Press Release

Joseph A. Roof Joins Clearinghouse As Regional Director

HERNDON, VA, April 2, 2007 - The National Student Clearinghouse announced the appointment of Joseph A. Roof as its newest regional director, effective April 2, 2007. 

The Clearinghouse, a non-profit organization founded by the higher education community, provides educational verification and research services to post-secondary institutions and high schools. More than 2,900 post-secondary institutions — representing over 91% of the nation's college enrollment — participate in the Clearinghouse. 

Mr. Roof will promote Clearinghouse services to registrars, admissions officers and institutional researchers at colleges, universities and high schools located in Florida. He will be responsible for increasing participation in the Clearinghouse's free web-based degree and enrollment verification services (DegreeVerify and EnrollmentVerify, respectively), free online Transcript Ordering service, and its subscription-based educational research service, StudentTracker. 

"Joe's extensive knowledge in collegiate student services provides a unique perspective on the many benefits of Clearinghouse services," said Dr. Jeffery M. Tanner, vice president of Higher Education Development. "His familiarity with the educational community and Clearinghouse services will benefit the colleges and universities in Florida. We are excited that he is joining the Clearinghouse team." 

"I know what great things can be accomplished when educational institutions and the Clearinghouse work together." said Mr. Roof, "I look forward to guiding fellow administrators in how to make their institutions more efficient by participating in the Clearinghouse." 

Mr. Roof has more than 30 years of experience within the Florida community college system. Before joining the Clearinghouse, he was the associate vice president for enrollment and senior provost at Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC), where he was responsible for all enrollment services, budget administration, development of student enrollment, and served as the provost of the DeLand campus. Before joining DBCC, Mr. Roof was the director of Enrollment Services and Technology at Seminole Community College. He began his career as the assistant director (later director) of admissions and records at Edison Community College. 

Mr. Roof is an active member of AACRAO and has served as president, vice president of Finance, and on the board of directors. He is also a past president of two regional associations FACRAO and SACRAO, and a past chair of Florida Community College Registrars and Admissions Officers (FCCRAO).

About The National Student Clearinghouse®

The National Student Clearinghouse (a non-profit formed in 1993) is the unique and trusted source for higher education enrollment and degree verifications. The Clearinghouse serves as a single point of contact for the collection and timely exchange of accurate and comprehensive enrollment, degree and certificate records on behalf of its more than 3,300 participating higher education institutions, which represent 96% of all students in public and private U.S. institutions. The Clearinghouse also provides thousands of high schools and districts with continuing collegiate enrollment, progression, and completion statistics on their alumni. 

Through its verification and reporting services, the Clearinghouse saves higher education institutions cumulatively nearly four hundred million dollars annually. Most Clearinghouse services are provided to colleges and universities at little or no charge, including enhanced transcript and research services, enabling institutions to redistribute limited staff and budget resources to more important student service efforts. All Clearinghouse services are operated in full compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 

In addition, the Clearinghouse provides accurate, FERPA compliant verifications to student loan providers, employers, student credit issuers, the U.S. Department of Education, and others who access its registry more than half a billion times annually.

 

For more information, visit www.studentclearinghouse.org.

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