Out of State Recruiter Added to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Admissions Team

Muriel Kingery has joined Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s admissions team as the first out of state recruiter for the university. She will be recruiting undergraduate, graduate, international, online and transfer students from across the nation.

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Muriel Kingery

As part of a strategic plan for Bemidji State, Kingery’s role will help to increase diversity among the student body along with overall enrollment by bringing out-of-state students to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumna from Mountain, ND, she received her bachelor of fine arts in creative and professional writing from Bemidji State in 2006 as well as a master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Dakota in 2018.

“Having the opportunity to return to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and give back is really awesome. It’s fun to run into people on campus and reconnect,” Kingery said.

Kingery came to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ after four years as the director of donor relations at the University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation. She sees a comparison between her time at UND and her current work with students.

“In my previous role I worked with donor relations and retention. In this role I will apply that to student retention,” she said.

Kingery will educate prospective students about Bemidji State by hosting large gathering events in states outside of Minnesota, connecting with out-of-state alumni and cultivating one-on-one relationships with students who have expressed an interest in studying at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.

She will travel to Colorado, California and Illinois as the first stops on her out of state recruitment efforts.

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