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Assistant Registrar, Cornell Tech (NYC)

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$80K/yr - $92K/yr

2+ years exp

Cornell Tech is Cornell University’s innovative campus in New York City focused on developing leaders and technologies for the AI era. The Assistant Registrar will act as a liaison between the Cornell Tech campus and the Office of the University Registrar, managing student enrollment processes, course scheduling, and maintaining academic records.

Education

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain accuracy of Cornell Tech master calendar to coordinate across degree programs, class schedules and academic events. Provide to other teams for event planning

Assure adherence to university policy and procedure and state and federal laws including FERPA and NYSED requirements

Conduct annual review and edits within University catalog

Oversee the maintenance and regular updates of general, program and faculty information

Analyze and validate data to provide accurate information to the respective schools in Ithaca, ensuring dissemination of commencement procedures for graduating students and resolving any data discrepancies or issues

Participate in business process evaluation with university and school registrars, enhancement, and re-design efforts that integrate new technologies

Advise students on course requirements for various programs

Communicate and advise students, faculty and staff on processes, procedures, and policies concerning student enrollment, grades, records, course management, room scheduling, website, and reporting within university systems

Serve as a policy committee member of Registrar meetings and make recommendations on behalf of Cornell Tech

Process approved student transfer credits from Weill, in accordance with established transfer practices

Collaborate closely with the Registrars at the Law School, SC Johnson College of Business, Graduate School and College of Engineering to track degree progress

Collaborate with external institutions in cross institution enrollment and creating visiting student records and enrollment into classes

Oversee class and exam scheduling; adhere to university policies related to class meeting times, final exams, etc

Oversee creation of academic documents such as customized degree verifications to third parties

Create and implement presentations on enrollment training for new and continuing students

Provide reports and update sensitive student data for internal campus and Cornell University parties

Provide historical class evaluation and roster data to Ithaca departments for faculty tenure review

Provide daily direction to the Academic Affairs Coordinator

Demonstrate understanding and operate in compliance with federal, state and university data privacy and security regulations, policies, and best practices relating to the access and use of student records

Creating, administering, and analyzing mid-semester evaluations for courses at Cornell Tech

Reviewing, validating and evaluating final course evaluations for technical classes and creating, administering, and analyzing final course evaluations for courses specific to Cornell Tech

Creating, collecting and evaluating student feedback about Cornell Tech programs and campus life through end of semester surveys

Working with new university student evaluation system once available

Make recommendations to Cornell Tech leadership in conjunction with the Assistant Dean of Graduate Education about curricular, procedural, policy, and campus changes that will benefit students

Serve as a Designated School Official (DSO) in the Student & Exchange Visitor System (SEVIS) for F-1 and other types of visa holders. Keep abreast of issues and policies that affect Cornell Tech international student body and ensure students are aware of any changes and address concerns

Work closely with the Assistant Dean of Graduate Education to act as liaison between students and school registrars, bursar’s Office, Office of Global Learning, financial aid, and other student facing offices

Support student events including orientations, PhD Visit Days, end of year events, and student community building events

Participate in projects or other duties as assigned with occasional work responsibility falling above or below current classification

Completion of any university required compliance trainings

Qualification

Bachelor's degreeFERPA complianceStudent information systemsMicrosoft SuitePeopleSoftQualtrics25LiveMulti-taskingCustomer serviceAdvising studentsData analysisInclusive relationshipsCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree and 2 to 4 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to multi-task and exercise sound judgment

Ability to work independently and with others collaboratively both on and across campuses

Experience supporting students from various backgrounds

Experience advising students on course requirements

Commitment to delivering excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and other constituents

Excellent understanding of FERPA, and ability to maintain confidentiality of important documents and student information

Strong technological skills, including proficiency working with the Microsoft suite, student information systems, and running and analyzing reports

Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members

Preferred

Master's degree in higher education or a related field and five years of relevant experience

Experience with PeopleSoft, Qualtrics, and 25Live

Experience with training individuals on how to use various systems and developing efficient ways to solve complex problems

Experience working with graduate students and faculty

Experience providing student immigration advising

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Generous time-off

Great benefits

Company

Cornell Tech

Cornell Tech is a revolutionary model for graduate education that fuses technology with business and creative thinking. It is a sub-organization of Cornell University.

Founded in 2011

New York, New York, USA

51-200 employees