Bryan Bell, previously the Head of Data Science at Watermark Insights. He applied his skills in mathematics and statistics toward better understanding and acting upon the characteristics and behaviors that describe student outcomes in higher education. Bell earned his bachelor’s degree in pure mathematics from Franklin College and a master’s degree in statistics from Miami University.
Improving Educational Outcomes for Minority Male Community College Students
David H. Kalsbeek, Ph.D., is SEM Consultant at Human Capital Research Company and Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management & Marketing (emeritus) at DePaul University.
Equity-Oriented SEM: Some Thoughts on the Role of SEM Analytics
Keith J. Connell, M.B.A., a Professor of Design and Visual Arts at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, has an extensive background in both academia and the corporate world. Prior to his current role, he served as a program coordinator for business, marketing, computer studies, and interactive media web design. Throughout his tenure in these roles, Connell gained invaluable insights into the unique challenges and remarkable resilience possessed by marginalized and international students in Canada.
Connell’s academic journey is enriched by the diverse roles he played during his careers. His robust corporate background has equipped him with a wealth of knowledge facilitating the ability to teach in various disciplines, including digital content creation and strategy, big data, computer studies, and business. This multifaceted expertise enables him to provide a well-rounded educational experience to his students.
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Connell is focused on making significant contributions to the field of education. His research spotlights the experiences of international students and their resilience and choice to persist in higher education. With a strong commitment to promoting equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization within the classroom, he aims to develop best practices that enhance the educational landscape.
Connell’s dedication to lifelong learning and growth reflects his philosophy: “It’s a great day to learn something new,” seeing himself as both teacher and student. He holds two diplomas, one in advertising marketing communications and another in computer studies, both earned from Georgian College. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from York University and an M.B.A. from the University of Fredericton, specializing in leadership and innovation.
The Intersection of SEM and Equity: A Systematized Literature Review
Harrison P. Johnson, Ph.D., is the University Registrar at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He has spent the last ten years dedicating his work to integrating and transforming the registrar's office in functional areas of institutions of higher learning. His research interests lie in modernizing registrar practices and academic policies within the historically black college and university setting. He regularly serves as an instructor in AACRAO's Registrar 101 courses. He earned a B.S. and M.U.R.P. from Alabama A&M University, an M.S. from Southern Arkansas University, and a Ph.D. from Jackson State University.
Review of: Examining Student Retention and Engagement Strategies at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Promoting FERPA in HBCU Environments: The Registrar's Role
Camila de Wit Giesemann is Founder and Principal of de Wit&. As the former director of admissions and career services at ESADE Business School, de Wit Giesemann oversaw the creation of an international career services department responsive to a global customer base of recruiters and students from more than 45 nationalities. During her seven-year tenure, she saw the rise of ESADE's FT MBA program in a myriad of global rankings as well as the growth and effectiveness of its admissions and enrollment management functions.
Since 2010, de Wit Giesemann has been helping Graduate Management Education industry organizations, as well as U.S. and European colleges, universities, and business schools, define strategy, develop and present coursework and content, and advise candidates and students. Clients include: the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC); the MBA Roundtable; University of Cambridge, Judge Business School; Simmons College; Berklee College of Music; among others.
Designing and Developing Rubrics for Holistic Decision-Making in Graduate Management Education
Stephen Jenkins is the Senior Director of Graduate Recruiting and Admissions at Texas Christian University. Jenkins has been a higher education professional since 2003. Over the course of that span, he has held several leadership roles. In 2019, with a track record of success in leadership, recruitment, management, and communication, Jenkins joined TCU Neeley as the director of graduate recruiting and admissions. Jenkins provides strategic planning for recruitment efforts, manages the recruitment process, and facilitates collaborative initiatives to secure top talent for TCU Neeley’s graduate programs. The programs under his purview are the executive M.B.A., full-time M.B.A., professional M.B.A., energy M.B.A., M.S. in business analytics, M.S. in supply chain management, and five certificate programs. In 2021, Jenkins was promoted to Senior Director of Graduate Recruiting and Admissions.
Jenkins holds a B.A. in marketing from Morehouse College, an M.B.A. from Mercer University, and a doctorate in leadership and organizational development from the University of Georgia.
Carl Einhaus, Senior Director of Student Success & P-20 Alignment and Director of Colorado GEAR UP, has served at the Colorado Department of Higher Education since 2014. He has worked in student services for more than 20 years in various roles, including student life, residence life, orientation, admissions, and enrollment management. Einhaus convenes the statewide Admission and Registrar Councils, supports the statewide Sexual Misconduct and Disability Services in Higher Education Advisory Boards, is the Department’s program lead for the statewide Concurrent Enrollment initiative, promotes student success strategies that focus on erasing the state’s equity gaps, and is the liaison to the Colorado Department of Education’s (K-12) efforts in college and career planning and workforce alignment.
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Michael Sparrow, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Morgan State University, Dr. Sparrow was a faculty member and co-coordinator of the Community College Leadership Ed.D. program at New Jersey City University. Dr. Sparrow’s research interests include academic success initiatives, student learning, student onboarding/orientation, student-veterans, and enrollment/retention strategies, and he has published articles and presented at numerous regional and national conferences on many of these topics. Before his time in faculty, Dr. Sparrow served in various administrative roles in student and academic affairs for more than a decade, concluding his administrative time as the Dean of Enrollment Management and Retention at Northampton Community College.
Enrollment Services Partnerships with Academic Affairs Are Necessary to Help Community College Adult Student Recruitment
Matt Gionta is the Vice President for Professional Sport Programs at ESF Camps, CEO of Genco Athletics, and serves as an adjunct professor in Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management. His research interests are centered on the student-athlete experience in school-based athletic programs and intercollegiate athletics.
Examining College Choice Factors for NCAA Division III Student-Athletes
Terry Ishitani is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research interests include college access and retention, enrollment management, and institutional research.
Nontraditional Community College Transfer Students and their Bachelor’s Degree Attainment
Graduation Rates of Pell Grant Recipients at Public and Private Four-Year Institutions
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Kerri Lemoie, Ph.D. is the Director of the Digital Credentials Consortium (DCC), leading the overall strategy for a global group of higher education institutions working on developing trusted infrastructure for digital academic credentials. Through her more than 20 years of experience as a web developer she has served in leadership and advisory roles in a number of seminal projects in blockchain, interoperable standards, and decentralized identity. Kerri was one of the founding technical contributors to the widely-referenced Open Badges specification for data-rich verifiable credentials.
Synesthetic EdTech leader with a portfolio of diverse experiences advancing the global credentialing ecosystem. Day job is to turn credentials into opportunities as the Director of Global Ecosystem and Innovation at Parchment, the leading credentialing platform in Higher Education globally. Night hustle is to build out the global credentialing ecosystem across education and work by contributing and leading work on technical open standards in support of technical (and human) interoperability. Simone is an O.G.s of Open Badges, the ancestor of modern recognition technologies. He currently Co-Chairs the W3C Verifiable Credentials for Education Task Force and contributes the development of open standards for Learning and Employment Records (LERs) across multiple Standards Developments Organizations.
Currently serves as the Chair of the Credential Engine CTDL Advisory Group, Strategic Advisory Council of the Groningen Declaration Network, and advisory board of the Open Recognition Alliance, Erasmus Without Paper, Steering Board of the Learning Economy Foundation and expert in the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure (use case diploma).
Adam Daniels is currently employed as the Manager, Strategic Enrolment Management Plan Implementation at Saint Mary’s University. Before this role, Daniels worked as the student transitions specialist within student affairs and services at Saint Mary’s since 2017. Previous to his time at Saint Mary’s, Daniels was employed on the St. John’s campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland between 2009 and 2017 for both the university and the undergraduate students’ union. He has a B.A. (2009) from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Making the ROI Argument for SEM: It Makes More than Cents
Tom Brophy has worked for 23 years in progressive leadership roles at the postsecondary education level. Brophy received his B.A. (1994) and M.Ed. (2002) from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. During his career, he has worked at three universities in three different provinces including Memorial (15 years), Brandon University (3 years), and Saint Mary’s University (7 years). Brophy has been very involved in developing programs and services to engage students, enrollment management, and student success. He has published and presented on numerous assessment and research-based initiatives, most recently on student success.
Steven Smith, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and the former associate vice-president academic and enrollment management at SMU and former dean of science. Smith received his B.A. (1995) from Bishop’s University and his M.A. (1997) and Ph.D. (2000) from Queen’s University. As AVP Smith led the strategic enrollment management program at SMU. He has published in journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Law and Human Behavior, Vaccine, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Journal of Applied Psychology.
Fostering Faculty Learning Communities: Reflections from an FYE Landscape of Practice
Kelly Long, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Georgia in the Doctor of Education program for higher education leadership and practice. They primarily teach quantitative research methods and courses focused on social justice. Prior to UNG, Dr. Long served as the assistant vice president of accreditation and assessment at a private business college for three years, and they held a similar role at a Oakland Community College for six years. Dr. Long is a peer reviewer for the Community College Journal of Research and Practice and is a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission. They hold an M.S. in survey methodology from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in education leadership from Oakland University.
Strategies for Diversifying the Legal Profession Pipeline: A Critical Race Theory Review
Kelley Lips, Ed.D., serves Emory University as the Assistant Vice Provost & Dean of Enrollment Services at Oxford College. An alumna of Oxford and Emory Colleges, Lips earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and educational studies. She then completed a M.S. in mental health counseling from Mercer University in Atlanta, GA, and then continued her education to receive her doctoral degree in higher education management from the University of Georgia’s Institute of Higher Education. In her current role, Lips serves as a member of the university’s enrollment leadership team and is responsible for admissions, financial aid, and the registrar at Oxford College. As a first-generation college student, Lips believes in the power of education to change lives and generate opportunity.
Organizational Structure, Strategy, and Coupling of Enrollment Management Divisions