University Registrar

Join to apply for the University Registrar role at Inside Higher Ed.

4 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicants.

Reporting to the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, the University Registrar (UR) works closely with department chairs, academic deans, academic advisors, admission team, student success team, the comptroller, and student affairs staff to provide exemplary student services. The UR leads the strategic efforts of the Office of the Registrar, utilizing traditional and innovative tools, collaborative partnerships, and communication to enroll, retain, and graduate the student body.

• Operates in a complex environment, demonstrating skills in leading and developing a professional staff
• Ensures the policies and practices comply with federal, state, and agency regulations
• Analyzes and uses student and enrollment data to meet immediate and long-range University objectives
• Works closely with cross‑divisional constituents to determine the foci and prioritization of comprehensive retention and completion strategies
• Provides effective and efficient leadership for staff and develops and implements annual planning goals in alignment with unit and institutional strategic plans and goals
• Oversees the Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits Program and School Certifying Official (SCO)
• Oversees the domicile review and decision‑making of special populations
• Stays current on emerging registrar and enrollment management practices in higher education
• Builds and sustains a team that is flexible, responsive, innovative, analytical, energetic, results‑oriented, and student‑centered
• Provides support for and/or serves on various committees and councils, at the institutional, regional and state levels, in support of the University’s overall goals and mission
• Works closely with faculty, academic, the business office, the educational foundation, admission, and administrative deans on issues related to course offerings, registration, enrollment, and student completion, providing timely guidance and responses to questions, concerns and/or suggestions in overall support of our institutional student success efforts
• Oversees the strategic management of enrollment‑related Registrar initiatives, which support the University’s overall enrollment management and student success efforts
• Oversees student enrollment tracking, registration activities, data collection and dissemination, record confidentiality and degree analysis protocol
• Maintains academic calendar, advising dates, and registration‑related dates
• Contributes to an environment where student success is supported through effective collaboration, communication, cooperation, and problem resolution

• Oversees all reporting and related activities associated with the National Student Clearinghouse
• Implements and oversees policies and procedures for accurate and timely reporting to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as well as strict compliance with federal and state regulations
• Oversees the processes in preparation for successful annual audits, enrollment reporting, data dissemination and reconciliation of unit data
• Serves as the custodian of the student education record, and data owner, authorizing all access to education records and ensuring institutional compliance with federal and state records retention regulations
• Serves as the University’s Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) Officer, overseeing adherence to federal and state rules and regulations regarding student records and record keeping

• Represents the University at various internal and external meetings and events, including but not limited to admission recruitment events, orientation events and programs, state and regional professional associations, and state committees and councils
• Monitors compliance with FERPA, ensures that all individuals with access to education records have received appropriate training and revokes access in circumstances involving non‑compliance or inappropriate use of education record‑related data

• Assists the VPEM with special projects and other duties and…