As a former college dean: YES, a thousand times. My "Admin Assistant" was Maggie. She had been at the University for 28 years. She not only knew where the bodies were buried, she put some of them there herself. Know they have a network of Maggies. That network keeps the doors open.

I had a grad student needing a specific stats pre-req. They just needed to check the box & we were willing to let them do it concurrent not making them wait a semester. The math department was a road block. My Maggie talked with their Maggie who prepped the form & had their dean sign it. Done