Schedule at a Glance

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• SEM Teams Experience: November 9 - November 12

  SEM Teams 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 five or more from the same institution are invited to enjoy the SEM Teams Experience.  Learn more about the SEM Teams Experience.
  

• Saturday, October 31

  ASCEND Leadership Development Program
  By Invitation
  1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  AACRAO International Two-Day Workshop
  Preregistration required
  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

• Sunday, November 1

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

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

  ASCEND Leadership Development Program
  By Invitation
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  AACRAO International Two-Day Workshop
  Preregistration required
  8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Pre-Conference Workshop: The SEM Institute – Introduction to SEM
  Preregistration required
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  Pre-Conference Workshop: Introducing FEM: Forensic Enrollment Management to Unlock Institutional Revenue
  Preregistration required
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  Pre-Conference Workshop: International Enrollment Management (IEM) for SEM Practitioners
  Preregistration required
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  Lunch on Your Own
  11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  

  Pre-Conference Workshop: The SEM Institute – Advanced
  Preregistration required
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Pre-Conference Workshop: Building a Campus Ecology for Student Success: Designing an Integrated Student Success Department Through the Lens of Strategic Enrollment Management
  Preregistration required
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Pre-Conference Workshop: The Registrar’s Role in Enrollment Management
  Preregistration required
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  SEM Conference Opening Plenary Presentation 
  Plenary Speaker: Freeman Hrabowski
  5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
  

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

• Monday, November 2

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

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

  Exhibit Hall Open | AACRAO & AACRAO Consulting Booth Open
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

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

  SEM-EP Meet and Greet
  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
  8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
  

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

  AM Refreshment Break & "SEM Shorts!" in the Exhibit Hall
  10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 
  

  Luncheon Plenary Session
  Lunch provided to all attendees
  11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  

  PM Refreshment Break & "SEM Shorts!" in the Exhibit Hall
  3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
  

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

• Tuesday, November 3

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

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

  Exhibit Hall Open | AACRAO & AACRAO Consulting Booth Open
  8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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

  Tuesday Morning Plenary Panel
  9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
  

  AM Refreshment Break & "SEM Shorts!" in the Exhibit Hall
  10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
  

  Lunch on Your Own
  11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m
  

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

  Best Practice Sessions
  2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. 
  

  PM Refreshment Break & "SEM Shorts!" in the Exhibit Hall
  3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
  

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

• Wednesday, November 4

  Speaker Ready Room Open
  7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  

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

  Lightning Round Sessions & Breakfast
  7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
  

  Best Practice Sessions
  11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
  

  Closing Plenary Session
  12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.