Clayton Smith, Ed.D. - Biography
Clayton Smith is Vice-Provost, Students and International at the University of Windsor, where he oversees the University's campus-wide internationalization efforts and serves as dean of students. Prior to becoming Vice-Provost, he held senior enrolment management positions at the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, Tallahassee Community College in Florida and the University of Maine at Augusta. Previously, he held positions in public administration and policy analysis in Washington, D.C. and Maine.
Dr. Smith holds the Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science, from the University of Southern Maine, the Master of Arts degree, in Political Science, from Drew University, the Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Maine, and the Doctor of Education degree, in Higher Education, from Florida State University. Smith also completed the Senior University Administrators’ Course through the Centre for Higher Education Research & Development at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Smith has received the University of Windsor Organization of Part-time University Students’ Friends of Students Award. He was also named Honorary Member of the University of Windsor Chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society and now serves as faculty advisor for Golden Key's Windsor Chapter.
Active professionally throughout his career, Smith has served as president of the State University of New York College Admissions Professionals, and held numerous leadership positions with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the Florida Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the New England Association of Collegiate Registrars and AdmissionOfficers, and the National Association of College Admission Counselors. He is also a member of the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services and the Canadian Bureau of Interantional Education. He currently serves on the College & University and Journal of Student Affairs Research & Practice editorial boards, and co-chairs the annual Canadian SEM Summit.
Dr. Smith is a frequent national and international presenter on strategic enrolment management, student engagement and student affairs topics. He has consulted at a wide range of post-secondary educational institutions in Canada, the U.S., and Egypt.
Active in the community, Smith served as co-chair of the Pakistani Canadian Windsor Association Flood Reief Fund Committee.and the Pakistani Canadian Windsor Association Earthquake Fund Relief Committee. He has also served with Liberty Partnerships Advisory Committee, the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce, Gardiner Rotary Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kennebec Valley, and as president of the Gardiner Area Federal Credit Union.
Comparative enrolment management is the current focus of Dr.Smith’s research. Working with a colleague in Western Canada, he has led a conversation in both Canada and the U.S. on the relative distinctive qualities of enrolment management in both countries and emphasized how enrolment managers on both sides of the border can learn from each other. He also manages a Web site (www.uwindsor.ca/sem) that serves as a resource library on strategic enrolment management for Canadians.
Recent Publications:
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Increasing Accessibility: Lessons Learned in Retaining Special Population Students in Canada, Communique 11(1), 15-17.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, SEM in Canada: A Unique Approach. An AACRAO Consulting White Paper [On-line]. Washington, DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, 2009.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Enrollment or Enrolment: Strategic Enrolment Management in the United States and Canada, College and University 84(2),28-38[On-line], 2008.
Smith, C., Building Your Student Relationships with Three Cups of Tea, SEM Source [On-line], 2008
Wright, A., M. Frenay, M. Monette, B. Tomen, L. Sauvé, C. Smith, N. Gold, D. Houston, J. Robinson, N. Rowen, F. Anderson, K. Lewis, B. Pipitone, G. Salinitri, and B. Hamilton, Institutional Strategy and Practice: Increasing the Odds of Access and Success at the Post-Secondary Level for Under-represented Students, Canada Millennium Foundation Conference, Neither a Moment nor a Mind to Waste: Strategies for Broadening Post-Secondary Participation [On-line], 2008.
Smith, C., Finding the Academic Context: Involving Faculty in Strategic Enrollment Management, College and University 82(3), 39-40 [On-line], 2007.
Smith, C., Finding the Academic Context: The SEM Role for Faculty. An AACRAO Consulting White Paper [On-line]. Washington, DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, 2007.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Enrollment or Enrolment: The Emergence of SEM in Canada, SEM Source [On-line], 2006.
Recent Conference Presentations:
Smith, C. and A. Moore, Student Engagement and SEM: A Shared Vision for Institutional Effectiveness. Presented at the Annual Strategic Enrollment management Conference (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers), Nashville, TN, [On-line], 2010.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Strategic Enrolment Management in Canada: A Framework for Success. Presented at the Bi-Annual Meeting & Conference, Association of Registrars of Universities & Colleges of Canada [On-line], 2010.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Putting SEM Planning into SEM: Where Do You Start? Presented at the Bi-Annual Meeting & Conference, Association of Registrars of Universities & Colleges of Canada [On-line], 2010.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Putting the Planning into SEM: Developing a SEM Plan. Presented at the Canadian SEM Summit, Halfax, NS, [On-line], 2010.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Student Engagement in Canada. Presented at the Canadian SEM Summit, Halifax, NS, [On-line], 2010
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Increasing Accessibilities: Lessons Learned in Retaining Special Population Students in Canada. Presented at the Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, New Orleans, LA, [On-line], 2010.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Student Engagement in Canada. Presented at the Annual Strategic Enrollment management Conference (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers), Dallas, TX, [On-line], 2009.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Increasing Accessibility: Lessons Learned in Retaining Special Population Students in Canada. Presented at the International First-Year Experience Conference, Montreal, PQ [On-line], 2009.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Framing our Discussions: Partnering to Harmonize Enrolment Management. Presented at the Canadian SEM Summit, Vancouver, BC [On-line], 2009.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Increasing Accessibility: Lessons Learned in Retaining Special Population Students in Canada. Presented at the Canadian SEM Summit, Vancouver, BC [On-line], 2009.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Increasing Accessibility: Lessons Learned in Retaining Special Population Students in Canada. Presented at the Annual Meeting & Conference, Association of American of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers, Chicago, IL [On-line], 2009.
Smith, C. and B. Bontrager, International Strategic Enrollment Management. Pre-conference Workshop presented at the Association of International Educational Administrators Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2009.
Smith, C. and S.Gottheil, Leadership Workshop: Strategic Enrolment Management 101. Presented at the Ontario Universities' Registrars Association Conference [On-line], 2009.
Smith, C. and R. Cote, Setting the Context: SEM at the University of Laval, Quebec City, PQ [On-line], 2008.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Enrolment or enrollment: Implementing SEM in the Canadian context.Pre-conference workshop presented at the 18th Annual Strategic Enrollment management Conference (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers), Anaheim, CA, 2008.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Enrollment or Enrolment: Implementing SEM in the Canadian Context—A Pre-Conference Workshop, Bi-Annual Meeting & Conference, Association of Registrars of Universities & Colleges of Canada [On-line],2008.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Increasing Accessibility: Lessons Learned in Retaining Special Population Students, Annual Meeting & Conference, Canadian Association of University and College Student Services [On-line],2008.
Smith, C. and White, B., Changing Student Culture & Technology: Influences on Teaching & Learning,A World of Learning, Society of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education,Windsor, ON [On-line], 2008.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, SEM Core Concepts, SEM Summit [On-line], 2008.
Gottheil, S. and Smith, C. Enrollment or Enrolment: Implementing SEM in Canada, AACRAO Webinar [On-line], February 2008
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Increasing Accessibility: Lessons Learned in Recruiting Special Population Students, Annual Meeting and Conference, American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers [On-line],2007.
Wright, A., C. Smith and M. Frenay, Institutional Strategy and Practice: Increasing the Odds of Access and Success at the Post-Secondary Level for Under-represented Students, Canada Millennium Foundation Conference, Neither a Moment nor a Mind to Waste: Strategies for Broadening Post-Secondary Participation,2008.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Leveraging Enrolment with Financial Aid: Merit and Need Based Strategies Used in the U.S. and Canada, SEM Conference [On-line], 2006.
Smith, C. and S. Gottheil, Enrollment or Enrolment: A Comparative Look at Strategic Enrolment Management in the US and Canada, Annual Meeting & Conference, American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers [On-line], 2006.