chancellors said today.

http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/ overseasstudents/story/0,12743,1432413,00.html

Students fight visa charge increase
Wessex, UK
March 4, 2005

Students from prominent universities all over the country banded together on Wednesday 23rd February in a desperate effort to prevent the Home Office from going forward with plans to increases international student visa renewal charges.

http://www.wessexscene.co.uk/article.php?sid=1000