SUBJECT:

Dr. Richard L. Backer, Assistant Vice Chancellor Enrollment Management

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Richard L. Backer has accepted the
position of Assistant Vice Chancellor Enrollment Management and will
officially assume his duties at UCSD during the second week of March.

Dr. Backer is presently Director of Enrollment Services at California
State University, Fresno and previously served twelve years at Kent
State University as Assistant Registrar, Registrar, and Assistant
Dean for Enrollment Services.

At both institutions, Dr. Backer played a lead role in improving
services to students and faculty and strengthening relations with
secondary schools and community colleges. He has successfully led
the introduction of telephone and computer technologies in the
admissions and registration processes of both institutions and the 19
campus California State University system. He brings to UCSD the
wealth of experience, professional knowledge, and interpersonal
skills needed to assure the highest levels of effectiveness and
satisfaction with the recruitment, admissions, and academic record
systems of the campus.

Dr. Backer has a B.S. from Slippery Rock State College, a Masters
from Long Island University, C W Post Center, and a Ph.D. in Higher
Education Administration from Kent State University.
Dr. Backer's office will be located in the Admissions/Registrar
Building, 301 University Center, telephone 534-3192.

Joseph W. Watson Vice Chancellor