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Registrar Position – Front Range C C

College Registrar   Position Opening Who We Are With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, FRCC is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of

Lenoir-Rhyne University Registrar Position Opening

University Registrar Priority Date for Applications – Friday, December 12, 2025 Starting Salary Range:  $90,000 - $105,000 Position Summary The University Registrar at Lenoir-Rhyne University is a key member of the university community responsible for meticulously managing and enhancing

focusEDU – People as Higher Ed Consultants, NOT AI

People As Consultants, NOT AI I just finished reading an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal this morning about the largest and oldest consulting firm.  They were rapidly moving toward transitioning many of their people consultants for their

Strategic Planning During Times of Uncertainty for Higher Education

Strategic Planning During Times of Uncertainty in Higher Education Higher education is facing unprecedented challenges to respond to increased public and regulatory scrutiny, adapt to shifting student demographics, demonstrate the value of a college degree, and maintain financial stability.

Process Mapping for Enrollment and Retention Success

Process Mapping for Enrollment and Retention Success The consulting team at focusEDU has the process mapping expertise to assist the leadership of higher education.  Can higher education improve admissions, financial aid, registrar and student financial services? When one closely

AI Can Optimize CRM Communication with Prospective Students

AI Can Optimize Your CRM Communication with Prospective Students Personalization. Students, parents, and alumni expect highly personalized interactions. And yet, one of the challenges in student recruitment and enrollment is ensuring personalized communication with prospective students. How can we

Does Artificial Intelligence Know Registrar?

Does AI "Know" Registrar? I think we all tread cautiously around Artificial Intelligence “solutions” and recommendations at this stage of its development for higher ed applications and reports. However, I was looking at one of our focusEDU older Adobe

Higher Education Mentoring and Coaching for Leadership

Higher Education Mentoring and Coaching for Leadership Glenn Munson Higher education mentoring and coaching for leadership should be a strategic objective for professional development.  I never thought much about mentoring and coaching until I was well into

Heather Bigard Appointed Consulting Director for focusEDU

Heather Bigard Appointed as Consulting Director for Enrollment Management for focusEDU Herb Riley, President of focusEDU, is honored to announce that Dr. Heather Bigard has joined the focusEDU team as Consulting Director for Enrollment Management Services.  Heather brings an

Financial Aid for 2025 – Will You Have It Correct?

Education is Important:  The Challenges of Financial Aid Financial Aid Data and Correct Modeling Financial aid for 2025 will be a challenge.  As our data collection and mining have become more sophisticated, institutions are able to develop aid models

Records Retention Program – Imperative for Higher Education

Records Retention Program – Imperative for Higher Education Retention of student academic records used to be straightforward.  Student records were typically physical documents.  There was an actual document, either paper, microfiche, or pdf.  Documents were easy to move to

Increase Enrollment by Diversifying Student Cohorts

Increase Enrollment by Diversifying Student Cohorts Increase enrollment by diversifying student cohorts. While higher education continues to face headwinds driven by economic, demographic, and social shifts, we are beginning to see some positive trajectory in key areas, according to

P.A.C.T. – The Standard for Student Service

P.A.C.T.  -  The Standard for Student Service P: Prompt and Patient service PROMPT Students expect and deserve to be waited on as quickly as possible as a standard for student service. This principle is true for both in-person office