DEPARTMENT OF
ENROLLMENT
CDU Campus Reel
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The Office of Enrollment implemented an exciting program that provides prospective students to hear from current and prior CDU students through video testimonials . The digital video platform , called CampusReel , allows CDU students to self-record videos discussing why they chose CDU and the positive experience they have being a Mighty Lion .
“ CampusReel offers prospective students an important opportunity to hear about the CDU experience directly from other students in a way that is so much more real and impactful than reading a brochure ,” notes Vanessa Riggins , CDU Executive Director of Enrollment Management . “ Selecting a university to attend is such an important decision with a lifelong impact , so it was important for us to provide genuine insight from real students who can provide an authentic perspective .”
The rollout of the platform attracted numerous former and current students eager to share kind words about CDU
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CampusReel offers prospective students an important opportunity to hear about the CDU experience
directly from other students in
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a way that is so much more
– Vanessa Riggins
CDU Executive Director of Enrollment Management with potential future Mighty Lions . “ Because of the community that Charles R . Drew University is a part of – Watts-Willowbrook community – I have access to a very unique patient population .
It ’ s a largely Black and Hispanic population ,” said CDU student Yomi Adeyemi in his video . “ These are groups of patients who I feel like , as a black man in medicine , I am uniquely positioned to directly connect with and just be someone people can relate to . Oftentimes , having a doctor that someone can relate to can really go a long way .”
Prospective students interested in hearing about the CDU experience are provided a link to the testimonials or are directed to the CampusReel website to browse through the growing collection of video testimonials . Plans are underway to integrate some of the videos directly into the CDU site . The library continues to expand as more Mighty Lions , past and present , sign on to share their CDU stories .
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