Dr. Brian Dalton has joined Christian Brothers University in the position of Vice President for Enrollment Management, effective July 1.

Dr. Dalton is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania and is proud to point out that he is a product of a strong Catholic education, having earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration from his hometown alma mater of Gannon University. During his 30 years of collegiate experience in enrollment management, he also has earned his PhD in Education Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dalton comes to CBU most recently from Alfred University in New York, where he has held the position of Vice President for Enrollment Management since 2017, having previously served in that position at Wilkes University and Allegheny College, both in Pennsylvania; Mercer University in Georgia; and the College of St. Scholastica in Minnesota. In addition, he has served as the Dean of Enrollment Management at the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas. Throughout his career, Dalton has demonstrated an ability to unite people from across campuses to grow enrollment through strategic outreach efforts and innovative academic programs and partnerships. He has a strong record of growing international student enrollment and enjoys working with alumni to develop volunteer recruitment initiatives, knowing that successful graduates are a university’s best ambassadors.

Dr. Dalton was recognized in 2010 by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers as its Outstanding Strategic Enrollment Management Professional. He also has served as a Senior Associate Consultant for Noel Levitz, Inc. and played a pivotal role in constructing the Strategic Enrollment Planning (SEP) regimen that it uses today.

He and his wife are both active community volunteers, serving on school boards, in the Junior League, and as coaches for youth teams in the cities they have been privileged to call home.