Effective July 1, the same day Mark McCoy will assume the presidency of DePauw, current Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Cindy Babington will become the Chief of Staff for the new administration. Along with this change in staff, Anthony E. Jones, the current Vice President of Enrollment at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., will become the new Vice President of Enrollment at DePauw.
"The Chief of Staff role is very much one of support, data gathering and problem solving,” Babington said. “I anticipate that I will be working with the President and the rest of President's Cabinet to implement programs and solutions, many of which will benefit students. I love DePauw and am excited about the energy and ideas Dr. McCoy is bringing to the presidency. I am honored to be asked to serve in this key role.”
After serving as the director of institutional research from 1993 to 2008, Babington became the vice president for student life and dean of students until 2014, when she took charge of DePauw’s admission.
"An effective president needs a chief of staff who understands the college, its people and its culture, and no one is better prepared to serve in this important role than Cindy," McCoy said in a press release on DePauw's website. "I thank her for the great work she has done in DePauw's Office of Admissions and throughout her career here. Her leadership is to be emulated and admired and I look forward to working more closely with her. I am thrilled that Anthony Jones, who has overseen a 57% increase in enrollment at Fisk over the past six years, is bringing his talents and terrific personality to our campus. Anthony is a person of high commitment and strong values and will add much to this stellar team.”
A graduate of Fisk University, Jones served as the director admissions at Fisk from 1997 to 2000 and returned in 2011 to further aid in this process.
"DePauw is a school with a powerful history," Jones said in the press release. "With graduates such as Vernon Jordan, Brad Stevens, Barbara Kingsolver, Percy Julian and thousands of others, it has proven it can provide a significant return on investment. Enrollment shapes the future of an institution; therefore, I’m honored to have the opportunity to impact such an outstanding legacy of producing leaders who positively impact the world.”