Now you see them, now you don’t.
For Danny Ambrose, vice president for enrollment management and student affairs, Krystal Liriano-Gonzalez, director of strategic enrollment and persistence initiatives, and Sophea Sainsurin, director of admissions , some days they’re at their desks or hosting campus tours and orientations, and some days they’re on the road, talking with hundreds of students and meeting with guidance counselors and parents. But you can be sure to find these campus leaders each Commencement Day, cheering on every Guttman graduate who crosses the stage, degree in hand.
With their indefatigable Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs (EMSA) teams of dedicated professionals, Ambrose, Liriano-Gonzalez and Sainsurin are laser-focused on attaining the goals of their roadmap, the 2022-2028 Strategic Enrollment Management Plan. For them, it’s all about clearing the obstacles on students’ unique roads to success.
Dr. Ambrose highlights some of the teams’ strategic “wins”:
Launching innovative admissions and recruitment
- Dynamic marketing one-pagers like #DiscoverGuttman, #ChooseGuttman and #ThriveAtGuttman
- Closer relationships with Harlem and Manhattan high schools
- one-on-one follow-up consultations and Admissions ambassador-led “Just Ask Me” Zoom sessions
Enlisting student support networks of parents and guardians
- Informational breakout sessions with faculty so prospective students and their families can explore Guttman’s dynamic programs of study
- Relaunched Guttman Grizzly Guardians Orientation to include and inform parents and guardians of incoming freshmen in navigating admissions, financial aid and the First-Year Experience (FYE)
Reducing academic dismissals by an average of 15%
- Academic Resilience Program in partnership with Advising, AccessABILITY, the Academic Success Center, and Counseling and Wellness to support students on academic probation
- Students linked with academic success liaisons to access available resources
Extending a hand to students with academic dismissals
- Guttman Comeback Program for students to stay connected to the College, helping them make a successful academic return
- Streamlined readmission process
Those interested in applying to Guttman Community College can visit guttman.cuny.edu/apply for details about information sessions, the application process and more.
