Many researchers have written about strategic enrollment management in the institutional academic context, emphasizing the importance of faculty and staff partnerships in meeting enrollment goals. In a new study, researchers Clayton Smith and Lisa Harris interviewed faculty members and chief enrollment managers at 19 postsecondary institutions about the most effective ways for faculty to be involved in SEM. Their research, published in the latest SEMQ, identified five primary roles of faculty in SEM:
Provide quality instruction
Serve as a consultative partner with SEM administration
Support marketing and student recruitment
Support student recruitment and success
Share higher education trends
Smith and Harris also point out that faculty are key in implementing “SEM strategies in such areas such as academic advising, academic infrastructure, academic program reviews, faculty development, individual student interventions, institutional effectiveness, new student orientation, student engagement, student recruitment, and student retention.” They add, “Faculty are also key to the development of an institutional culture of collaboration and student success.”
The article also discusses limitations as well as implications and recommendations for practice.
Other articles in this issue include:
SEM As a Connector: Building Relationships in a New Normal
By Stanley E. Henderson and Kevin Pollock
Using Process Mapping and the “Communication Marathon” to Increase Faculty Involvement in Graduate Student Recruitment Efforts
By Heidi Puckett
Finding the Fit: Gender, College Choice, and Consumer Behavior in University Enrollment
By Jessica Syed and Ane Turner Johnson
SEM Quarterly provides knowledge and insight into the ongoing evolution of strategic enrollment management (SEM) by bridging the gap between theory and practice. Articles by thought leaders and practitioners address the emerging dynamics of SEM, including: executive-level leadership, leading strategies, internationalization, research, academic orientation, and current trends.
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