Overview:
At Macalester, we combine a close-knit, welcoming community with the benefits of being in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area in Minnesota, a state where each person has the right to express their full human dignity. Macalester students come from 49 U.S. states and 108 countries for an academic program ranked among the top in the nation where ideas and intellectual curiosity matter. Our philosophy of global citizenship and collaborative learning prepares students to have an outsized impact on the world. The Registrar will lead a team dedicated to supporting the institution’s mission and to collaborating with campus partners to provide exceptional service at Macalester.

• Responsible for maintenance and security of student academic records and for ensuring College policies, procedures and regulations that relate to this area are properly administered. Develops, refines, and documents processes and procedures in the students’ records area. Manages the course substitution and transfer (CSTB) petition process for students. Oversees transfer credit processing for degree credit from study away and external credit. Maintenance includes catalogs and other relevant historical documents.
• Collaborates with academic leadership and faculty governance bodies to support curriculum implementation and change processes. Maintains accurate and up-to-date degree requirements for all academic programs.
• Manages the publication and governance of the academic catalog in consultation with faculty. Ensures policy changes are translated into accessible procedures for students and faculty.
• Develops and publishes the academic calendar. Oversees semester teaching schedules. Leads semester registration processes, including for non-standard offerings (e.g., independent study, co-curriculars, research). Monitors course enrollment, classroom scheduling, and instructional space optimization. Provides registration support and troubleshooting to students, faculty, and advisors.
• Works collaboratively with academic and administrative areas of the College and IT Services to provide support to processes/functions necessary to maintain an excellent standard of services related to student record for students, faculty, staff and external clients. Collaborates on student and curriculum systems governance and serves as a key stakeholder in system upgrades or transitions.
• Team Leadership: Hires, trains, monitors, and conducts scheduled evaluations of the work performance of employees supervised and, in the office, overall. Organizes staff and fiscal resources in support of priorities and workload demands.
• Stays current on best practices through active participation in AACRAO, UMACRAO, and other relevant associations. Benchmarks institutional practices against peer colleges to support innovation and compliance