Senior Assistant Registrar

Working Title: Senior Assistant Registrar

State Role

Title:

N/A

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt:
Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Student Academic Success

Department: 100177 - Office Of The Registrar

Pay Band: N/A

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 10/8/2026

Mission:
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision:
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are:

Situated in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

Reporting directly to the University Registrar, this position partners closely with academic leadership and campus colleagues to ensure a seamless and efficient registration process. The Senior Assistant Registrar is dedicated to collaborating across departments and units to deliver accurate information and facilitate student success from initial enrollment through subsequent academic terms.

• Partner with Winter/Summer session committee and Student Success Analytics to assess student course demand/need and collaborate with departments to ensure appropriate course offerings during winter and summer sessions.
• Partner with University Marketing and Branding to develop and implement marketing strategies targeted at students and families.
• Manage and monitor the marketing budget for all winter and summer session initiatives.
• Coordinate and facilitate Winter/Summer Session Committee meetings.

• Facilitate yearly review of registration worksheets by sending current worksheets to academic units for updates and collecting feedback for committee review.
• Partner with University Advising and General Education to review department-approved registration worksheets to ensure accurate information is presented in a clear, student-friendly format to support informed course selection.
• Use approved first-year enrollment worksheets to determine proper seat allocation of required courses for incoming new students.

• Partner with the Vice Provost for Student Academic Success, Student Success Analytics and the University Registrar to determine term-by-term projections of required general education course seats.

• Coordinate available class seats with academic unit heads and identify override capacity.
• Determine and program course requisites to ensure that students who need specific classes in their first semester are given access.
• Monitor seat allocation and availability to maintain…