The Greehey Scholars Program at St. Mary's University developed a marketing outreach initiative for 2010-2011 to attract and retain the most qualified students through a full scholarship program and opportunities for professional and personal development. A competitive analysis found other programs lacked emphasis on scholarships and strong values. The initiative included identifying the brand as "Learn. Serve. Lead." and "Be a Greehey!" and developing key messaging about learning, serving, and leading. A marketing campaign was created using various vehicles like websites, brochures, t-shirts, and DVDs to promote the program's message and opportunities to different audiences.
2. Purpose Attractand retain the most qualified students, both locally and internationally, by offering professional and personal development, as well as a full scholarship to St. Mary’s University.
36. Contact Information If you have any questions, please contact us! - Sara Wilkinson swilkinson4@mail.stmarytx.edu - Lorna Cruz lcruz10@mail.stmarytx.edu
Most of the programs researched would benefit from offering more detailed and better organized information. Additionally, the lack of media and interactive pages highlighted the few that offered them. Texas Christian University’s scholar program, Neeley Scholars, served as an example to strive for.
Why?We learn in the classroom through our specialized classes and in the real world through business immersions.We do more than volunteer; we serve our community to create a meaningful impact.By integrating what we learn and how we serve, we are able to lead others by example, with our lives.We want the program’s publication image to be consistent with the St. Mary’s University Publication Guide**http://www.stmarytx.edu/communications/pdf/Pub_Guide.pdf
Why?It means to live with the ideals of constant learning, serving and leading. Mr. Greehey is a great example of hard work and dedication to serving others. Scholars call each other and introduce each other like this. E.g. “This is Rebecca, she’s a Greehey too.”
Learn: Opportunities in the classroom, through business immersions, etc.Serve: Service opportunities with different individual and group projects.Lead: Focused on ethics and living with principles while achieving real results.
SA Business Journal: parents and those in SA area, interested in businessBrochures: high school, wider audience or targeted to specific studentsFacebook page: awareness and outreach to current high school studentsWebsite has all info; others have specific info.Content outline for web includes everything, of which other vehicles stem out of.Consistent elements:Learn. Serve. Lead. (Opportunities that go with these)ScholarshipEthics
Audience:Everyone interested in learning about the GSPPotential applicantsParents and counselors of potential applicantsPotential employers/internship partners
Students who accept an offered position and current scholars