Division of Strategy & Advancement
About Us
The Division of Strategy & Advancement focuses on institutional growth, innovation, strategic partnerships, and high-quality outcomes at a national scale. The division provides cross-functional leadership for institutional strategic planning and implementation; innovative student success strategies; quality assurance processes; marketing and communications; development; and institutional research and effectiveness.
Departments & Functions
- Alumni
- Conduct and Community Standards
- Disability Services
- Institutional Advancement
- Development
- Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations
- Institutional Integrity and Compliance
- Institutional Research/Effectiveness
- Strategic Planning
Leadership
- Janelle Elias, Vice President of Strategy and Advancement
- Karol Schmidt, J.D., Ed.D., Dean, Institutional Effectiveness
- Zach Lewis, Associate Dean, Institutional Research
- O. Tafari Osayande, Associate Dean, Community Standards
- Simon Ring, Director, National Brand and Marketing
- Todd Aakhus, Ph.D., Development, Scholarships, and Alumni Relations
- Aaron Coe, Ed.D., Program Manager, Strategy and Advancement
- Sasha Flores, Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives
- Ramsey Itani, Director of Institutional Integrity and Compliance
- Mercedes Benjamin, Supervisor, Student Engagement and Recruitment