Vice Provost for Enrollment Management | Mizzou

Columbia, MO
Full Time
Senior Executive
The University of Missouri (“Mizzou” or “MU”) seeks a dynamic, innovative, and visionary leader to serve as the next Vice Provost for Enrollment Management (“VPEM”), who will propel Mizzou into a new era of enrollment management. Mizzou has achieved tremendous momentum as an institution—evident through historic highs in student success (retention, graduation, and placement rates), research expenditures, state appropriations and donor support, as well as transformative initiatives like MizzouForward. MU’s next VPEM will build and implement an enrollment management strategy that leverages campus partnerships, enhances our approach to financial aid, capitalizes on institutional gains and keeps the university on the forefront of recruitment trends. The next VPEM will have the opportunity to build and drive an integrated enrollment management vision for one of the most comprehensive universities in the United States. Mizzou is a proud member of the AAU and is designated as a Carnegie R1 and Land-Grant University, all of which are firmly entrenched in its institutional identity. It is home to numerous major research centers and the world’s first journalism school. MU has set a record of more than $462M in research expenditures in the fiscal year 2023, marking its 10th consecutive year of increases. The University is also one of only six public universities in the country with schools or colleges of engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, arts and science, law, and a powerful research reactor (the most powerful at any university in the country) all on one campus.

For more information, see the search’s full Leadership Profile and/or Mizzou’s Home Page.

KEY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT VICE PROVOST
 
  • Lead and shape the future enrollment direction and recruitment strategy. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader who sets informed enrollment goals, balances historical data, forecasts, and adapts to drive sustainable growth while preserving Mizzou's mission and prestige. They will also understand the implications of potential admissions policy changes and navigate these challenges to shape the university's future admissions strategy.
 
  • Keep MU at the forefront of recruitment trends in higher education. Mizzou seeks an innovative VPEM who understands emerging markets, adapts recruitment strategies to evolving trends, and enhances the university's appeal to prospective students while driving application growth.
 
  • Partner with campus leaders to make data-driven decisions. MU seeks a VPEM who will strategically leverage data to optimize enrollment operations, foster collaboration with leadership, and shape the university's data strategy to enhance recruitment and enrollment efforts.
 
  • Leverage financial aid to ensure long-term financial success. The next VPEM will use data-driven models to optimize financial aid allocation, balancing merit and need-based scholarships to ensure affordability for prospective students.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

A Master's degree in a relevant area and 10 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired, or a Bachelor's degree in a relevant area and 12 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS

The Search Committee will begin reviewing candidates immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Priority consideration will be given to materials received by September 25, 2024. Applications should include a CV/resume and a letter of interest that addresses the opportunities described above. The University is partnering with Isaacson, Miller for this search. Nominations and inquiries of interest may be sent in confidence to Carrie Alexander ([email protected]) or Arianna Williams ([email protected]) of Isaacson, Miller; or Patrick Arens ([email protected]) or Anna Cramer ([email protected]) of the University’s Executive Recruitment Team.
 
Email contact: [email protected]
Official Search Page:
https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/tmr/mu-vice-provost-enrollment-management-search
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