Sonoma State welcomes new VP

OLIVIA KEELER STAFF WRITER

Sonoma State University President, Mike Lee announced on Monday, April 24 that he has appointed Dr. Edward Mills as the new Vice President of Strategic Enrollment for a three-year term. The position is currently held by Dr. Elias Lopez who will retire in June. Lee states that Lopez has been given a, “Universal thanks of the whole campus for building a strong team and a bold and visionary Strategic Enrollment Management Plan.”

Lee also states that, “Dr. Mills will build on the great work done by our current Strategic Enrollment team, led by Dr. Elias Lopez. Dr. Mills has a proven track record with advancing enrollment in his previous roles so we are excited to have him lead our efforts here.”

Mills arrives at SSU with more than 30 years of experience in enrollment management, student affairs, and software development. At Sacramento State, he served as Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Support for the last 16 years as well as Vice President for Student Affairs for the last 9 years. Lee states, “He led Sac State’s efforts to achieve federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving and see STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT on pg. 4