Associate Registrar

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

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(Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Principal responsibility is the performance of the Registrar's duties for maintenance and long term (digital) retention of student academic records. Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for major functional areas within the Office of the Registrar. Functions typically include but are not limited to, management of personnel, imaging processes, calculation and GPA verification, academic standings, academic honors, degree auditing compliance, curriculum, commencement, transfer evaluation, and maintenance of system involving these processes.

Responsible for the education and enforcement of academic regulations, adherence to state and federal regulations, and serving on various division and university committees. Ensures the delivery of exceptional customer service, to students ensuring a high quality, efficient and friendly in-person, and online encounters. Interprets and applies academic, state, and federal regulations and serves as a key partner to academic and administrative stakeholders across the institution.

• Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for assigned functional areas
• Reviews, implements, and enforces academic policies related to curriculum, graduation, degree audits, transfer evaluations, articulation agreements and prior learning assessments and credits
• Responsible for the implementation and management of records policies and procedures focused on student success
• Oversees and monitors processes related to graduation audits, degree certification, and transfer evaluations
• Coordinates all student processes that relate to the Registrar functions
• Responsible for system maintenance, data accuracy, updates and testing, table, and data validation
• Reviews all curriculum proposals and provides guidance and recommendations to the department, Academic Affairs, and curriculum committees
• Executes reports related to record audits, interprets results, delivers analysis, and needed resolutions
• Actively engages with the leadership, proposes ideas and solutions for successful progress of the operation and enhance a student-centered culture of service
• Responsible for the supervision, training, and performance management of assigned staff and related departmental processes
• Works collaboratively with academic departments in issues or concerns related to registrar processes and student progression and may serve on various division and university committees
• Ensures compliance with all required federal, state and university policies and procedures that govern articulation agreements, graduation, degree audits, curriculum integrity, and student records
• Continuously reviews and updates the department website and other communications for clarity, simplicity, and current information
• Advises students, parents, and faculty, and administrators regarding escalated concerns, questions, and resolutions
• Assists with the degree evaluation processes and conferral of degrees including all communications with students, advisors, and faculty
• Participates in and assists with oversight of the commencement program, degree ordering and printing, commencement rehearsal, and planning of ceremonies each semester

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in related field.

Seven (7) years of experience related to the maintenance of student records, registrar responsibilities, or closely related filed including previous supervisory or management experience.

Familiarity with USG policies, FERPA, and immunization guidelines

An advanced degree from an accredited institution…