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Enrollment Management

AACRAO Annual SEM Conference

Attendees enjoy professional development and networking as they develop tools and resources for taking enrollment outcomes to a new level. Build, enhance, and revamp your foundation for a comprehensive enrollment management plan, develop insights and ideas to position you and your institution at the forefront of the profession, and improve student success through creative recruitment and retention strategies.

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SEM Programs & Online Courses

  • Core Concepts of SEM

     

    This course provides an introduction to and overview of the foundations of Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM). From these foundations, the applications can then be tailored to the challenges, opportunities, mission and vision of each institutional setting.

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  • Enrollment Management: Environmental Scanning

     

    The AACRAO Enrollment Management: Environmental Scanning course provides a fundamental understanding of Environmental Scanning within a Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) framework, and how it is used by institutions as guidance for decisions about the institution’s enrollment future.

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  • Enrollment Manager's Role in Retention and Student Success

     

    This course familiarizes new enrollment leaders with the history, tools, data, and campus partners to successfully engage in and lead student success initiatives at a university or college.

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  • Essentials of SEM

     

    Participants receive guidance from recognized SEM experts over a period of 31 continuous days, this online professional development program provides grounding in the fundamental principles of SEM from the perspective of 2-year, 4-year, public and private institutions.

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  • SEM Endorsement Program

     

    The SEM Endorsement Program features webinars, field visits, online courses, and a capstone. SEM-EP graduates receive the SEM-EP Badge and inclusion on the national registry.

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  • ASCEND Program

     

    The ASCEND Program is designed to prepare mid-level professionals in the competencies required to take the next step in enrollment management leadership. The year-long intensive program uses self-paced modules and live discussions to cover the technical topics of enrollment management.

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SEM Resources

Books

AACRAO Strategic Enrollment Management publications available for online purchase

Podcast

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

Reports

AACRAO special topics research reports

AACRAO Consulting

Webinars

A Strategic Approach to Student Experience: Why registrars should focus on degree progression

October 10, 2019

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Free webinar |  | 1-2 PM ET

Students are faced with a dizzying array of choices - from majors to study abroad programs to internships - when setting foot on campus. Even with the help of advisors, it’s easy for students to get off track - leading lower student satisfaction, delayed graduation and sometimes drop outs. Strategic registrars recognize that degree progression is a key aspect of the student experience and crucial for institutional priorities related to student success, such as persistence and on-time graduation. John Papinchak, Registrar at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), will join Stellic in discussing CMU’s approach to degree progression and how registrars can be a partner in driving institutional priorities through degree planning.

In this webinar, we’ll cover:

  • Why degree progression is important to student success and other institutional priorities

  • How registrars can diagnose and solve degree progression issues in their student body

  • Specific examples of strategies that CMU has employed to help students progress in their degrees effectively

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Presenters:

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John Papinchak

University Registrar, Carnegie Mellon University

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.
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SEMQ provides knowledge and insight into the ongoing evolution of strategic enrollment management (SEM). SEMQ bridges the gap between theory and practice with articles by thought leaders and practitioners who address the emerging dynamics of SEM, including: executive-level leadership, leading strategies, internationalization, research, academic orientation, and current trends.

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