By Jeff Murphy,
January 29, 2016
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥 Filling a position that will contribute to student success at the
欧美视频, an administrator at Metropolitan Community College
(MCC) - Longview, Karen D. Goos, Ed.D., becomes UCM鈥檚 new assistant vice provost for
enrollment management, effective April 1.
Her appointment was announced by Mike Godard, vice provost for enrollment management
at UCM. Goos, who earned a Master of Science in Exercise Science: Athletic Administration
degree from Central Missouri in 2001, will have responsibilities that include managing,
developing, implementing and assessing a comprehensive retention action plan for the
university. She will work in collaboration with university colleges and divisions
to compile current UCM retention strategies, track retention activities, assess efficacy,
and recommend changes, among a wide variety of other duties in the retention area,
Godard said.
He noted, 鈥淲e are very pleased that Dr. Goos has accepted this new position at UCM.
Her enthusiasm and demonstrated ability to effect positive change regarding student
success will be great assets in our work to increase the retention, completion and
career readiness of our students at UCM."
The enrollment management area is among campus units that report to UCM Provost-Chief
Learning Officer Deborah Curtis. She added that the university is delighted to welcome
Dr. Goos to UCM to serve in this important role.
鈥淗er experience serving in prior educational leadership positions will provide us
with additional resources to advance our progress toward achieving our student success
goals. We are looking forward to the many contributions we know she will make to
this united effort,鈥 Curtis said.
A resident of Blue Springs with more than 15 years of professional experience in higher
education, Goos currently serves as dean of student development and enrollment at
MCC - Longview. In this capacity, she provides leadership and management in areas
such as financial aid, academic advising, records, business, testing, admissions,
counseling, athletics, campus life, career services, disability support services,
as well as the Student Success Center, which she created.
Goos has served at her current post since 2012, and her achievements have included
increasing high school enrollment rates with partnerships and mobile enrollment strategies,
redesigning academic advising opportunities for first time freshmen and specific at-risk
cohorts, providing leadership for the creation of a peer mentoring program and academic
probationary program, and creating opportunities to increase tutoring on campus and
academic engagement.
Her work at MCC also has included a special assignment July 2014-August 2015 as associate
vice chancellor of student development and enrollment management, where her duties
included improving key performance indicators in recruitment and retention to include
completion of a robust communication plan, creation of caseload advising and early
alert systems.
She has served in many other capacities at MCC campuses, including service at MCC-Blue
River as associate dean of student development and enrollment management, August 2010-October
2012; registrar, May 2009-August 2010; enrollment services manager at MCC-Kansas City,
April 2008-May 2009; and college relations coordinator at MCC-Maple Woods, Feb. 2005-April
2008. Before working in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Goos served as a track
and field/cross country coach at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma from August 2002-August
2004, and worked at the University of Nebraska, Kearney, as an assistant track and
field coach, July 2001-August 2002, and as an adjunct instructor in that university鈥檚
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies Department, August 2001-August
2002.
In addition to her UCM degree, Goos earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary and Middle
School Education degree at Doane College, Crete, Neb., and a Doctorate in Education,
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri-Columbia.