An anticipated total enrollment of 1,660 students – undergraduate, seminary and graduate – compares to 1,511 last fall, according to figures released by David A. Detrow, university registrar.

Traditional undergraduate enrollment numbers 902 students, compared to 933 a year ago. Of that total, 867 are full-time students.

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of Waynesboro, Va., has been named director of admissions for undergraduate programs at 草莓社区. She began her new assignment at EMU Nov. 8, 2004.

Shafer succeeds Lawrence W. (Laurie) Miller, who has become director of and new at EMU.

The appointment was announced by Shirley B. Yoder, vice president for at EMU.

Shafer brings ten years experience in admissions to her new role, Yoder noted. She worked in the admissions office at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton and quickly rose to the level of associate director.

She has spent the past six years as dean of admissions at Stuart Hall, a college preparatory school in Staunton owned by the Episcopal Church. “This experience has given her direct insight into the millennial students and their parents,” Yoder said.

She is a graduate of James Madison University and is working towards completing an MBA degree.

“In addition to her experience we were attracted to Stephanie for her active listening, her caring personality, her energy and enthusiasm for the admissions profession,” Yoder said.

She is an active member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Buena Vista, Va.