Students eager to apply to Florida Poly won’t have to wait much longer, as two seasoned professionals have been hired to head up the recruitment and admissions process.
Scott Rhodes has been named the new Executive Director of Admissions and Beth A. Pierpont is the Associate Director.
Rhodes has more than 14 years of experience in higher education, leading marketing and enrollment efforts for campus based, regional centers and online students. Prior to his new position, he was the senior strategist at Elliance, a digital marketing company based in Pittsburgh, PA.
Before that, he was the Associate Vice President at St. Leo University. In that position, he was responsible for managing student recruitment and marketing efforts. He has also held recruitment positions at Concordia University in Irvine, CA, Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.and Shenandoah University, in Winchester, VA. He earned his B.A. at Indiana University and a Masters in Technology and Arts from Duquesne University.
His wealth of experience is invaluable as Florida Poly will begin recruiting students this summer.
“I am delighted to join Florida Poly’s dynamic and innovative team. Florida Poly has tremendous aspirations and I look forward to the exciting work ahead,” said Rhodes.
Pierpont, an attorney, will join the university on June 24. Currently, she is the Director of Admission at Barry University School of Law in Orlando.
