President Linda L. M. Bennett has announced the appointment of Andrew Wright as vice president for enrollment management at the University of Southern Indiana. He will assume official duties January 5, 2015.
The vice president for enrollment management will guide the University’s planning process for enhanced recruitment and retention of students. The newly created position, reports to the president of the University and is a member of the President’s Council.
As vice president for enrollment management, Wright will provide strategic leadership and professional development for Admissions, Student Financial Assistance, Registrar, and University Division, and will oversee departmental budgets and resource allocation for programs and services. He also will lead an Enrollment Management Council, which includes representatives of units across campus.
“Enrollment management is an integrated approach to the recruitment and retention of students,†said Bennett, “Integration of functions requires experience across a range of fields as well as skillful leadership. We’ve found those traits in Andrew Wright, and I am delighted he will become USI’s first vice president for enrollment management.â€
Currently, Wright serves as the assistant vice president of Enrollment Services and director of Admissions at Missouri State University (MSU). Prior to his time at MSU, he worked in Eastern Michigan University’s (EMU) Office of Admissions, where he started as an admissions officer/recruiter, and later moved up to assistant director of Admissions and associate director of Admissions. He also spent time working in Residence Life at EMU as an area complex director and at the University of Akron as a hall director.
Wright has been involved in professional organizations and committee work on the MSU campus. He chaired the Undergraduate Recruitment Committee, Commencement Committee and Residency Committee. He also was a member of the Student Affairs Assessment and Planning Committee and University Marketing Committee, and has served on the Student Affairs Staff Development Committee.
He is treasurer of the Missouri Association for College Admission Counseling. While at EMU, he served as the Michigan ACAC National Delegate, co-chaired the Conference Planning Committee multiple years and served on numerous committees. At a national level, he served on the Finance Committee for the National Association for College Admission Counseling. He also has presented various webinars and sessions at conferences. Additionally, he is a member of, and serves as the Service Projects co-chair for his local Rotary chapter.
Wright received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University in 1992, with a major in general business and a concentration in international business. He also earned an MBA in international business from the University of Akron in 1995.
