Spring 2025
Institutional Update
Commencement is the best week of the year, and I’m looking forward to seeing you there. Many of you are working on details for the events, and others of you are giving and grading finals. Thank you, thank you!
This week I met with the Lorenzo Snow student award winners from every division, and without exception, each credited their success to the supportive and encouraging mentorship of our faculty and staff. As the school year wraps up, I want to thank you for the seen and unseen work that you do every day; you are changing and influencing lives and families.
During our most recent town hall, we shared institutional updates, including a progress report on the mandated reallocation. Our leadership team has been meeting often, as has the Academic Program Review Task Force. We will send a reallocation plan message to everyone before June 6 which is when the final submission will be presented to the State Board of Higher Education. As noted in the shared slides, here is what you can expect from the proposed plan:
- No involuntary separations or forced layoffs will result from the reallocation
- Not all vacated positions will be filled
- Some organizational restructuring will occur to improve efficiencies
- Some roles or job descriptions may change
- Redundant degrees and certificates will be discontinued
- One vice president position will be eliminated
- Budget efficiency measures will be implemented (e.g., cell phone stipends)
We will continue to keep you informed. Please always ask if you have questions. We are committed to open, honest, and transparent communication. Reading this newsletter is part of keeping informed. Thank you for reading and keeping up on all of the happenings at the college.
I hope you enjoy time with family and friends during the summer months. We will gather again on Wednesday, August 13, for our back-to-school kick-off. Thanks for another incredible academic year at Snow. Go Badgers!
Stacee
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
The academic advising department is actively assisting returning and new students with enrollment for the summer and fall 2025 semesters. On February 28th, a survey was distributed to students to gauge their intentions to attend Snow College and provide information on how to connect with their advisors. As of the current date, 461 new students have indicated their plans to enroll at Snow this fall, while another 27 have deferred their enrollment to a future semester. This collaborative effort involving admissions, global engagement, and advising has been instrumental in guiding these students toward enrollment for Fall 2025.
Advisors are currently contacting these students, extending a warm welcome to Snow College, and assisting them in selecting their coursework for the upcoming fall semester. We anticipate that this revised process will enhance our enrollment yield, retain our recruited students, and further our commitment to becoming a data-driven decision-making institution. We extend our sincere gratitude to all individuals, particularly the advisors, who have contributed to this initiative!
The Snow College Registration Office has gone through a myriad of changes during the past 9 months! Marcelle Nordfelt became the Registrar last July, Jensen Tapp is now an Assistant Registrar for Scheduling and Catalog, and Avery Holder is the new Transfer Articulation Coordinator. We still have Chrissy Ray as an Assistant Registrar for Graduation, Gina Ogden as an Assistant Registrar for the Richfield campus, Jane Bailey Anderson as our part-time Concurrent Enrollment liaison and two student workers – Savanna Thompson and Hailey Bollar.
We may be short-staffed, but are committed to assisting all faculty, staff and especially students with program needs or educational goals. It seems that every day presents a problem to be solved which makes working in the Registration Office challenging, exciting and rewarding. We look forward to the end of the month when we get to celebrate our students’ achievements as they graduate and move on to the next adventure. It’s our favorite time of year!
Who's New?
We welcome the following individuals to our Snow College family:
| Tim Tingey | Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services |
| Kalin Hall | Part-Time Football Coach |
| Shelby Bullock | Part-Time Instructor Health Professions Department |
| Corbin Archibald | General Maintenance, Ephraim |
| Avery Holder | Registration Assistant, Ephraim |
| Merrill Worthington | Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships |
Richfield Update
The Richfield Campus continues to be a vibrant hub for community engagement, playing host to thousands at the Junior High, 1A, and 2A High School State wresting, and 1A and 2A State basketball tournaments. Cheers to our enrollment and Sevier Valley Center team for their efforts to welcome and engage participants!
Additionally, the Richfield Campus host influential clubs such as the Richfield Rotary Club. This past month, President McIff led an enlightening presentation and discussion that drew a full house of community influencers, showcasing Snow College’s commitment to fostering dialogue and economic development among community members and local leaders.
This week, the momentum continued as Utah Senator Derrin Owens and Representative Carl Albrecht shared their insights from this legislative session with an equally packed audience of community, business, and government leaders. The Richfield Campus remains committed to supporting these endeavors, strengthening connections that drive progress and innovation in our communities.
Exciting news for the Sanpete region, Richfield Rotary Club announced they are sponsoring a new satellite Sanpete County Rotary Club! This initiative aims to bring together passionate individuals dedicated to making a positive impact in the Sanpete area.
Staff Report
We are thrilled to recognize three outstanding employees who have demonstrated exceptional energy, enthusiasm and creativity in their roles. Please join us in congratulating our February SA Employee of the Month awardees:
Thank you for your continued dedication. We appreciate all that you do!
Have you had a chance to attend one of the Professional Development Lunch and Learns this year? If not, don’t worry. Recordings of past sessions are available on the SA canvas page for you to watch at your convenience.
Staff Association has enjoyed another fantastic year filled with training opportunities, recognition of outstanding individuals and departments, and meaningful gatherings that have strengthened our staff community.
In March, we had the pleasure of recognizing two exceptional departments for their energy, creativity and teamwork:
Richfield’s Campus Library was celebrated for their outstanding service and ongoing contributions to the success and spirit of the Richfield campus.
Ephraim’s admissions office received recognition for their adaptability and skill in navigating the evolving challenges brought by AI and fraud prevention in the admissions process.
Looking ahead, we’re excited for our SA Professional Development Day on May 12th at the Ephraim Campus. It promises to be a day full of great food, engaging learning experiences and fun for all. We hope to see you there.
Office of Analytics and Institutional Research (AIR)
This contribution from the Office of Analytics and Institutional Research (AIR) is part a series about understanding the data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data system (IPEDS).
Report Name: Graduation Rates
- What is the primary purpose of this report? To describe the percentage of students who receive an award within 150% of normal
time.
- 150% of normal time for a Bachelor’s Degree is 6 years
- 150% of normal time for an Associate’s Degree is 3 years
- 150% of normal time for a Certificate is variable and dependent on the length of the Certificate program
- Which students are included in the data? First-time, full-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who all entered the institution in the same Fall semester (i.e., in the same cohort)
- When is the report due? Every February
- When is the data reported for each cohort? Just over 6 years after the cohort’s time of entry. For example, in February 2025, the Graduation Rates Report was submitted for the cohort that entered Fall 2018.
Snow College’s most recent Graduation Rates report submission revealed that its most recent IPEDS graduation rate is 46%. This means that 46% of the first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students who entered Snow College in Fall 2018 completed an award at Snow College within 150% of normal time. Additionally, compared to previous years, Snow College’s graduation rate has gradually increased over the past 5 years (see chart below).
Thank you for all of the work you do to maintain and use Snow College data to better our services for our students and employees. As always, we encourage you to reach out to us in AIR to share any questions, concerns, or ideas you have about the data at Snow College.
Report Name: Fall Enrollment
- What is the primary purpose of this report? To describe the number of students who enrolled at an institution of higher education
during the Fall semester as of its census date. Among others, these numbers are also
broken down by the following factors:
- Gender
- Race
- CIP Code
- Full-time/Part-time
- Age
- State Residency
- Which students are included in the data? All enrolled, for-credit students
- When is the report due? Every April
- When is the data reported for each cohort? Students enrolled in the most recent Fall semester. For example, in April 2025, the Fall Enrollment Report was submitted for all students enrolled as of the census data for the Fall 2024 semester.
- Is there anything else I should know? Yes. This report also provides retention data. However, this data is very misleading for Snow College because Snow College is required to report it only for students who entered the institution having formally declared their intent to pursue a bachelor's degree at Snow College. This is often a very small number of students and in some years (like in the most recent report) it can be as low as 0. Therefore, it is not a particularly useful measure of retention for Snow College.
Snow College’s most recent Fall Enrollment report submission revealed that its most recent IPEDS fall enrollment count was 5577. This means that 5577 for-credit students were enrolled at Snow College as of the census date for the Fall 2024 semester. This number is marginally better than what we reported last year (i.e., 5506 for the Fall 2023 semester), but several hundred fewer than those reported the three years before that (i.e., ranging from 5800 to 6106 between Fall 2020 and Fall 2022). Both the COVID-19 pandemic and the discontinuation of the AOL and Arizona Football programs likely contributed to these differences.
You may notice that these are the same numbers that were reported to the state of Utah as of third week (i.e., the census date) for each of these semesters. That is because both reports use the same definitions and time frames and, thus, report the same number. See the following chart (which can also be found here: Institutional Data Resources: Headcount - Utah System of Higher Education) for a visual depiction of these numbers.
Thank you for all of the work you do to maintain and use Snow College data to better our services for our students and employees. As always, we encourage you to reach out to us in AIR to share any questions, concerns, or ideas you have about the data at Snow College.
Commencement By The Numbers
