Registrar
- Employer
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- May 11, 2023
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Student Affairs, Admissions, Enrollment, Retention & Registrar
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Registrar
Job Description
Sarah Lawrence College seeks a Registrar to lead the office that serves as the official keeper of all student records. The College provides a highly individualized education focused on co-creation of knowledge to its approximately 1,400 undergraduate students and 250 graduate-level students. Sarah Lawrence is a residential liberal-arts college located in Westchester County, just north of New York City, and conveniently situated near a range of public transportation options.
Essential Duties Summary
Reporting to the Provost and Dean of Faculty, the Registrar manages all aspects of registration, maintenance of student records, transfer and articulation, interpretation and application of academic regulations, certification of students for graduation, and provides necessary data and reporting to an array of internal and external constituencies. In consultation with faculty and staff, the Registrar implements and explains academic policies and procedures to clearly communicate rules, processes, and deadlines to students and faculty. The successful candidate will be expected to set priorities for office operations, including evaluating and assessing personnel and technology needs; ensure compliance with academic, regulatory, and accreditation requirements; manage collection, maintenance, and reporting of student records; and, in partnership with other offices on campus, facilitate a culture of evaluation to improve services. The Registrar works closely with departments across campus, including but not limited to Information Technology, Institutional Research, Dean of Students, Financial Aid, Students Accounts, Global Education, and serves on the Committee on Student Work, as well as ad hoc committees as necessary.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with minimum 5-7 years progressively responsible experience in a registrar’s office within higher education. Master’s degree preferred.
- Significant experience managing the registrar function in a higher education setting focused on baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, and other credit-bearing offerings.
- Demonstrated expertise in the use of a modern student information system (SIS) to successfully deliver registration services.
- Experience collaborating with academic leadership and information technology professionals to ensure optimal utilization of the SIS and all necessary integrations with learning management systems.
- Demonstrated technical, analytical, problem-solving, and change-management skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of existing and pending legislation governing higher education policy.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks, while maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with students, faculty, staff, and parents.
- Proven leadership and managerial skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and enthusiasm for working with a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff, and contributing to a culture of inclusion, mutual understanding, and respect.
Preferred Qualifications
Requirements for Employment
Effective October 15, 2021, all employees of Sarah Lawrence College must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Exceptions to this requirement will only be considered for documented medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs. Any offers of employment will be contingent on successful completion of a background check and submission of proof of vaccination.
Posting Number: S00322P
Open Date:
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Review of applications begins April 15th, 2023.
To apply, visit https://slc.peopleadmin.com/postings/1971
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Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.
Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study and connect their passions across a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.
At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country
Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan. Learn more about the area
The iconic college campus, located just north of New York City, is not the only reason to work at Sarah Lawrence College.
As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.
When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:
- Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
- Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
- Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
- Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees.
- Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
- Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
- Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
- Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore, and a 35-hour office workweek, with flexible summer hours for office staff on Fridays.
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