Schedule at a Glance

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• SEM Team Experience: November 5 - November 8

  SEM Team Experience
  Collaboration is integral to implementing successful SEM strategies at any institution. Gather your colleagues and bring key SEM concepts back to your campus. Teams of four or more from the same institution are invited to enjoy the SEM Team Experience.  Learn more about the SEM Team Experience (coming soon).
  

• Saturday, November 4

  Half-Day Workshop: Effectively Applying Holistic/Equity Admissions Post July 2023 Supreme Court Decision
  additional fee
  1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
  

• Sunday, November 5

  Registration Open
  7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  

  Speaker Ready Room Open
  12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  

  SEM Institute
  additional fee
  8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. (includes continental breakfast)
  

  Indigenizing SEM: A pre-conference collaborative for Tribal Colleges and Universities
  no additional fee
  8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (includes continental breakfast & lunch)
  

  Lunch on Your Own
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  ASCEND Leadership Development Program
  By Invitation
  1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  Sponsored by Spelman Johnson

  SEM Endorsement Program Meet & Greet
  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  All prospective students, current students, and graduates of SEM-EP are invited. For questions about the SEM Endorsement Program, contact Director Christopher Tremblay at sem-ep@aacrao.org
  

  SEM Teams Orientation
  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  In this session, institutional teams will receive an orientation on the SEM Teams Experience. All team members should attend.
  

  Opening Plenary Presentation
  5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
  

  Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
  6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  

• Monday, November 6

  Registration Open
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  Speaker Ready Room Open
  7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  Exhibit Hall Open | AACRAO Booth/Bookstore Open
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
  8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
  

  Monday Plenary Presentation
  8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 
  

  Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  

  Deep Dive Sessions
  10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Choose from multiple concurrent sessions aimed at deeper discussion of the practices and policies of higher education enrollment, including holistic admissions, standardized testing, the future of college admissions, and more. Hear from higher education leaders, as well as college and university practitioners.
  
  Lunch On Your Own
  12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
  

  Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  

  Roundtable & Best Practice Sessions
  4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
  

  Senior SEM Leadership Forum
  4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
  

  SEM Teams End-of-Day Review
  5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
  By Invitation
  

• Tuesday, November 7

  Registration Open
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  Speaker Ready Room Open
  7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  Exhibit Hall Open | AACRAO Booth/Bookstore Open
  8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
  12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
  8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  

  Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  

  Deep Dive Sessions
  10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  

  Lunch in the Exhibit Hall for All Attendees
  12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m
  

  Tuesday Plenary Presentation
  1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  

  Outstanding SEM Research Presentation Award
  The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has selected one outstanding session that showcases an innovative approach to using data/research to improve enrollment management functions and to address the changing SEM landscape.

  Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
  

  SEM Teams Reception
  by invitation
  6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

• Wednesday, November 8

  Registration Open
  8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  

  Speaker Ready Room Open
  7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  

  Continental Breakfast
  In the foyer outside the General Session
  7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
  

  Lightning Round: SEM Hot Topics
  in the General Session room
  7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  

  Closing Plenary Presentation
  11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.