tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post9065556487455153637..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Registrar's OfficeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18871226425484033592012-08-25T18:03:02.052-04:002012-08-25T18:03:02.052-04:00I'm not going to join the pile-on, but in my e...I'm not going to join the pile-on, but in my experience the registrar at my SLAC is one of the least screwed up offices on campus. I don't think I've ever had a single problem with them, and I certainly am no angel at making deadlines. But they work hard, handle a massive amount of highly sensitive information very quickly and efficiently, and have never made my job harder. I guessProfessor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48288513792330637032012-08-25T15:22:00.565-04:002012-08-25T15:22:00.565-04:00I've had no problem with the staff in our regi...I've had no problem with the staff in our registrar's office, either. The software they use/administer is another matter, but that's hardly their fault, and they do try to keep us apprised of quirks, changes, etc. And yes, they often know the regulations better than we do (which is why I often send students there to ask their questions; of course, I'm not trained as an adviser, Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70993141338838577062012-08-25T10:19:30.766-04:002012-08-25T10:19:30.766-04:00Oy veh. People working the telephone at the regis...Oy veh. People working the telephone at the registrar are hardly administrators. They are staff, and at my institution they earn less than a third of what I earn, while their workload has doubled and tripled due to budget cuts. Give them a little respect, and don't confuse them with the bureaucrats at the top who are paid in 6 figures.<br /><br />I used to do temporary staff work in Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83697312737003419512012-08-24T19:54:03.528-04:002012-08-24T19:54:03.528-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621589295160127462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32294722591152065712012-08-24T19:42:17.837-04:002012-08-24T19:42:17.837-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621589295160127462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-814172233631704792012-08-24T17:37:20.891-04:002012-08-24T17:37:20.891-04:00I agree that there is sometimes a sensation of &qu...I agree that there is sometimes a sensation of "Who's working for whom here?" with these people. IT people also do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53962081020919703112012-08-24T17:10:46.772-04:002012-08-24T17:10:46.772-04:00You don't know that a lab course is 4 credits?...You don't know that a lab course is 4 credits? How much or how little advising do you do? The student was better off with a staffer in this case if you could not provide the right help. I know it's de rigeur for us to fight all comers, but staff folks save my ass on a daily basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41014063537830953842012-08-24T15:00:51.224-04:002012-08-24T15:00:51.224-04:00Er, so you made a mistake in your advising, and yo...Er, so you made a mistake in your advising, and your response to this is "So what"?<br /><br />How about "I'm sorry, I should have noticed that," followed by "what can I do to help?"<br /><br />You have to do what the registrar says, when they say it, because they have certain rules to comply with as well. And they have their timetables of when their work needs StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.com