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AACRAO's bi-weekly professional development e-newsletter Connect offers timely information, actionable tips, and expert guidance relevant to your career; stories about interesting colleagues doing inspiring things; and news about association services, activities and resources.

Like a virtual, on-demand AACRAO conference-between-conferences, Connect keeps professional conversations alive and helps you stay engaged with the association that advocates for and believes in your career. 

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The value of relationships in SEM planning

Jul 25, 2019

Relationships with faculty and the larger campus community help ensure student fit and success.

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Building the Blueprint: Adventures of a 1st-timer at TechTransfer

Jul 25, 2019

TFW "enrollment destiny" is yours for the taking.

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Field Notes: Getting real with failure: 5 hard-won lessons

Jul 24, 2019

20 years after an embarrassing defeat, the author learns something about her resilience.

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What research is needed in Enrollment Management?

Jul 24, 2019

FEEDBACK REQUESTED: What kinds of studies will address day-to-day EM issues and concerns in the real world?

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The next big jump in technology and standards

Jul 16, 2019

Learn more about JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), EdExchange, GEO Code, and the Canada-wide eTranscript initiative.

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Mentorship is key for #womenintech

Jul 15, 2019

Tips from women leaders.

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Creating a transfer-friendly institution

Jul 15, 2019

3 changes that helped one institution boost transfer student success.

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Appalachian State's Transfer Symposiums dispel myths and build relationships

Jul 15, 2019

The 4th campus-wide Symposium focused on STEM curriculum alignment with 13 community college partners.

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Audience questions fuel technology panel at #techtransfer19

Jul 15, 2019

Panelists discussed how tech might actually preserve human relationships, and how it affects students' mental health.

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Taking the SIS “back to baseline”

Jul 15, 2019

Staff professional development helped a massive de-customization project succeed.

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AACRAO attends ENIC-NARIC in Cologne

Jul 8, 2019

Recognition of refugee qualifications was high on the agenda.

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Building the Blueprint: AACRAO Hill Day 2019

Jul 8, 2019

A series of articles from early-career professionals navigating higher education.

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Bringing a minimalist ethos to the transfer office

Jul 8, 2019

How one mid-sized institution improved credit evaluation efficiency.

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Streamlining transcript evaluations through software integration

Jul 8, 2019

With system interoperation, City Colleges of Chicago improved advising and drastically reduced turnaround time on credit evals.

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3-minute mentor: The myth of the 'self-made' person

Jul 8, 2019

The importance of inclusivity and teamwork.

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Statewide support for transfer students and institutions

Jul 8, 2019

Coordination and collaboration have elevated the game in Illinois. 

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AACRAO's leadership development program accepting applicants

Jul 8, 2019

ASCEND helps you prepare for the next step in your enrollment management career.

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Field Notes: The empowerment of accepting the mess

Jul 2, 2019

Navigating competing demands and moving through change is messy. Embrace it.

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Eye-opening data about global student mobility

Jun 25, 2019

And facts about the seriousness of credential fraud.

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Field Notes: Ready… Set… Advocate! 2019 AACRAO Hill Day

Jun 25, 2019

53 AACRAO advocates had over 100 meetings with congressional leaders. A first-time attendee shares her eye-opening experience.