Nicole Kragt

Registrar, Kalamazoo College

AACRAO Bio

Nicole Kragt is the Registrar at Kalamazoo College, where she has worked for 14 years. She has over 25 years’ experience in higher education, holding positions in academic support, admissions, financial aid, operation, and as a faculty member for various institutions. 

Nicole earned a BS in Elementary Education and an MA in Organizational Communication from Western Michigan University. She has been a member of AACRAO since 2008 and has been presenting at AACRAO conferences since 2011.  Her presentations, panels, and round table contributions include: 

Small College Admissions Roundtable

Best Practices for Transfer Credit

Awarding Credit – CLEP, Equivalencies, Online Courses, Course Descriptions, and Associated

Policies

Friend or Foe?  Managing your Image in a Registrar’s Office

Change Management – Exploring Change Management Theory

Can I Get an A++++? Changing a College-Wide Grading Scheme

Transfer Student Orientation – Smoothing the Transition

Implementing Chosen Name and Pronoun: Process, Policy, and Technology

She has served on the Small College Issues Committee, the Transfer and Articulation Committee, the Mentorship Work Group, and is a member of the Women’s Caucus. She was also featured on a For the Record podcast and in The Successful Registrar for her work in implementing a chosen name policy at Kalamazoo College.