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Paul Orehovec

Vice President, Enrollment Management and Continuing and International Education
University of Miami

July 2004 

What opportunity placed you in your current position?

I came to the University of Miami in 1986 as Director of Financial Assistance. After several promotions, one of them being Vice Provost and Dean of Enrollments, I got my current assignment. I think I owe the opportunities to (1) being in the right place at the right time, (2) always trying to exceed expectations in whatever role I had, (3) always trying to function at the next level and (4) good work (I hope).

Did being a director of financial aid prepare you for your current role?

Everything I learned in financial aid positioned me very well for my current role. I was director of student aid at the College of Wooster [Ohio] for 12 years. I learned much from the chief business officer there, even though I didn’t report to him. We used to develop income flow spreadsheets together. I even include spreadsheet projection development in the graduate enrollment management course I teach. I never saw myself as a Financial Aid Director. I always saw myself as an Enrollment Manager (even though we didn’t call it that at the time) or a dean or a president or a trustee. I always tried to think well beyond my individual role.

What departments report to you now, and to whom do you report?

I oversee admissions, international admissions, financial aid, registration, student employment, market research, marketing and communication, study abroad, intensive English, intensive language, Summer Scholars, bachelor of General Studies degree, administration aspects of a masters program entitled Master of Arts in International Administration, marketing aspects of a masters degree program in Enrollment Management, UM On-Line High School and a variety of other Continuing Education Programs. I also oversee two conference facilities, one in downtown Miami and another in Little Havana, as well as a recently established higher education academic program with IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida. I report directly to the Executive Vice President and Provost.

Can a person who’s never been a dean become a provost?

Absolutely, yes. Why not? If you truly believe in liberal arts education like I do, you understand that your career can move in a variety of directions – sometimes unknown to you at the moment.


TOPICS: Enrollment Management, Executive Briefing, Management, Marketing, Student Services



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