GOFF LEAVES SEMO UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS POST FOR NEW JOB

Jay Goff, admissions director at Southeast Missouri State University, has been hired for the new position of dean of enrollment management at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

Goff's appointment was approved by the UMR Board of Trustees this week and he will begin his new duties on June 1. He will be responsible for the offices of admissions, financial aid, registrar, orientation, testing and assessment.

In his new job, Goff will seek to boost enrollment at the engineering school.

Under Goff's leadership, Southeast's enrollment has grown in recent years. "I love the university and the Cape Girardeau community, but the position was a tremendous professional opportunity," Goff said of his decision to take the UMR job.

Goff is a 1991 graduate of Southeast where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in mass communication with a minor in marketing.

Southeast officials expect to name an interim admissions director while the school conducts a national search for a permanent director.