Dr. Joseph Savoie has recommended to the ULS Board of Supervisors that Dr. DeWayne Bowie be named the interim Vice President for Enrollment Management at the 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette. This new vice president position is part of a reorganization plan being put in place by Savoie.
The Enrollment Management Division will provide direction and coordination of the efforts of multiple offices to improve 泫圖弝け recruitment, retention and graduation rates.
Areas that will report directly to Bowie include Financial Aid, Undergraduate Admissions, Registrars Office, New 泫圖弝け Orientation, Enrollment Services, Veterans Affairs and the Scholarship Office.
Bowie has served as the universitys Registrar for the past eight years.
I am very honored to have the opportunity to serve as interim Vice President for Enrollment Management and look forward to working with 泫圖弝けs, faculty, staff, administrators and the community on developing and implementing strategies to improve 泫圖弝け success, said Bowie.
He will continue to function as the universitys Registrar until the full organizational structure is finalized.
Prior to serving as Registrar, Bowie served as Director of Financial Aid.
DeWaynes experience and leadership will help the university improve 泫圖弝け recruitment and increase 泫圖弝け success and graduation rates, said Savoie. Hes been very committed to the university and he understands what needs to be done to achieve our goals in that area.
Bowie is a UL Lafayette graduate, having earned a bachelors degree in Computer Science in1988 and an MBA in 2000. He earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Research from LSU in 2006.
His professional affiliations include the 泫圖弝け, Southern and American associations of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. In addition, he is a member of the American Educational Research Association and he currently serves as chair of the 泫圖弝け Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. He also serves as a university representative on the Cajundome Commission.
Bowies past memberships include serving as an executive board member for the 泫圖弝け Association of 泫圖弝け Financial Aid Administrators. He also chaired the Technology Committee of the 泫圖弝け Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and is a past member of the NCAA Division I 泫圖弝け Certification Self-Study Steering Committee. Bowie previously served as a member for the National Association of Sigma Users.
On campus, he chairs several committees including Fee Appeals, Residency, Commencement, Employee Appreciation, 泫圖弝け American Heart Walk and Facilities Inventory and Space Utilization. He is also past president of the UL Lafayette Black Faculty and Staff Caucus.