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Annual Meeting Workshops
Workshops - Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
W1.1 - Workshop
International Admissions 101
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $125
Intended Audience: New to the Profession
Using the AACRAO International Guide: A Resource for International Professionals (included in workshop fee), we will introduce beginning professionals to the key aspects of international admissions. Topics will include recruitment basics, technology, inquiry and application processing, using appropriate admission criteria, English proficiency and TOEFL, and the processes involved with admitting international students — including the student visa, immigration, and evaluation of documents.
Presenters:
Amy Matikosh, University at Buffalo
Dale Gough, AACRAO
Melanie Gottlieb, Webster University
Melissa Goodwin, University of Idaho
Robert Watkins, The University of Texas at Austin
Facilitator:
Julia Pomerenk, University of Washington
W1.2 - Workshop
Admissions 101: Operations and Management
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $125
Target Audience: New to the Profession
This is a comprehensive one-day workshop for assistant, associate, and new director-level personnel with three to five years of experience in admissions. The workshop includes modules on recruitment and marketing, processing and operation, technology, and professional responsibility. A great workshop for aspiring or new admissions directors.
Presenters:
Brent Gage, Northern Illinois University
Cris Legner, College of Du Page
James Antonio, Frostburg State University
Facilitator:
David Wallace, The University of Memphis
W1.3 - Workshop
Federal Compliance 101
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $125
Intended Audience: New to the Profession
This workshop will provide an introduction to compliance issues related to at least the following federal compliance topics: SEVIS, Student Right to Know/Cleary Act, Solomon Amendment, and FERPA. The workshop will include not only a summary of the compliance expectations, but it will also include time for participants to openly discuss and share their current approaches and "best practices."
Presenters:
Dennis Hicks, Indiana University - East
Eliott Baker, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Facilitator:
Eliott Baker, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
W1.4 - Workshop
Enrollment Management 101
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $125
Intended Audience: New to the Profession
This workshop will cover the fundamental building blocks of enrollment management that every institution needs to consider in order to be effective. The presentation will focus on the structures, theories, concepts, and implementation of enrollment management in colleges and universities.
Presenters:
Amanda Yale, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Stanley Henderson, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Facilitator:
Suzanne Espinoza, University of Utah
W1.5 - Workshop
Registrar 101: An Introduction to the Profession
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $125
Intended Audience: New to the Profession
This workshop is designed to provide new registrars with an overview of the profession, a network of contacts, and a databank of information sources. It will include presentations and a concluding breakout discussion. Modules will include: the role of the registrar, outsourcing registrar services, information sources for registrars, and FERPA.
Sponsored by the National Student Clearinghouse.
Presenters:
Glenn Munson, Rhodes College
Paul Taylor, National Student Clearinghouse
Barbara Lauren, AACRAO
Facilitator:
Barbara Lauren, AACRAO
Workshops - Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
W2.1 - Workshop
Power Up! Blast Your Way to Enrollment Success by Understanding the "Gamer" Generation
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $65
Intended Audience: General Audience
Until now, higher education has been largely unaware of a large cohort of prospective students. "Gamers" are rapidly increasing in volume and are predicted to soon outnumber the Millennials. The authors of Gamers Go to College offer you the opportunity to learn how to tune in to these highly-skilled prospects and effectively incorporate their unique perspective into your marketing and recruiting strategies.
Presenters:
Craig Westman, Ferris State University
Penny Bouman, Ferris State University
Facilitator:
Maria Kohnke, California Lutheran University
W2.2 - Workshop
System Re-Engineering: Cases, Pitfalls, Opportunities
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $65
Intended Audience: General Audience
How can you get the most out of your human, financial, and time resources? How can you move things forward in your office instead of staying with the notion that "we've always done it this way?" This workshop explores the basic principles of Business Process Re-engineering and how the electronic exchange of data can help. Use your staff more efficiently rather than have them do the repetitive work that your computer systems can do for you!
Presenters:
Jerald Bracken, Brigham Young University
Richard Skeel, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Facilitator:
Dan Shockley, Bridgewater State College
W2.3 - Workshop
Introduction to IPEDS Data Tools: A Hands-On Test Drive
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $90
Intended Audience: General Audience
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of several NCES data sources including: College Opportunities Online (COOL), the Executive Peer Tool (ExPT), the Peer Analysis System (PAS), and the Dataset Cutting Tool (DAS). Participants will work on hands-on activities.
Registration is limited to 20 registrants. The workshop will be held off-site at Northeastern University's Snell Library. Transportation will be provided.
Presenters:
Ira Tyszler, Touro College
Michael Duggan, Suffolk University
Facilitator:
Ira Tyszler, Touro College
W2.4 - Workshop
State and Regional Officers Workshop
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: None
Intended Audience: General Audience
This FREE workshop is offered to all state and regional officers, including the traditional officers such as president, vice president, etc., and other people in leadership roles, including newsletter editors, Web masters, and local arrangements chairs. The State and Regional Relations Committee is planning the workshop with three primary segments: a general leadership topic relevant to all participants; break-out sessions for smaller groups by organization size or leadership roles; and discussion time.
Presenters:
Amy Bissette, East Carolina University
David Clawson, Thomas Jefferson University
Facilitator:
David Clawson, Thomas Jefferson University
Workshops - Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
W3.1 - Workshop
SEM and Financial Planning
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $65
Intended Audience: Some Experience in the Profession
Based on the structural characteristics of higher education finances, SEM can have a pivotal impact on both public and private institutional fiscal strategies. This session includes an overview of budget structures and approaches, the economics of paying for college from both student and institutional perspectives, and a case study of a successful public university fiscal strategy based on SEM activities.
Presenter:
Gil Brown, The George Washington University
Facilitators:
Hector Govea, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Ann Larson, Miami University - Oxford
W3.2 - Workshop
Assessing Your Technology Vendor: Viability, Contract, and Follow-Through
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $65
Intended Audience: Some Experience in the Profession
Colleges and universities are making huge investments in technology. Technology suppliers are merging, going public, and sometimes, out of business. This workshop is a practical toolkit. It will help you assess if your selected vendor is viable, help define the practical 'musts' of the contract, and show how to get the technology project started right to stay on plan.
Presenter:
Robert Walton, The College of Wooster
Facilitator:
Lorraine Purmont, California Lutheran University
W3.3 - Workshop
FERPA: Beyond the Basics
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $95
Intended Audience: Some Experience in the Profession
This workshop will provide attendees with a comprehensive working knowledge of FERPA. A series of cases and resolutions will be presented and considered individually or in groups. Requires a basic knowledge of FERPA. The AACRAO FERPA Guide is included in the workshop fee.
Presenter:
John Snodgrass, Chapman University
Facilitator:
John Snodgrass, Chapman University
W3.4 - Workshop
Institutional Strategic Planning: An Overview of Key Components and Issues
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $65
Intended Audience: General Audience
This workshop will provide a broad overview of the institutional strategic planning process, outline its major components, and describe how progress can be tracked utilizing performance dashboards or other means of assessment.
Presenters:
Bob Wilkinson, Pittsburg State University
Mike Cook, Michigan State University
W3.5 - Workshop
Intermediate/Advanced User IPEDS Data Tools Workshop
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $90
Intended Audience: Some familiarity with IPEDS and IPEDS Tools
This workshop is targeted to AACRAO members who are familiar with at least some of the IPEDS data tools. It will provide participants with an opportunity to explore in greater detail several NCES data sources including: College Opportunities Online (COOL), the Executive Peer Tool (ExPT), the Peer Analysis System (PAS), and the Dataset Cutting Tool (DAS). Participants will work on hands-on activities.
Registration is limited to 20 registrants. The workshop will be held off-site at Northeastern University's Snell Library. Transportation will be provided.
Presenters:
Ira Tyszler, Touro College
Janice Plotczyk, National Center for Education Statistics
Facilitator:
Ira Tyszler, Touro College
W3.6 - Workshop
Secured E-Transcripts: How Schools Have Automated Both the Order and Delivery Process Using XML and the Web
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $65
Intended Audience: General Audience
The paperless transcript has become a reality. Using the latest developments in securing and digitally signing pdf documents, some registrars are providing official transcripts to students and third parties completely electronically, from point of order through the delivery of the finished "document."
Presenters:
Andrew Hannah, University of Chicago
Thomas Black, University of Chicago
Facilitator:
Karen Duncan, Penn State University Park
W3.7 - Workshop
Theological Schools Workshop I
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: None
Intended Audience: General Audience
This is an opportunity to meet with colleagues and discuss issues common to theological schools. We wil have networking and roundtable dicussions on current topics.
Facilitator:
Anne Malone, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
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