At the AACRAO SEM Conference in Miami, Florida, I had the opportunity to present the Registrar 101 and FERPA workshop with Heather Abbott from Yale Law School and LeRoy Rooker from AACRAO. The two-day workshop covers a broad range of registrar functions,
responsibilities, and roles. And of course, so much FERPA info.
I was able to convince some of the participants to share some reflections on any or all of the following questions:
- What brought them to the registrar’s office?
- What has surprised
them the most about being a registrar?
- What are they concerned they don’t know enough about?
And to share an emergent challenge or opportunity their office is facing.
Key Takeaways:
- There’s an in-person and an online version of REG101, and we’ll offer the in-person version again at the Annual Meeting in Portland in April 2022;
- There are many different kinds of institutions in the United States and so there will obviously be many different kinds of registrars, and many different paths taken to become a registrar;
- The registrar position requires a broad range of knowledge and skills; AACRAO has a bunch of resources to support and assist with professional development for you and your staff.
Guest:
Angi Long,
Registrar, Lawrence University
angi.long@lawrence.edu
Bob Morris
Dean, Enrollment Management,
Joliet Junior College
romorris@jjc.edu
Calandria Yee-Bullock
Registrar, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
calandria.yee-bullock@aviator.edu
Lori McNeal
Registrar, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
registrar@rrcnpa.org
Nicollette Matesic
Director of Registration and Records, Felician
University
matesicn@felician.edu
References and Additional Information:
AACRAO Training
Core Competencies:
Leadership & Management
Change Management
Professional Proficiencies:
Data Stewardship
Student Records Management