Wendy Beckemeyer has been announced as the new Vice President of Enrollment Management (VPEM) at Chatham University. Ms. Beckemeyer has held the same position at Alfred University in Alfred, New York, since 2004.
Wendy Beckemeyer has 23 years experience in college or university enrollment management. She started as an Admissions Counselor at her alma mater, California Lutheran (Thousand Oaks, CA) in 1987 while also serving as that institution’s Head Softball Coach. Over the years, Ms. Beckemeyer has frequently presented at national conferences and provided enrollment management consulting advice. She has 17 years experience as a senior administrator, including 14 years as a VPEM. Her past institutions include California Lutheran, Cottey College (Nevada, MO), and Colby-Sawyer College (New London, NH).
At Chatham, Ms. Beckemeyer will be responsible for Enrollment Management, which includes not only recruiting students but identifying those who will succeed at Chatham and helping to keep them here. Her previous success with retention initiatives and with data analysis, an area in which she is especially strong, demonstrates that she is very well qualified for that responsibility. Ms. Beckemeyer also will oversee Financial Aid at Chatham.
Ms. Beckemeyer will begin the transition process immediately and will be full-time and on-campus beginning in July.