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Author or edit a variety of reference resources for admissions officers, enrollment managers, and registrars.
AACRAO members submit articles pertaining to their own experiences with emerging issues or innovative practices within the profession.
Scholars and practitioners submit finished papers about strategic enrollment management.
This is AACRAO's biweekly professional development e-newsletter.
Assist with in-person proceedings at AACRAOs conferences.
Attend one of AACRAO's conferences hosted throughout the year.
Join in the conversation with other members in AACRAO's online community forum.
AACRAO voting members can interact with Association affairs through voting on leadership and bylaw changes and holding elective office.
Attend one of AACRAO's webinars hosted throughout the year, covering topics related to technology, strategic enrollment management, admissions, FERPA, transfer, credential evaluation, and international education.
Join in the conversation with other members in AACRAO’s online community forum.
A vital partner in gathering data through surveys and other methods, and ensure the voices of their institution and profession are heard and represented in national research, policy, and task forces.
Share expertise at virtual convenings and webinars and at in-person conferences and gatherings.
A vital partner in gathering data through surveys and other methods, and ensure the voices of their institution and profession are heard and represented in national research, policy, and task…
Review and provide feedback on learners’ deliverables.
Members of the caucus who take on additional tasks in support of the caucus, such as coordinating caucus webinars.
Lead the AACRAO Caucuses, which are national networking and identity-based affinity groups intended to promote belonging and visibility in the professional field of Higher Education.
Open to all AACRAO members.
Serve on the editorial board for College & University (C&U), one of AACRAO's scholarly journals.
Serve on the editorial board for SEMQ (Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly), one of AACRAO's scholarly journals.
Composed of a Chair and Vice Chair or two Co-Chairs, these committees guide the work of each PAC in submitting content for the Annual Meeting.
Participate in all committee activities and help support the work of the PAC Leadership in completing.
Serve as mentors, advisors, and educators for the scholars.
Focuses on the German educational system, German-American academic comparability, institutional partnership development, and student exchange between Germany and the U.S.
Help create AACRAO's online and in-person courses.
Members engage with Congressional offices to discuss their work and share their perspective, as practitioners, on how policy impacts the work they do daily.
Participants are matched with each other based on areas of professional strength and growth to help facilitate professional development.
Participants in the program, who are mid-career professionals from diverse backgrounds. They learn leadership skills, have the opportunity to network, and learn from one another, expert coaches, and outside experts.
Participants in the program who earn a formal recognition of an enrollment management skill set and work toward career advancement.
Responsible for tracking the rapid development of digital learner records and credentials in higher education to advise AACRAO's development of content, programming, guidance, and education to support
Reviews and publishes advice through AACRAO EDGE on how to best understand foreign credentials in the context of the U.S educational system.
Provides an essential practitioner perspective on emerging legislation and public policy matters.
Provides feedback and ideas to the Director of Research on research topics of interest to the membership.
Represents the interests of the AACRAO community in developing and promoting the implementation of standards for electronic exchange of student education data.
Shape the content and direction of the Assembly.
Recognizes the outstanding professional development activities of AACRAO members, State & Regional Associations, and AACRAO contributors through a variety of awards.
Signup Deadline: 05-17-2026 Starts: 06-22-2026 Ends: 07-22-2026 Location: 1700 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202 Description: Role Overview Project Based Learning (PBL) Facilitators will facilitate break out sessions at The Assembly, the AACRAO Learning Mobility…
Develops the program for the Annual Meeting by soliciting, reviewing, and selecting session proposals, assisting presenters with session development, and setting the final session program.
Handles all administrative responsibilities including coordinating content and managing the technology for the ASCEND program and its participants.
Supports the Annual Meeting and typically works near the host city.
Identify topics, presenters, and engagement opportunities outside of AACRAO's in-person events.
Serve as the faces and voices of the AACRAO Exchange and provide content, including live sessions, allowing viewers to engage in real-time conversations exclusively in the AACRAO Exchange.
Acts as an impartial arbiter of the AACRAO Bylaws and Robert's Rules of Order.
Oversees AACRAO's Peer Mentoring program including fostering virtual engagement and logistical support.
Professionals in the field who work to offer a voice to challenges, events, and experts from across the AACRAO community.
Responsible for leading the planning, execution, and evaluation of the AACRAO SEM Conference and The Assembly.
Provide vision for this unique enrollment management credential while also handling all administrative responsibilities including admission to the program.
Board or staff established to conduct research and/or develop an AACRAO policy, guideline, product, or service.
The AACRAO Board is led by the President, who is supported in their role by the President-Elect and Past-President.
Represent the different areas AACRAO supports including: admissions, enrollment management, international education, academic service, leadership and management development. access and equity, and informational technology. The Board also includes two Vice Presidents at Large and a Director external to the AACRAO Membership.
Elected by the membership, this committee solicits calls for nominations for the Board of Directors and for the Nominations and Elections ballot from the AACRAO membership. They also help conduct elections.
Acts as an impartial arbiter of the AACRAO Bylaws and Robert's Rules of Orders.
