FACULTY

Watson Scott Swail

President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute

Dr. Swail serves as president of the Educational Policy Institute, an international organization dedicated to the study of educational opportunity. Dr. Swail is known for his work and development of a research-based framework for student retention, which will be presented at this conference. Dr. Swail’s work has been published in a number of publications and books, including Change magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Phi Delta Kappan. His book, Retaining Minority Students in Higher Education, was published by Jossey-Bass in 2003. Dr. Swail was the founding director of the Pell Institute and also served as a senior researcher with SRI International and as associate director of policy analysis for the College Board. He earned a doctorate in educational policy from The George Washington University, a master’s in science (technology) from Old Dominion University, and a bachelor’s in education (mathematics, technology) from the University of Manitoba.

Peter Dietsche

Senior Scholar, Educational Policy Institute

William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership

University of Toronto

Dr. Dietsche is a Senior Scholar with the Educational Policy Institute, providing expertise in community college research and in student retention in postsecondary education. Dr. Dietsche has committed much of his career towards the development of a student retention program, including student and faculty surveys, student monitoring systems, and institutional change models. Dr. Dietsche currently serves as the William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership at the University of Toronto, Canada's premier research university. Before his appointment, he served as Vice President, Research and Institutional Quality at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. In addition to his research, he teaches at the University of Toronto and the Community College Leadership Program at Central Michigan University. Dr. Dietsche earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, a Masters of Arts from the University of Western Ontario, and a Bachelor’s in Science (Psychology) from McGill University.

Jay Goff

Dean of Enrollment Management, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Jay Goff is the Dean of Enrollment Management at the Missour University of Science & Technology in Rolla, Missouri. With over 15 years experience in university enrollment and communication programs, Goff believes in building a team oriented workplace and service driven student success plans. His student centric approach has achieved record enrollments, retention and graduation rates. Goff completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in communication studies with a focus on organizational communication from Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Kansas, respectively.  His doctoral work focuses on leadership development.