Yazmin Colin

2808 E. St Selma, Ca ∙ (559)-355-9414 ∙ ycolin@ucmerced.edu

EDUCATION:
University of California, Merced   
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science                     May 14, 2017

California State University, Fresno Expected Graduation: May 2021

Master of Arts, Higher Education Administration and Leadership

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Course Articulation Analyst June 2020- Present

School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts(SSHA)
University of California, Merced      
● Managing the Course Articulation Review Process for faculty review of course articulation in the School of Social
Sciences
○ Research, review, and study of admissions policies at UC Merced, other four- year institutions, UC
Education Abroad institutions, California Community Colleges, and other academic institutions.
● Collaborate with SSHA Academic Advisors and UC Merced Admissions and Office of the Registrar Staff
● Appropriately guide students and faculty with course articulation requests
● Organize trainings for faculty and staff for articulation review and implementation in SSHA.

Graduation and Degree Services Specialist

Office of the Registrar
University of California, Merced                                                                                                       July 2018- June 2020
● Process and evaluate graduation applications, including degree clearance, conferral, graduation term refiles,
and diploma production.
● Provide individual advising on non-routine, sensitive student record issues
● Collaborating with the Commencement office
● Process and enter transfer articulations and transfer credit for continuing students
● Process Transfer Credit Correction Requests
● Provides workshops for students related to degree completion, degree audit, and degree path planning
● Management of the Reinstatement Process
● Manager of student workers
● Work alongside the Office of Commencement to provide up to date numbers on graduates

Curriculum Specialist
Office of the Registrar
University of California, Merced                                                                                                          July 2017- June
2018
● Implemented Digarc Curriculog
o Transferred all course data from Banner and old CRF system into Acalog
o Entered data points into Curriculog to ensure course data would transfer over into Acalog and
Banner
o Co-ran testing sessions to ensure approval process forms and workflows worked properly
o Developed training materials for faculty and staff
o Ensured that the importing functionalities between Acalog and Curriculog were up and running
● Restructured the course template in Acalog to make it more reader friendly to the end users
● Updated the 2018-2019 Catalog content such as setting up programs.
● Worked on special projects included but not limited to processing prerequisites drops, course withdrawals
forms, major/minor forms

Student Assistant
Office of the Registrar                                                                                             
University of California, Merced August 2015- June 2017
● Maintained office operations by receiving and distributing communications.
● Processed students’ request for transcripts, verifications, and major and minor changes in a friendly
manner.   
● Utilized my organization and analytical abilities to assist with key data entry and office projects.
● Processed major and minor changes, reinstatement applications, transcripts, and verifications
● Entered the requests accurately into Banner
● Worked on special projects
Yazmin Colin
2808 E. St Selma, Ca ∙ (559)-355-9414 ∙ ycolin@ucmerced.edu

● Verified all paper documentation for students were scanned in correctly into ImageNow
● Verified students’ time tickets were accurate
● Entered diploma order dates and diploma mailed dates for the Fall 2016 graduates into Banner

Legislative Intern
Congresswoman Barbara Lee                                                                                            August 2016-December
2016
● Corresponded with constituents regarding Washington D.C. visits, legislative inquiries, and government
services
● Maintained data entries regarding grants within the district, biographies of Congress members, and
legislation on current house resolutions using Microsoft Excel and IQ Programing
● Drafted letters concern hot topics to be sent out to constituents
● Created excel sheets of all events the Congresswoman was invited to  
● Updated legislative bills for the 115 Congress th

Associations/ Committees:
● Member of Toastmasters International
● Member of the Faculty and Staff of Color Association at UC Merced
● Member of the Language Accessibility Committee at UC Merced
● Member of Relationship Building via Inclusion, Support, and Empowerment (RISE) at UC Merced

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
● Colin, Y., Reinhold, J.(2018, June). Dirty Double Cross(list)er: How We Configured Crosslisting in
Curriculog and Lived to Tell the Tale. [Conference presentation]. Digarc Conference, San Francisco, CA,
United States.
● Colin,Y. Rojas, B. (2919,October 27-30). Passing the Torch: How Mentoring Students Employees Leads to
Success. [Conference presentation]. PACRAO Conference. Scottsdale, AZ, United States.

SKILLS:
● Computer: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
● Programs and Database: Ellucian Banner, Curriculog, Acalog, OnBase, ImageNow, DARS audits, u.achieve,
Sales Force
● Language Skills: Fluency in verbal and comprehension in Spanish