Joe Havis hired as V.P. of Enrollment Management
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NEWS RELEASE February 4, 2015 Contact: Dominic Genetti Fontbonne University Office of Communications and Marketing 314-889-4576 | [email protected] Fontbonne Names Vice President of Enrollment Management ST. LOUIS – Fontbonne University has named Joseph R. Havis vice president of enrollment management. He began Feb. 2 and will oversee the university’s admissions, financial aid, and international affairs departments. Havis replaces Suzanne Swope, who held the position for three years and announced her retirement in the fall. Havis joins Fontbonne after serving as vice president of enrollment at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark. Previously he has served as the director of admission, director of undergraduate admission, assistant director of admission, and admission counselor at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. “It is exciting to have Joseph’s energy, enthusiasm and experience at the helm of our enrollment efforts as we move forward as an institution,” said J. Michael Pressimone, Fontbonne president. “We are a university taking a progressive position, and I’m confident Joseph’s specific skill set and relevant enrollment experience will help us reach our growth goals.” Havis holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Millikin University and a master’s degree in education administration from Eastern Illinois University. He and his wife, Jody, who owns An Affair to Remember, a wedding and special event business in St. Louis’ Central West End, have local ties. His family lives in Edwardsville, Ill., and his wife’s family is from Alton, Ill. The couple plans to reside in Edwardsville.
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Fontbonne University hired Joe Havis as the new Vice President of Enrollment Management in February 2015.
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NEWS RELEASEFebruary 4, 2015
Contact: Dominic GenettiFontbonne University Office of Communications and Marketing314-889-4576 | [email protected]
Fontbonne Names Vice President of Enrollment Management
ST. LOUIS – Fontbonne University has named Joseph R. Havis vice president of enrollment management. He began Feb. 2 and will oversee the university’s admissions, financial aid, and international affairs departments. Havis replaces Suzanne Swope, who held the position for three years and announced her retirement in the fall.
Havis joins Fontbonne after serving as vice president of enrollment at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark. Previously he has served as the director of admission, director of undergraduate admission, assistant director of admission, and admission counselor at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill.
“It is exciting to have Joseph’s energy, enthusiasm and experience at the helm of our enrollment efforts as we move forward as an institution,” said J. Michael Pressimone, Fontbonne president. “We are a university taking a progressive position, and I’m confident Joseph’s specific skill set and relevant enrollment experience will help us reach our growth goals.”
Havis holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Millikin University and a master’s degree in education administration from Eastern Illinois University. He and his wife, Jody, who owns An Affair to Remember, a wedding and special event business in St. Louis’ Central West End, have local ties. His family lives in Edwardsville, Ill., and his wife’s family is from Alton, Ill. The couple plans to reside in Edwardsville.
“Jody and I are so humbled and excited for this opportunity,” Havis said. “Fontbonne has a storied tradition of academic success and many unique academic experiences, both curricular and co-curricular. I am honored to have the opportunity to support Fontbonne by continuing the enrollment of great students and supporting them through their college experience.”
Fontbonne University is a Catholic coeducational institution of higher education offering liberal arts and professional programs, as well as evening and online formats for busy adults. Fontbonne was founded in 1923 and is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information, visit www.fontbonne.edu.
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