NursingCAS Dispatch - November 2026

Updates and Events

Discover Nursing School Virtual Fair on November 5

The Discover Nursing School Virtual Fair is taking place on Thursday, November 5, from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET. Please share the event with your students and encourage them to attend! Nursing schools from across the country will be hosting virtual booths throughout the day eager to share their programs with students. In addition, the AACN team will be hosting a special session at our booth, Exploring Nursing Schools – Where to Begin?, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET to orient students to the Virtual Fair.

Student Recruitment: Echo Targeting Webinar on November 12

Registration is open for the Student Recruitment: Echo Targeting webinar taking place on Thursday, November 12 from 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET. Echo Targeting is an affordable retargeted digital banner advertising tool that allows member schools to exclusively reach NursingCAS applicants while they surf the internet.

AACN’s partner, Owen Landon of Echo Interactive LLC, will be joined by school users to share how you can use retargeted ads to reach prospective students. Join us to discover why dozens of schools across four health professions utilize Echo Targeting! Please register in advance to attend. Additional information on Echo Targeting is available on the NursingCAS website.

NursingCAS Demo Webinar on November 17

Are any members of your team new to NursingCAS or in need of a refresher? Encourage them to attend AACN’s NursingCAS Overview: A Demonstration of the Student Application and Admissions Management Portal webinar, which will be held on Tuesday, November 17 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET.

Prospective and current NursingCAS users are encouraged to attend this training session, which will provide a walk-through of the platform and introduce users to best practices and useful tools in WebAdMIT.

Unable to attend the webinar? All registrants will receive a copy of the recording.

Nominate Students for the NursingCAS Student Ambassador Group

AACN is excited to announce the launch of the NursingCAS Student Ambassador Group! We are seeking nursing students of all levels who are passionate about nursing and eager to inspire their peers. Ambassadors will participate in outreach activities such as webinars, blog posts, and social media to share the value of nursing. Do you know a student who would be a good fit? Submit a nomination form by Friday, November 13. Additional details and eligibility requirements can be found on our website.

NursingCAS PURL Pages Discontinued

NursingCAS has discontinued the use of PURL pages. For the latest resources, guidance, and support, please visit the WebAdMIT Help Center.

Featured Liaison Learning | Beyond the Inquiry Form: How to Identify Student Interest Earlier

“The enrollment journey no longer begins with an inquiry form,” writes Mia Nissen, Liaison International’s Senior Digital Solutions Manager, “Today's students engage with institutions through dozens of touchpoints before they're ready to identify themselves as applicants.”

In this blog post, Nissen outlines simple ways to expand enrollment strategies beyond the standard inquiry form, examining other digital behaviors that can be used to identify prospective students and build strategies for effective multichannel engagement. Read the full post for insight on capturing meaningful signals earlier in the interest pipeline to create more personalized, responsive experiences for potential students.

By The Numbers

Q&A

Q: What resources do we have for integrating NursingCAS with our current system(s)?

A: Some admissions users may need to import their applicant/application data into another system on campus. This can be accomplished through Integration, a process which moves NursingCAS data into an institution’s local system(s).

The Data Integration Help Center provides a comprehensive overview of the options available and contains the information that may be required by your institution's IT team. Preparatory materials, including guidance on mapping out your integration process and a sample Integration Project Timeline are available to teams looking for a place to start. To build a solid foundation for the integration process, teams should:

Identify what data you need (i.e., what applicants and what application data)
Define where you need to send it
Determine how often you need to send it

Once your team has identified its integration needs, you can determine which tool would be the best fit. Among the most utilized integration tools available to NursingCAS users are the CAS API and WebAdMIT API.

The CAS API enables data to be loaded directly into your local system and is especially helpful for schools that utilize multiple CASs. It is designed to enable easy and secure access to applications and data in real time, directly from the same transactional data store used by the Applicant Portal and Configuration Portal.

Access to the CAS API is provided upon request by your campus's Institution Manager. The Institution Manager should contact Liaison's Client Support Specialist team to request access.
The WebAdMIT API first processes data in WebAdMIT, which is then loaded into your local system. This allows schools to automate operations within WebAdMIT (such as List Manager, Export Manager, and PDF Manager) to aggregate application data as needed before it is exported to an institutional system.

To work with the WebAdMIT API, the API Access permission should be enabled in your Work Group. Below are some resources that can help your team get started with WebAdMIT API.
- If you're an admissions user and are considering using the WebAdMIT API, review the Getting Started with the WebAdMIT API article.
- If you're an IT analyst and working with the WebAdMIT API to assist your admissions team, review the Working with the API for Your Institution's WebAdMIT Users article.
- If you're a developer and need programming assistance or documentation, review the Programming for WebAdMIT's API article.

If your team is looking for more hands-on support, Liaison International can provide one hour of integration consulting at no cost to NursingCAS member schools. If further support is needed, paid integration consulting services are available. If you would like to learn more about these services, please contact Karen Jacobs, Liaison International's Vice President of Account Management, at kjacobs@liaisonedu.com.

NursingCAS Dispatch - November 2026

NursingCAS Dispatch - November 2026

Updates and Events

Discover Nursing School Virtual Fair on November 5

Student Recruitment: Echo Targeting Webinar on November 12

NursingCAS Demo Webinar on November 17

Nominate Students for the NursingCAS Student Ambassador Group

NursingCAS PURL Pages Discontinued

Featured Liaison Learning | Beyond the Inquiry Form: How to Identify Student Interest Earlier

By The Numbers

Applicant Demographics: HRSA Indicators – Academic Background

Q&A

Q: What resources do we have for integrating NursingCAS with our current system(s)?

Additional Resources

Support for WebAdMIT School Users