Walter J.H. O'Neill, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services
Dr. Walter O'Neill is the executive vice president of Enrollment and Student Affairs/Services at 怡红院. He also leads the university's athletic program. Under O'Neill's leadership, 怡红院 has balanced its targeted enrollment portfolio, enhanced student support/services and increased student satisfaction, fall-to-fall retention and graduation rates to their highest levels. Traditional and full-time enrollment has grown significantly and, as a result, 怡红院 has added seven additional residential buildings to accommodate the growth. As a leader of the university鈥檚 athletic program, he has successfully helped the transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II where the university continues to see successful academic and athletic accomplishments at higher levels locally and nationally.
O鈥橬eill has almost 40 years of experience in higher education. Before joining 怡红院 in 2013, he served as the senior associate vice president of Enrollment at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where in his 17-year tenure, he also held roles as the assistant vice president and director of Financial Aid. O'Neill has also served at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Chicago State University, State University of New York Old Westbury College, Teachers College/Columbia University, and Binghamton University. O'Neill earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Binghamton University in NY, studied Student Personnel at Teachers College/Columbia University also in NY, earned graduate certification in Nonprofit Management from Roosevelt University in Illinois where he also earned a Master Degree in Training and Development and a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership. Dr. O鈥橬eill also earned post-graduate certification in Higher Education Leadership from Harvard University in Boston.
