On October 1, the units of Admissions, Scholarships, Enrollment Marketing, Orientation and Events, Student Recruitment, and Financial Aid are all moving to the Division of Academic Affairs from Student Affairs. Dr. John Dickerson will serve as Interim Executive Director of Enrollment after Dr. Phil Bonfanti departs MSU for another opportunity.
"Even though these units will no longer be in Student Affairs, we will continue to work closely with Student Affairs in recruiting, enrolling, and retaining students," said MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert. "Continued enrollment growth will be essential to increasing our net revenue and will enable us to continue our strategic efforts to improve faculty and staff salaries and increase the overall quality and prestige of Mississippi State."
"I thank Dr. Bonfanti for his great service to MSU and wish him the best. I look forward to working with Dr. Dickerson in his interim role and welcome the new units to Academic Affairs," Gilbert said.