Request Kevin Windholz as a speaker
Kevin Windholz has spent over 20 years working in the higher education sector. Currently, he serves as the Vice President for Enrollment Management at Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City), a role he has held since 2012. In this role he has led domestic and international admissions, financial aid, student accounts and University marketing and communications. As a member of the President’s cabinet, he has served on various University planning committees of which tasks have included authoring the University Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) plan, assisting with development of the University’s master strategic plan, reviewing University academic program offerings and examining University Employee and Board of Trustees organizational structures. Among his proudest achievements in this role has been discount management and developing a system to accurately predict net revenue to be generated from future enrollment. Prior to coming to OCU, Windholz worked in Enrollment Management at Washburn University (Topeka, KS) from 2001 to 2006 and Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO) from 2006 to 2012. Since 2023, he has served as an affiliate consultant for enrollmentFUEL, in addition to his work at OCU.
Beginning his career as a television news reporter and substitute anchor, Windholz is a naturally trained speaker. He has been a regular presenter at the American Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) SEM Conferences. He has also been a past presenter at the former Recruitment Plus Users’ conference, the ACT Enrollment Planners’ conference and the Missouri Association for Collegiate Admissions Counselors (MOACAC) conference. Some topics have included, A Paperless Admissions Office, How to Search the Right Students, Lowering Tuition Discount and Maximizing New Student Revenue, How to Manage Enrollment During a University Prioritization Process, and How to Accurately Predict Institutional Net Revenue. Windholz has also served as a facilitator and panelist for Academic Impressions and Campus Living Villages. His work has also been published in the AACRAO Strategic Management Quarterly Journal.
Windholz received his B.A. in Information Networking and Telecommunications from Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS) in 2000 and his Master of Liberal Student (MLS) from Washburn University (Topeka, KS) in 2005.