The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Office of Academic Affairs, at the University at Buffalo seeks an Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management. Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the incumbent will develop and implement strategies to enhance enrollment and oversee comprehensive enrollment operations, including logistics, school-wide recruitment, admissions, yield enhancement, and the onboarding process to ensure new students have a seamless transition. SEAS is ranked second among the top public engineering schools in the Northeast and in the top 30 public engineering schools in the nation. Home to nine academic departments that offer a broad array of educational programs for both undergraduate and graduate students, the Assistant Dean will work with key staff to achieve enrollment targets, influencing the entire admission lifecycle from prospect through enrollment.

Responsibilities include:

• Supervision and Leadership: Supervise key staff managers responsible for all aspects of the admission lifecycle, including marketing and communications, CRM, admissions operations, and recruitment.
• Graduate Admissions Management: Oversee the graduate admissions and new student enrollment processes. Provide guidance to staff managers on building and maintaining digital applications, managing application data, optimizing workflow efficiencies, and overseeing application review processes and communication activities throughout the admission lifecycle.
• Diversity Recruitment Strategies: Develop and implement strategies to recruit, yield, and enroll talented students from diverse backgrounds into SEAS programs.
• Recruitment Activities: Plan and participate in recruitment efforts for undergraduate and graduate programs within SEAS, including both domestic and international travel. Oversee events such as accepted student receptions for graduate programs in Buffalo, as well as recruitment events in India and China.
• Graduate Program Development: Support graduate education by developing strategies for new niche graduate programs to increase enrollment in the short and long term. Assist departments in developing new graduate programs based on industry trends and executing updates to existing graduate program curricula. Collaborate with external companies to increase exposure to new and existing programs and expand the prospect database.
• Data Reporting: Provide data reports to Department Chairs and other key individuals tracking student recruitment through the application and enrollment stages.
• Onboarding and Orientation: Support accepted graduate students through strategic planning for new incoming graduate student orientation and onboarding activities in SEAS. Collaborate with various campus constituents to plan events that ensure a seamless transition to UB, including International Student Services, International Admissions, Student Accounts, The Graduate School, and Graduate Enrollment Services.