Dr. Kevin Pollock

Dr. Kevin A. Pollock, president of St. Clair County Community College, contributed to a newly released book published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers calledStrategic Enrollment Management: Transforming Higher Education.

Pollock wrote Chapter 11, which appears in “Section III: The Future of SEM.” The chapter, entitled “SEM and Executive Leadership,” covers:

• Leading the Transition to SEM
• Executive Leadership
• Identify the Drivers and Players

o   Internal Drivers

o   External Drivers

• Positioning SEM to Take a Leading Role

o   Vision and Strategic Plan

o   Statement of Importance

o   Collegiality and Inclusion

o   Defining Student Success

o   Defining Goals

o   Creating a Data Agenda

o   Accounting for State and Federal Initiatives, Grants, and National Educational Initiatives

o   Professional Development

o   Accountability and Responsibility

The book is for sale at www.amazon.com orwww.aacrao.org/publications.

Pollock has written more than a dozen articles and book chapters. His writings are included in The College Admissions Officer’s Guide, Essentials of Enrollment Management: Cases in the Field and The SEM Anthology.

Prior to becoming SC4’s president in April 2009, Pollock spent more than two decades in student support services leadership roles at the community college and university levels.