William Peace University Names Marquita D. Brazier as Telecounselor and Event Coordinator

Raleigh, NC, June 16, 2013 --(PR.com)-- William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Marquita D. Brazier has been hired to serve as the institution’s telecounselor and event coordinator. In her position, Brazier will be responsible for supporting a myriad of campus efforts throughout the year in relation to student recruitment, retention and alumni development – specifically leading outbound calls to prospective students in an effort to collect information, answer questions and follow up on inquiries, applications or deposits. Brazier will also oversee the accuracy of data entry and developing standard operating procedures and training materials for the Telemarketing and Call Center. In addition, Brazier will manage university event planning, including scheduling, planning, coordinating and budgeting for all admissions open houses and prospective student and group visits and tours.

Prior to joining William Peace University, Brazier served as an undergraduate admissions counselor for Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C., and an admissions counselor for ITT Technical Institute in Cary, N.C. A member of the National Council of Negro Women – Capital Area Section, Brazier has worked within the realms of higher education for the last six years. She earned a Bachelor of Science in mass communication and broadcasting from UNC Pembroke.

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“We are proud to have Marquita join William Peace University as our telecounselor and event coordinator,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “The relationship between prospective students, current students and university alumni and our institution is of the utmost importance in ensuring future success, and Marquita understands exactly how to maintain communication with each of our key stakeholders. I look forward to having her on campus and assisting in our recruitment, retention and alumni development.”

“A career in higher education has opened the door for me to be in the business of helping people and lending a hand in their educational and professional success,” said Brazier. “I am honored to join William Peace University and take the skills and resources I have acquired over the years to assist people in reaching their higher education goals.”

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About William Peace University:
William Peace University is located in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 1857 as Peace Institute, offering education for boys and girls in primary grades and to women from high school to college. Peace, an all-women’s college, became a four-year baccalaureate college and graduated its first bachelor’s students in August of 1996. Exclusively an all-women’s institution for its first 152 years, Peace began offering coeducational evening courses through the William Peace School of Professional Studies in 2009. In 2011, Peace College transitioned to William Peace University and welcomed its first coeducational class to its day program in fall 2012. Its mission is to prepare students for careers in the organizations of tomorrow. On average, more than 90 percent of the university’s graduates are placed in jobs or graduate school within one year of graduation. For more information, please visit http://www.peace.edu.

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