Ryan F. Garrity is an associate vice president for Student Services and Enrollment Management and university registrar. He is a higher education leader with more than two decades of experience in registrar operations, enrollment management, academic policy, and institutional administration.
Garrity previously served as University Registrar at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans where he provided institution-wide leadership for academic records, curriculum and catalog management, student information systems, and data compliance across the university’s professional health programs. In this role, he worked closely with institutional leadership, faculty, and administrative units to support academic policy implementation, ensure the integrity of the academic record, and guide strategic initiatives involving technology and student services.
Prior to joining LSU Health, Garrity served as Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and University Registrar at American International University in Kuwait. There, he led the newly established Division of Enrollment Management, overseeing admissions, advising, testing, and registrar functions while guiding the institution in developing policies and systems aligned with U.S. higher education best practices. He also oversaw the implementation of major student information and advising technologies to strengthen enrollment strategy, student persistence initiatives, and institutional reporting.
Earlier in his career, Garrity spent nearly a decade at Tulane University, where he served as Senior Associate University Registrar. In that role he oversaw academic scheduling, degree audit, curriculum management, and catalog operations while coordinating closely with campus partners across advising, information technology, student affairs, and enrollment services. His work frequently involved leading cross-institutional initiatives designed to improve operational efficiency, strengthen data governance, and implement new academic technologies.
Garrity has also played an active leadership role in professional organizations that support registrar and enrollment management professionals across the United States. He currently serves as President-Elect of the Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO), one of the largest regional professional associations in higher education administration. Throughout his career, he has held numerous leadership roles within the organization, guiding professional development initiatives and policy discussions that support student services professionals across the region.
His professional service also includes leadership roles within the Louisiana Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (LACRAO), where he served as President from 2019 to 2021, as well as long-standing involvement with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Through these roles he has contributed to conference programming, professional training initiatives, and national conversations about academic records management, technology adoption, and student-centered policy development.
In addition to his administrative career, Garrity is a Distinguished Adjunct Instructor of history at Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement, where he teaches undergraduate courses on medieval and early modern European history. His scholarly interests focus on student engagement, instructional modality, and learning outcomes in higher education. He is currently completing a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where his dissertation examines outcomes in undergraduate history education for nontraditional learners during the post-COVID transition to online learning environments.
Throughout his career, Garrity has focused on building collaborative partnerships across academic and administrative units, implementing technology to improve institutional effectiveness, and advancing policies that support student success while maintaining the integrity of the academy.