Ulisa Bowles has joined the Fayetteville State University (FSU) staff as its new director of admissions.

Among Bowles' duties will be the development of recruitment strategies and providing direction for the admissions department's recruiting and marketing efforts. She will also collaborate with alumni, faculty, staff, and other constituencies to recruit prospective students.

Prior to her arrival at FSU, Bowles served as director of admissions at Bennett College for Women, in Greensboro, since April 2003.

Among her notable achievements while at Bennett, student enrollment increased by 82 percent over the past five years.

Before her arrival at Bennett, Bowles was associate director of admissions, at Hollins University, a private liberal arts college for women in Roanoke, Va. She has also held admissions roles at Olgethorpe University and Spelman College, both in Atlanta, Ga.

Bowles received a bachelor's degree in history and political science from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.

She earned a master's degree in public administration from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta.

Fayetteville State University is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state. Founded in 1867 as the Howard School for the education of African Americans, today FSU serves a growing student body of 6,700 students and ranks among the nation's most diverse campus communities. Chancellor James A. Anderson is the 11th chief executive officer.

For more information, call (910) 672-1474.