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August 2024
The NursingCAS Dispatch is a monthly newsletter intended to keep you up to date with current happenings at NursingCAS. The newsletter features:
- NursingCAS Know-How including key features, resources, recruitment opportunities, and reminders
- NursingCAS by the Numbers featuring metrics showcasing application statistics and other relevant data
- User Updates to keep you in the loop, so you can keep your team and applicants in the loop
 NURSINGCAS KNOW-HOW
Required Webinar: Steps to Ensure a Successful 2024-2025 NursingCAS Cycle
The 2024-2025 NursingCAS cycle will launch on August 8. Register now to attend our next webinar titled NursingCAS: Steps to Ensure a Successful 2024-2025 Cycle. This webinar will be held on Monday, August 19 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The following topics will be discussed:
- WebAdMIT best practices and efficiency measures: local statuses, list manager, faculty/committee member review feature, automated scoring features, and more!
- Steps to managing your applicant pool
- Tips for analyzing your applicant pool and recruitment efforts with the Report Manager and Analytics by Liaison tools
- AACN and NursingCAS recruitment tools
At least one member from each institution must attend. If you cannot attend, please register to receive a copy of the recording.
Managing Overlapping Cycles
The new 2024-2025 cycle will launch on August 8. With two NursingCAS cycles open simultaneously for 5 months, it is important that users accurately update hyperlinks so students can access the application in the correct cycle portal. It is highly recommended that users place “Apply Now” buttons throughout their college website to easily direct students to the application in multiple places. Please reference the URL and Hyperlinks page to review your options.
Recording Now Available: Preparing for the 2024-2025 NursingCAS Cycle
AACN recently held a Preparing for the 2024-2025 NursingCAS Cycle webinar. The webinar recording and presentation slides are now available. The following topics were covered:
- Updates and enhancements for the 2024-2025 NursingCAS cycle
- Best practices for closing out a cycle and preparing for a new cycle, including guidance on improving a program’s homepage and branding to increase recruitment efforts
- Configuration portal terminology and the CAS rollover process
- Configuration features for maximizing application review efficiency
NursingCAS Applicant Newsletter & Recruitment Event Calendar
The Applicant Newsletter, provided by AACN, is emailed to 160,000+ NursingCAS applicants the third week of every month. This newsletter is for programs affiliated with NursingCAS only. Program submissions are FREE and due on the Friday prior to publication. Posts must relate to one of the three topics below or they will be removed. Please submit an announcement using the form on our website.
Here is some additional information on how schools can leverage each section of the Applicant Newsletter:
- Open Seats: Use this section to provide notifications to applicants about NursingCAS programs with available space. You can share information about one specific program or multiple programs in one announcement. You can highlight the program by providing information relevant to your nursing school, specific program requirements, location, accreditation, program cost/scholarships, specialties, etc.
- Deadline Extensions: Use this section to share announcements about deadline extensions for your NursingCAS programs. You can share information about your programs, the new deadlines, and any requirements that might have changed (if applicable).
- New Programs: Use this section to highlight any new programs that have joined/launched in the Application Portal since the last newsletter.
We recommend including contact information for representatives or links to your website and the NursingCAS application within the announcement. Visit the Newsletter Archive for samples of previous submissions.
The NursingCAS Events Calendar is a great platform for publicizing your program’s recruitment events. These events include student information sessions, virtual fairs, open houses, and other recruitment events that connect your institution with potential applicants. You can submit items to the Events Calendar using the Applicant Event Form. This calendar is distributed to 160,000+ students each month.
AACN’s NursingCAS Operations & Education Manager
AACN is excited to announce that Kate Avery has been promoted to NursingCAS Operations & Education Manager effective July 1. In this new role, Kate will focus on providing education and training for current NursingCAS school users. Please feel free to connect with Kate at kavery@aacnnursing.org if you have suggestions for specific webinar topics or training resources you’d like to see in the future!
WebAdMIT Sandbox Environment Refresh
Are you utilizing the WebAdMIT Sandbox? If not, you should be! Sandbox is a duplicate test platform useful for testing and training purposes; any actions performed in Sandbox will not affect the live data in production. This tool provides users with a safe, “near-production” environment to submit test applications and run sample exports, among other actions. The WebAdMIT Sandbox is a copy of the WebAdMIT production environment with sensitive applicant information (such as surnames, email addresses, etc.) obfuscated.
The WebAdMIT Sandbox is refreshed between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. ET every Monday. If Monday is a US or Canadian holiday, deployment is the next business day. This deployment includes all system changes from the preceding release. The WebAdMIT Sandbox environment is refreshed with current (cleansed) production data and program configurations. Any test exports, custom fields, etc., in the current Sandbox will be overwritten.
Support for WebAdMIT School Users
As always, the dedicated WebAdMIT Client Support Specialist Team is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET to assist with questions about WebAdMIT features. The team can be reached at (857) 304-2020 or webadmitsupport@liaisonedu.com. Training is also available via webinars, on-demand courses, and the Liaison Academy. Please visit the WebAdMIT Help Center for further information.
Make sure to sign up to receive important notices through the Liaison CAS Status page for updates on future CAS and WebAdMIT outages.
 BY THE NUMBERS
In the 2022-2023 NursingCAS cycle, 53,235 students submitted applicants to your programs. The below graphic provides a breakdown of applicants based on age group. Did you know that you can utilize Analytics by Liaison to view demographic dashboards for your school’s individual applicant pool? Options include Age Group, Race and Ethnicity, Legal Sex, and more. If you do not have an Analytics login, please contact Joe Clark at jclark@liaisonedu.com.
 USER UPDATES
This section provides monthly updates on new features and enhancements available within the Applicant Portal, Configuration Portal, WebAdMIT, and information on upcoming training opportunities. Please note that these are only a few highlights of Liaison’s recent enhancements. A complete list of recent WebAdMIT Release Notes is available.
Subscribe to WebAdMIT Release Notes
WebAdMIT Release Notes provide a summary of enhancements and new features that are made available in the Applicant Portal, Applicant Gateway, Configuration Portal, Letters by Liaison, and WebAdMIT. Want to receive Release Notes emails? Subscribe here.
2024-2025 NursingCAS Cycle Enhancements
In addition to Liaison’s automatically released enhancements, there are several NursingCAS-specific updates for the upcoming cycle. These enhancements include a new Gender value for applicants, new Graduate Level Tracks, and enhanced Work Group options, and more. Many of these changes are based on feedback from our NursingCAS school users. Please view the 2024-2025 Table for full details.
If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Jaczko, AACN’s Director of Application Services, at tjaczko@aacnnursing.org. |