University Registrar

La Salle University; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental plans

Employer paid life and disability ins.

Retirement benefits

Generous paid time off

Tuition benefits for employees

No cost undergraduate degrees for et’s

Job summary

La Salle University, located in Philadelphia, seeks a University Registrar to lead academic records, registration, degree audits, and related student systems, ensuring integrity, security, and FERPA compliance while guiding degree progression.

Reporting to the Provost, the Registrar oversees policy development, system implementations (Banner, DegreeWorks, CourseLeaf, SoftDocs, Argos), and collaboration across Academic Affairs, Finance, and Student Services to support enrollment, graduation, and

Qualifications

• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in registrar/academic records or closely related higher-education function.
• Knowledge of academic records, registration, degree audits, and related operations.
• FERPA expertise and working knowledge of applicable laws and mandates.
• Proven ability to lead process improvement, enterprise systems, and organizational change.
• Experience with student information systems and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the University Registrar and set service standards.
• Oversee registration, records, grading, enrollment verification, and degree audits.
• Lead system improvements and cross-functional change initiatives.
• Partner with Academic Affairs and other units to ensure compliant enrollment certification and financial-aid support.
• Lead staff development and manage the Registrar's Office budget.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication skills

Tools

Ellucian Banner

DegreeWorks

CourseLeaf

SoftDocs

Argos

Job description

Position Overview

La Salle University is dedicated to fostering a welcoming and respectful environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek candidates who will contribute to a positive, inclusive, and supportive community, and who are committed to working collaboratively with students, fostering critical thinking, supporting their success, and helping them realize their full potential.

La Salle University offers its eligible employees

• comprehensive medical and dental plans
• employer paid life and disability insurance
• retirement benefits
• generous paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
• tuition benefits such as no cost undergraduate and graduate degree programs for its employees (with no wait period)
• no cost undergraduate degree programs for its employees’ dependents (after completing the required years of service)

Position Title

Position Title University Registrar

Department

Department 200100 - Office of the Provost

Position Type

Regular

Position Classification

Full-Time, 12 months

Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)?

No

Posting Number

S1488P

Position Summary

The University Registrar provides strategic and operational leadership for the University’s academic records, registration, degree audit and certification, academic scheduling, catalog, and related student systems and processes. Reporting to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Registrar ensures the integrity, accuracy, security, and effective use of academic records and leads continuous improvement of policies, processes, and technologies that support students from enrollment through degree completion. The Registrar works closely with academic leadership, faculty, student-facing offices, and Information Technology to ensure accurate, efficient, compliant, and student-centered academic operations.

• Provides strategic and operational leadership for the Office of the University Registrar and establishes priorities, service standards, and continuous-improvement goals aligned with University objectives.
• Oversees registration, academic records, grading, enrollment and degree verification, transcript production, degree audit and certification, honors verification, commencement-related records functions, academic scheduling, final examination scheduling, catalog administration, academic calendars, and classroom utilization.
• Serves as the University’s lead steward for student academic records and ensures their integrity, accuracy, confidentiality, security, retention, and appropriate use in accordance with FERPA , University policy, and applicable federal and state requirements.
• Ensures accurate and timely reporting of enrollment and graduation data to the National Student Clearinghouse and other required external entities.
• Administers and implements academic policies within the Registrar’s areas of responsibility and advises academic leadership and governance bodies regarding the operational, regulatory, records, and systems implications of proposed policy and curriculum changes.
• Leads the development, documentation, review, and improvement of Registrar’s Office policies, procedures, workflows, controls, and service practices, using AACRAO standards and other relevant professional best practices.
• Partners with Academic Affairs, academic units, Student Financial Services, Enrollment Management, Athletics, Veterans Services, and other offices to ensure accurate and compliant enrollment certification, financial-aid support, student-athlete eligibility processes, veterans’ benefits reporting, and loan-deferment reporting.
• Partners with Academic Affairs and other University units to identify and address administrative, curricular, scheduling, registration, and degree-audit barriers that may impede timely student progression and degree completion.
• Provides leadership for Banner, DegreeWorks, CourseLeaf, SoftDocs, Argos, and other systems supporting academic records and Registrar functions; collaborates with Information Technology on upgrades, integrations, data quality, security, testing, access, and user support.
• Leads significant process redesign, system implementations and enhancements, and cross-functional change initiatives that improve accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and service.
• Uses data and analysis to inform enrollment operations, registration planning, course scheduling, classroom utilization, degree progression, and continuous improvement.
• Manages, develops, and evaluates Registrar’s Office staff; clarifies responsibilities; provides training and professional development; and promotes a collaborative, accountable, and student-centered service culture.
• Administers the Office of the University Registrar’s operating budget and other resources responsibly.
• Serves as a member of the Academic Leadership Team; serves ex officio on the University Academic Affairs Committee and University Curriculum Committee; and serves on the Tuition Refund and Appeals Committee and the Persistence and Student Success Committee, or successor groups as assigned.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and consultation regarding curriculum and academic program development as it affects records, policy implementation, catalog, degree audit, scheduling, and student progression.
• Represents the University with AACRAO and other relevant professional organizations and maintains current knowledge of developments in registrar practice, academic records, compliance, and higher education technology.
• Participates in University committees, projects, and events as requested by the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

# of Direct Reports

4

Required Qualifications

• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in a registrar, academic records, enrollment operations, or closely related higher-education function, including at least three years of significant supervisory or management responsibility.
• Demonstrated knowledge of academic records, registration, degree audit and certification, academic scheduling, catalog, curriculum implementation, and related higher-education operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in FERPA and working knowledge of other federal and state laws, regulations, and mandates pertaining to enrollment and student academic records.
• Demonstrated success evaluating and improving complex administrative processes, implementing or enhancing enterprise systems, and leading organizational change involving multiple stakeholders.
• Significant experience with student information systems and related academic technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, supervise, and evaluate staff and to build a collaborative, service-oriented, and accountable team.
• Ability to interpret and implement academic policy accurately and to communicate policy and process requirements clearly to students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project-management, and problem-solving skills, with careful attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and time-sensitive academic operations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across academic and administrative units.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of La Salle University.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as a University Registrar, Associate Registrar, Deputy Registrar, or leader of a comparably complex academic operations unit.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner, DegreeWorks, CourseLeaf, SoftDocs, Argos, or comparable enterprise systems.
• Active engagement with AACRAO or a comparable professional association.
• Experience improving academic scheduling, degree-audit, catalog, curriculum, or student-progression processes through system and process redesign.

Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours

• There are no physical requirements for this position.
• Some evening and weekend hours are required during strategic times.

Special Instructions to Applicant

La Salle University is dedicated to fostering a welcoming and respectful environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek candidates who will contribute to a positive, inclusive, and supportive community, and who are committed to working collaboratively with students, fostering critical thinking, supporting their success, and helping them realize their full potential.

La Salle University offers its eligible employees

• comprehensive medical and dental plans
• employer paid life and disability insurance
• retirement benefits
• generous paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
• tuition benefits such as no cost undergraduate and graduate degree programs for its employees (with no wait period)
• no cost undergraduate degree programs for its employees’ dependents (after completing the required years of service)

Posting Information

Application Open Date

11/05/2026

Application Close Date

12/04/2026

Application Open To

Internal and External Applicants

1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141