Obama and the Biracial Factor: What’s Critical about ‘Critical Mass?’ Exploring Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education

. The webinar presentation also asks participants to consider how we meet the needs of our changing student demographics not just by providing more access, but by changing the institutional culture of our institutions.

Presenter
Andrew Jolivette,
Associate Professor and Department Chair in American Indian Studies, San Francisco State University

Registration Cost: No Charge

When: June 29, 2013
2:00 - 3:00 pm ET

Common Problems in Transfer… and Common Sense Solutions

This session looks at some of the more common problems in transfer, macro and micro, from data reporting and institutional priorities and policies, to the language we use in working with students of limited social and cultural capital.

Presenter
Bart Grachan,
Director, Community College Transfer Opportunity Program, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development

Moderator
Mark McConahay,
Director, AACRAO Technology Conference, and Vice Provost and Registrar at Indiana University - Bloomington

Registration Cost: No Charge

When: June 13, 2013
2:00 - 3:00 pm ET

Terms That Should Mean More to Admissions Officers: IPEDS, Clearinghouse and Common Data Set

Learn about the basics of several standard federal reports, what admissions data is needed, and how that data is used in those reports.

Presenter
Chris J. Foley,
Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Todd J. Schmitz,
Executive Director of University Institutional Research and Reporting (UIRR) at Indiana University

Registration Cost: No Charge

Archive Available

Board of Directors Proposal Under Consideration for Strengthening the Governance of the Association

The webinar will include a discussion of the evolution of AACRAO and its governance, a review of the proposed changes and the rationale for each change, and an outline of the transition plan. There will be time set aside for questions and answers following. This webinar is offered as a way to engage the AACRAO membership and to encourage conversation.

Presenters
Adrienne McDay, President-elect; Coordinator of Registration, William Rainey Harper College

Melanie Gottlieb, Vice President for International Education; Director of Admission Operations and International Campus Liason, Webster University

Nancy Krogh, Vice President for Finance; University Registrar, University of Idaho

Nora McLaughlin, Past President; Registrar, Reed College

Registration Cost: Free

Archive Available

How to Conduct Effective Student Searches by Understanding Student Enrollment Preferences and Behaviors

In this webinar we will look at student enrollment preferences compared to actual enrollments and suggest ways you can use information on student ability and enrollment preferences to conduct more effective and targeted student search strategies.

Presenter
Michael Hovland, Ph.D., Principal Consultant, Enrollment Management Services
Conference Manager, ACT Enrollment Planners Conference ACT, Inc.
Moderator Education Chair, NAGAP Board of Directors

Lee Furbeck, Senior Associate Director for Admissions and Scholarships at University of Kansas
Director of AACRAO Transfer Conference

Registration Cost: No Charge

Archive Available

SEM for Graduate and Professional Schools: Achieving Optimal Enrollment in the Academic Context

This inter-association session is presented by two experienced AACRAO and NAGAP members who will discuss the similarities and distinctions of graduate-level SEM, in relation to undergraduate-focused SEM. Specific emphasis will be placed on the constituencies, structures, strategies, and tactics involved in developing and successfully implementing SEM for graduate and professional schools and programs.

Presenters
Dave Fletcher, Senior Director of Graduate Admissions, Barry University
Education Chair, NAGAP Board of Directors

Monique L. Snowden, Associate Provost, Academic & Enrollment Services, Fielding Graduate University
Chair, AACRAO Graduate and Professional School Issues Committee

Registration Cost: No Charge

Archive Available

SEM for Graduate and Professional Schools: Achieving Optimal Enrollment in the Academic Context

This inter-association session is presented by two experienced AACRAO and NAGAP members who will discuss the similarities and distinctions of graduate-level SEM, in relation to undergraduate-focused SEM. Specific emphasis will be placed on the constituencies, structures, strategies, and tactics involved in developing and successfully implementing SEM for graduate and professional schools and programs.

Presenters
Dave Fletcher, Senior Director of Graduate Admissions, Barry University
Education Chair, NAGAP Board of Directors

Monique L. Snowden, Associate Provost, Academic & Enrollment Services, Fielding Graduate University
Chair, AACRAO Graduate and Professional School Issues Committee

Registration Cost: No Charge

Archive Available

AACRAO SPEEDE Committee: Promoting The Understanding of Electronic Transcript Exchange

Join members of the AACRAO SPEEDE Committee as they share and discuss developments and technologies in the world of electronic transcript exchange. The discussion will focus on some trends influencing institutional receipt of electronic data, and the issuance of electronic transcripts through exchange services. Other highlights will be on the relative benefits and shortcomings of various types of electronic delivery and the availability and use of approved standards for the K12 and postsecondary community. Time will be provided for attendees to ask questions of the panelists at the end of the webinar.

Presenters
Tuan Anh Do, Assistant Director, San Francisco State University

Doug Holmes, Software Developer, Ontario Universities' Application Centre

Matt Bemis, Associate Registrar, University of Southern California

Registration Cost: No Charge

Archive Available

Board of Directors Proposal Under Consideration for Strengthening the Governance of the Association

Join AACRAO Board Members Adrienne McDay, Melanie Gottlieb, Nancy Krogh, and Nora McLaughlin as they host an AACRAO webinar to discuss proposals under consideration to strengthen the governance of the association. Highlights include making the language in the bylaws consistent and correct, making changes now required by District of Columbia law, and implementing proposals that received favorable support last year. It is the Board of Director’s intent that these proposed changes will increase board effectiveness, member participation, and communication with AACRAO governance structures. This webinar is offered as a way to engage the AACRAO membership and to encourage conversation.

Presenters
Adrienne McDay, President-elect; Coordinator of Registration, William Rainey Harper College

Melanie Gottlieb, Vice President for International Education; Director of Admission Operations and International Campus Liason, Webster University

Nancy Krogh, Vice President for Finance; University Registrar, University of Idaho

Nora McLaughlin, Past President; Registrar, Reed College

Registration Cost: Free

Archive Available

Institutional Collaboration Towards Improved Student Advising - From Ad Hocery to Organized Chaos

Advisors, Enterprise Architects, Registrars, and Technologists Working Together to Improve Undergraduate Advising

The University of Wisconsin - Madison formed an IT advising architecture review board to develop holistic approaches for the alignment and delivery of technology resources to campus advisors. Learn how we strategically focused on increasing communication, strengthening collaboration, and improving coordination of efforts among our IT division, Registrar's Office, and advising community. The historical origins, definition of role, identification of gaps, and proposed solutions will be explored.

Presenters
Jim Phelps, Enterprise Architect / Information Technology Architect, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Scott Owczarek, University Registrar, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Jeffrey E. Shokler, Associate Director, College of Letters and Science Honors Program

Registration Cost: $69.00 for AACRAO Members / $89.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Putting the "Financial" in Financial Aid and the "Ability" in Affordability

How One University is Taking Steps to Help Students Become More Financially Informed

One institution that has made progress implementing successful financial aid and communication strategies is Indiana University, Bloomington. It promotes broader financial literacy and a greater awareness of the various types of student loans and aid available to students– all this in an effort to make paying for college less of a burden for students and their families. Dr. David B. Johnson, Vice Provost, Office of Enrollment Management and his team will share and discuss how IU has been moving to recruit a well-qualified class that meets the strategic goals of quality, diversity, and international breadth as well as affordability.

Presenters
Dr. David B. Johnson, Vice Provost Office of Enrollment Management, Indiana University-Bloomington

Roy Durnal, Director of Student Services Center, Indiana University-Bloomington

Jackie Kennedy-Fletcher, Director of Student Financial Assistance, Indiana University-Bloomington

Moderator
Mark McConahay, Associate Vice Provost and Registrar, Indiana University-Bloomington

Registration Cost: $69.00 for AACRAO Members / $89.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Higher Education Act Voter Registration Mandate and Beyond

In order to assist our members to help their students and comply with the HEA, AACRAO has been working with the Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN) to be able to provide several new voter registration resources.

FELN is a national, nonpartisan advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. whose overall mission is to remove barriers to registration and voting for traditionally underrepresented constituencies, including students. As a result, we are pleased to be able to offer several new resources.

We invite you to learn more about the new voter registration resources and how to help your students.

Presenters
Ben Hovland - Senior Attorney with the Fair Elections Legal Network and formerly deputy counsel in the Missouri Secretary of State's office.

Registration Cost: Free

Archive Available

Becoming the New Leader of an Experienced Staff

In this webinar, learn how to use the experiences of your staff in conjunction with your ideas to move forward as an effective team.

Presenter
Travis Blume Registrar, Indiana Institute of Technology

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

How Institutions Effectively Organize Themselves to Enhance Student Retention?

This session will focus on what is known about campus-based policies and practices and their implications for higher education administrators' strategic view of student retention.

Presenters
Don Hossler, Executive Director, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

Moderator
William Serrata, Vice president for Student Services and Development, South Texas College & Director of AACRAO SEM Conference

Registration Cost: $99.00 for AACRAO Members / $129.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

From Data Steward to Data Distributor: The Registrar's Office Reloaded

Webinar participants will get an overview of the changing landscape around sharing student data. They will take away strategies for effectively sharing student data across campus, policy considerations, and options for administering security. Finally, participants will get an overview of the University of Michigan's "Next Generation" data warehouse strategy.

Presenters
Irfan Bhabhrawala, Associate University Registrar, University of Michigan

Moderator
Stanley L. DeMerritt, Ph.D., Associate Academic Vice President, Wayland Baptist University

Registration Cost: $99.00 for AACRAO Members / $129.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

The Advantages of Self-Reported Course Information for Admissions Decisions

Since 2005, the University of Washington Office of Admissions has used self-reported high school course information for freshman admissions decisions. We require and review final transcripts only from students who are admitted and confirm. This year, we expanded our use of self-reported to include SAT and ACT scores. Due to increased efficiency, the use of self-reported has allowed us to review more applications in less time with a smaller budget. In this webinar, you will learn how we use self-reported and where we see the greatest challenges and benefits.

Presenters
Paul Seegert, Associate Director of Admissions for Operations, University of Washington

Moderator
Stanley L. DeMerritt, Ph.D., Associate Academic Vice President, Wayland Baptist University

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Student Transfer and Mobility: A National Longitudinal Look at Student Transfer Behaviors

The webinar session presents recent findings from a Signature Report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center on Transfer and Mobility: A National View of Pre-Degree Student Movement in Postsecondary Institutions.

Presenters
Don Hossler, Executive Director, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

Douglas T Shapiro, Senior Director, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Review of the Recent FERPA Regulation Changes: What You Need to Know

LeRoy Rooker, former director of the Family Policy Compliance Office at the U.S. Department of Education, will discuss the latest updates regarding FERPA. He will review in detail the recent FERPA regulation changes and synthesize information within this AACRAO webinar.

Presenter
LeRoy Rooker, Senior Fellow, AACRAO

Moderator
Barmak Nassirian, Associate Executive Director, AACRAO

Registration Cost: No Registration Fee

Archive Available

Establishing and Operating an International Branch Campus - A Comprehensive Overview

This session will focus on the logistics of setting up and operating an international branch campus.

Presenters
Luke D. Schultheis, Interim Associate Vice President, University of Nevada Las Vegas(UNLV)

Katie Humphreys, Interim Registrar, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)

Carrie Trentham, Interim Director of Admissions, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Effectively Deploying Social Media on Your Campus: Taking the Leap

This webinar will focus on getting started with social media using limited resources for the most impact.

Presenter
Tim Amyx, Director of Admissions & College Registrar, Volunteer State Community College

Moderator
Jeff Von Munkwitz-Smith, Interim Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management & University Registrar, University of Connecticut

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Addressing the Frontier of FERPA in the Digital Age

This session will reveal how Kennesaw State University partnered with LeRoy Rooker, the nation's leading authority on FERPA to embed FERPA compliance within its electronic sign-on systems using campus resources.

Presenters
LeRoy Rooker, Senior Fellow, AACRAO

Kim West, Associate Vice President Enrollment Services, Kennesaw State University

Moderator
Stanley L. DeMerritt, Ph.D., Associate Academic Vice President, Wayland Baptist University

Registration Cost: $69.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Criminal History Screening Practice Tips

Balancing Educational Opportunity and Campus Safety

This session will explore the tools and practices that can be used by college admissions officers to balance campus safety concerns and the mission of providing educational opportunities to qualified students.

Presenters
Alan Rosenthal - Co-Director of Justice Strategies, the research, training and policy initiative of the Center for Community Alternatives

Marsha Weissman - Executive Director of the Center for Community Alternative

Registration Cost: $69.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Redefining Early: New Strategies for Retention and Student Success

Strategies for Retention and Student Success

Webinar focusing on new strategies for retention and student success - today, we have better data about the factors that contribute to student success or student failure. And institutional leaders are using that data to develop early intervention programs that can help students stay on track and improve retention.

Presenter
Dr. Tim Coley Consulting Center General Manager, Retention and Student Success / Teaching and Learning, SunGard Higher Education

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Student Voting and the Higher Education Act

Students have traditionally been underrepresented at election time. Many believe that young people do not vote because of apathy towards voting. However, recent studies have shown that the reason given by most young adults for not voting is that they did not have good information, including not knowing if they can vote where they go to school. Missing registration deadlines and not knowing how to get registered are other barriers to voting that students face. However, college campuses are one of the best places to reach young voters to give them information on how to register and what they need to have their votes counted on Election Day. College administrators can play a big role in helping students get registered - with little effort. As you know, the Higher Education Act (HEA) requires schools to give their "best effort" in providing students access to voter registration forms and information.

We invite you to learn more about how to comply with the HEA and how to help your students.

Presenters
Ben Hovland, Senior Attorney, Fair Elections Legal Network

Michelle Cormier, Policy Analyst, AACRAO

Registration Cost: Free

Archive Available

Making Connections: Student Service through Social Networking

Providing service to students has grown outside of traditional bounds of times and formats for most campus administrators. With the increase in students' use of "social media" as a prime source of information, registrar's offices must consider its use as an essential tool. With an emphasis on building relationships and establishing conversations about policies, deadlines, and resources for student success, social media can help in student-service outreach which in the past was limited first to paper, then to email, and more recently to "passive" Web pages. Jeff von Munkwitz-Smith, Interim Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management and University Registrar at the University of Connecticut, and Scott Dittman, University Registrar at Washington and Lee University, will discuss their experiences with implementing various social networking tools, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other social networking tools in a service environment. The presenters will share their own strategies, successes and limitations in developing their nascent initiatives and will answer questions during a live chat session at the end of the webinar.

Presenters
Scott Dittman, University Registrar, Washington & Lee

Jeff Von Munkwitz-Smith Interim Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management & University Registrar, University of Connecticut

Moderator
Mark McConahay, Technology Conference Director, AACRAO; and Associate Registrar of System at Indiana University

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

ClassOwl Webinar: Merging the Next Generation Academic Portal for Students, Professors, Administration and Staff

Created by students at Stanford University, ClassOwl is a social academic platform made by students for students, professors, administration, and staff. Rather than having separate planners for school deadlines and social events, ClassOwl provides a single planner that allows students to follow their classes and student groups in one place. Everyone who is a member of a certain class or group will receive all the updates that any other member makes in that organization. No more missing out on social activities and course work deadlines. No more confusion about assignments. With ClassOwl, academic deadlines can be centralized, including them automatically for every student on campus. Students will then see these deadlines every time they check their daily planner, reinforcing their immediacy without the faculty, administration, or staff having to do anything. Administrators can also send out automatic reminders or message students when important deadlines are approaching. ClassOwl is here to simplify all aspects of academic life for the higher ed community. Plan to participate in this informative webinar moderated by Tom Black, Registrar at Stanford University.

Presenters
Sam Purtill, CEO of ClassOwl, Stanford Student

Gordon Dean, CFO ClassOwl

Julienne Lam, COO of ClassOwl, Stanford Student

Moderator
Thomas Black, Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs and University Registrar, Stanford University

Registration Cost: $79.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Complying with Title IX: Responding to Sexual Harassment on Our Campuses

On April 4th, in an unprecedented action, Vice President Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the issuance of a Dear Colleague Letter to our campuses, along with strong words about addressing sexual misconduct. The Dear Colleague Letter, issued from the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, provides further Guidance on Title IX compliance for institutions on campus sexual violence. The letter explicitly addresses hot button issues and made very clear that Title IX is not just about athletics. This webinar will provide information about what you need to know about the law and policy issues to insure your campus is in compliance in addressing sexual misconduct.

Presenter
Saundra K. “Saunie” Schuster, Esq., Partner with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM) and Managing Partner of Schuster & Clifford, LLP

Moderator
Angé Peterson, Vice President, University of Central Florida Regional Campuses

Registration Cost: $69.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Understanding Criminal History Record Information

The webinar will explain the various sources of criminal history records, challenges in accessing these records - who can get which records, and what information can be disclosed, difficulties in interpreting the information on criminal history records and problems in obtaining accurate information.

Presenters:
Alan Rosenthal, Co-Director of Justice Strategies, the research, training and policy initiative of the Center for Community Alternatives

Patricia Warth, Co-Director of Justice Strategies of the Center for Community Alternatives

Registration Cost: $69.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Criminal Justice: 101

This webinar will review the different classifications of offenses, the difference between criminal and non criminal convictions and how crime classifications vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. We will discuss the many different ways that states treat young people who are arrested. This section will also cover sealing and expungement and how these affect criminal history reporting.

Presenters:
Alan Rosenthal, Co-Director of Justice Strategies, the research, training and policy initiative of the Center for Community Alternatives

Patricia Warth, Co-Director of Justice Strategies of the Center for Community Alternatives

Registration Cost: $69.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members

Archive Available

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Student Privacy

In this session LeRoy Rooker will provide an overview of the new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in a one hour AACRAO webinar archive now available. The session will deal with the new set of proposed rules announced on April 7, 2011 by the Department of Education that, if finalized, would fundamentally change the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and greatly expand the universe of who is given access to personally identifiable information from student records on a nonconsensual basis.

Archive Available

Presenters:
LeRoy Rooker, Senior Fellow, AACRAO
Barmak Nassirian, Associate Executive Director of AACRAO

Registration Cost: No Registration Fee

Assessing the Climate for Transfer at Two- and Four-Year Schools: CIRP's New Diverse Learning Environments Survey

This session will introduce the Diverse Environments Learning Survey, specifically those questions directly pertaining to transfer students. Participants will learn about the research that went into the development of the transfer modules and how this information can be used on their own campuses.

Archive Available

Presenter:
John H. Pryor
Director - Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA

Moderator:
Lee Furbeck- Senior Associate Director for Admissions and Scholarships at University of Kansas Director of AACRAO Transfer Conference

Registration Cost
$69.00 for AACRAO Members / $99.00 for Non-Members.