Open Forums Scheduled for Finalists for Vice President for Enrollment Management
Two finalists for the position of vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine will be on campus for interviews and public presentations March 16 and March 20, according to Edward Ashworth, chair of the search committee and dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture.
Christopher Connor, assistant dean for graduate enrollment management services and interim director of undergraduate admissions at the State University of New York at Buffalo, will give an open campus presentation 2–3 p.m., March 16, Bangor Room, Memorial Union.
Thomas Taylor, most recently the vice president for enrollment, marketing and communications at Ball State University, will give an open campus presentation 1:30–2:30 p.m., March 20, Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall.
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Connor’s 20 years in higher education and enrollment management at SUNY Buffalo includes various positions in undergraduate admissions and the Graduate School, a full-service enrollment management operation in an academic department and functional leadership over a $40 million PeopleSoft implementation. He received a bachelor’s degree in communication and psychology, and a master of education, both from SUNY Buffalo, and completed Ph.D. coursework.
Taylor has spent his career in enrollment management at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Ball State University. At UMBC, he served as assistant provost for enrollment, where he oversaw undergraduate admissions, orientation, scholarships, financial aid, registration and records, academic advising and the learning resource center. At Ball State, he was responsible for undergraduate admissions, orientation, registration and academic progress, marketing, media relations, and communications. He served on the executive committees for UMBC’s PeopleSoft implementation and Ball State’s implementation of Banner. Taylor received a bachelor’s degree in English from Hamilton College and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, focusing on Elizabethan literature.