Kurt Schick, MS

Kurt Schick serves as the inaugural Vice President of U.S. Operations. He began his career at ACM in 2001. He previously served as Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Concordia University (River Forest, IL) and initially honed his recruitment skills as an admissions counselor at his alma mater, Augustana College, in Rock Island, IL. He received his BA in English/French from Augustana in 1990 and his MS in Organization Leadership from Regis University (Denver, CO) in 2016. Kurt oversees strategic direction for all admissions for ACM, his focus is on developing new institutional partnerships and enhancing existing ones. For ACM’s degree programs, marketing strategies focus on leveraging ACM’s partnerships, social media, and strategic financial aid awarding. Under Kurt's leadership, the U.S. office has grown from two staff to fifteen. With expansion into Spain, the inclusion of multi-country January term programs, the addition of faculty-led programming, and the options of degree programs, enrollment has grown from 300 per year to over 1,500 students. Kurt also manages ACM’s Advancement efforts, leveraging the robust network of over 25,000 alumni with the goal of increasing endowment and scholarship opportunities for future students. Hosting regional alumni receptions and follow-up from the incredibly successful 60th anniversary celebration and alumni reunion - held in May 2017 at ACM's Aix-en-Provence, France campus – as well as the amazing receptions held at the Residence of the French Ambassador, have proven to be successful strategies.