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.
  
  
  

Guests:

Angi Long,
Registrar, Lawrence University
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Bob Morris
Dean, Enrollment Management, Joliet Junior College
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Calandria Yee-Bullock
Registrar, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
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Lori McNeal
Registrar, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
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Nicollette Matesic
Director of Registration and Records, Felician University
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References and Additional Information:

AACRAO Training

Core Competencies:

Leadership & Management

Change Management

Professional Proficiencies:

Data Stewardship

Student Records Management