Reid Kisling

Reid Kisling is Registrar at George Fox University (Newberg, OR). He has over nine years experience in enrollment services with particular expertise in registrar’s office functions, organizational culture and change, organizational structure, and the effective use of student information systems to drive enrollment services and growth. At George Fox, Reid has most recently been involved in the reorganization of the institution’s degree completion program for integrated student enrollment services from recruitment through graduation as well as redefining online student services for the university’s diverse student populations.

Dr. Kisling currently serves as President of the Oregon Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (OrACRAO). He is passionate about developing leaders for the future of enrollment services. He holds a Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University. His research interest in character and leadership motivates him to find the connections between leadership and effective organizational function.

Reid previously served as Registrar and Director of Enrollment Management at Dallas Theological Seminary were he oversaw tuition revenue projections as well as enrollment planning. While there, he was instrumental in the creation of an academic advising center in addition to overseeing the operation of the institution’s external campus locations. He has authored several articles on the strategic enrollment planning process as well as student lifecycle management and has presented at the AACRAO SEM conference and other conferences on such topics as enrollment planning, leadership development and succession planning, creating readiness for change, and creating self-advising systems for students.

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Posted on May 17, 2007