Communications

Friday, July 1, 2022

Dear Campus Community,  

Strategic Enrollment Planning has provided us with the opportunity to chart our enrollment future in the context of our institutional mission. The rigorous, yearlong process involved 83 faculty members, 51 staff members and student representatives from across the University who identified, developed, reviewed and refined 45 potential enrollment strategies. 

The SEP process concluded the 2021-22 academic year with the approval of 26 strategies by the UM administration. Decisions were informed by recommendations from the SEP Steering Committee. Each strategy reflects one of UM's Five Priorities for Action. 

The SEP strategies moving forward to implementation include:

  • 6 undergraduate academic programs. 
  • 1 graduate academic program.
  • 3 co-curricular programs.
  • 3 strategies that support UM students in critical service areas: scholarships, financial aid, and student accounts. 
  • 2 strategies to upgrade essential systems that support undergraduate and graduate enrollment.
  • 2 frameworks for career readiness.
  • 2 recruitment initiatives.
  • 2 strategies concentrated on advising and student support.
  • 5 strategies focused on the engagement, communications and expanded programs to support historically underserved populations.

Several strategies proposed require continued planning and are still under consideration.  

In the coming academic year, SEP will integrate into the strategic operating rhythm of the University, supported by the Office of Strategic Planning and Implementation.

We welcome your participation as UM continues its thoughtful and dedicated focus on academic planning, strategic enrollment planning, the University’s Priorities for Action and other strategic planning activities.   

 

Thursday, May 5, 2022 

Dear Campus Community, 

Strategic Enrollment Planning has provided a deep and meaningful opportunity to merge our enrollment future alongside our institutional mission.

The yearlong process has been rigorous, allowing us to meet and refine our enrollment goals and position UM for success — particularly within a changing market and environment.

SEP is entering Phase 4 of our data-informed process. Join us on Thursday, May 12, for an SEP: Recap Open House as we review the year and where the process is headed next. 

Ulitmately, SEP will provide a new way of organizing enrollment management into one that is dynamic, continuous and University wide. UM leadership has been thoughtful in designing a SEP process that supports and aligns with academic planning, the University’s Priorities for Action and other strategic planning activities. 

We welcome your participation and look foward to sharing our progress.     

 

September 17, 2021 

Dear Campus Community, 

Next week, UM will begin a yearlong process that will unify our strategic priorities and create a roadmap to meet and refine our enrollment goals.

Called Strategic Enrollment Planning, the exercise will provide a deep and meaningful opportunity for UM to merge our enrollment future alongside our institutional mission and goals. Industry experts from RNL will provide support as we identify how to better leverage our resources, so that we can expand enrollment at UM.

In short, SEP is a data-informed, dynamic and continuous process that identifies, develops, implements, evaluates and modifies strategies with enrollment goals that effectively address the following:

  • How the institution serves students, both currently and in the future.
  • The institution’s mission, goals and capabilities.
  • UM’s position in a changing marketplace and environment.

UM leadership has been very thoughtful in designing a SEP process that supports and aligns with academic planning, the University’s Priorities for Action and other strategic planning activities. SEP is a natural extension of UM’s recent University Design Team work and will provide a new way of organizing enrollment management into one that is dynamic, continuous and University-wide.

We invite and encourage our University community to provide input and follow along with our SEP progress as UM begins to translate big ideas into action.