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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: 12/17/24
Contact: Dr. Christopher Tremblay (sem-ep@aacrao.org)

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL EARNS ENDORSEMENT AND DIGITAL BADGE

WASHINGTON, DC—Jonathan Breaker, Tribal Colleges and Universities Student Success Program Officer at the American Indian College Fund, has earned the Strategic Enrollment Management Endorsement from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO).

Breaker is among an elite group of only 83 individuals internationally and is the first person from the state of New Mexico to earn this endorsement. Breaker is receiving the SEM Endorsement Badge through Credly and his name will soon appear in the national registry.

This endorsement signifies that Breaker has developed skills in the field of strategic enrollment management to meet the current and future challenges in the industry. Proficiencies in a variety of aspects of enrollment management have been achieved.


Jonathan Breaker, Tribal Colleges and Universities Student Success Program Officer at the American Indian College Fund

About the Graduate

Breaker is Blackfoot/Cree from Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Calgary and completed his Master of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University in Ottawa.

Breaker has a background working at and with Tribal Colleges and Universities. He served the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) for eight years in recruitment, admissions, and dual credit programming as Assistant Director of Admissions, later managing community and adult education and non-credit programming as Continuing Education Manager.

Before this, he worked for a decade in the public service in the Government of Canada, advising on Indigenous issues and programs, cultural policy, international relations, and Indigenous treaty rights and consultation. Breaker has worked extensively with tribal nations in Canada and the United States and has presented at Indigenous education conferences in and outside Indian Country.


About the Endorsement

AACRAO’s Strategic Enrollment Management Endorsement Program provides a well-defined, self-paced professional development program and career advancement track for in-service enrollment service professionals.

The endorsement is a unique credential in the field and provides assurance of a strong foundation and understanding of enrollment management functions in a higher education setting. This endorsement is an international acknowledgment of enrollment management professionalism.


About the Program

Through a series of educational experiences with defined learning outcomes, SEM-EP is an accepted structure that underscores a set of uniform activities guided by association and industry best practices and resources. Admission to the program is competitive.


About AACRAO

Founded in 1910, AACRAO is a nonprofit, voluntary, professional association of 15,500 higher-education professionals who represent roughly 2,300 institutions in more than 40 countries.

AACRAO represents institutions in every part of the higher education community, from large public institutions to small, private liberal arts colleges. Its mission is to provide professional development, guidelines, and voluntary standards for higher-education officials regarding best practices in records management, admissions, enrollment management, administrative information technology, and student services.

Research, guidance, and best practices are shared with members and other higher-education stakeholders through training, publications, journals, and consulting services.

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