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Why Student Data Is Your Most Powerful Weapon Against the Enrollment Cliff - with Vanessa Roth Didyk, CEO, ZeeMee

Vanessa Roth Didyk, CEO · ZeeMee

Jun 11, 2025 45 min
Why Student Data Is Your Most Powerful Weapon Against the Enrollment Cliff - with Vanessa Roth Didyk, CEO, ZeeMee

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How is ZeeMee helping students build community before they arrive on campus?

  • 02

    What makes their engagement platform different from typical social media?

  • 03

    How are predictive analytics helping universities prevent melt & improve retention?

  • 04

    What strategies are universities using to convert prospects with ZeeMee's data?

  • 05

    How is ZeeMee's AI ensuring student safety while building community?

  • 06

    Leading a successful pivot to create a student-focused community platform

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon

YOUR guest is Vanessa Roth Didyk, CEO, ZeeMee

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How is ZeeMee helping students build community before they arrive on campus?
  • What makes their engagement platform different from typical social media?
  • How are predictive analytics helping universities prevent melt & improve retention?
  • What strategies are universities using to convert prospects with ZeeMee's data?
  • How is ZeeMee's AI ensuring student safety while building community?

Topics include:

  • Leading a successful pivot to create a student-focused community platform
  • Achieving engagement levels that compete with major social apps
  • Developing 90% accurate prediction models for student enrollment behaviors
  • Creating powerful roommate-matching capabilities that reduce anxiety
  • Providing actionable data to help universities target at-risk students
  • Implementing AI safety features to protect students in online communities
  • Supporting enrollment teams with targeted student insights
  • Addressing Gen Z's needs for authentic connections & reduced anxiety

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