Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Enrollment Management

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• Administration - Academic Affairs
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Regular

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Institution Name:

• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is an 1890 Land-Grant HBCU with a diverse student population, competitive degree offerings and stellar faculty.

For more than 140 years, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has worked to create an environment that inculcates learning, growth and productivity while affording a basic need to its students – a chance to advance.

The 15:1 student to teacher ratio makes it possible to maintain a learning environment with close interaction between students and faculty while challenging curricula encourage our students to seek and fulfill their potential.

You can excel in your chosen field of study through a curriculum of Certificate and Associates degree programs, more than thirty Undergraduate programs, Master’s degree programs and a Doctorate program in Aquaculture/Fisheries. You can also develop workplace readiness through internships, co-ops and fellowships in the U.S. and abroad.

Out-of-class experiences and student involvement include more than 90 student organizations, an internationally renowned Vesper Choir, Marching Band, Concert Bands, Wind Symphony, nationally recognized debate team, award-winning theater department and accomplished athletic program.

Though the main campus is in Pine Bluff, its reach is worldwide. UAPB has an extended campus in North Little Rock and offers as well as online courses. With the addition of the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE-ON), students can engage in information exchange with others anywhere in the world. There are also Research and Extension offices in Lonoke, Newport and Lake Village and collaborations with other colleges and universities in the State through the National Science Foundation funded STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Academy.

As the second oldest land-grant institution in the state of Arkansas, the mission of this No Excuse University remains the same – to provide a high quality, affordable education with a personal touch. We invite you to Become a Part of the Pride at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

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• Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor |
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Summary of Job Duties:

• Primary Purpose of the Position
• Reporting directly to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Enrollment Management serves as the University’s chief enrollment strategist and provides executive leadership for developing, implementing, and continuously refining a comprehensive Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) framework to achieve institutional enrollment goals and advance student access, persistence, completion, institutional sustainability, and mission fulfillment.

The Associate Vice Chancellor leads a coordinated enrollment enterprise and collaborates across Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Student Financial Services, Institutional Research, Marketing and Communications, University College for Student Success, and other institutional units to align enrollment planning, recruitment and admissions, student onboarding, financial aid strategy, registration, persistence initiatives, academic program development, and enrollment operations with institutional priorities.

As a senior member of the academic leadership team, the Associate Vice Chancellor serves as a trusted advisor to the Provost and the Executive Cabinet on enrollment strategy and institutional priorities, including enrollment trends, demographic shifts, enrollment forecasting, market opportunities, student success outcomes, and strategic initiatives that support access, affordability, persistence, completion, and post-graduate success.

• The Associate Vice Chancellor is expected to bring an enterprise-wide perspective to enrollment management, recognizing that enrollment outcomes result from the collective work of the University rather than any single office. The position therefore builds shared responsibility and accountability for enrollment performance across academic and administrative units and works across organizational boundaries to remove barriers, strengthen the student experience, and improve institutional effectiveness.
• Leadership Profile and Attributes
• The ideal candidate will be a strategic, collaborative, innovative, and student success-centered leader who demonstrates:
• •A strategic and entrepreneurial mindset focused on sustainable enrollment growth, student success, and institutional vitality.
• •A deep understanding of the relationship among enrollment management, academic planning, recruitment and admissions, financial aid strategy, student onboarding, persistence and completion, and institutional sustainability.
• •A comprehensive understanding of the student enrollment lifecycle and the institutional processes that influence a student’s progression from prospect and applicant through enrollment, persistence, and graduation.
• •A commitment to expanding educational opportunities and advancing socioeconomic mobility through higher education.
• •Strong analytical and data interpretation skills with the ability to leverage enrollment analytics, predictive modeling, demographic trends, and market intelligence to inform decision-making.
• •A collaborative leadership style that builds alignment across divisions and fosters shared ownership and accountability for enrollment outcomes.
• •Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• •A demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, improve processes, leverage technology, and implement innovative solutions.
• •An ability to identify and eliminate institutional barriers that impede recruitment, enrollment, registration, persistence, and student success.
• •A commitment to delivering responsive, student-centered service throughout the enrollment experience.
• •An ability to balance immediate enrollment objectives with the University’s longer-term academic, financial, and strategic interests.
• •A commitment to accountability, continuous improvement, measurable results, and responsible stewardship of institutional resources.

• Key Responsibilities
• The successful candidate will perform the following key duties and responsibilities:

• Strategic Enrollment Planning and Institutional Alignment
• •Lead the development, implementation, assessment, and continuous refinement of UAPB’s comprehensive Strategic Enrollment Plan, establishing short- and long-term enrollment goals, strategies, performance indicators, and accountability measures aligned with the University’s mission, strategic priorities, academic portfolio, and resource planning.
• •Develop and monitor enrollment