Melinda Roy

Melinda has over a decade of professional experience in data analysis and research across higher education, public service, libraries, and healthcare sectors. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction from University of King's College.

Using Technology in Academic Advising to Empower Students

As technology shapes how we find information, I wanted to know what social media says about academic advising. Most Tiktok videos tagged with #academicadvising were negative. How can institutions use technology to change the story told on social media?

Beyond the Strategic Enrolment Plan: Examples of Target Setting Processes in the Frameworks

Aside from assessing the weight-bearing capacity of the framework, introducing a new process or task for strategic enrolment management differs between the four frameworks. In this post we’ll review how institutions who want to implement enrolment targets would do so in each of the frameworks.

Beyond the Strategic Enrolment Plan: Indicators of a Resilient Framework

The more highly structured a framework, the more decision-approval and accountability is transparent, and data is evident in proposal development and assessment. An institution with a SEM plan can be responsive regardless of framework.

Beyond the Strategic Enrolment Plan: Framework Challenges & Knowing when to Restructure

When SEM becomes a struggle beyond a single process, or when multiple targets seem unachievable, the framework may no longer be able to bear the weight the institution requires.

Beyond the Strategic Enrolment Plan: Uniting Academics and Administration in SEM Frameworks

Many post-secondary institutions struggle with bridging communication and decision-making between the Academic Units and Financial or Administrative perspectives. SEM plans are tools to align perspectives and priorities, and frameworks provide the structure for building together.

Beyond the Strategic Enrolment Plan: An Introduction to SEM Frameworks & Why They Matter

As the car picked up speed and passed the other, I couldn’t help but see the parallels with Strategic Enrolment Management planning and structure theory in higher education. A SEM plan is built appropriately for its frame, supported by an effective pit crew, and steered by a skilled driver.