Beth Madigan
Summary
Innovative professional with expertise in stakeholder engagement and event planning. Led cross-functional teams to implement effective communication strategies, resulting in improved enrollment operations and increased program visibility. Cultivated strong internal and external relationships to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Graduate Enrollment
Wayne State University
07.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Anderson College of Engineering
- Manage operations and staff of the Graduate Enrollment Services team for the college, ensuring a maximum yield of students into graduate programs.
- Support the college in meeting its recruitment, enrollment, retention, and graduation goals.
- Develop, plan, and implement targeted communications and campaigns.
- Manage and maintain admissions and enrollment data and reporting, conduct analysis, and generate reports and presentations for various stakeholders.
- Assign and monitor workflow and coordinate staff to maintain graduate student services and operations, including website, phone, email and in-person services.
- Determine and plan annual budget for recruitment and retention events and activities.
- Lead team efforts to model best practices in recruiting, yielding, enrolling, and retaining graduate students.
- Work collaboratively on special projects and initiatives for the college, such as increasing admissions, enrolment and attracting increased numbers of prospective students.
- Supervise professional and administrative support staff, and plan, monitor, and evaluate performance.
- Anderson College of Engineering
Graduate Program Coordinator
Wayne State University
07.2021 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: College of Engineering
- Provide complex support to the MS and PhD programs in the Computer Science and the Electrical and Computer Engineering departments, and the MS programs in the Industrial and Systems Engineering department.
- Collaborate with faculty, chairs, and deans to create and maintain best practices for graduate admissions and administrative processes.
- Coordinate the admissions process for the programs/departments listed above, which includes evaluating applications, processing admissions decisions, and troubleshooting issues that arise.
- Analyze admission data, develop reports, and share results with college and university stakeholders.
- Recruit students and promote programs via the development and execution of various in-person and virtual workshops, events, and meetings.
- Plan, execute, and present at New Engineering Graduate Student Orientation sessions.
- Act as point of contact and answer questions related to the application process, financial aid, and course registration; and direct prospective, new, and existing graduate students to appropriate resources.
- Assist with the creation of college/program marketing materials, including announcements and campaigns for prospective/incoming students.
- Process student transactions including course overrides, application/removal of holds, AGRADE applications, degree certifications, and identify scholarship recipients.
- College of Engineering
Assistant to the Associate Dean
Wayne State University
05.2016 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: College of Engineering
- Provided complex support to the Associate Deans of Academic Affairs, Research and Graduate Studies, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Engineering in Medicine.
- Planned and executed meetings to large-scale events in collaboration with and for various stakeholders, internal and external (Anderson Institute External Advisory Board Meetings 2016-2018), Student Innovation and Design Day (2017-2018), Health Informatics and Systems Engineering Symposium (March 2017), WSU Health Connect Symposium (April 2017), Frontiers in Molecular and Functional Imaging Symposium (October 2017), ABET Accreditation Site Visit Luncheon (October 2018), ACCESS Student Orientation (2019), ACCESS Focus Group Meetings (2019), ACCESS Pop-up Peer Mentor Advising Sessions (2019), Engineering Student Welcome Back Event (2018-2019), Order of the Engineer and Honors Convocation (2019), Order of the Engineer (virtual 2020-2021).
- Managed HR procedures for all Basic Engineering/EOS/ACCESS Student Assistants and Basic Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants.
- Assisted in the training of dean’s office executive assistants, administrative assistants, secretaries, student assistants, and other personnel.
- Trained and supervised academic affairs student assistants.
- Provided procedural assistance to student organizations and the Engineering Student Senate (purchasing, travel reimbursements, event co-planning, etc.).
- Organized college scholarship and award application procedures; processed college scholarships for various programs, grants, and awards.
- Assisted in the organization and execution of college student success programs (EOS, ACCESS).
- Acted as the college’s point of contact for university assessment requirements; served on university Assessment Committee 2018-2021 and attended ABET’s Assessment Workshop (Baltimore, June 2019).
- Served as the college’s Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Coordinator.
- Managed the funding process for the Anderson Institute funding cycles between 2016-2018.
- Attended various leadership and committee meetings as representative.
- College of Engineering
Project Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Wayne State University
01.2011 - 04.2016
- Company Overview: Law School
- Acted as the law school reservation and building coordinator for all internal and external events and meetings.
- Planned and executed dean’s office events and meetings for internal and external stakeholders (Bernard Gottfried Annual Labor Law Symposium (2011-2015), An Evening with Stephen Ross at Wayne Law (April 2015), Law School ABA Accreditation Site Visit (February 2016), Law Alumni Workshops (2013-2016), et al.).
- Provided complex support to management by collaborating directly with the deans, directors, faculty, and students on various projects (2016 ABA Accreditation submission and site visit) and committees (Building and Security Committees).
- Assisted law school student organizations in event and meeting planning (Law Review Annual Symposium).
- Attended all faculty meetings as recorder of minutes.
- Law School
Education
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan05.2028
Master of Art - Linguistics
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan12.2023
Bachelor of Art - Linguistics
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan05.2009
Skills
- Data analysis and reporting
- Project and event management
- Team collaboration and building
- Marketing outreach strategies
- Cross-functional leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
- Creative problem-solving
- Meticulous organization
- Interpersonal communication
- Relationship building
- Strategic planning
- Staff development
Timeline
Manager, Graduate Enrollment
Wayne State University
07.2023 - Current
Graduate Program Coordinator
Wayne State University
07.2021 - 07.2023
Assistant to the Associate Dean
Wayne State University
05.2016 - 06.2021
Project Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Wayne State University
01.2011 - 04.2016
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
Wayne State University
Master of Art - Linguistics
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Art - Linguistics
Wayne State University
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