I am pleased to announce that Deanna McQuarrie has accepted the position of Registrar effective August 7, 2018. Deanna has over 20 years of progressive experience in higher education. At the University of Guelph, which she first joined in 2005, Deanna has held the roles of Manager, Strategic Enrolment Management, Associate Registrar, Deputy Registrar, and Interim Registrar. She was initially hired to help the University develop a brand identity and enrolment strategy for the University of Guelph-Humber campus, and she was also instrumental in building a bridge of communication and trust between Guelph-Humber and the main campus.
In her role as Associate Registrar at the University of Guelph, which she assumed in 2008, Deanna led a successful drive aimed at increasing the admission standards of incoming students. By 2014, the percentage of first-year students with an admission average of 80% or higher had increased from just over 50% to 75%. During the same period, she led an international recruitment strategy which saw the number of undergraduate international students increase by 101%.
Deanna brings with her comprehensive experience and knowledge of registrarial operations, systems and strategy and has strategic leadership experience in enrolment management in both Canada and the United States, specifically at the University of Guelph and Monmouth University in New Jersey.
In taking on this role with Sheridan, Deanna will be focused on student service and access, creating efficiencies in operations to better serve students, and fostering an environment of teamwork, trust and collaboration.
Deanna holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Industrial/Organizational) from Moravian College and a Master of Science in Education from Monmouth University.
Please join me in welcoming Deanna to Sheridan.
Ian Marley,
Vice President, Student Services and Information Technology