Graduation Coordinator

Lynn University • Decatur, GA

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About The Position

In accordance with the Office of the Registrar's mission, the Graduation Coordinator applies, interprets, and maintains university policy while ensuring the accuracy and confidentiality of student records. The position supports degree completion and commencement, maintains student records, and handles optional practical training for international students.

The coordinator verifies students' progress toward degree requirements, works with faculty, staff, and students to resolve completion issues, manages ceremony petitions, codes graduation information for potential graduates, confers degrees three times a year, coordinates diploma production and distribution, and awards commencement honors. The role also coordinates commencement regalia orders, provides graduate and degree information for the ceremony program, prepares seating charts, represents the Registrar's Office at graduation activities and on the Commencement Committee, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work well with others and demonstrate a strong sense of teamwork.
• Ability to multitask and manage a demanding workload and deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong technical skills.
• Ability to work well independently.
• Ability to efficiently manage conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Verify progress toward degree requirements for all students.
• Work with faculty, staff, and students to address degree-completion requirement issues.
• Complete and manage ceremony petitions.
• Code graduation information for potential graduates each year.
• Confer degrees three times a year.
• Coordinate the printing, signing, and distribution of diplomas.
• Award commencement honors.
• Coordinate commencement regalia orders with the vendor.
• Represent the Office of the Registrar at Lynn graduation activities and events.
• Provide student names and degree information for the commencement program.
• Provide seating charts for each commencement ceremony.
• Represent the Office of the Registrar on the Commencement Committee.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time