OTR Staff Referral List

Updated June 2024

Contact Us!

Main Phone Line	206-281-2031
OTR General Email	registrar@spu.edu
OTR Evaluator Team	evaluator@spu.edu
Academic Counselors	academiccounseling@spu.edu
OTR Tech Team	otrtech@spu.edu

Referral List by Job Title and Duties

Academic and Administrative Policies

Including catalog, administrative, and university policies

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Kenda Gatlin	University Registrar	206-281-2569	kgatlin@spu.edu
Megan Hamshar	Associate Registrar	206-281-2446	mego@spu.edu

Academic Counselors

Supporting students throughout their time at SPU, from their first quarter (New Student Advising) to graduation (degree audits).

Provide support to students’ primary faculty advisors, connect students with resources and provide support through moments of academic challenges (Early Alert, Academic Probation).

Responsible for administration of Faculty Advisor assignments and study away approvals.

Name	Position	Advising: By Student's Last Name	Phone	Email
Annette Rendahl	Associate Director	A-B	206-281-2539	arendahl@spu.edu
Alison Howard	Assistant Director	Sn-Z	206-281-2542	howara@spu.edu
Emily Morris	UG Academic Counselor	C-G	206-281-2578	morrise3@spu.edu
Jazmyne Krienen	UG Academic Counselor	H-Mi	206-281-2245	krienenj@spu.edu
Marisa Vogel	UG Academic Counselor	Mo-SM	206-281-2840	mvogel@spu.edu

Academic Evaluators

Including transfer credits, degree check questions, study abroad approvals, degree posting and diplomas (UG-DR levels)

Evaluator Name	Position	Phone	Email
Jim Kim	Senior Academic Evaluator	206-281-2255	jimkim@spu.edu
Ingrid Steele	Senior Academic Evaluator	206-281-2891	isteele@spu.edu

Catalog

Including course information, changing curriculum, narrative and degree requirements (UG – DR levels)

Name	Function	Phone	Email
Megan Hamshar	Narrative/Curriculum changes/Degree requirements review	206-281-2446	mego@spu.edu

Continuing Education

Including all 5000 level courses, and non-credit courses (CPE/CEU/PEO) registration, grading

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Kay Knierim	Assistant Registrar, Continuing Education, Registration & Academic History	206-281-2556	kknierim@spu.edu

CourseLeaf

Software to manage Sections, Catalog, and Curriculum

Name	Function	Phone	Email
Megan Hamshar	Catalog (CAT), Courses and Programs (CIM), User Provisioning, Role Management, Workflow	206-281-2446	mego@spu.edu
Nick Stringer	Sections (Time Schedule/CLSS)	206-281-2568	stringern@spu.edu

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act questions

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Kenda Gatlin	University Registrar	206-281-2569	kgatlin@spu.edu
Megan Hamshar	Associate Registrar	206-281-2446	mego@spu.edu

Grades

Degree-Level Courses

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Kenda Gatlin	University Registrar	206-281-2569	kgatlin@spu.edu

Internships and Independent Studies

Including creation of and registration of courses. (UG-DR levels)

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Kenda Gatlin	University Registrar	206-281-2569	kgatlin@spu.edu
Nick Stringer	Registration and Scheduling Systems Manager	206-281-2568	stringern@spu.edu

Major/Minor Online Application

Including oversight, program updates

Function	Email
Graduate and Doctoral Program Changes	otreval@spu.edu
Workflow questions/problems, dept. approver, changes	otrtech@spu.edu

Registration

Including registration errors, waitlists, registration petitions

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Nick Stringer	Registration and Scheduling Systems Manager (UG, GR, DR levels)	206-281-2568	stringern@spu.edu

Room Approver for Academic Space Requests

Extra Session or other Academic Space Requests made through Room Finder in EMS

Name	Position	Phone	Email:
Nick Stringer	Registration and Scheduling Systems Manager	206-281-2568	stringern@spu.edu
Megan Hamshar	Associate Registrar	206-281-2446	mego@spu.edu

Time Schedule

Including questions on using Courseleaf to set up classes, instructor changes, updating classroom assignments, cancelling classes and changes to class offerings

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Nick Stringer	Registration and Scheduling Systems Manager	206-281-2568	stringern@spu.edu
Megan Hamshar	Associate Registrar	206-281-2446	mego@spu.edu

Technology and Data

Including reporting related to students and their majors/minors, Banner-related questions, data integrity, lists for military requests

Name

Function

Email

Torrey Landgraf and Chad Steele

Technology team: lists of students in majors or programs, admin banner support, reference for Argos and Tableau student reporting

otrtech@spu.edu

Transfer Equivalency

Including how courses transfer from other institutions, updates to transfer articulation and Equivalency Guide

Name	Function	Phone	Email
Jim Kim	Updates BANNER for All Degree Levels and Undergraduate Equivalency Guide	206-281-2255	otreval@spu.edu
Ingrid Steele	Updates BANNER for All Degree Levels and Undergraduate Equivalency Guide	206-281-2891	otreval@spu.edu

Veteran Benefits

Including certifying enrollments to VA, certificates of eligibility

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Kay Knierim	VA Certifying Official	206-281-2556	kknierim@spu.edu
Jim Kim	Secondary VA Certifying Official	206-281-2255	jimkim@spu.edu