The Office of the Registrar is responsible for academic records, student data, class scheduling and is a major player in the implementation of Workday Student.


Becky Catarelli

Becky Catarelli

Registrar

Converse Hall
Syd Cooney

Syd Cooney

Assistant Registrar, Systems

Converse Hall

Syd is a graduate of Smith College where they studied History and the History of the Sciences and is the longest-serving member of the Registrar's Office staff. When they aren't leading in the optimal use of administrative systems, they take photographs of nature and urban decay and they have hosted a radio show on science and nature topics.

  • Leads on Workday Student implementation.
Emily R. Ferraro

Emily R. Ferraro

Associate Registrar

Beyond all of the duties below, Emily also keeps the Registrar's Office well-stocked in puppies, bringing deputy registrars Binx and Zuko to the office to receive treats and scritches. When she's not shuffling classrooms and keeping records updated, she is busy renovating her circa 1913 home in South Hadley. Emily is a graduate of the University of South Florida with an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, College Student Affairs, and a bachelor's degree in International and Global Studies.

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  • Assists on Workday Student implementation.

  • Five-College Interchange: Reviews courses for awarding of credit, aids with interchange paperwork. 

  • Classroom Assignments: Creates the classroom schedule for each semester, determining where each class will be held. Adds classroom information to online listings.

  • Classroom Reservations for 8:30-4:00 Mon-Fri (Academic Year Only). Reservations may be requested through virtual EMS.

  • Final Exam Schedule: Creates and publishes the final exam schedule each semester.

  • Study Abroad Evaluations and Transfer credit: Reviews study abroad courses for content and credit. Records study abroad courses on student records.

  • Incomplete and Missing grades: Tracks and follows up on Incomplete and Missing grades.  

  • Honors grading: Polls departments and enters "Y" grades for first semester honors courses.

  • Diplomas: Prints and processes replacement diplomas. 

  • Registration: Aids in the registration process and questions from faculty, students, and advisors.

  • Student Status: Updates student status information (withdrawal, ed leave, etc.)

  • Student Holds: Maintain and track student holds.

Addy M. Free

Addy M. Free

Project Director, Workday Student

After serving as Registrar for two years, Addy now serves the college as the Project Director for Workday Student. He is a graduate of Cornell College, where he majored in Sociology and Women's Studies, later attending the Graduate Institute of St. John's College where he studied Western Thought.

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Christopher N. Moulton

Christopher N. Moulton

Academic Records Assistant

Converse Hall

Chris is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he majored in Philosophy and Sociology.  When he is not processing prizes and stewarding the course catalog, Chris prioritizes an active lifestyle and informally competing for the best lawn in the neighborhood.

  • Assists on Workday Student implementation.
  • Prizes: Collects information and processes prizes for College Meeting and Senior Assembly. Schedules prize committee meetings. 
  • Course Catalog: Maintains and edits academic information in the course catalog both online and in printed form. Maintains lists for Offer/Drop. Editor of Course Catalog course information.
  • Course Listings: Creates listing of courses from information provided in course catalog.
  • Schedule: Works with academic departments to create schedule of courses and times for display online.
  • Registration: Aids in the registration process and questions from faculty, students, and advisors.
  • Five College Interchange: Registers five college students for courses at Amherst College.
  • Audit Requests: Enters information for course auditors.
  • Classroom Assistant Requests: answers questions about  TAs, Course Coordinators, etc.
  • Historical research: Answer queries from community on historical information
  • Backup for Student Services Assistant
Matthew J. Smith

Matthew J. Smith

Project Assistant

Having served in Student Affairs and in the Registrar's Office, Matt has become a long-term, full-time contractor for the office during Amherst's conversion from Colleague to Workday Student. Matt deftly wears many hats to get done whatever needs doing during this major project.

Leah Stabile

Leah Stabile

Student Services Assistant

Leah is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts where she majored in Psychology. In her free time, Leah is a voracious reader with a special interest in historical fiction.

  • Transcripts: Processes transcript requests for both paper and electronic transcripts.
  • Certifications: Processes student certifications of attendance, certification of degree, letters for DMV and other institutions. Also processes enrollment requests via National Student Clearinghouse.
  • Apostilles: Processes Apostille requests for students living abroad.
  • Student Addresses: Updates student address information.
  • Major Declarations: Maintains student major information.
  • Registration: Aids in the registration process and questions from faculty, students, and advisors.
  • Pass/Fail: Maintains and enters pass/fail information for students.
  • Five College Interchange: Maintains records of student interchange requests, processes Amherst student requests for courses at the other colleges.
  • Degree Audit Sheets and Thesis Advisors: Maintains and disseminates Degree Audit and Thesis Advisor information via Google Docs. 
  • Student Holds: Maintain and track student holds.