Sun Jamerson
Lorain,OH
Summary
Experienced Registrar with over 20 years of successful Student Information System conversions, knowledge and training experience in FERPA, and gatekeeper of student records. Served as a consultant to the Ohio Department of Higher Education to create a seamless transfer experience for all Ohioans. Knowledgeable about related regulations and best practices. Eager to help customers and all parties effectively.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registrar
Lorain County Community College
07.2018 - Current
- Provides leadership to plan, organize, implement, and administratively manage all activities related to the Registrar’s Office and serves as the official custodian of student records in a manner consistent with the College’s mission and accreditation standards for admission, enrollment, student records, transfer, and graduation.
- Leads the strategic planning and execution of key initiatives that advance a broad range of divisional and College-wide student success initiatives, as well as critical services that
support and advance the academic enterprise. - Provides support to faculty and departmental units in the areas of academic program development and requirements, grading, attendance reporting, and other academic
reporting functions. - As a member of the Commencement Committee, provides graduate petition records, graduate application numbers, potential auto-grad numbers and regular updates.
- Develops and maintains policies, procedures, processes, and systems to support the Registrar’s Office functions and student services.
- Ensures proactive and full compliance with federal and state laws and Lorain County Community College’s academic policies.
- Develops appropriate recommendations for the implementation of technology applications that support enhanced services offered through the Registrar’s Office.
- Supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned staff. Recommends selection, retention, leave, and/or promotion of assigned staff.
- Provides assistance with the College operational functions including: Academic calendar, Curriculum Council, Admissions and Scholastic Standing Committee, Student Success Council, Enrollment Planning Council, College Catalog review/revision of key sections.
Associate Registrar
Lorain County Community College
07.2013 - 06.2018
- Supervised all transactions and processes related to the admissions and records function.
- Ensured the prompt and accurate completion of all reports, forms and documents for which the admissions and/or records office hold responsibility.
- Participated in the planning process for admissions and records.
- Performed annual objectives mutually determined with the director, including personal and professional growth plans.
- Served as resource person to administrative personnel for academic requirements and policies.
- Served as a member of the Committee on Scholastic Standing. Evaluated and determined disposition of student requests for academic forgiveness. Evaluated academic records for probation and dismissal.
- Maintained working knowledge of DARS and CAS, including use of green screens for encoding and building of programs.
- Supervised and evaluates assigned staff.
Functional Analyst - Student Records
Lorain County Community College
07.2010 - 06.2013
- Provided leadership to the appropriate module subject mater experts in assessing, recommending, and implementing new information and/or services associated with SIS.
- Defined, maintained and monitored technical standards to accommodate LCCC Policy & Procedures and/or State/Federal regulations.
- Participated in the organizational unit planning of information systems and service needs.
- Worked cooperatively with the campus community to ensure the accuracy of shared information in the delivery of unit/department/division information, communication, and internal/external reports.
- Supported division and department staff with analysis and recommendations for solving problems related to SIS and ancillary programs.
- Coordinated inter-module integration issues.
- Coordinated schedule and running batch processes related to system modules and programs.
- Reviewed, tested, and implemented delivered release/application updates and new application functionality based on the decision to adopt new features.
- Reviewed and tested monthly/quarterly updates in Dev and Test environments prior to upgrading the Production environment.
- Supported maintenance of SIS setup tables.
- Researched ways to improve the efficiency of business processing, and as changes in policy and procedure required, prepared functional specification documents in support of application changes deemed best practices.
- Promoted proactive approaches to solve business needs/problems.
- Developed, oversaw, and responded to wide variety of student record related data internal and external report requests.
- Managed the scope of improvements and resource requirements by identifying issues/inconsistencies impacting the quality and integrity of services delivered, made recommendations to correct issues, and managed the solutions to the issues.
- Served as liaison with the IS&S in coordination of SIS and any ancillary program activities
Transfer and Articulation Specialist
Lorain County Community College
09.2003 - 06.2010
- Evaluated all transcripts for students transferring to LCCC.
- Maintained current knowledge of other institutions course offerings to provided leadership to the Division Directors to determine transfer credit assignment.
- Contributed to the maintenance and accuracy of course equivalency guides to statewide.
- Managed and ensured accuracy of all transfer credit information to student records.
- Responsible for the creation of all transfer resource documents.
- Responsible for the planning, coordinating and implementing of the annual College Transfer Day.
- Maintained and developed annual reports on all student transfer information.
- Responsible for the maintenance of the DARS/DARwin System: Responsible for analyzing and ensuring that all curriculum changes and programming the DARS System appropriately, evaluated and maintained the accuracy of degree audit output, served as the liaison with IS&S and internal and external customers to manage the annual DARS flat file process, and identified and verified study plans developed for students receiving financial aid.
- Responsible for the maintenance of CAS: Responsible for the evaluation of new courses developed by LCCC and other institutions, maintained course equivalencies and performed all encoding functions in accordance with the State of Ohio Articulation and Transfer Council’s process for documenting course equivalencies, responsible for the maintenance of the CAS website, serveed as the technical assistant to staff regarding CAS, serveed as the interpreter of technical information from encoders at other institutions and provided updates and revisions regarding information received, and served as College resource on all issues related to CAS.
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Akron
Akron, OH05.2003
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH05.2001
Skills
- Higher Education Academic Structures
- Higher Education Policy and Procedures
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Enrollment Process Management
- Student Information Systems
- Data Management
- Team Collaboration
- Project Management
- Creative Solution Engineer
- Analytical Skills
- Ethics and Integrity
- Adaptability
Languages
English
Full Professional
Korean
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registrar
Lorain County Community College
07.2018 - Current
Associate Registrar
Lorain County Community College
07.2013 - 06.2018
Functional Analyst - Student Records
Lorain County Community College
07.2010 - 06.2013
Transfer and Articulation Specialist
Lorain County Community College
09.2003 - 06.2010
Master of Science - Information Technology Management
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Akron
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Lorain County Community College
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