Admissions & Recruitment

Guidance & Recommendations

Student Identity

Released in 2019, to provide guidance for AACRAO members and their institutions on serving transgender students and students who wish to update their gender marker, change their legal name, use a chosen name, or designate a pronoun.

Past & Upcoming Webinars


Supporting Transcript Evaluations: What Your Evaluators Need to Know to be Successful

October 29, 2018

Monday | 2-3 PM ET

A transcript evaluator is an essential role within any institution.  This webinar will cover the importance of the transcript evaluator role: how to train your transcript evaluators, what evaluators need to know to do their jobs, the importance of technology in this role, the components of a transcript and how to read them, navigating course descriptions, and so much more!  Whether you are a transcript evaluator or you supervise that role in any capacity, all are welcome to this session.  

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Presenter: Katie A. Schwienteck, Associate Registrar, York College of Pennsylvania

Katie Schwienteck

Katie A. Schwienteck currently serves as Associate Registrar for Transfer Articulation at York College of Pennsylvania and has over 12 years’ experience in transfer-focused higher education.  In her current position Katie works closely with transfer recruitment, credit articulation, strategic planning, articulation agreements and transfer student advising.  Katie serves as Chair for AACRAO’s Transfer and Articulation Committee and has presented annually at AACRAO since 2014.  Additionally, Katie has been quoted in AACRAO Connect, The Successful Register and The Enrollment Manager on various transfer related topics.  Katie earned her Masters of Art in Communication from Notre Dame of Maryland University and her Bachelors of Science in Public Relations from Millersville University of Pennsylvania.  She is also adjunct faculty in the field of Communications. 



Online Courses


Supporting Transcript Evaluations: What Your Evaluators Need to Know to be Successful

October 29, 2018

Monday | 2-3 PM ET

A transcript evaluator is an essential role within any institution.  This webinar will cover the importance of the transcript evaluator role: how to train your transcript evaluators, what evaluators need to know to do their jobs, the importance of technology in this role, the components of a transcript and how to read them, navigating course descriptions, and so much more!  Whether you are a transcript evaluator or you supervise that role in any capacity, all are welcome to this session.  

Archived Presentation
Slide Deck

Watch Now

Presenter: Katie A. Schwienteck, Associate Registrar, York College of Pennsylvania

Katie Schwienteck

Katie A. Schwienteck currently serves as Associate Registrar for Transfer Articulation at York College of Pennsylvania and has over 12 years’ experience in transfer-focused higher education.  In her current position Katie works closely with transfer recruitment, credit articulation, strategic planning, articulation agreements and transfer student advising.  Katie serves as Chair for AACRAO’s Transfer and Articulation Committee and has presented annually at AACRAO since 2014.  Additionally, Katie has been quoted in AACRAO Connect, The Successful Register and The Enrollment Manager on various transfer related topics.  Katie earned her Masters of Art in Communication from Notre Dame of Maryland University and her Bachelors of Science in Public Relations from Millersville University of Pennsylvania.  She is also adjunct faculty in the field of Communications. 



References


Books

AACRAO Admissions and Recruitment publications available for online purchase

Podcast

Admit It: AACRAO's college admissions and enrollment management podcast

Reports

AACRAO Admissions and Recruitment research reports

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