Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

The earliest mention of the Office of Registrar is in the 1912-13 catalog for Edinboro State Normal School. It appears the duties of the registrar at this time did not include accepting tuition payments, as it did later. The 1913-14 catalog instructed that the President accepted payments on behalf of the board. Starting in the 1930s, the office accepted tuition payments, as well as did the scheduling. The registrar's office and Dean of Instruction office were combined in 1938. The Fall 1981 student directory shows the Registrar's office changing departments. Up to this time, the Registrar's office had been under the head academic officer. As of Fall 1981, the Registrar was under the Dean of Graduate Studies and Academic Administration. In 1987, Graduate Studies separated from Academic Administration. The Registrar's office stayed under Academic Administration. The title changed in 1991 to Coordinator of Scheduling and a new position was created for Coordinator of Records.

The Alumni Office is instrumental in publishing alumni directories and attempting to track down lost alumni as well contacting them to make financial contributions in order to continue to build up the University. Alumni support is very import to a school as it reflects the positive experiences of the former students and the strong ties that still bind them to their former school. Alumni throughout the years have donated many projects designed to better the campus. The first listing of alumni was published in 1919 and was consistently published by the Alumni Association beginning in 1929. In 1959, Edinboro's local Alumni Association became an active member in the Council of General Alumni Association of State Colleges, which was designed to foster support for the Pennsylvania State Colleges. It was at this time the school's name changed again to Edinboro State College. More recently the alumni Association supported the school, now known as Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, through monetary contributions which provide scholarships, student loans, and support for athletics. The Alumni Association holds annual spring and summer Legacy weekends, conducts Distinguished Alumni and Art Achievement award programs, hosts regional gatherings for Edinboro alumni around the country, holds special programming during Homecoming weekend and sponsors a "Senior Send-off" celebration after commencement. They have also continued the tradition of publishing an alumni newsletter which today is called Edinboro News. This newsletter highlights significant achievements of alumni as well as current events happening at the university and updated personal information on alumni.