Looks For Replacements
By Kim Scroggins
As graduation draws near, the Office of the Registrar is feeling the pressure of trying to meet the needs of the students now that the school’s only two degree evaluators left to take on other positions.
Degree evaluators process graduation applications and work with students who have applied to see that their transcripts meet all the requirements.
“Neither of the individuals who left the degree evaluator positions were laid off,” said Susan Petrosino of the Registrar. “Both of them left of their own volition to move on to other positions of interest to them.” The most recent departure was in January.
Because graduation is only a few months away, now is the time for students – especially potentially 1,600 slated to walk in May – to be double checking transcripts and getting in touch with advisors. The number from Registrar includes both May and August pending graduation applications.
“Student guidance and student concerns are still being addressed by the Registrar’s office as quickly as possible,” Petrosino stated. “We’ve shifted responsibilities within the office and have taken advantage of the expertise of individuals who have experience with degree evaluation.”
The Registrar office and personnel say they’re working hard to answer any questions students may have as quickly as they can, given the situation. Petrosino said that they are doing their best in answering emails “in a timely manner” and are allowing “those students not processed in a timely way to participate in commencement exercises this May.”
Though the departure of both evaluators may have originally seemed an inconvenience, Petrosino states that they are already coming towards the end of the interviewing period and she hopes that things will be running smoothly again very soon.
“Several highly qualified professionals applied for the positions,” she said promisingly, “we are expecting to have the degree evaluation process back to full speed before the end of the semester.”