Delsie
Phillips
Dean
of admissions and financial aid (Retired)
Haverford College, PA
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Delsie Phillips offers consultative and management
expertise to colleges and universities confronting issues such
as applicant quality and quantity, marketing for liberal arts,
campus diversity, yield enhancement, enrollment software conversion,
and international recruitment. An early adopter of digital recruitment
media and enrollment management technology, Delsie brings over
30 years of higher education experience in admission, financial
aid, marketing and communications to Scott Healy & Associates,
having worked at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Bucknell
University and, most recently, as Dean of Admission and Financial
Aid at Haverford College for the past 18 years.
Delsie has particular interest and expertise
in selective college admission issues, including marketing to
highly talented students, recruiting academic leaders and managing
student selection and yield in a competitive market. Additional
areas of expertise include attaining diversity, balancing athletics
and arts recruiting with academic selectivity and developing
strong support programs with alumni and student volunteers.
Consulting experience includes work with the
College Board, several education publishers, liberal arts colleges
and independent secondary schools. She has also served in numerous
leadership positions for professional organizations such as
NACAC, PACAC, the Council of International Schools and the College
Board.
