Wendy McFarlane
Midlothian,Texas
Summary
As a dedicated retired job seeker, proven track record of fulfilling company needs through consistent and methodical practices. Ander pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to optimally enhance the organizational brand. My demonstrated expertise is statutory compliance, management, transcript evaluation, quality assurance, and customer service relations is ready to be utilized.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Admissions and Records Assistant III
College of Southern Nevada
North Las Vegas, Nevada
06.2006 - 05.2022
- Monitor, maintain and evaluate graduation applications through entry into the PeopleSoft Program to ensure names and degrees of each graduate are correct for commencement books
- Coordinate graduation commencement for the largest Institution in the state of Nevada with the largest graduation class of 2022, with 4,298 graduates
- Assess & ensure names and degrees of each graduate are correct for commencement books.
- Monitor, maintain and evaluate graduation applications through entry into the PeopleSoft program.
- Reviewed student files to determine external undergraduate coursework as well as their transferability to a different NSHE (Nevada System of Higher Education) institution.
- Reviewed student files to determine external undergraduate coursework.
- Oversee the day-to-day evaluation process of internal/external transcripts
- Evaluate and provide recommendations as needed (ex
- Substitution Waivers and Non-Traditional Credits)
- Evaluate many types of transcripts from Military training, to CLEP and International transcripts.
- Worked closely with Administrators, Department Chairs, Counselors, and Academic Advisors.
- Use CollegeSource to review accreditation and credits (ex
- Hourly, semester, or quarter).
- Knowledge of Federal Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) and Nevada State Laws & CSN policies and procedures rules to update all transfer credits and graduation rules in the student info system (PeopleSoft).
- Handled confidential documents and organized according to established protocol.
- Provide verbal and written correspondence via email & phone
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Supervise, train and evaluate graduation staff
- Evaluate department staffing needs to maximize efficiency
- Train graduation counselors/academic advisors on the graduation process
- Attend monthly management and staff meetings to provide updates on in the graduation area as well as the graduation process and evaluations
Enrollment Management / Administrative Asst. II
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
07.1997 - 06.2006
- Assistant Director by maintaining the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS/DARWIN) database.
- Handled a high volume of requests to conduct transcript evaluations.
- Input all incoming transcripts into DARS/DARWIN/PeopleSoft programs.
- Actually review all transcripts to transfer credits to CSN equivlent courses and credits.
- Knowledge of FERPA and Nevada State Laws & CSN policies and procedures rules to update all transfer credits and graduation rules in the student info system (PeopleSoft).
- Supervised lower level classified employees and wages/work study employees.
- Posted incoming transcripts ensuring correct school codes were posted into the Student Information System (SIS) correctly.
- Assisted students with admissions and records information, registration, answered inquiries and guided them according to policies and procedures.
- Educated, guided and directed students and staff as needed
- Coordinated college catalog input into the DARS/DARWIN output of students with both reports and correspondence.
- Evaluated incoming transcripts for transferability of courses as well as meeting departmental program deadlines.
- Worked closely with Administrators, Department Chairs, Counselors, and Academic Advisors.
Education
Associate of Arts -
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada12.2001
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NevadaSkills
- Attention to Detail
- Decision-Making
- Time Management
- Written & Oral Communication
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving
- Data Entry
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Active Listening
- Organizational Skills
Affiliations
- NVACRAO
- SIS Users Group
- DARS Committee
- CSN Graduation Committee
Activities
- Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure - Volunteer
- Girl Scouts - Volunteer
- Hayden Elementary School and Mojave High School - Fundraiser Volunteer
- College of Southern Nevada -Senior Day
- Longbranch Elementary – Parent Volunteer
- Desoto Mavericks Elite - Team Mom
References
References upon request
Training
- UNLV, SIS User Conference, 1997
- CSN, Student Services Symposium, 2000
- Dept. of Personnel, State of Nevada Training, 2003
- DARS, Miami University DARS, 2004
- CSN, PeopleSoft Software Training, 2012
- CSN, Customer Service, 2016
- CSN, Sexual harassment Training, 2016
- CSN, FERPA, 2017
Timeline
Admissions and Records Assistant III
College of Southern Nevada
06.2006 - 05.2022
Enrollment Management / Administrative Asst. II
College of Southern Nevada
07.1997 - 06.2006
Associate of Arts -
College of Southern Nevada
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Nevada Las Vegas
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