Division of Strategic Enrollment Management & Student Success

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Division of Strategic Enrollment Management & Student Success

The Division of Strategic Enrollment Management & Student Success (SEMSS) is responsible for advancing UWM’s student enrollment, persistence, and completion goals across the full student lifecycle—from recruitment and admission through financial aid, advising, retention, career readiness, and degree completion. Guided by a shared set of divisional core values, SEMSS serves as both an operational hub and strategic partner to academic units and central administration in shaping institutional enrollment and student success outcomes. SEMSS encompasses 11 departments, 160 full-time employees, and 350 student employees.

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