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ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute

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A year of transformation, growth and success<br />

point average (g.p.a.) calculator to assist with<br />

projecting both semester and cumulative<br />

g.p.a.<br />

the PI administration, WISE, Student Affairs,<br />

GSD, etc. was crucial for the success of the<br />

SOS project.<br />

For the PI community, the 2012-2013 academic<br />

calendar is offered in different formats. <strong>The</strong><br />

calendar features an option to synchronize<br />

with the individual’s MS Outlook. A room<br />

scheduling tool is now added to allow the PI<br />

community to check availability and make<br />

online requests for room bookings.<br />

Student retention<br />

Student success is the top priority of the<br />

Registrar’s Office. To that end, the Registrar’s<br />

Office provided numerous reports to<br />

departments and management regarding<br />

enrollment issues, trends, and numbers. Also,<br />

the Registrar’s Office took the lead on the<br />

Arzanah SOS to help with retention efforts.<br />

Finally, the new Registrar’s intranet, advising<br />

guides, and updated degree audits provided<br />

further information to support retention.<br />

IV. Future Plans/Initiatives<br />

<strong>The</strong> Registrar’s Office has several initiatives in<br />

the planning stages:<br />

Degree audit synchronization<br />

<strong>The</strong> Registrar’s Office began a comprehensive<br />

review of degree audits of current students.<br />

<strong>The</strong> degree audits were compared with<br />

academic catalogs and program flowcharts.<br />

Discrepancies were sent to the programs for<br />

clarification. <strong>The</strong> effort ensures all students<br />

are now able to register for necessary courses<br />

and have up-to-date information regarding<br />

their progress towards degree.<br />

Collaborative Endeavors<br />

<strong>The</strong> Registrar’s Office collaborated with<br />

many departments within the PI. IT and the<br />

Registrar’s Office collaborated daily on many<br />

shared projects. Collaboration with Admissions<br />

and IT was successful in updating the CAMS<br />

Application Portal (CAP). Collaboration with<br />

Student Affairs and Institutional Research were<br />

necessary to provide reports for ADNOC, the<br />

Ministry, the Office of Presidential Affairs, and<br />

other external agencies. Collaboration with<br />

• Hiring a new Registrar and a CAMS<br />

Specialist;<br />

• Providing online room scheduling;<br />

• Completing the CAMS Housing Module;<br />

• Assisting with the online attendance<br />

tracking system for Student Affairs;<br />

• Adding virtual forms with workflow and<br />

tracking;<br />

• Digitizing hard copies of files with offsite<br />

backup;<br />

• Utilizing MS Reporting services to expand<br />

reporting access.<br />

V. Summary<br />

<strong>The</strong> Registrar’s Office was very productive<br />

in 2011-2012. Despite being short-handed<br />

and losing key personnel, operations moved<br />

forward. 2012-2013 will mark a transition but<br />

regardless of any obstacles, the Registrar’s<br />

Office will maintain its focus on enhancing<br />

services.<br />

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