Job Details of Assistant Registrar for Undergraduate Programs

Job description

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Registrar in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), the Assistant Registrar for Undergraduate Programs works closely with the Enrollment and Student Services teams, Undergraduate Program Coordinators, and Directors of Undergraduate Studies to deliver strategic and day-to-day registrar functions for AAP’s undergraduate students and programs in Ithaca, New York City, and Rome. This includes academic record maintenance, degree tracking, enrollment and course offering planning, and student information system updates.

The Assistant Registrar supports college and university efforts to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and privacy of the student record, and works collaboratively with the AAP Office of Admissions and Student Services and the academic departments to support: distributed advising and degree tracking activities; coordinated systems, timelines, policies and procedures in support of a seamless student experience; and effective and efficient management of academic processes and related committees, including the academic review and petitions processes.

Enrollment representatives within Cornell’s colleges, schools, and units regularly collaborate and partner with the Enrollment Division to accomplish the University’s enrollment goals.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

About the Office of Admissions and Student Services:

The Office of Admissions and Student Services at AAP provides strategic focus and superior quality services in the promotion of the college’s academic opportunities and resources essential to providing seamless support for students and faculty. The office is co-led by the Senior Director of Enrollment and the Senior Director of Student Experience, and is comprised of these collaborative teams:

• Admissions
• College Registrar
• Global Study
• Student Services
• Career Services
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

About AAP:

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) is home to nearly 1000 students, 120 faculty, and 65 staff members who come together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and approaches to designing, making, and doing that build a more just and sustainable future.

A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP bridges fields and faculty with five departments, 20 degree programs, 18 faculty-led labs, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, a platform for building partnerships that make change in our cities and communities nationally and internationally.

Cornell AAP's departments include Architecture, Art, and Planning, as well as the new multicollege Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by the S.C. Johnson College of Business, and the multicollege Department of Design Tech, administered by Cornell AAP in partnership with Cornell Bowers CIS, Cornell Engineering, the College of Human Ecology, and Cornell Tech. The college is housed across three locations (Ithaca, New York City, and Rome, Italy), each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.

Cornell AAP is about acts of transformation. We are committed to building a caring, inclusive, and rigorous community around our shared priorities — Creative + Critical Practices; Sustainability + Social Impact; Design + Emerging Technologies; and the Future of Cities + Development — that enable us to reimagine and reshape the world in radically new ways, every day.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience in a complex and deadline-driven environment, or an equivalent combination of education.

The successful individual will be:

• A great communicator, exhibiting professionalism in spoken and written encounters with multiple stakeholders (faculty, staff, and students).
• Able to handle sensitive matters and/or confidential information, and to communicate with tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
• Able to handle high volumes of work during peak periods accurately and in a professional manner, paying close attention to detail and meeting time sensitive deadlines.
• Flexible and able to adjust priorities as needed.
• Organized and proactive.
• Comfortable with technology and information systems.

Additionally, this person will have:

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• The capacity to evaluate and improve processes.
• The ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Proficiency with computers for word processing, database management, presentation preparation, and electronic communication, and the aptitude to learn relevant software (e.g., PeopleSoft, Salesforce, FileMaker, and/or Airtable).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a registrar’s office.
• Database, data, and reporting experience.

There is no relocation and no visa sponsorship for this position.

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University Job Title:

Assistant Registrar

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$70,978.00 - $82,488.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Melinda Stelick

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• Prior relevant work or industry experience

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)

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