Modernization Of The
Registrar’s Office
Joshua Fry
Registrar
Colorado Technical University
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
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Session Rules of Etiquette
• Please silence your cell phone
• If you must leave the session early, please do
so as discreetly as possible
• Please avoid side conversation during the
session
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Learning Outcomes
• Participants will be able to recognize the importance
of changing practices within the Registrar Office
• Participants will be able to understand the benefits
of implementing technology solutions to improve
productivity and efficiency
• Participants will become acquainted with various
technologies that are currently utilized in a multicampus system
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Colorado Technical University
Structure
• CTU has 20,000 plus students with 6 ground campuses –
2 locations in Colorado, South Dakota, and Missouri
• CTU also has an Online Campus Support Center
• CTU offers Associates, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral
degrees through 5 education disciplines
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Business and Management
Information Systems and Technology
Engineering and Computer Science
Health Sciences
Security Studies
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One University
• CTU initiated its One University initiative to enhance
the coordination of all processes and locations
• The objective of this initiative is to share services
resulting in standardized and automated processes,
reduced costs, and increased efficiency and
consistencies within departments
• As part of the campaign, CTU implemented and
continues to hold best practice calls and makes faceto-face campus visits
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One University
Cultural Shift
• Goals and Expectations
– Campuses once operating as separate entities are now working
together to embrace the One University concept through aligned
policies and procedures
– Campuses share a variety of resources available through shared
services
• Creation of Academic Support Center of Excellence
Committee
– Creates cross departmental and cross campus buy-in
and collaboration
• Are You In Initiative
– Employees were introduced to the CTU 7
Commitments to enhance the student experience
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Registrar’s Office
Structure
• CTU Registrar’s Office has incorporated the One
University concept and shared many internal
functions that fall under Academic Support
• Each campus has a staff ranging from 2-6
coordinators and the Online Campus Support Center
has a staff ranging from 25-30 coordinators within
one centralized location ensuring consistency
• The Online Campus Support Center staff services
students enrolled in fully online programs and
provides shared services to ground Registrar’s Offices
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Use of Technology
Automation of Processes
• Shared Services has enabled CTU to automate the
following processes:
– Satisfactory Academic Progress
• SAP Appeals
– Online Registration
– Electronic Transcripts
– Transfer Evaluation System
– Digital Student Files
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Satisfactory Academic Progress
Appeals Process
• Recently the Registrar’s Office transitioned from a
paper based to web based appeals process
• Students can upload appeal letter via their student
portal
• SAP Evaluators and Appeal Board members access
electronically student appeal information
• Implemented the use of online voting system to
promptly respond to students regarding the status of
their appeal
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Online Registration
• Overwhelmingly the most requested automation solution
from the ground campuses
• Students access the online registration tool via the student
portal
• Three ways to search for courses while registering
• Students have option to register for several terms in advance
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Docufide
Electronic Transcript Exchange
• Docufide
– Allows student to order their transcripts through the
online ordering system and transcripts are processed in a
more timely manner.
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Transfer Evaluation System (TES)
Course Description Database
• A web based product available from CollegeSource
• Provides access to a massive
collection school catalogs assisting
with the research of course
descriptions
• Prior Learning Assessment Evaluators
matches up course equivalencies to CTU curriculum
• Reduces the amount of time spent researching
courses from schools often evaluated
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Digital Student Files
Paper To Digital
• Used best practices meetings with the campus
Registrar’s Offices to align academic forms and
documents
• Student documents are now housed electronically
within one central location using ImageNow
• Workflows created allow departments and campuses
to route, review, and process documents efficiently
• Converted all physical files into digital files resulting
in space saving and document retention costs
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Positive Outcomes
• CTU continues to streamline processes across the
campuses
• Staff members work from workflow systems to better
organize their tasks and decrease amount of time to
process requests
• Many technologies used allow for ease of reporting
productivity and provides historical data
• Ultimately, the implementation of various
technologies improved the quality of service
provided to students
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Questions?
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Contact Information
Joshua W. Fry, MA
Registrar
Colorado Technical University
jfry@coloradotech.edu
719-590-6824
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