AACRAO Registrar 101 and FERPA Workshop
A Decade of Providing
The Foremost Professional Development Experience for New Registrars
(Held immediately following SEM XIX)
November 12 - 13, 2009
(Thursday-Friday)
Dallas, Texas
On Thursday, November 12th and the morning of Friday, November 13th, AACRAO will host a joint Registrar 101 and FERPA workshop immediately following AACRAO 's SEM Conference in Dallas.
The Registrar 101 and FERPA Workshop includes sessions on the Role of the Registrar, Advice to New Registrars/Resources for Registrars, A Semester in the Life: Nuts and Bolts, and other essential building blocks for new registrars. It will provide an overview of the profession and its daily responsibilities, a network of valuable contacts, and sources of information for future guidance. The Registrar 101 workshop gives registrars and registrar staff personnel the tools necessary for professional success.
Glenn Munson, Registrar at Rhodes College and AACRAO Vice President for Records and Academic Services will be directing the Registrar portion of the program. LeRoy Rooker, leading expert on FERPA, former director of the U.S. Department of Education's Family Policy Compliance Office and AACRAO Senior Fellow, will conduct the FERPA portion of this workshop.
About the Program
Who should attend?
Registrars who are new to the profession (within 3 years) or interested in a refresher course
Description of topics at Registrar 101 and FERPA workshop
The Role of the Registrar
Discuss professional and institutional issues driving the profession.
Advice to New Registrars/Resources for Registrars
This session will provide advice on issues ranging from customer service to handling staff to tips on personal and professional development as well as where to find help when you need it.
A Semester in the Life of a Registrar: Nuts and Bolts
What happens when? And how does it happen correctly and on time during a semester? This interactive session covers the major tasks facing the registrar's office.
FERPA
These sessions provide an overview of the FERPA statute and regulations and ongoing policy interpretations by the U.S. Department of Education. The sessions will also discuss common scenarios under FERPA.
Program Agenda:
Day 1 - Thursday, November 12, 2009
8:30am - 9:00am — Introduction and Overview
9:00am - 10:15am — Role of the Registrar
10:15am - 10:30am — break
10:30 am - 11:45am — A Semester in the Life: Nuts and Bolts
11:45am - 12:45pm — Lunch on your own
12:45pm - 2:15pm — FERPA I
2:15pm - 2:30pm — break
2:30pm - 3:30pm — FERPA II
3:30pm - 4:45pm— Breakout Sessions and Discussion
4:45pm - 5:00pm — Wrap-up and Discussion on First-Day Topics
Day 2 – Friday, November 13, 2009
8:30am - 8:45am — Review and Preview
8:45am - 10:00am— Advice to New Registrars/Resources for Registrars
10:05am - 11:00am— Breakout Sessions
11:00am - 11:15am — break
11:15am - 12:00pm— Left-Overs: An Open Discussion
12:00pm— Evaluation and Adjournment
What your colleagues have said:
"It was very helpful to hear issues that registrars are facing day-to-day and to hear how others from schools of similar size are dealing with them."
"I feel more confident that what I do is in line with what other registrars are doing."
"It was amazing the amount of knowledge all participants had to share. This was my first workshop, and now I am leaving with new bright ideas."
"The expertise of presenters was excellent! Also, as a new registrar, contact with others within my field was valuable."
Registration Information
| Workshop | Registration Fee By October 9 | Registration Fee After October 9 |
| Registrar 101 Workshop | Member $375 Nonmember $425 | Member $400 Nonmember $450 |
3 Easy Ways to Register
- Online at: http://registration.experient-inc.com/ShowCRO093/Default.aspx
- Fax the completed form to: (330) 963-0319
- Mail the completed form to:
AACRAO Registrar 101Workshop
PO Box 714003
Columbus, OH 43271-4003