Jason Woods, EdD

Dr. Jason Woods is currently serving as the Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He has over 23 years of enrollment- and student life- related experience in higher education. Dr. Woods earned his doctoral degree in 2013 in Higher Education and Organizational Change from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa and his Master's degree from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. His areas of focus are recruitment, retention and leadership development of post-secondary students, faculty and staff while utilizing and diversity, equity and inclusion lens.

Dr. Woods has served as the associate vice president for student services and the interim director of undergraduate admissions at Western Illinois University. In this role he has created and implemented the overall recruitment plan for the university and directly oversees student service units including The Women’s Center, Career Development Center, Veterans Resources Center and others. Prior to Western, he previously served as Dean of Admission and Financial Planning at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He also held increasingly responsible positions in admissions for Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa. He has taught as adjunct faculty and was the men’s and women’s soccer coach for Wartburg College from 2000-2005, and co-founded the Intercultural Allies for Higher Education (IAHE), which brings college leaders and students together to collaborate about intercultural practices.