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Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) Places Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Eastern New Mexico University

(February 2024, WEST HARTFORD, CT) Following a national search, Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES), a leading higher education focused executive search firm, is pleased to announce the successful placement of Christy Johanson securing the role as Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Eastern New Mexico University.

Christy Johanson comes to ENMU with an extensive background in higher education leadership. Dr. Johanson has spent the last two years as the Assistant Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas. At Dodge City Community College, she led the offices of Admissions, Advising, Dual Enrollment, Financial Aid, International Student Services, Records, and the Testing Center. Over her 21-year career, she has also served as the Dean of Enrollment Services/Registrar and the Director of Admissions and Records with the Blinn College District and the Director of Admissions and Records/Registrar at Wharton County Junior College. She holds a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration from Texas Tech University and an M.A. from The University of Huston Victoria.

Founded in 1934, ENMU is New Mexico’s largest regional, comprehensive university offering undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, business, and the fine arts. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1947, the institution serves approximately 5,400 students originating from all of New Mexico’s 33 counties, 53 U.S. states and territories, and 34 countries. ENMU is also a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution and a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). ENMU’s main campus, consisting of over 400 acres, is in Portales, 90 miles northeast of Roswell, 120 miles southwest of Amarillo, Texas, and 110 miles northwest of Lubbock. The ENMU System also includes two degree-granting campuses at Ruidoso and Roswell.

To learn more about Dr. Johanson and ENMU, visit: https://www.enmu.edu/about/news-and-events/enmu-news/general-news/3500-eastern-new-mexico-university-announces-christy-johanson-as-vice-president-for-student-affairs-and-enrollment-management

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