Moises Orozco Villicaña to oversee School's enrollment management

Moises Orozco Villicana

Moises Orozco Villicaña joined the iSchool on August 22 as director of enrollment management. In this new position, he is responsible for overall recruitment and admissions.

Orozco Villicaña has extensive and varied experience in student services in higher education and in national professional organizations. He previously served as associate director for recruitment and admissions in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois. He holds a BA in sociology, law, and society, with a minor in education from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Education and PhD in educational policy studies from Illinois.

He looks forward to the opportunities his new role presents. "Across the country and around the world, the iSchool at Illinois is highly known and respected for its cutting-edge research, world-class faculty, talented students, commitment to social justice, and innovation in the field of graduate education," Orozco Villicaña said.

Through intentional outreach, recruitment, and marketing, Orozco Villicaña plans to promote a brand that is anchored in the iSchool's longstanding tradition of excellence and innovation. "The best part of my job will be to make visible to prospective students the wealth of resources available at the School and the collective and individual achievements of faculty, students, and alumni." In the upcoming recruitment season, he intends to implement best practices in enrollment management, in order to enhance the overall application experience of prospective students as well as bring more students into the School.

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