History of
Student Enrollment , Engag
During the spring semester of 2010 , then President John Broderick , concerned with the status and effectiveness of the Student Affairs division , initiated two actions that would ultimately result in the formation of Student Engagement & Enrollment Services . He hired Keeling & Associates , a higher education consulting and professional services firm , to conduct a study with the goal of determining how a new division could be structured to ensure , in President Broderick ’ s words , “ no student falls through the cracks .” He then established the President ’ s Advisory Committee on Student Success , consisting of members from across campus , with a charge of developing the final recommendations for the creation of a new division . This committee used the Keeling report along with numerous other sources and in August of 2010 provided the president with a recommendation to create Student Engagement & Enrollment Services along with its initial organizational structure . The committee also recommended creating a Student Success and Advisory Board , reporting to the President and cochaired by the Student Engagement & Enrollment Services Vice President and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs to ensure the two divisions worked closely together in collaboration to support student success .
On March 1 , 2011 , Dr . Ellen Neufeldt started as the inaugural Vice President for Student Engagement & Enrollment Services and the division was officially launched . In July of 2011 , the development of the division ’ s first strategic plan began with the hiring of a consultant who
led the process . A kickoff strategic planning retreat was held on August 3 , 2011 with the theme , “ Creating a New and United SEES Team to Better Serve Students and Support Their Learning and Success !” The plan was developed throughout the fall 2011 semester and the 2012 – 2014 Division Strategic Plan was published in the spring of 2012 . The initial strategic plan was updated throughout the fall of 2014 and the 2015 – 2020 Division Strategic Plan was published in the spring of 2015 .
The first two strategic plans were organized around four founding principles or “ pillars ” of the division : Recruitment , Engagement , Active Learning , and Student Success . These pillars were later expanded and modified to include Enrollment , Engagement , Inclusion , Learning , and Student Success . Each of these pillars represents a significant aspect of the division , its mission , and leadership .
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