Jesse Boeding, Ed.D., is the co-founder of Education Assessment System, Inc., an innovative AI-enabled platform that aligns individuals’ knowledge with college credits and workforce contributions. With more than 25 years of experience in higher education and workforce development, Boeding has been an advocate for leveraging AI as a strategic growth tool long before it became mainstream. She is dedicated to dispelling the myth that AI lacks a people-centered focus, demonstrating its potential to enhance human capabilities and increasing the opportunities for people to help people.
Credit for Prior Learning: Who is Responsible for Its Success (or Failure)?
Maximos Popp began this study under the guidance of Dr. Rodney Parks in 2024. He has since transferred from Elon University to pursue other endeavors.
Why Stay? Students Voice the Reasons They Transfer
Kaitlyn Jurney is a Senior Psychology Major who will graduate in December. Miss Jurney agreed to complete the study following the original student author. Following her stellar four-year experiential education, Miss Jurney will start her M.N. at Duke University in the spring of 2026. Miss Jurney will continue to serve as a Student Assistant in the Office of the Registrar, helping students, faculty, and staff with a variety of campus challenges.
Kristy Tucciarone, Ph.D., is Program Chair and Professor, Advertising and Public Relations at Lindenwood University. She is actively involved with the American Advertising Federation (AAF) serving on the National Education Executive Council (NEEC). Prior to teaching, Tucciarone was employed with the world’s largest brewery, an advertising and public relations agency, and the largest direct marketing agency. Tucciarone holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. She has received accolades for her teaching, such as AAF Faculty Advisor of the Year and Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award. She is an advocate for suicide prevention and certified Suicide Bereavement Support Group Facilitator. Tucciarone dedicates this study to her son Tristan who was the source of inspiration for this study.
Easing the Anxiety of the College Search Process Through the Use of Music in Its Digital Touchpoints
Len Gutkin is a senior editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education, where he commissions and edits essays on academic politics and culture, and writes the Chronicle Review’s weekly newsletter.
Brian has nearly 30 years of experience in higher education. He leads enrollment and retention initiatives with a student-focused approach. A former IACRAO president, he holds degrees in Business and Communication, combining strategic leadership with a deep commitment to student success. Brian serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Retention Management at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Capstone: Retention at the University of Illinois Springfield
A seasoned leader in enrollment management and financial aid, Amy Cable has led statewide initiatives to expand access for adult learners and streamline student services. Amy recently partnered with ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ Consulting to guide LCTCS colleges in strategic enrollment management, furthering her commitment to student success and institutional growth. She is a Certified Financial Aid Administrator (FAAC) through the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators.
Capstone:
STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN LOUISIANA
2025 SEM-EP Graduate
Gregory Benedict, Jr., M.P.A., is Director of Undergraduate Recruitment at Auburn University. Prior to this position, he was the Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management at UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ. He has worked in higher education for fourteen years, the first ten years at his alma mater Kean University. Greg earned his B.A. degree in History and M.P.A. in Public Administration from Kean University and is pursuing his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a concentration on Higher Education from Rowan University. At Kean, he began working as a student ambassador and became an admissions counselor upon graduation. He later was promoted to assistant director and recruited throughout New Jersey, as well as along the east region of the United States. At UCNJ, prior to becoming Assistant Dean, he served as the director of admissions beginning in 2021, where he started the development of strategic enrollment management (SEM) at the college and created and chaired the SEM plan. He currently chairs the SEM committee.
Uncovering ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥, One Student at a Time: Utilizing a SEM Plan to Support an Everchanging Community
Stefanie Ivan is an Associate Faculty member in the Master of Arts in Higher Education and Leadership program at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. Ivan has an undergraduate Bachelor of Education degree, Secondary, from the University of Alberta, and a Master of Science in Education, Specializing in Enrollment Management, from Capella University. She started her career as a high school teacher in Red Deer, Alberta; however, her experience as a student leader and president of the Red Deer College (now RDP) Students’ Association made her passionate about higher education, so she made a move for employment at her former college as soon as she could.
Ivan was a faculty member in the adult upgrading and general studies programs, an academic advisor, coordinator of advising, then coordinator of student services. She moved to Grant MacEwan College (now University) as associate registrar, then registrar, and later associate vice-president student services. She consulted and was VP Consulting with Academica Group, traveling Canada speaking, leading workshops and enrollment management and related projects. She presented sessions at ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥, WARUCC and ARUCC. Finally, she transitioned to her own consulting company and continues to teach with Royal Roads University. Ivan was awarded a Western Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (WARUCC) lifetime membership (2013) for her volunteerism as president and other roles, and the same for her time as an executive with the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) (2012).
The Role of Preplanning in Organic Strategic Enrollment Management
Dr. Pearson (she/her) has over 10 years of experience in public, 4-year higher education institutions. She has experience in admissions, enrollment management, orientation, first-year experience, student accountability, retention, and academic advising. She serves as the Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Center for Orientation, Retention, and Exploration at Old Dominion University--overseeing the new student experience, exploratory advising, major exploration, and student success programs and initiatives. Dr. Pearson earned her Bachelor's and Master’s degrees from the University of Mississippi and her Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education from Florida State University.
Isaiah Vance serves as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at The Texas A&M University System offices in College Station, TX, overseeing academic advising and transfer initiatives for the twelve universities that comprise the A&M System.
Vance is a representative to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) for academic advising, and chaired NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising’s Assessment Institute Advisory Board.
He is the A&M System lead for nationwide projects with the National Association of Higher Education System (NASH) using improvement science methods to improve transfer student outcomes and the Artificial Intelligence Course Mappings Project (credit mobility). He is chair of the Texas Common Course Numbering System Board and a past president of the Texas Academic Advising Network.
His education includes studies at Abilene Christian University, Boston University and Texas A&M University.
I have over six years of experience in higher ed at the City University of New York (CUNY), working in the Central Office of the University Registrar. I support students, faculty and staff across CUNY’s 25 campuses, spanning all five boroughs of New York City. As one of the largest university systems in the country, the CUNY experience is truly unique. I’ve had the opportunity to work with community colleges, comprehensive colleges, and traditional four year institutions, giving me a well rounded view of how operations function across different types of colleges.
During my time at CUNY, I’ve helped lead implementations, supported system upgrades, and later served as system administrator for more than half a dozen student success applications used university wide. These include tools for schedule building, registration, curriculum management and enrollment reporting. I’ve also worked closely with the CUNY Central team to help streamline academic operations across the system, with a focus on better serving our students, faculty, and stakeholders.
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