Matt Newlin Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis

• Established partnerships with non-profit organizations, colleges, and universities to advise on student-centered operations
• Developed programs, resources, and workshops to train practitioners in equity-minded practices
• Provided insight and objective review of policies that impact student success and persistence; aided in the revision of procedures as necessary

• Established a pilot program to increase college enrollment for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students from rural communities; oversaw 11% increase in FAFSA completion; developed academic resources.
• Led long-term strategic planning for program expansion and sustainable funding with senior leaders
• Designed college preparedness curriculum and resources for first-generation and underrepresented students; provided training and guidance for national advising staff
• Oversaw student emergency funding application process and reporting; managed budgets for five schools (more than 1,300 students), including allocation and compliance
• Facilitated relationships and productivity of a multi-state college access alliance; ensured participants were achieving goals; maintained constant communication among colleagues and donors

• Short- and long-range planning for student affairs departments; staff management and development; supervision, training, and evaluation of staff
• Managed 25-member Staff Council responsible for representing 4,000 full-time university staff; achieved record event attendance; collaborated with senior administrators to improve staff benefits
• Established and managed a $500,000 need-based scholarship program to increase equity and access
• Coached 40 undergraduate students in building leadership skills and cultural awareness
• Reviewed and tracked academic progress for over 600 scholarship recipients annually; provided academic resources and advising; developed support programs to reduce scholarship revocation
• Created annual professional development workshop series with 10 campus and community partners; reached over 150 students annually

• Created implementation policies for federal, state and institutional aid programs
• Developed departmental strategic plans for financial literacy programming
• Established community partnerships by annually presenting 20-25 financial aid literacy and preparation workshops
• Designed marketing and promotional plans and materials for departmental policy changes
• Planned and managed Orientation and Student-for-a-Day events

• Advised admitted and prospective students on the financial aid process and policies
• Taught two semesters of Financial Basics course to first year students
• Collaborated with Admissions team on early planning and FAFSA preparation programs
• Planned Orientation event schedule and delegated tasks and responsibilities
• Led workshops for current students on FAFSA completion and financial aid planning

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Statistics

Master'S Of Education, Higher Education

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication

Bachelor'S Degree, English

Education record