Enrollment Management Electronic Newsletter

What is SEM?

Strategic Enrollment Management is a comprehensive process designed to help an institution achieve and maintain the optimum recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students, where "optimum" is defined within the academic context of the institution. As such, SEM is an institution-wide process that embraces virtually every aspect of an institution's function and culture.

Institutions cannot increase productivity, service, quality, and competitiveness without a comprehensive strategy to manage their enrollments. For the strategy to be effective the principles must be understood and incorporated into activities throughout the institution.

The Enrollment Management Committee functions within the institution's governmental structure to provide oversight, evaluation, planning, and advice on strategies, goals, and objectives for the SEM program. It convenes monthly to recommend and review policy, develop alternatives, facilitate cooperation and coordination, and advance the SEM program. It serves as the communication hub with the Faculty Senate, other governmental bodies, and campus at large.

Your Enrollment Management Committee includes:
Dr. Burt Lidgerding - Dean/Associate Professor of Natural Sciences and Math
Dr. Kathy Reid - Department Chair/Professor of Economics
Dr. Bob Warburton - Director of Academic Advising/Professor of Biochemistry
Dr. Karen Austin - Director of Academic Support/Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Laura Renninger - Dean of Teaching and Learning
Sara Maene - Coordinator of Institutional Research
Christana Johnson - Director of Multicultural Student Services
Dave Cole - Assistant Dean of Students
Dr. Richie Stevens - Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs
Kim Scranage - Vice President for Enrollment Management
Dan Yanna - Director of Facilities Management
Randy Friend - Acting Director of Admissions
Helena Cole - Retention Specialist
Joan Pope - Assistant Director of Athletics
Sandra Oerly-Bennett - Director of Financial Aid
Tracy Seffers - Registrar
Shelly Tharp - Comptroller, Administration and Finance
Student Representative

SEM's primary goals are to...
• Stabilize enrollments (stop declining enrollment, control growth, and smooth out fluctuations in enrollment)
• Link academic programs and SEM (align the principles of SEM with those of the academic departments)
• Stabilize finances
• Optimize resources
• Improve services
• Improve quality
• Improve access to information
• Reduce vulnerability to environmental forces
• Evaluate strategies and tactics