Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management - Morris
Join the University of Minnesota Morris (UMN Morris) leadership team as the vice chancellor for enrollment management.
The vice chancellor serves as a strategic leader responsible for advancing the continued vitality of UMN Morris through integrated recruitment, enrollment, and student success strategies. The vice chancellor reports to the UMN Morris chancellor (primary reporting line) and UMN vice president for strategic enrollment management, as part of the enrollment management team across the five UMN campuses. The vice chancellor works collaboratively across the institution to attract, enroll, retain, and graduate students who will thrive in UMN Morris's distinctive academic and community-engaged environment.
In an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing higher education landscape, the vice chancellor provides vision, leadership, and innovation in recruitment, financial aid, and data-informed planning. In collaboration with other campus units, such as marketing and communications, athletics, student life, academic affairs, and others, the vice chancellor champions a student-centered approach that connects enrollment management with academic excellence, access, belonging, student achievement, and institutional sustainability. The vice chancellor will be a member of the University-wide strategic enrollment management team and collaborate with colleagues and offices to develop and implement integrated strategies.
The successful candidate is a strategic, mission-driven leader who can tell the UMN Morris story, build enrollment and student success strategies grounded in data, and mobilize the campus community to advance the strength and vitality of a distinctive public liberal arts and sciences university.
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About UMN Morris
UMN Morris is a student-centered public liberal arts college that offers a world-class education in a close-knit community. As part of the University of Minnesota, Morris provides access to top research facilities, nationally ranked study abroad programs, and small class sizes—all at an affordable cost. Located in the welcoming town of Morris, the campus fosters strong connections between students, faculty, and the local community.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an active member of the UMN Morris senior administrative team, providing direction on all aspects of enrollment management
- Supervise staff in Admissions, Financial Aid, and One Stop
- Work closely with Financial Aid to leverage financial aid awards in a manner that enhances the overall student body and expands opportunities for timely degree attainment
- Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to advance student recruitment and retention efforts
- Articulate and amplify the distinctive value of a public liberal arts and sciences education, while building pathways for students from rural communities, tribal nations, transfer institutions, and other key populations
- Align recruitment, financial aid, and retention efforts into a cohesive strategy, with attention to overall student success
- Oversee successful implementation of strategic enrollment management plan components
- Create strategies and initiatives that effectively support the recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive student body in alignment with the University’s strategic plan, UMN Morris strategic plan, and UMN Morris strategic enrollment management plan
- Lead the institution's strategy for attracting, supporting, and graduating students in ways that sustain and advance the mission of a rural public liberal arts and sciences University
- Exhibit and promote data-driven decision-making at the institutional and college levels in collaboration with campus-wide efforts regarding institutional effectiveness and student success
- Serve as an active contributor to campus governance committees and represent the institution at relevant University meetings
- Participate in University enrollment management leadership meetings and contribute expertise to advance overall UMN goals and priorities
- Other responsibilities as assigned, consistent with the role
Qualifications
- Master's degree (doctoral degree preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to develop innovative enrollment strategies in response to changing demographics, student needs, and higher education market conditions, with experience or understanding the rural community context
- Demonstrated ability to use data and institutional research to inform strategic planning, enrollment management, student success initiatives, and organizational decision-making
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the mission and value of public liberal arts education and student-centered learning
- Demonstrated success building collaborative partnerships across academic and administrative units to achieve institutional goals
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering access, belonging, and student success for individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Progressive leadership experience in enrollment management, student success, institutional research, or related areas within higher education
Salary, Benefits, and Other Details
Starting salary range: $120,000–142,000
Work arrangements: In person
Benefits: As a Professional and Administrative (P&A) employee, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with low-cost health coverage, professional development opportunities, and retirement plan with 10% employer contribution. (See our benefits page for more information.)
Applications and Nominations
Please submit both a cover letter and a resume (or CV).
The position will remain open until filled.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.