University officials hosted Polly Griffin last week, one of the candidates for the next University registrar.
Griffin, who is currently registrar at Darthmouth College, spent some of last week meeting with campus officials — a crucial step in the application process.
Griffin was considered a strong candidate for the position because of her leadership attributes, said search committee chairwoman Carol Tresolini.
Griffin was the first professional registrar at Dartmouth — a role which necessitated strong officiating skills, Tresolini said.
“She has done a lot to centralize processes that used to be decentralized,” she said.
The University registrar oversees course scheduling, classroom assignments and registration — just a few of the myriad responsibilities of the position.
The next registrar also will be involved heavily in the upcoming revision of the College of Arts and Science’s curriculum.
Three other candidates are vying for the job: Martin Warner, registrar at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania; Alice Poehls, registrar at University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign; and Gene Schuster, who was registrar at Ohio State University until his retirement.
They are competing to replace David Lanier, who will step down in August after 20 years at the post.
