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 Director of Student Recruitment and Transitions
103 Cordelia Camp Buidling
828.227.7317
cauley@wcu.edu
Mr. Cauley has twenty-seven years of experience in higher education. He has served
in various roles at Western and currently serves as director of student recruitment
and transitions, where he holds administrative responsibility for the undergraduate
admission and new student orientation operations. He has been involved with numerous
professional organizations and received the Award of Excellence from the Council for
the Advancement and Support of Education in 2000. In addition to his professional
experience, Mr. Cauley is very active in his church and community. Currently, he
serves as a Sunday School teacher, Elder, and Vacation Bible School teacher. He has
served on multiple occasions as a volunteer coach within youth sports programs for
the Jackson County Recreation and Parks Department and as part of Upward Sports.
His hobbies include writing, jogging, recreational kayaking, biking, and fishing.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Human Resource Development, 1990
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Bachelor of Arts in English (Magna Cum Laude), 1983
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
EXPERIENCE
Director of Student Recruitment and Transitions
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, February 2010 to present.
Director of Enrollment Management, Educational Outreach
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 2009-2010
Director of Enrollment Management, Graduate and Distance Learning
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 2007-/2009
Interim Associate Dean of Educational Outreach
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, June – December 2006
Director of Admissions
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1999-2006
Associate Director of Admissions
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1998-1999
Dean for Enrollment
Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, 1997-1998
Associate Director of Admissions
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1993-1997
Director of Alumni Affairs
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1991-1993
Assistant Director of Admissions
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1984-1991
PRESENTATIONS and PUBLICATIONS
- Presenter: Early and Middle College State Conference, 2010
- Presenter: North Carolina Governor’s Expo, 2008
- Presenter: Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrar’s and Admission Officers
(CACRAO), School Counselor Conference, 2005-2006
- Presenter: SSISU National Meeting, 1988
- Presenter: Carolina’s (CSISU), 1988, 1989
MEMBERSHIPS
- National Orientation Directors Association, 2010 to present.
- University Continuing Education Association, 2006 to present.
- Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrar’s and Admission Officers (CACRAO), 1983-1991,
1993-2006
- SACRAO Member
- AACRAO Member
- NACAC Member
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS and AWARDS
- UNC General Admission Subcommittee on Early College 2010 to present.
- WCU On Location, Keynote Speaker, Multiple Years
- Collaborator on development of a distance application prototype for CFNC, 2008-2009
- EPS Users Group Advisory Board, College Board, 2004-2006
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Award, 2000
- Admission Middle Management Institute Certificate, NACAC, 1997
- Outstanding Young Businessman Recipient, 1987
- Magna Cum Laude, Western Carolina University, 1983
- Phi Kappa Phi National Senior Honor Society, 1983
- Sigma Tau Delta National English Honor Society, 1983
- Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society, 1982
- Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities, 1982
- Solan Hume/Mary Conn Bryan English Scholarship, 1982
- National Cooperative Education Essay Contest, Honorable Mention, 1982
- Outstanding Intramural Unit Manager Award, 1981
- Alpha Lambda Delta National Freshman Honor Society, 1980
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