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Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln

 Monique L. Snowden, Ph.D., is a member of The Registry, an organization that places highly qualified, veteran executives in college and university interim leadership positions. Dr. Snowden is currently serving in her inaugural assignment as Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).

Dr. Snowden began her professional career as a software developer and business analyst/consultant for a global technology and solutions firm, during which time she was based in Austin, TX, and Tokyo, Japan. Over the course of her three-decade career in higher education, she has garnered numerous professional achievements at the intersections of executive/senior leadership, consulting, accreditation, mentorship, and coaching. Additionally, she has evinced strong expertise in advancing the strategic assessment, implementation, and utilization of technology and analytics to improve and sustain higher education institutional and student success. The foundation of Dr. Snowden’s professional accomplishments has been forged by formalized education and training, astute insights, and durable skills in communication, organizational development, leadership, change management, and project management.

Prior to assuming her current role at UNL, Dr. Snowden served as senior vice chancellor for strategic enrollment and student success at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), where she led a large division comprised of academic achievement, enrollment management, international affairs, and student affairs departments and professionals. She also held a faculty appointment in the Department of Communication, specializing in higher education rhetoric and enrollment discursive practices. Dr. Snowden’s extensive commitment to educational access and attainment, coupled with her strong experience in student success initiatives, was pivotal in CU Denver being invited to join the University Innovation Alliance, for which she served as the campus’s primary institutional liaison.

Over the course her career, Dr. Snowden has served as provost and senior vice president, vice president for institutional planning and effectiveness, vice president for academic and enrollment services, and inaugural associate provost for enrollment management at Fielding Graduate University; assistant dean of enrollment management at Northwestern University School of Professional Studies; and held various administrator positions in admissions, financial aid and scholarships, enrollment research, and enterprise/enrollment technologies at Texas A&M University.

Dr. Snowden is a frequent contributor to EvoLLLution, which “publishes articles and interviews featuring insights and opinions from professionals across the postsecondary education landscape, focusing on the future of the industry.” She currently serves on the editorial board for College & University journal, was a founding editorial board member for Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly Journal, and most recently served on the editorial board of NACADA Journal. She is a former commissioner for the WASC Senior College and University Commission and continues to serve as an institutional reviewer for the accrediting agency in the domains of enrollment management, student success, learning outcomes assessment, and institutional effectiveness.

Dr. Snowden currently serves on the University of Western States board of trustees’ academic affairs and institutional advancement committees. She is a former Vice President for Access and Equity on the ̽»¨Â¥ (̽»¨Â¥) Board of Directors and a 2015 - 2016 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, hosted by California State Polytechnic University Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) and EDUCAUSE. During her ACE fellowship, she collaborated on the design and delivery of a professional development offering on mentorship for the EDUCAUSE New IT Managers Program.

Dr. Snowden is a certified Project Management Institute Professional (PMI/PMP), Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach (CliftonStrengths), and is actively pursuing an International Coach Federation certification (ICF/ACC/PCC). She holds a B.B.A. in Business Analysis, M.S. in Management Information Systems, and Ph.D. in Communication from Texas A&M University.

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