ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, School of Dental Medicine, Office of the Dean

Boston University•Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Office of the Registrar at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) is a high volume, high functioning area that is ultimately responsible for all aspects of the student life cycle from matriculation to graduation and beyond into alumni status. The incumbent must be able to work well with time-sensitive deadlines, exercise initiative, and be able to make independent judgement calls on a daily basis. The main responsibility of the Assistant Registrar is to manage all stages of registration and academic records for the schools postdoctoral and graduate programs. The position is responsible for maintaining consistent communication with the postdoctoral academic departments, resolving any discrepancies, enforcing grade submission deadlines, and resolving any missing or incomplete grades at the end of each term. Registration of students on PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (MyBU Student) includes maintenance of academic program and plan(s), expected graduation term, and ensuring appropriate tuition and fees. Students enrolled in combined certificate and research programs require manual adjustment each academic year. The incumbent must utilize reporting tools to create custom reports for various requests while continuously monitoring student academic progress and anticipated graduation terms. Reports include, but are not limited to enrollment, citizenship, student funding, graduation rates by department, and reports of blank or incomplete grades for each term. Incumbent must maintain postdoctoral student records, process transcript and verification requests for both the predoctoral and postdoctoral population, and provide excellent customer service to students, alumni, faculty, and colleagues.

Requirements

Ability to work well with time-sensitive deadlines.
Ability to exercise initiative.
Ability to make independent judgement calls on a daily basis.
Experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (MyBU Student) is implied by the responsibilities.
Proficiency in using reporting tools to create custom reports.
Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

Manage all stages of registration and academic records for the schools postdoctoral and graduate programs.
Maintain consistent communication with the postdoctoral academic departments.
Resolve any discrepancies.
Enforce grade submission deadlines.
Resolve any missing or incomplete grades at the end of each term.
Register students on PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (MyBU Student), including maintenance of academic program and plan(s), expected graduation term, and ensuring appropriate tuition and fees.
Manually adjust student records for those enrolled in combined certificate and research programs each academic year.
Utilize reporting tools to create custom reports for various requests.
Continuously monitor student academic progress and anticipated graduation terms.
Maintain postdoctoral student records.
Process transcript and verification requests for both the predoctoral and postdoctoral population.
Provide excellent customer service to students, alumni, faculty, and colleagues.