Academic Records Specialist, Morris, Minnesota

The University of Minnesota Morris Office of the Registrar seeks an Academic Records Specialist. This position is 12 month, 40 hours week/100% time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Civil Service position with the Student Services Professional 2 classification - 8463P2. This position supports the mission of the Offices of the Registrar on the UMN Morris and UMN Crookston campuses with a 50% allocation to each campus. Reporting to the Director of the Office of the Registrar on each campus, the position's responsibilities support the integrity of the student record. The work is performed under established guidelines and directives.

The qualifications are as follows:

Essential knowledge, skills and abilities

• BA/BS with at least 2 years of experience or a combination of related education and work experience to equal six years
• Demonstrated excellence in attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and time management
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with persons from culturally diverse backgrounds and educational needs
• Technological skills with programs such as Google Suite and Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new systems and software programs
• Demonstrated success in working with confidential data
• Demonstrated success in using interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated exceptional customer service skills and a professional manner

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities

• Education and relevant work experience to total at least six years.
• A year or more of related experience working in a higher education setting
• Experience with university software programs: PeopleSoft system, APLUS, UM Reports, APAS, Drupal, SalesForce, DARs/UAchieve, etc.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and implement systems changes
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to adapt approaches and prioritize differing student, faculty, and staff requests and needs

About the Job

Job duties
Implement assigned PeopleSoft business processes: manage Multi-I application and enrollment processing, including enforcing relevant policy; assist with special registrations; repeat course checking/bracketing; service indicators and holds; one-time late withdrawals; reduced course load procedure for international students and athletes; academic petition results; special exams; registration assistance; language course proficiency exemptions, student groups including prereqs completed with transfer courses (30 percent)

Provide assistance to the Degree Specialist: admissions revocation; withdraw/cancel/discontinue; readmit processing; encoding area of concentration majors and minors; degree-related transcript milestones; student groups; delayed graduates; senior meetings; discipline approvals; graduation term manual changes, commencement eligibility and tracking for program, grad fest (25 percent)

Manage OTR transcript and verification services: Respond to alumni and current student requests for transcripts/verifications and process. Provide transcripts for Education licensure, third party requests (after investigating FERPA compliance), CIS, etc. Credit card compliance and daily reconciliation. National Student Clearinghouse verifications and error reports (20 percent)

Provide assistance to Transfer Evaluation: transfer course entry; Minnesota Transfer Curriculum transcript milestones (15 percent)
Manage Student Records Imaging, implement the University of Minnesota Records Retention Procedure, and conduct student record maintenance (deceased, name changes, gender changes, etc.) (10 percent)

Collaborate with other campus units and offices in all of the above to deliver high quality, student-centered services.

How To Apply

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Diversity

The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu.

Background Check Information

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Our presumption is that prospective employees are eligible to work here. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify finalists from employment.

About the U of M

The University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM)

The University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) makes its home on a 121-year-old campus on the western edge of the state and is one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the nation. The small, close-knit campus emphasizes faculty/student collaboration in research, study abroad, and service learning. Deeply rooted in the tall grass prairies of Minnesota, the campus also has advanced sustainable, environmentally friendly initiatives that have grown to levels of national leadership and touch nearly all aspects of campus life.

A distinctive undergraduate campus within the University of Minnesota system, the University of Minnesota Morris combines a student-centered residential liberal arts education with access to the resources and opportunities of one of the nation's largest universities. A founding member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), UMN Morris provides students with a rigorous academic experience, preparing them to be global citizens who value and pursue intellectual growth, civic engagement, intercultural competence, and environmental stewardship. The student body numbers nearly 1500 with a student/faculty ratio of 11:1. UMN Morris serves one of the most diverse student bodies in Minnesota. More than forty percent of UMN Morris students are Native American, persons of color, or of international origin. UMN Morris is the only federally recognized Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institution in the Upper Midwest.

UMN Morris is highly ranked by national publications - U.S. News & World Report as a top-ten public liberal arts college; Forbes as one of the best colleges and universities in the nation; and Fiske Guide to Colleges includes Morris campus in its list of "the best" and "most interesting" schools in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. Morris students are taught by a faculty with the highest per capita representation in the University of Minnesota's Academy of Distinguished Teaching and students consistently win national awards, as demonstrated by UMN Morris's status among the top baccalaureate institutions producing student Fulbright award s . The campus is also a national leader in sustainability, evidenced by receipt of the inaugural Excellence in Sustainability award from the National Association of College and University Business Officers and an AASHE STARS Gold rating.