Conflicts: Colleges & Universities - Enrollment Management Services

There are problems and conflicts in enrollment management services at universities and colleges across the nation. The current financial challenges are the university’s failure to meet its enrollment targets during the past five years. The decline in enrollment begun intensely during the Spring 2008 semester; accompanied by the present decline in enrollment in the Fall 2012 se-mester. The allocation of authority has always been debated. Organizational Managers and Di-rectors must strive to understand and improve people-organization relationships in terms of the individual, team, organization, and broader social system.
The low enrollment has severely affected Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU); and one of the unfortunate aspects of the noticeable enrollment problems was the initial unwillingness of all universities and colleges - administration to acknowledge that there is a problem. Now that the serious decline in enrollment in upcoming Spring semester of 2013 is clear, the reality of the decline has finally been acknowledged—at least by the Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Provost. The Universities provide academic and financial services to current and former students; also provides academic support services to faculty. There has been repeated denial that the declining enrollment has anything to do with the way “Universities and College 2012” is being implemented or with administrative policy decisions, (NEW YORK CNNMoney, March 2012)
The most commonly given explanation for the decline is a reference to national economic problems. We all have rough passages in our lives. For example, in 2011 Clark Atlanta University developed, “Pathway to a Secure Future, Clark Atlanta University Strategic Plan 2011-2013.” While tuition and fees will continue to make up the greater portion of the University’s revenues, at least in the near term, projected revenue growth and the specific tasks necessary to achieve it will be managed using various

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