Georgia Perimeter College has named Dr. John Clower as interim vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services. Clower temporarily replaces Dr. Vincent June, who was named a 2014-15 ACE Fellow and will be stationed for the academic year at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio.

Prior to coming to GPC, Clower served as vice president of student affairs at North Georgia College and State University from 2007-11. He also was director of residence life and student judicial affairs at the University of West Georgia for more than 17 years.

A Smyrna, Ga. native, Clower received his undergraduate degree in biology at North Georgia College (now University of North Georgia), his master’s in Student Personnel Services at Northwestern State University of Louisiana and his doctorate in Higher Ed Administration from Florida State University.

While Clower directed residence life at West Georgia, he says there are “more challenges” for a college without student housing like GPC. “You don’t have a ‘captive’ audience 24/7 like you do with a residential college,” he says. “But student affairs is so much more than housing—we’re all educators. We’re trying to enrich student lives through programming and activities outside the classroom.”

The enrollment services team also will report to Clower. “At this point I am learning a great deal about the unique challenges GPC faces in this area. I look forward to working with the ERS team as we continue to improve services in that area.”