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, Catalog and Curriculum

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, Course Information

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

Narrative and Suggested Course Sequences (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, Catalog and Curriculum

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

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

Name

Position

Phone

Email

Kenda Gatlin

University Registrar

206-281-2569

kgatlin@spu.edu 

Major/Minor Online Application

Including oversight, program updates

Function

Email

Graduate and Doctoral Program Changes

registrar@spu.edu 

Workflow Questions/Problems, Department Approver Changes

registrar@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

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 

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