Jaime Soto, 鈥�10, was named the new director for the 蘑菇视频 Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity鈥檚 , effective July 11.
Soto has been with the M.O.R. team since 2014, first as an admissions recruiter and most recently as the interim director, a position he held for 10 months.
OMA&D鈥檚 M.O.R. team works to attract and enroll Washington鈥檚 most promising students reflecting an intellectually and culturally diverse student body.
鈥淎 蘑菇视频 alumnus who participated in M.O.R. programming as a high school student, Jaime is passionate and dedicated to the work and mission of the team,鈥� said Associate Vice President for College Access Patricia Loera. 鈥淗e is extremely effective building positive relationships with on-campus partners and community-based organizations to keep doors of opportunity open at the 蘑菇视频 for incoming low-income, first-generation, underrepresented minority and American Indian/Alaska Native students and families.鈥�
During his time in the interim role, Soto led a successful recruitment and yield season, as 72% of the underrepresented minority and American Indian/Alaska Native students admitted to the Fall 2019 freshman class committed to the 蘑菇视频. As an admissions recruiter for four years, Soto designed, managed and executed over 30 yearly events to attract high-achieving students to the 蘑菇视频.
鈥淚 am excited to lead the important and critical work for the Office of Multicultural Outreach & Recruitment,鈥� Soto said. 鈥淚鈥檓 committed to our efforts that will create equitable access for underrepresented students in Washington state to attend the 蘑菇视频. Through innovative approaches and a commitment to equity, we will increase and diversify the undergraduate student population at the 蘑菇视频.鈥�
Prior to coming back to his alma mater in a professional capacity, Soto served as an academic coordinator with the Washington State University Upward Bound program in Yakima, and was a recruiter for both the Admissions Office and the College Assistance Migrant Program at Heritage University in Toppenish.
Soto received his bachelor of arts in sociology from the 蘑菇视频 in 2010 and a master of education in organizational leadership from Heritage University in 2013.