Ep. 69: Collaborate, Curate, Consolidate: Fordham’s Approach to Smarter Student Programming
From Talking Tactics by Dayana Kibilds, Safaniya Stevenson
February 17, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 69
About this episode
This episode discusses how Fordham University improved student engagement by addressing over-programming issues.
Are too many emails and events actually hurting student engagement at your university? In this episode of Talking Tactics, Safaniya Stevenson chats with Toni Marie Perilli from Fordham University about how over-programming can overwhelm students and what her team did to fix it. From segmented newsletters to centralized program planning, Toni shares actionable strategies to get students opening, clicking, and showing up.
People in this episode
Host: Safaniya Stevenson
Guest: Toni Marie Perilli
Topics covered
- student engagement
- program planning
- email communication
- university events
- actionable strategies
Keywords
- student programming
- engagement strategies
- centralized planning
- newsletters
- university events
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fordham University
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