Registrar Thomas Bickel will leave the College next month for a six-month sabbatical at the University of California at Santa Cruz tostudy mathematics.
Associate Registrar Mary Farrington will serve as acting registrar until Bickel returns in mid-April.
Bickel, who is a mathematics professor, said he decided to go on sabbatical last year when he agreed to serve as registrar for four more years instead of returning to teaching.
He said he plans to continue several projects for the College while in California. These include putting the College's "Organization, Regulations, and Courses" book online and arranging scheduling of final exams.
Farrington said she is looking forward to assuming the responsibilities of acting Registrar.
"My job will be different in two main ways," she said. "I will be attending more meetings and involved in decision-making bodies such as the Committee on Instruction. I will also be working more with academic petitions."
At UC-Santa Cruz, Bickel "will not work in the university's registrar," he said. "But I plan to be in touch with the registrar to see how they operate."
Transcripts at the UC-Santa Cruz differ from those at most colleges. Since grades are not given at the university, transcripts are written summaries of each student's academic progress, Bickel said.
