Assistant Registrar, Peter & Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration; SC Johnson College of Business

About the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business:

Leading at the intersection of people, business, and technology, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is one of the most comprehensive business schools in the nation and includes many areas of expertise not found in any other leading institution. The college is comprised of the university’s three accredited business schools, each of which is recognized as among the best in higher education: the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, and the School of Hotel Administration. Our academic research; industry and community engagement; and undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs all reflect the future of business: flexible, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary. The college community includes 244 research faculty, 44,000 alumni, and nearly 3,300 undergraduate, professional, and graduate students. The SC Johnson College of Business has an unparalleled resource base from which to draw—within the college, Cornell Tech in New York City, and Cornell University broadly.

The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration:

The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University is the premier school for hospitality education in the world. As an integral part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, the school is leading the world in teaching and researching the business of hospitality—marketing, finance, real estate, operations, and more, all applied to the world’s largest and most exciting industry. Top faculty, industry leaders, alumni, and students work together to generate new knowledge for the hospitality industry and form the premier network that shapes the industry every day. The school is home to 900 undergraduates, 200 graduate students and more than 1,700 industry professionals from 90 countries enrolled in executive education.

   

The Assistant Registrar Opportunity:

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Reporting to the Nolan Registrar within the Office of Student Services (OSS), the Assistant Registrar works collaboratively with the OSS team to provide academic record maintenance; enrollment and course scheduling planning; transfer credit evaluation; degree tracking; systems updates; and support for Nolan School undergraduates, staff, and faculty, making referrals to campus resources when appropriate.

The Assistant Registrar responds to complex telephone, electronic and walk-in inquiries from prospective and current students, faculty, staff and visitors; distributes informational forms and documents with instructions; responds to routine and non-routine inquiries; serves as reference for policies and procedures; has contact with individuals inside and outside of University on highly confidential matters.

In addition, the Assistant Registrar may assume other responsibilities as necessary and assigned, such as academic and petition review as well as school wide committees that assess relevancy of existing policies and makes recommendations for improvement.  The position requires collaboration with departments within and outside the Nolan School (e.g. Admissions, Bursar, University Registrar, etc).

Enrollment representatives within Cornell’s colleges, schools, and units regularly collaborate and partner with the Enrollment Division to accomplish the University’s enrollment goals. 

Required Qualifications

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. 
• Bachelor’s degree with 2 to 4 years relevant experience (student records and course scheduling) or combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates for the position must demonstrate sound judgement, creativity, problem-solving, and the ability to work independently, within a team of professionals. 
• They must have demonstrated experience with University student records systems.

This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Ithaca, NY with the flexibility to work 2 days remotely.  Salary to commensurate with education and experience.

Rewards and Benefits

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

Application Procedure: 

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NOTE: Cornell employees must apply through the Internal Cornell Career site.  

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• No visa sponsorship is available for this position.
• This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Ithaca, NY.

   

University Job Title:

Assistant Registrar

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$70,978.00 - $82,488.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Melissa Dorward-Bauman

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• Prior relevant work or industry experience

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline

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2025-03-28