Greg Zaiser
Vice President for Enrollment
Department: Admissions
Email: zaiser@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-7648
Brief Biography
Greg L. Zaiser has served as Vice President for Enrollment at Elon University since June 2012. Prior to his current position, he served the university as Dean of Admissions for six years. A 1990 graduate of Elon College, Greg is responsible for all aspects of enrollment management at the university.
After completing an MBA at Elon in 1995, Greg moved to University Advancement where he served as Director of Reunion Giving until 1997. Later that year, Greg returned to admissions to develop the University's international recruitment initiatives. As director of international admissions, Greg served as Chair of the Committee for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the European Council of International Schools. In addition, he led recruitment tours to the Middle East and Europe.
In 1999, Greg added graduate admissions to his responsibilities and served as director of graduate and international admissions. He was named Dean of Admissions in 2006.
A frequent presenter at professional conferences, Greg has developed workshops on a variety of recruitment topics including international recruitment travel, strategic planning, marketing and access in higher education, the role of parents in the university admissions process, and financial aid policy.In addition to his membership in both the Southern Association of College Admissions Counseling (SACAC) and the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) he most recently served on the North Carolina ACT Council.
News & Notes
Education
Elon University
MBA
BS, Business Administration
Harvard Admissions Summer Institute 2004
Current Projects
Responsible for enrollment in undergraduate and all graduate programs except law
Establish annual admissions strategy
Develop scholarship programs and processes to support enrollment
Serve as member of senior staff and primarily liaison between admissions and Board of Trustees and other boards/councils of the university
Responsible for admissions marketing, including all print and web publications
Represent department on faculty committees
Presentations
Crafting a Winning Strategic EM Plan - The 32nd Annual Snowmass Institute, 2007
Marketing and Access: Three Successful Case Studies You Can Replicate Now - Southern Association of College Admissions Counseling 2007 Annual Conference
Hitting the Road: Developing an International Market - National Association of Admissions Counseling 2005 Annual Conference
International Admissions Institute - National Association of College Admissions Counseling 2003 and 2004 Annual Conferences
International Admissions 101 - North Carolina Association of International Educators 1999 Annual Conference, Southern Association of College Admissions Counseling 1999 Annual Conference
Professional Development
Member, National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC)
Member, NC ACT Council
Member and Chair, the Committee for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMA) of the Council of International Schools (CIS) - 1998-2005
Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions - 2004