Collegiate Registrars Research Articles

Could this year's problems impact next year?

Just when college officials thought the news about FAFSA couldn’t get any worse, a speaker at this year's American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers hinted that the Education Department's problems may continue into next year.

Helen Garrett: University of Washington's Innovative Registrar

If you attended the annual conference of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers in Colorado this spring, chances are you came back to your job with a head‐swirling number of FERPA interpretations and the sound of Helen Garrett's voice ringing in your ears.

Meet the needs of adult transfer students

Between 35 and 40 million students in the United States have earned some credit but not a degree, said Marc Booker, Ph.D., Vice Provost of Strategy at the University of Phoenix. He spoke at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Transfer & Technology Summit, held online.

Promote diversity, access, equity, inclusion at your institution

Increasing diversity, access, equity, and inclusion on campus requires total commitment, said Cassandra Moore, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Development at Anne Arundel Community College. “This is hard work,” she added, speaking at the Chesapeake and Potomac Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference, held virtually.

Meet the needs of adult transfer students

Between 35 and 40 million students in the United States have earned some credit but not a degree, said Marc Booker, Ph.D., Vice Provost of Strategy at the University of Phoenix. He spoke at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Transfer & Technology Summit, held online.

Promote diversity, access, equity, inclusion at your institution

Increasing diversity, access, equity, and inclusion on campus requires total commitment, said Cassandra Moore, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Development at Anne Arundel Community College. “This is hard work,” she added, speaking at the Chesapeake and Potomac Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference, held virtually.

Review 10 things every transcript evaluator should know

Reviewing transcripts can feel really procedural, but there's a lot more to it than that, said Katie Schwienteck, Registrar at Penn State York. Schwienteck outlined 10 things transcript evaluators should know at a session of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Technology & Transfer Summit, held online.

Review 10 things transcript evaluators should know

Reviewing transcripts can feel really procedural, but there's a lot more to it than that, said Katie Schwienteck, Registrar at Penn State York. Schwienteck outlined 10 things transcript evaluators should know at a session of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Technology & Transfer Summit, held online.

Culture at the heart: Cultivating Native student success

“But the TCUs are already doing it. Sense of belonging is in the fabric of TCUs,” said Monte Schaff, Institutional Research Analyst from United Tribes Technical College, a small tribal college in Bismarck, North Dakota. He spoke at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Strategic Enrollment Management conference in Aventura, Florida, in November 2021.

Promote diversity, access, equity, inclusion at your institution

Increasing diversity, access, equity, and inclusion on campus requires total commitment, said Cassandra Moore, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Development at Anne Arundel Community College. “This is hard work,” she added, speaking at the Chesapeake and Potomac Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference, held virtually.

Culture at the heart: Cultivating Native student success

“But the TCUs are already doing it. Sense of belonging is in the fabric of TCUs,” said Monte Schaff, Institutional Research Analyst from United Tribes Technical College, a small tribal college in Bismarck, North Dakota. He spoke at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Strategic Enrollment Management conference in Aventura, Florida in November 2021.

Prepare your institution to support displaced students

PORTLAND, Ore. — When natural disasters or wars strike students’ home countries, support from their college or university and the surrounding community is critical. Campus administrators have addressed challenges for students from China when the COVID‐19 pandemic started, those whose homes were impacted by earthquakes in Nepal and Haiti, and now those from Ukraine whose lives are disrupted by the war, said Julia Funaki. And domestic students can face upheaval as well, such as after Hurricane Katrina, she added. Funaki, Associate Director at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, spoke at the organization's annual conference, along with Chris Adams, Associate Director of International Admissions Operations at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Empower students, advisors, administrators with your degree audit tool

PORTLAND, Ore. — When advisors created degree audits for undergraduate students using the University of Chicago's legacy system, two students with the same major could end up with widely differing results. And students didn't have access to the system to check their progress on their own, said Zachary Swartz, Deputy University Registrar. He spoke at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference.

Prepare your institution to support displaced students

PORTLAND, Ore. — When natural disasters or wars strike students’ home countries, support from their college or university and the surrounding community is critical. Campus administrators have addressed challenges for students from China when the COVID‐19 pandemic started, those whose homes were impacted by earthquakes in Nepal and Haiti, and now those from Ukraine whose lives are disrupted by the war, said Julia Funaki. And domestic students can face upheaval as well, such as after Hurricane Katrina, she added. Funaki, Associate Director at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, spoke at the organization's annual conference, along with Chris Adams, Associate Director of International Admissions Operations at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Shift your career from financial aid to enrollment management

AVENTURA, Fla. — Only 5% of enrollment management vice presidents came from financial aid offices. But that transition can make sense for the professional and for the institution. Chuck Knepfle, Vice President for Enrollment Management at Portland State University; Janelle Kilgore, Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management at the University of North Dakota; and Matt Moore, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Operations and Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships at Sinclair College, explained their path from financial aid to enrollment management at a session at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Strategic Enrollment Management Conference. Read on for tips for how to make that transition.

Registrar heeded lessons in servant leadership

The education and dialogues Alexander Wolniak has been exposed to via his involvement over several years in the New England Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers completely altered his thinking about what it means to be a leader and a supervisor. Now serving as President of the regional association, Wolniak applies what he has learned to his role as Registrar at Urban College of Boston.

Make choices that enable creativity, happiness despite change, disruption

When kids are three or four, everything in their life is a celebration, said Joel Zeff, President of Joel Zeff Creative and author of Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative, and Productive Work Life. He was a keynote speaker at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference. Celebrating children's “ta‐da” moments fuels their confidence and interest in taking risk, he added.

Make choices that enable creativity, happiness despite change, disruption

When kids are three or four, everything in their life is a celebration, said Joel Zeff, President of Joel Zeff Creative and author of Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative, and Productive Work Life. He was a keynote speaker at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference. Celebrating children's “ta‐da” moments fuels their confidence and interest in taking risk, he added.

Make choices that enable creativity, happiness despite disruption

When kids are three or four, everything in their life is a celebration, said Joel Zeff, President of Joel Zeff Creative and author of Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative, and Productive Work Life. He was a keynote speaker at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference. Celebrating their “ta‐da” moments fuels their confidence and interest in taking risk, he added.

Make choices that enable creativity, happiness despite disruption

When kids are three or four, everything in their life is a celebration, said Joel Zeff, President of Joel Zeff Creative and author of Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative, and Productive Work Life. He was a keynote speaker at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference. Celebrating their “ta‐da” moments fuels their confidence and interest in taking risk, he added.