2020 SEM-EP Graduate
Brenda Schumann has over twenty years of experience in higher education and the enrollment management profession. She currently serves as the Assistant Vice Provost and University Registrar at the University of Texas at Austin. Schumann previously served as the Deputy University Registrar and Director of Operations and Compliance at UT Austin, and Director of Registration and Records (Registrar) and Assistant Director of Admissions at Texas Lutheran University.
Her professional experience includes all aspects of the enrollment management portfolio–registrar, admissions, and financial aid–which allows her to apply her knowledge and skills in support of students and the University community. Schumann maintains active participation and membership in ̽»¨Â¥, SACRAO, and TACRAO and presents frequently at various conferences on alternative credentials, digital badging, succession planning, leadership, competency-based hiring and evaluations, strategic planning, and project management.
In 2024, she was recognized with the ̽»¨Â¥ Thomas A. Bilger Award and is serving as the 2025-2026 Vice-Chair of the ̽»¨Â¥ Nominations and Elections Committee. In 2022, she chaired the ̽»¨Â¥ Workgroup that developed a report for the membership on Best Practices for the Implementation of Alternative Credentials.
Schumann has an undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University, a Master of Education degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a PhD from Texas A&M University.
SEM Capstone Project: The capstone literature review focused on an outcomes-based approach to achieve results in supporting students for success. The literature review applies an outcomes based approach to the development and assessment of a Strategic Enrollment Management unit within an institution, in developing programming and support to assist in student persistence, and in developing an outcomes based approach for the changing role of the Registrar in the support of new teaching models, student mobility, learning outcomes, and academic credit and calendars
Review of: Rethinking College Admissions: Research-Based Practice and Policy