Karen Metzger (NCAA)
Greg Dana (NCAA)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Karen Metzger (NCAA)
Greg Dana (NCAA)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Berri O'Neal

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

This presentation will begin by covering basic terminology and trends related to LGBTQ* college student experiences.  Next, the presentation will explore national trends related to gender markers used at colleges and universities, ranging from exploring admission application templates to class rosters and student ID cards.  Finally, the presentation will end with discussion of specific policy and practice developments related to gender nonconforming, trans*, and international students at the University of Kentucky.

Lance Poston (University of Kentucky)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Imagine an Excel worksheet of student enrollment figures with hundreds or thousands of rows of data. The worksheet lays out all the data about your students’ academic history, bio/demo, courses and grades. It's a lot of data to deal with — listed in row after row and divided into multiple columns. How can you get information out of the worksheet? How can you make sense out of all of this data? You can get all the answers you need by using Excel PivotTables — it's like turning a mob of students into a marching band. A PivotTable quickly and easily turns all that data into small, concise reports that tell you exactly what you need to know.

This workshop will focus on beginner through advanced skills.

Scott Harvey (Tri-County Technical College) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)

Join your SACRAO colleagues for an early morning fun run.  Participants will have the choice of a 1 mile or a 5K route.

The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS+), has experienced critical challenges as enrollment rose by 5.58% from fall 2013 to fall 2015. In fall 2013, Supplemental Instruction (SI), a program utilizing weekly review sessions, could not be accommodated in the seven classrooms dedicated to CLASS+. At this tipping point, the Registrar’s Office proposed a solution utilizing R25. With the assistance of the Registrar staff, SI has been scheduled in 165 rooms across campus for the past six semesters thus reducing stress of room availability and allowing one CLASS+ staff member to keep pace with enrollment and program growth.

Jean Mitchell (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Anne E Raines (University of Arkansas)

Audrey Shinner

Registrar

Popular theory suggests most enrollment management entry level team members spend an average of approximately two years in the field before moving on.  Spend some time with us to find out if this is accurate and how and why enrollment management can be a fulfilling career for you regardless of whether you serve at a public or private institution.  

Arthur Ortiz (University of St. Thomas)
Eduardo Prieto (Winthrop University)

Dr. John T. Fletcher (East Carolina University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

This is an interactive discussion into what diversity and inclusion means on college campuses?  It is a forum for colleagues to have an open and honest discussion about issues of diversity and inclusion.  What are we doing right?  What should we be doing?  Are there limits set on campus inclusion?  Is your campus diverse and inclusive, or is it just a part of your advertising and marketing?

Tiffany C Robinson (Western Kentucky University)

Helen NeJuan Stewart (Auburn University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Test your FERPA knowledge playing jeopardy. This will be like no other jeapordy you have ever played before! Are you competitive? Are you sure you have all the answers? Come find out how FERPA ready you are. Come ready to play!

Emily  H. White (Jacksonville State University)
Tori Gaddy (Jacksonville State University)
LeRoy Rooker

Michele Forbes (Louisiana State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

High School Counselors. We want their students but we all have different ways to working to get into the high schools. This panel will discuss the best way to develop a relationship with a college counselor to have an effective private visit. Counselors from the Tampa Bay area will discuss what they have seen as effective strategies from college representatives. In addition, they will talk about hot topics on the high school side, trends they see from their current students, and more.  Come and hear from some public and private school counselors that can help give inside information.

Julie  Slusher Carter (Berkeley Preparatory School)
Tara Nelan (Tampa Preparatory School)
Lauren Moseley (HB Plant High School)

Maura Flaschner (Augusta University)

Admissions, New to the Profession

Even with one of the best transcript turnaround times in the state, St. Petersburg College (SPC) wasn’t content to rest on its laurels.  Learn how SPC launched a three-part initiative to streamline course articulation even further and deliver outstanding student service through the automation of transcript processing, using Lexmark Enterprise Software solutions for higher education.

Eva Christensen (St. Petersburg College)
Andrew Vance (Lexmark Enterprise Software)
Justice Anderson (Lexmark Enterprise Software)
Maria Drew (St. Petersburg College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Do you have a bottleneck in your admissions data processing? When you receive data files, are you waiting on someone else to create an automated process, or are you massaging data to get it in a format that you can import to your CRM or SIS? Learn how you can create templates or "recipes" for how to scrub and clean your data for import and how to create "Dataflows" for automation from capturing the file from a vendors SFTP or web service, creating your own business rules for how the data is prepared prior to import and automating the import. Hear about emerging software category for "Self Service Data Preparation" and how it can help make your admissions data processing more efficient. 

Joy Youngman (Constituo Software LLC)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

A key component of an effective admissions office is being able to utilize current students to help recruit future students. High school students are more willing to connect and listen to college students than they are professional staff members. Having the right types of programs for students is key. At Western Carolina University, there are three student organizations that work directly with incoming students. This presentation will explore the impact that the Transfer Ambassadors, Entourage Tour Guides, and Tele-Recruiters have on the overall recruitment efforts of the university, and how these programs could be duplicated on your campus.

Patrick Frazier (Western Carolina University)
Heather Hill
Danielle Harris (Western Carolina University)

Bethany Suzanne Jones

Admissions

This program will outline basic methods to identify the tasks, functions and outcomes of a department or division in order to craft meaningful vision and mission statements, and suggest questions to ask and methods to use in designing a strategic plan.  Examples and resources given will be geared toward the Office of the Registrar, but can be useful for any department. 

  SACRAO_StrategicPlan_Presentation.pptx

Edward Trombley III (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide)
M.J. Caro (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach)

Chad Jeremy Cox

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Are you thinking about getting an advanced degree or pursuing one and you'd like tips on balancing work/school/home?  This is a panel discussion with high audience engagement strongly encouraged.  Panelists will describe their educational pursuits along with their challenges and sacrifices.  What were their support structures like?  What obstacles did they face?  After they got their degree, were they promoted or did they seek job opportunities elsewhere?  And the age old question each will address:  Was it worth it?

Sofia Cristina Montes (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)
Ginnifer Cie' Gee (University of Texas at San Antonio) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)

Dr. Ashley Browning

Have you hired a new manager and aren’t sure how to get them “on-board” with your office processes, procedures, & policies? Or, do you have aspirations of becoming a manager? When it comes to training a new manager, the process undertaken in the first 100 days is the most important task you can tackle. This session will focus on how to acclimate a new manager in your office hearing first-hand the experiences of a new manager as well as the objectives of the manager’s supervisor. For supervisors of managers, this session will provide advice for how you can on-board your new manager for maximum effectiveness. For those aspiring managers, this session will assist you in preparing for the expectations that follow. Come along, all-aboard!   

  SACRAO All-Aboard!.pptx

Brenda Schumann (University of Texas at Austin)
Bethany D Bell (The University of Texas at Austin)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

FERPA, the main federal law that protects student privacy, may be over 40 years old, but there has been a lot of activity at the federal, state, and local level on the issue of student privacy over the last year. This interactive session will discuss recent developments relating to student privacy, and what they mean for you.   The session will be led by LeRoy Rooker.  Mr. Rooker is the former director of the U.S. Department of Education's Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) and currently serves as AACRAO Senior Fellow. 

LeRoy Rooker (AACRAO)

DeAnna Adams (Rhodes College)

Registrar, Technical

A panel of local LGBT-identified college students will provide an interactive conversation about LGBT lives and issues on their campuses. The facilitator will lay down simple ground rules for the audience and introduce the panelists. Each panelist will give a brief personal vignette about themselves, and then audience members will be invited to ask questions of the panelists.
 
No questions are off-limits, although the facilitator may strike a question and panelists may choose to pass when answering. Common topics of conversation may include family relations, coming out, campus housing, LGBT student groups, homophobia, dating and relationships, bisexuality, transgender issues, political concerns, and the local LGBT community.
 
A student panel provides a non-threatening way for the audience to learn about the real lives of our LGBT students.

Ryan F. Garrity (Tulane University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Like most state Universities across the country, Kennesaw State University is learning how to “do more with less”. During our session, we will discuss how efficient recruitment planning using Enterprise Data Management, Collegeboard Lead Data and our CRM system shaped our 2015/2016 recruitment plan and efforts. The session will also include how the freshman & transfer recruitment team have continuously worked together to make the most out of our out-of-state market. Other topics of discussion: Out-of-state waivers/criteria, Effective and FREE Transfer Recruitment Ideas & Events

  Big Universities: Small Budget for Freshmen and Transfer Initiatives

Natasha Talreja (Kennesaw State University)
Jordan Stevenson (Kennesaw State University)

Nichole Evans (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Structuring your Courseleaf ™catalog editing process for consistency, clarity, and continuity. Lessons learned from six published online catalogs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Lori Edwards (Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham)

Lisa Kulczak (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

Registrar

Feeling the pressure of yet another catalog revision cycle? Flustered by a broken governance process? No more! In this fast-paced session, learn how over 450 institutions use Acalog and Curriculog to create, organize, and publish electronic catalogs for the Web and mobile devices. See how they build, organize and publish interactive course information in real time, while maintaining a comprehensive audit trail of every curricular decision. Save your staff time, your institution money, and yourself aggravation — discover a better way!

Gina Monaghan (DIGARC)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Safe Zones workshops started out as opportunities for people to
talk, learn, and ask questions about sexuality and gender in a
nonjudgemental, safe, educational environment.  The essential
elements to any successful Safe Zone include: safe space free of
judgment where honest communication occurs, educating one
another, and asking any questions. 
Safe zones are about the people not the place.  Our society is
continuously diversifying.   We must be supportive and aware of
different identities, perspectives, and experiences; particularly the
ones that are stigmatized, marginalized, and largely silenced.  
The workshop will address why safe zones are needed, how to
establish, and how to conduct needed crucial conversations.

 Handouts will be provided.

Angela Neal Brooks (Volunteer State Community College)

Nicole Noel Martin (East Tennessee State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

TES® and Transferology™ from CollegeSource provide “Oceans of Possibilities” to allow your institution a better way to evaluate transfer course work quicker and more efficient, and to recruit more students by displaying the data so that students can view how their courses will transfer. “Diving In to these possibilities” can include more transfer student recruitment, easing the burden of current students finding courses to complete elsewhere for transfer back to your institution, and providing necessary tools for staff.  This session will include a demo of both products. 

Shelly Jackson (CollegeSource, Inc.)

Admissions, Registrar, Technical

Come learn how three (3) institutions determine priority registration on their campus. Panel will discuss methods used to determine the order for allowing students to register each term at the University of Alabama, University of Alabama in Huntsville and University of Montevallo.

Amber Adcock (University of Alabama In Huntsville)

Derreck Pressley

New to the Profession, Registrar

Auburn University selected Visual Schedule Builder to eliminate their students' frustration with trying to build workable class schedules that balanced their academic and personal needs. Discover how "Tiger Scheduler" has helped students easily find and enroll in their ideal class schedules, advisors provide greater quality student interactions, and staff gain access to new reporting tools and student insights.

Pierre Guay (Visual Schedule Builder)
Amber Baldridge (Auburn University)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

NC State moved from a standalone application to the Common App in 2016. The result was a 26% increase in overall applications and 91% increase in international applications. The number of countries represented in the application pool increased by 31% from the previous year. Find out how NC State leveraged the Common App including the challenges faced, marketing and communication strategy involved, and best practices for institutions interested in implementing the Common Application.  

Ronnie Chalmers Jr (North Carolina State University)

Andrew Green (Jacksonville State University)

Admissions

Are you gearing up for a small change or (gasp) a big change? Come hear about the 10 principles of change management with real world examples from a Registrar’s office that experiences change on a consistent basis. We will communicate and share as a group our experiences with change. 

  It Only Hurts for a Little While - Change.ppt

Bobbie Brown (Texas Tech University)

Deborah Hurley (University of North Carolina-Greensboro)

As leading commencement photographers we see may different ceremonies on an annual basis. We want to lead a discussion on what you are doing and what we have seen. Please be willing to share your experiences and ask about other successes. Fun and educational conversation from those who care about your school's image. 

Ken Ramsey (Lifetouch Special Events)
Al Suckow (Lifetouch Special Events)

Lisa Henline (University of North Carolina-Greensboro)

New to the Profession, Registrar

Do you ever wonder how long you should keep a change of major form? Or how about an email from a student? Come hear our presenters discuss the importance of record retention policies and how to develop one on your campus.

  To Save or Not to Save.pptx

Tracy Roberts (Murray State University)

Justin Schilke (Rice University)

New to the Profession, Registrar

Work/life Balance… Bla bla bla… Yes, we say it all the time, but how do we actually do it. This is an interactive session that talks and walks through how you actually balance your work and your life without feeling like you are sacrificing either.  

Texas Ruegg (LeTourneau University) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)

Leana Wilson (Louisiana State University at Alexandria)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Forecasting class demand is a common need among institutions. This session will explore different methods that might be used by an institution to achieve this goal.  Topics of discussion will include techniques for data analysis and limitations. This session will explore Degree Works functionality and data structure that allows the University Registrar's Office to provide class demand data for university administrators. This includes: (1) the Student Educational Planner functionality allowing students and advisors to build a semester-by-semester plan specifying the classes a student plans to take to complete his/her degree, and (2) analysis through the Curriculum Planning Assistant (CPA) data tables that are built off of academic audits.

Dr. Kenneth Foshee (University of Alabama)

Christopher Knauer (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)

Registrar

CourseLeaf Section Scheduler (CLSS) redefines course section scheduling by centralizing the coordination of course meeting times and providing a robust toolset to build and visualize schedule distribution. Schedulers can plan and update their courses in compliance with defined rules, improve use of classroom space, and achieve more accurate forecasting. Easily publish back to SIS, room scheduling software, and to web and print formats. The end result is a profound increase in departmental efficiency and a validated schedule for registration.

Bryan  Blackwell (CourseLeaf from Leepfrog Technologies)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Do you live in fear of a data breach? What’s the difference between data security and data privacy and does it matter on your campus? Visit with the leaders of the efforts to protect data at Furman University to discuss both the technological and functional aspects of this critical element of our everyday work in Admissions and Registrar’s offices.  Students, staff, families, alumni and friends all depend on the information they share with your college or university being safe, this session will shine a light on the dark corners of this shadowy world.  Real life examples of common missteps will be revealed and we will address how to survive an external review of your institutional practices, more ominously known as a data protection audit.

  Data Security v. Data Privacy

Brad E. Barron (Furman University)
Soren King (Furman University)

Kelli Peterson (Cameron University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Jane is alwsys late to meetings.  Dick rubs people the wrong way in his emails.  Spot has trouble with dandruff and slobbers a little too much on the floor.  Could your office use a little etiquette lesson?  This presentation will take a light-hearted view on some sensitive etiquette issues and present some creative ways to solve them.  There will be a huge focus on audience feedback and engagement during this session!  And remember - sometimes, laughter is the best medicine.

Dr. Ginnifer Cie' Gee (University of Texas at San Antonio) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)

Emily Goepel

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

When it comes to communication in the workplace, a lot of conflict could be easily resolved if others took time to realize just how different we all are. We all have different ways of communicating with others. Issues in communication can lead to unnecessary conflict. In this presentation, we will look at four different communication styles, discover which one we personally identify most with, and discuss ways to work effectively with colleagues with different communication styles. This session is appropriate for all. 

  Understanding Communication Styles

Tara Carr

Angie Rennee' Russell

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Do you feel like you are in slump?  Your boss is breathing down your neck? Maybe you need to jump start your career?  Is your staff underperforming?  This session will offer unique encouragement and direction that will help you become a better manager, employee, and person.   Based on the book Monday Morning Leadership by David Cottrell, this presentation will address eight mentoring sessions to help you become a better manager and develop your staff.

  Becoming Agents of Change_GACRAO 2016.pptx

Selena Magnusson (Georgia Northwestern Technical College)
Donna Webb (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College)
David Jenkins (Georgia Southwestern State University)

Joana Blankson (Georgia Piedmont Technical College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

This presentation will address the benefits of regional recruitment for colleges interested in potentially starting a position.  It will also cover management practices for colleges with current regional recruiters.  Discussion topics include:  time management, communication flow, costs/expenses, and applying data towards regional recruitment practices.

Taylor King (Columbus State University)

Cliff Murphy (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

Admissions

An ideal set-up - counseling, advising, and benefits processing all in one spot with the Registrar's Office and Financial Aid a short walk away.  Due to grant funding, Tarrant County College's South Campus was able to open a Vets Success Center.  In that Center?  A staff member dedicating to processing paperwork for VA Benefits Certification; an Academic Advisor to assist the veteran in making appropriate class choices based on their degree plan; and a Vet Success on Campus Counselor to aid in finding internal and external resources to assist our veterans.  How is it working out?  Come find out as we share our story along with some tips and tricks to processing.

Presenters - Nichole Mancone - TCC, Texas Ruegg - TCC

  SACRAO Presentation Veterans Center 2017.pptx

Nichole Mancone (Tarrant County College)

Dr. Rick Edgington (Northern Oklahoma College)

Admissions, Registrar

This session will allow your colleagues from Wake Technical Community College, Millsaps College, and Southwest Texas Junior College to demonstrate new Ellucian Colleague online functionalities - Student Planning, Graduation Application and more - to include both the student and adviser perspectives. 

  Wake Tech Registration Guide Self Service Steps.docx
  Millsaps_Major Portal_self service_general notes for advisors.docx
  How to register on Student Planning_millsaps college.docx
  how to petition pre or coreqs for a student_instructions for millsaps instructor.pptx
  how millsaps instructors can allow students into courses that are registration by permission of instructor only_instructions for instructors.pptx
  Self-Service_Student Planning Demo_SACRAO Presentation 2017_M3.09.pptx

Elizabeth O'Neal Giddens (Millsaps College)
Luis Fernandez (Southwest Texas Junior College)
Paula Maria Roberts

Registrar, Technical

MJ Caro and Edward Trombley recently collaborated on a chapter for the revised edition of the AACRAO publication: The Transfer Handbook: Promoting Student Success, detailing the policies and procedures that Embry-Riddle has put into place to best serve their military and veteran population.  Please join them for a follow up to last year’s presentation on that publication for an interactive discussion of ERAU’s residential and worldwide campus programs and policies put into place to support of military and veteran students.  

  ERAU - SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE part deux.pptx

Edward Trombley III (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide)
M.J. Caro (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach)

Robin Knight (Georgia Military College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Come learn how about the National Student Clearinghouse’s newest initiatives in Higher Education from Compliance Reporting, Reverse Transfer, Technology Solutions for Automating Processes, and the latest in our Research Reports and efforts.

Specific Topics will include:
·         Enrollment Reporting and Financial Aid Compliance enhancements;
·         Clearinghouse Academy, which includes live webinars, half day workshops in a city near you, tutorials and other learning opportunities;
·         Strategic Initiatives in Reverse Transfer, Veteran Compliance Reporting and Student Access to their Clearinghouse data (Student Portal);
·         Transcript Services Updates, featuring our automated eTranscript solution with Ellucian which now includes the option to print and mail your transcripts; and
·         Research Center Reports and StudentTracker 2.0 enhancements

The National Student Clearinghouse is focused not only on addressing today's issues, but tomorrow’s challenges as well.

Joe Roof (National Student Clearinghouse)
Paul F. Taylor (National Student Clearinghouse)
Michelle Blackwell
Joe Carlson (Auburn University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

It’s the same everywhere- so many test scores, so little time, and so many rules.  Texas State has developed scripts to first load the scores into the system, equate them to the relevant courses based on scores, and enter them into academic history.  If you need to free up your staff to do other things, especially if you are using Banner, then you will want to see how this process works.  

  Automated Loading of AP Scores 2-6-17 SACRAO.pptx

Melissa Hyatt (Texas State University-San Marcos)

Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe (Marshall University)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Many higher ed professionals seek to recruit and admit diverse classes, but are we seeking to build diverse teams in our own offices? This session will help you look beyond gender, race, ethnicity and religion and politics to consider identity as it relates to personalities and work styles. This is a great introduction to four common personality types in the office, and will help you better describe yourself, your colleagues and your staff and learn to mitigate potential feelings of tension and conflict.

Sofia Cristina Montes (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)

Bethany D Bell

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

In 2015, our large community college recognized the need to improve student success in online courses.  We created a two-pronged approach which was implemented in phases.  The first phase was the creation of an online learning introductory class, which was mandatory for new students.  If students did not complete the e-learning intro (ELI), they were prohibited from enrolling in online sections of classes.  Phase two seeks to provide 30 hours of course design and delivery training for instructors who teach online sections.  Wake Tech offers thousands of sections of online classes every semester. We'll share our preliminary data and the lesson learned.

Alison Consol (Wake Technical Community College)

Kyle C Nixon

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Texas Tech University received over 23,000 freshman applications for Fall 2015. Many applicants are considered "Assured Admits" through a combination of test score and class rank. However, well over 5,000 files will be reviewed individually before an admission decision is made. This session will discuss the specific criteria we review,  the individual and committee decision making process, and the committee's structure.

Sheila Gray (Texas Tech University)

Lauren Findley (Jacksonville State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Technical

You have chosen your staff members and assembled your team.  Now that most of them have been through preliminary training, they are ready to sharpen their workplace skills, but sending your whole staff to workshops and conferences can get expensive and can cause a halt in the progress of daily office tasks. Join this session to learn more about how to build your own in office continuing education program – invest in your staff while still balancing your budget and work load. 

  Investing in Your Staff PDF

Kate Amburn (Carson-Newman University)

Stacy Fair (North Carolina State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Runner EDQ will provide an overview on how institutions have improved institutional data quality while improving efficiency using CLEAN_Address®.  CLEAN_Address is a Runner EDQ application that verifies, standardizes and corrects student postal addresses in Banner, Colleague, and PeopleSoft with real-time and batch integration.  Learn how schools have overcome their challenges of institutional standards compliance while improving efficiency.
 
Find out how you can overcome the challenge of institutional standards compliance while improving efficiency, staff productivity, and eliminating unnecessary costs associated with inaccurate address data. 
 
You’ll learn how to streamline your processes and gain control of your contact data by verifying, correcting and standardizing information (in real time and batch) across the institution using CLEAN_Address.

Learn how an address verification solution can make the whole institution more efficient.
Learn how to reduce and eliminate your returned mail costs.
Learn how to employ and leverage your existing data to maximize your business practices.
 

Eric  F Paillet (Runner EDQ)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

The presenters are the director and associate director of FInacial Aid at Samford University.  They will explain how Samford works to comply with federal regulations regrading student satisfactory progress toward degree completion.  And how good communication with the registrar's office is essential!

  Progress Toward a Degree From a Financial Aid Perspective

Lane Smith (Samford University)
Jennifer Epperson

Erin Dixon (North Carolina State University)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Educational opportunities, also known as college fairs, that are planned and organized by the state association vary from one association to the next. This presentation will explore the evolution that these programs have undergone within North Carolina over the past 5 years and what the future holds. By sharing the challenges and changes that have occurred, this presentation will attempt to bridge the gap between what is a successful or unsuccessful programs for schools, counties, or even the entire state. 

Patrick Frazier (Western Carolina University)
Natalie Marie McCook
Donna Webb (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College)
Erin Marie Chadwick

Maura Flaschner (Augusta University)

Admissions, New to the Profession

Connections are a leading practice for excellence and a path to success.  But often, people are not focused on how to build strong work connections that can enable faster problem solving and the breaking down of campus barriers and silos. Come to this session ready to participate in an interactive module examining topics such as why people do what they do, what students need, handling complaints, your work image, and the quality of your work. 

Presenter- Dr. Jacquelyn D. Elliott, Marion Military Institution, AL

Dr. Jacquelyn D. Elliott (Marion Military Institute)

Cindy L. Peterson (Piedmont College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

With implementation of new technology it is important to review your current business practices.  Evaluate if your current business practices were implemented to meet the technology that was present at the time.   A look at how the Admissions and Registrar's Office changed their business practices to meet the needs of increasing transfer students to evaluate and admit students faster.

  Updating Business Practices.pptx

Robin R Carr (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Cliff Murphy (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

Nichole Mancone (Tarrant County College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Come learn how we are getting back to our roots! Announcing Credentials Solutions’ return to degree verifications with eduCheck®. Our verification solutions will eliminate the requirement to send large files to your current service provider, removing the hassles of syncing records databases. We will also discuss our fully automated transcript ordering and processing solutions, TranscriptsPlus® and RoboRegistrar®. Paired with our industry leading automation, the largest electronic transcript sending and receiving network in the industry allows our integrated system to deliver transcripts in EDI, XML and PDF formats in five minutes or less. Couple those capabilities with our print and mail service eRoboMail® and we are able to optimize all transcript fulfillment to anywhere in the world! 

Joshua Hoagland (Credentials Inc.)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

While websites have ADA compliance scans, printed publications still need some assistance from time to time to ensure ALL students can read and understand them.  This presentation will focus on how to create publications that are "readable" for those with disabilties or visual impairments.  We will discuss fonts sizes, colors, styles, and other components to make sure the entire campus community can benefit from your publications.

  Publications for All

Dr. Rheanna Painter Plemons (Western Kentucky University)

Ronnie McKinney (Auburn University at Montgomery)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

We all know how important high school counselors are during a student's college search process.  Consistent engagement throughout the year is key in maintaining relationships with this critical population, as they oftentimes are the first point of contact about your institution with prospective students.  But how can institutions with limited budgets and minimal staff compete with those who offer robust school counselor programs?  This session will discuss how small to medium-sized public institutions have approached creating and implementing comprehensive counselor engagement programs. Topics include: use of technology, online resources, on- and off-campus programming, counselor, local and non-local engagment, and personal interactions.

Taylor King (Columbus State University)

Dustin Duncan (East Tennessee State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession

Today’s students live digitally.  Now you can help them promote their academic success by issuing a digital diploma. Imagine, when graduates finish crossing the stage, they’ll have a verified digital diploma in their inbox that they can share securely on LinkedIn and with employers anywhere they go.  As part of the comprehensive digital credentials platform that lets you send and receive official academic records, Parchment Award offers a simple platform to issue digital diplomas or certificates and track how your graduates are sharing them socially on Facebook or LinkedIn.  Digital diplomas can replace the international apostille process, reduce the number of replacement diplomas requested, increase the institutional awareness through social media, and provide a simple portable credential that can be used anywhere. Join this session to learn more about how simple it is to start issuing digital diplomas! 

Tabitha Procise (Parchment, Inc.)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Schedule efficiency is essential in today's landscape especially when working with ever-changing student needs' with limited resources. Let's face it, the schedule can be very complex. Institutions' are constantly challenged with questions pertaining to student, faculty and space allocation needs. 

•	Are we matching our course offerings to our students' program requirements?
•	How can we be more efficient with our existing classroom space?
•	Are we offering courses that align with student and faculty availability?
•	Do we have data to point us in the right direction?

Please join us as we share how Ad Astra helps optimize your schedule to maximize student completion and campus efficiencies.

Luke Kearney (Ad Astra Information Systems)
Chad Elstun (Ad Astra Information Systems)

Registrar, Technical

This presentation will begin by covering basic terminology and trends related to LGBTQ* college student experiences.  Next, the presentation will explore national trends related to gender markers used at colleges and universities, ranging from exploring admission application templates to class rosters and student ID cards.  Finally, the presentation will end with discussion of specific policy and practice developments related to gender nonconforming, trans*, and international students at the University of Kentucky.

  GLBTQ Presentation.pptx

Lance Poston (University of Kentucky)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Are your Academic evaluators puzzled by the credits presented for transfer consideration by military and veteran students?  Are you curious as to how to interpret the JST (Joint Services Transcript) or a CCAF (Community College of the Air Force) transcript?  Join us for a presentation discussing how to approach unique military credits, and online/print resources such as the ACE (American Council on Education) Guide that can help.

  SACRAO 2017 Military Evaluations V5.pptx

Dana Howard (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide)
Ria Woods White (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide)

Robin R Carr (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

A Panel discussion on the nature of online students’ needs and management

Richard Jimmerson (University of Texas at Arlington)

Vernessia Callahan (Georgia State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Being functionally technical (a funky tech) carries a lot of responsibilities and expectations.  You are the go-between,  translator, magic 8-ball reader, process engineer, and minor project manager, among other things.  If that’s not enough, you need to understand the end users’ needs and effectively communicate with them.  At the same time you need to “speak geek” and be an effective liaison with the IT area.  This doesn’t even touch institution reporting needs which, yes, are yours to deal with as well.  You might even need to speak policy with faculty or other approval committees.  Come find out the tips, tricks, and traits of a great funky tech!

Dr. Kimberly Barber (Florida State University)

Melissa Hyatt (Texas State University-San Marcos)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

How often do you find yourself fighting change at work or in your personal life? Have you ever had one of those weeks where if one more change to a process, or procedure, or new software was introduced you’d totally lose it? Change is inevitable, and we live and work in a time of rapid change; but how can we manage what arises with a minimum of resistance or frustration? Learn ways that help us to ‘let things change’ in a way to improve our happiness and health.

  Those Changes Keep Coming

Barbara L. Rowe (Washington and Lee University)

Ramah Lee Nation (St. Gregory's University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

The University of Alabama has used the Banner graduation Application and an associated set of workflows since 2009 replacing an outdated pencil and paper process. Join us as we discuss the benefits and pitfalls of this process that has revolutionized how UA handles graduation processing. We will also discuss reporting surrounding graduation from both our student information system, workflow tables and DegreeWorks. Finally, we will present continuing enhancements that make graduation processing even better for faculty, staff and students.

Mary Ellen Hanna (University of Alabama)

Lisa Hawkins (Tulane University)

New to the Profession, Registrar

This panel session will feature registrars from different institutional types discussing both academic and policy considerations as to what makes it into the academic catalog.  The panel will discuss what is generally included, what is best avoided, the importance of proper policy wording, and general best practices for producing the best academic catalog.  Please join us for this interactive discussion on catalog policy and procedure.  

Tracy Roberts (Murray State University)
Logan Key (Vanderbilt University)
Kristina Morton (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach)

Tracy Roberts (Murray State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Are you delivering excellent customer service? Do you impress customers during each interaction? Are you looking for better ways to connect to customers? Does your staff meet the need of the student? If not, you must go beyond delivering your product and develop a strong relationship with your customers. It is essential that you provide a unique customer service experience by proactively anticipating your customers' needs and expectations, exceeding them each time.  Higher education staff should want to make a significant contribution to their institutions image or bottom line and make their office lives easier by delivering consistent and exceptional customer service.

Tennyson Smith (Shelton State Community College)

Tawana R Greene (University of Arkansas at Monticello)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

As the pioneer and creator of the Certified Electronic Diploma (CeDiploma®), Paradigm, Inc is the only company to offer a secure, portable and trusted electronic solution for diplomas and credentials. Accepted by both State and International Governments, Certifying Boards and Employers, the CeDiploma® is a transactional document that provides the student with a secure alternative to the transcript.  Paradigm offers the only solution allowing independent validation of the CeDiploma®:  an indisputable response from you, the Credentialer, that the diploma is authentic and valid. The differences in ediplomas, paper diplomas and CeDiplomas are vast and varied. Come and learn more about these products, as well as, our 10 day turnaround times, 24 hour rush service and direct mailing services that can help you find the extra space and time that you crave all while giving your students what they NEED!

Christopher Jackson (Paradigm, Inc)
Elizabeth Kunde (Paradigm, Inc)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

With work, sports, family, a commute, and up to 5 courses, students are juggling many responsibilities and creating a class schedule can be extremely challenging.  See how College Scheduler replaces this frustrating process by automatically generating conflict-free schedules that maximize credit hours while accommodating life’s obligations. Discover how over 200 institutions are improving persistence and on-time degree completion by empowering students to easily find ideal schedules. Enhance registration services by leveraging rich administrative functionality that optimizes advising services, the master schedule, and course fill rates.

Mike Ayers (College Scheduler LLC)

Registrar, Technical

Students are faced with financial choices and decisions that can impact them for the rest of their lives and are usually not given the tools to make responsible decisions. The University of Texas at Arlington developed a Student Money Management Center to assist students in handling these issues. This session will deal with the establishment of the Center and how it has developed. 

  SMMC Presentation.pptx

Shakeela Hunter (UT Arlington)

Trent Argo (Bluefield College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

This session will explore best practices and current trends regarding graduate marketing, admissions, and student services as well as graduate registrar functions. 

Lesley Campbell (The University of Alabama)
Eric Harris (University of Alabama)

Dr. Charles Blake Bedsole (University of West Alabama)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

This panel session will feature registrars from different institutional types discussing both academic and policy considerations as to what makes it into the graduation commencement program.  The group will discuss what is generally included, what is best avoided, the importance of proper wording, and general best practices for producing the best commencement program.  Institutions will be encouraged to submit a hard copy or a PDF version of their commencement program prior to the session, or to bring a copy with them, for participants to view.  Please join us for this interactive panel on graduation/commencement program policy and procedure.  

Dr. Rheanna Painter Plemons (Western Kentucky University)
Angie Rennee' Russell (University of Arkansas)
Tracy Finch (Arkansas State University)

Diana L Hull (University of Florida)

New to the Profession, Registrar

Creating a smart cross-functional team of in-house creatives and communication professionals is essential to meet the strategic goals for enrollment management. With the evolution of communication technologies, rapid deployment of new media assets is imperative to meet the needs of today's marketing and recruitment efforts. Learn how to create an in-house production team using student resources and minimal staff to produce high-quality creative work that can be used from recruitment to graduation. Also, learn ways to strategize and repurpose content for multi-channel platforms to effectively use minimal resources while maximizing reach. 

  In-Sourcing the Creative 2.11.2017

Edward Brantley Atkinson (North Carolina State University)
Natalie Marie McCook (North Carolina State University)

Taylor King

Admissions, New to the Profession

What started out as a student information system implementation team has turned into a full blown data team within Strategic Enrollment at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.  Learn how the data team not only supports admissions, registrar and financial aid but how they are having an impact on the entire student lifecycle. 

Dr. Magdalena Hinojosa (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley)
Mario Salinas (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley)
Xinmin Chen (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley)

Amy Bissette Barber (East Carolina University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Are you a “Newbie” in the office? Are you struggling to find your place among the “lifers”? If so, this session will provide you with the tools to adjust to your work environment and define your role within your department. The topics covered will help younger and newer employees learn interpersonal communication skills, strengthen their problem-solving strategies, and build confidence within themselves and their job role. 

Jeremy Reid (University of Alabama)
Neil  Adams (University of Alabama)

Betsy Hilinski (University of Louisville)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

This session will cover changes in the Student Exchange Visitor Information System process and help attendees understand how to ensure compliance and avoid sanctions.  Information concerning I-17s, I-20s, I-515As, Primary Designated School Official and Designated School Officials, full-time, commuter and bordering students will be presented.  Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College F-1 Joint Transfer Form at SR RGC/Southwest Texas Junior College will be discussed.    

  SEVIS PRESENTATION 2017.ppt

Dr. Claudia R. Wright (Sul Ross State University)

Amber Baldridge (Auburn University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Discover how University of Alabama applied CourseLeaf CAT Impact and student-aware mode technology to add a new, student-engaging dimension to their online catalog. Gather insight into how your institution can promote student success, as Registrar Denny Savage takes you through the rewards of integrating UA’s catalog with DegreeWorks to give students a personalized interface for planning and executing on their individual degree paths. Next, focus in on UA’s CourseLeaf Curriculum (CIM) module as it integrates with the Student Information System to feed the catalog and deliver a streamlined process from proposal all the way through publishing to students.

  CourseLeaf CAT Impact with Alabama

Denny Savage (University of Alabama)
Matt  Koop (CourseLeaf from Leepfrog Technologies)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Is it true that women in the workplace lack confidence as compared to their male counterparts? Please join us for a panel discussion on “The Confidence Myth” by Helene Lerner. We’ll discuss why women undervalue their skills and how to get over it! We encourage you to read the book, but we will go over the main topics as well as our own experiences working as women in higher education. You’ll be invited to share your personal tips too. True confidence isn’t fearless; it’s having the courage to jump in even when your knees are shaking! 

Amber Capell (The University of Alabama)
Sara Beth  Spearing (The University of Alabama)
Schernavia Hall (University of Alabama)

Megan Mitchell (Austin Peay State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession

Many institutions of higher learning struggle to attain high space utilization rates, there are several ways that our institutions have gone about getting to the level of 100%, per state standards.This session will discuss the step that were taken over a period of 2 years to help us get to this level and how we plan on maintaining it even in the face of  faculty disagreeing .

  Centralized Class Scheduling (Pros & Cons3).pptx

Conroy Eddeson Kydd

Jean Mitchell (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

New to the Profession, Registrar

Is your institution looking to automate your course inventory process? Are you satisfied for already implementing a system to manage that process with an online workflow? Ready for what’s next? The real power lies in the data behind that system. The University of Alabama has begun to explore the wealth of information stored in the database of our course inventory management system.  This presentation will review what types of information exist behind those forms and the opportunities you have to make your operation more efficient.  We will focus on the data behind CourseLeaf CIM and how you the use web browser extensions and third-party reporting tools like Argos to supply decision makers with information previously unavailable.

Denny Savage (University of Alabama)

Allen  A. Augustin (University of Miami)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Do you tell prospective students that your institution will provide personal attention, small classes, and a safe environment? So do I! If we all claim the same qualities, how are students supposed to choose the best institution for them? In this presentation, we will explore why it’s so difficult to construct a truly individualized institutional message and examine strategies for developing an authentic, if not completely unique, one.

Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe (Marshall University)

Teresa A. Ringo (Sam Houston State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession

We all struggle to keep up with the various social media apps and tools and with so many out there, how do we know which one to use and for what? Never fear, we are here to help. In this session, we will explore the various social media tools and in very simple language explain why you would use each tool and how they might be beneficial to you and your institution.  Be ready to discuss and laugh about the famous digital donut. 

Texas Ruegg (LeTourneau University)

Bethany Laine Chapman (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Sometimes we wonder what in the world faculty are thinking.  They don't understand our world, and we don't understand their world most of the time.  Come hear some lessons learned after immersion into the darkside.  Then, we will discuss how those lessons improved staff relationships with faculty members.

  Full Time Staff/Part Time Faculty

Dr. Rheanna Painter Plemons (Western Kentucky University)

Rebecca Griffith (Tarrant County College)

New to the Profession, Registrar

Are you launching multiple systems to manage catalogs, curriculum changes and syllabi? Do your transfer credit evaluations run on paper? SmartCatalog IQ centralizes these processes in a powerful and easy-to- use solution that integrates with SIS and LMS systems. By marrying SmartCatalog’s proven technology with DegreeData’s national database of course descriptions, you’ll even be able to manage
the transfer credit evaluation through the same toolset.

Anne  Valentine (SmartCatalog)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Engaging family members in a positive and helpful manner during the application process can be beneficial to yield and student success.  Learn ways to include parents/guardians, siblings, extended family members, and invite them to be a part of the admissions process in a healthy and helpful way. This session will support and encourage a positive partnership.

Erin Marie Chadwick (Augusta University)

TENNIE MCBRYDE (Trenholm State Technical College)

Admissions, New to the Profession

Present a study on the impact of the Admissions, Advising, and Records department in the success and retention of first time freshman who place into developmental courses at a southeastern community college. The presentation will focus on the student perceptions of the facilitators that lead to success in developmental course work.

Lillian Owens (Jefferson State Community College)

Angela Neal Brooks (Volunteer State Community College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Come learn how we are getting back to our roots! Announcing Credentials Solutions’ return to degree verifications with eduCheck®. Our verification solutions will eliminate the requirement to send large files to your current service provider, removing the hassles of syncing records databases. We will also discuss our fully automated transcript ordering and processing solutions, TranscriptsPlus® and RoboRegistrar®. Paired with our industry leading automation, the largest electronic transcript sending and receiving network in the industry allows our integrated system to deliver transcripts in EDI, XML and PDF formats in five minutes or less. Couple those capabilities with our print and mail service eRoboMail® and we are able to optimize all transcript fulfillment to anywhere in the world! 

Josh  Hoagland (Credentials Inc.)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

The purpose of this presentation is to provide a general overview of communication principles necessary to being an effective admission/registrar representative. Namely, I will discuss interpersonal skills and public speaking concepts by providing tips to encourage meaningful conversation, identify obstacles to achieving meaningful conversation, ways to overcome communication/public speaking anxiety, and general professionalism best practices as they relate to communicating with prospective students, their parents, enrolled students and even colleagues. 

Jeremy Reid (The University of Alabama)

Paul James Casebolt (Florida College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

Come hear five registrars, with varying lengths of experience, from varying types of institutions, chat about registrar issues ranging from FERPA, reporting requirements, headline news affecting registrars, what’s new in the field, and more.

Amy Bissette Barber (East Carolina University)
Mary W. Kincannon (Texas Christian University)
Dr. Claudia R. Wright (Sul Ross State University)
Sara L. Marchello (College of William and Mary)
Michele Forbes (Louisiana State University)

Lori Chisem (Lawson State Community College)

New to the Profession, Registrar

With the next generation of prospective students born in 1997-2003, how are admissions offices and enrollment management professionals keeping up with marketing and recruiting trends for the digital native. What are some best practices that can be associated in your marketing and communications plan for the new wave of applicants. As you weave through all the new media and communication technologies out there, what methods  will stay the same or will there need to be new methods of communicating with this younger generation? Learn what is next with Generation Z. 

Angela Brockelsby (North Carolina State University)

Eva Vasquez Painter (Marion Military Institute)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Technical

97% of students say that text messaging is their primary form of communication. This presentation will look at how to effectively engage students. How students want to be communicated with is changing and communication tools need to change. Integrating text messaging into your communication strategy is critical to successfully recruiting and retaining students. Dr. Walter Bumphus, President, American Association of Community Colleges, said “Community Colleges cannot be strong by being the same”. Communication is a great illustration of this statement. CampusCast Engage is a flexible communication system that enables administrators to invest in and build relationships with students in every stage of their college experience. Come see how to strategically utilize texting, email, voice, and social media messages.

Larry Batts (High Ground Solutions, Inc.: CampusCast Engage)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

In admissions and records, we seem to work in cycles that repeat themselves several times a year; on top of those normal tasks, there are added projects of implementing new software, launching a new directive, or starting a campus-wide procedure. Most of us, however, aren't project managers by trade we just end up being them because of our position. Come learn some basics of project management, including overview of some software that can help and a relevant case study.

  Getting it Done - Project Management 101 - SACRAO 2017.pdf

Justin Schilke (Rice University)

Joe Carlson (Auburn University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Technical

This presentation will discuss how students can use Schedule Builder to generate and register for schedules quickly and efficiently.

  prezi-mac.zip
  prezi-windows.exe

Hannah Lillie Rhoades (East Tennessee State University)

Dr. Thomas Donohoe (East Tennessee State University)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Just like no two universities are alike; so no two evaluation companies are the same.  Come to this session to learn about some of the subtle differences that make every company unique.  Some of the differences may surprise you!!

David Patrick Haynes (International Education Evaluations, Inc.)

Admissions, Registrar

Tired of a piece of paper floating around campus and finally ending up in your office days, maybe weeks, later?  Come see how Texas State has put the Change of Grade process online.  The ability to track the progress of the request and assign routing exceptions are only a couple of features on this very faculty friendly tool.  

Diana T Connell

Rodney Miller (Covenant College)

New to the Profession, Registrar

Samford's academic space utilization, creation of room scheduling policy and using the class schedule to predict campus parking needs. Using the master planning process to identify classroom needs for the future.

John James Flynn (Samford University)

Jean Mitchell (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

The session will begin with an overview of how NC State University aligned academic and financial aid satisfactory academic progress policies. The overview will include: a history of the regulations, changes made to the regulations, and the factors driving these changes.

The second focus of this session will address the development of an integrated and dynamic student appeal, electronic advisor feedback, online appeal roster for committee review and voting, and data for continued tracking and analysis.   

The session will conclude with a look at the aggregated data from the regulation changes including an early look at associated student success metrics.s and committee review and decisions.  

Charles Clift (North Carolina State University)

Scott Harvey (Tri-County Technical College)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Processes and reports used by a small institution with baseline Banner and ARGOS to aid in tracking and certifying students using Federal VA Education Benefits.  Copresenters Amanda Tinney Fox and Robert Segrest, both from the University of Montevallo.

Amanda  Tinney Fox (University of Montevallo)

Registrar

In 2015, Centre College implemented an Electronic Student Records Pipeline project.  This project has taken a mostly manual process of printing, copying and distributing hundreds of confidential paper student records - flowing from Admissions to the Registrar to the Dean’s Office then through to individual faculty advisors - to an automated imaging system.  We were able to automate this workflow electronically through our open source (free) Alfresco document imaging/management system. This project ultimately will save hundreds of hours in staff time, hundreds of trees in paper costs and make the processing of student records quick and seamless.

Timothy P. Culhan (Centre College)

Kendra Woodson (Presbyterian College)

Registrar

Are you a first-year supervisor? Session will help newly hired supervisors survive the first year blues. Learn how to set clear and establish clear expectations, which include: management strategies, soft people skills, accountability, and communication. The session will define a supervisor role from the perspective of coaching and mentoring rather than a complete management role. Supervisors should be great managers, but coaching, developing, and mentoring will develop a staff of supervisors.

Tennyson Smith (Shelton State Community College)

Kelly M. Osterbind

Leadership is a hot topic for all departments in higher education.  However, little research is devoted to analyzing the outcome of leadership development programs.  Are they successful? This presentation will examine the experiences of faculty and staff in a homegrown leadership development program at a large public university.  Literature on leadership developmental programs is presented along with issues related to leadership study.   Although very specific in scope, findings from the analysis of the program can provide helpful information to other institutions that desire to create their own homegrown, institutional or departmental based leadership development program.

Ginnifer Cie' Gee (University of Texas at San Antonio) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)

Angela Brockelsby (North Carolina State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Even the best supervisors may have a hard time expressing themselves in difficult situations. Or maybe, as an employee, you need to learn to express yourself effectively, confidently and appropriately in the workplace. Seasoned veteran higher education supervisors will provide tips and examples on how to communicate in the office. This session will also allow a time for team collaboration in handling disagreement, motivation, performance productivity and other work related issues..

  HOW TO SAY IT.pptx

Sheryl M. Gray (Carson-Newman University)

Miriam C. Roberson (Flagler College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

This panel discussion is designed to provide examples of how several small, private colleges collaborate with their Information Technology staff to solve, create, and offer technology solutions on their campus.  

  SACRAO 2017 Powerpoint IT & Registrars new.pptx

C. Allan Lockett (Roanoke College)
Scott Dittman (Washington and Lee University) (SACRAO Outstanding Presenter)
Kristen Ball (University of Richmond)

Daniel K Brooks (High Point University)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

Nationwide data shows that a growing number of students are choosing the transfer path.  This session will provide attendees with an overview of ten separate initiatives related to recruiting transfer students, the articulation of their academic credits and providing guidance through enrollment.  Presenters will discuss these initiatives and how they impact transfer students while sharing their own institutional experience.  The presenters represent both a large and small institutions.

Abey Taddele Dessie (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

Regina Bolding-Harned (Southern Wesleyan University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

As the costs of attendance continues to rise across all types of institutions, awarding scholarships and tuition waivers to incoming students is more important than ever before. This session will consist of a panel discussion with several institutions, public and private in the State of Georgia. We hope this conversation will allow for an exchange of ideas and strategies among session attendees. The following topics will be incorporated in this discussion: Tuition Waivers, scholarship applications and the review/awarding process, scholarship events and publications, need vs. merit based scholarship selection and yield strategies.	

Scott Robert Argo (Augusta University)
David Jenkins (Georgia Southwestern State University)
Cindy L. Peterson (Piedmont College)
Selena Magnusson (Georgia Northwestern Technical College)

Dr. Lillian Owens

This session will update members on current LGBT issues in Higher Education, especially in the SACRAO Region. Many LGBT students, especially in the south, still feel isolated and afraid on our campuses. How do we reach out to them? How do we help facilitate their educational experience? Members will have the chance to discuss with each other and the presenter their thoughts on the cases presented, as well as any cases that may have arisen at their institution.

  Preferred Name and Pronoun
  LGBT Issues in Higher Ed - Update 2017

Ryan F. Garrity (Tulane University)

Debra C. Sparacino (Clemson University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar

A national project to streamline the veterans compliance reporting process and alleviate the burden its complex requirements have placed on veterans and schools is underway. Expert school administration and student veteran panelists will discuss the proposed solution and progress to date, including meetings with the VA. Learn about this exciting initiative!

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Stephen J. Pritz Jr. (University of Florida)
Rick Torres (National Student Clearinghouse)

Ashley Darr (High Point University)

Registrar, Technical

We’ve all been there, done that and bought the t-shirt, but very few of us talk about wearing the t-shirt when all is said and done.  This session will share lessons learned, pitfalls avoided (or not) and victories claimed after implementing a third-party Curriculum Management system at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

  SACRAO 2017 Wearin’ the T-Shirt.pptx

Lisa Kulczak (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

Tracy Roberts (Murray State University)

Registrar

The traditional prerequisites for being a successful registrar—including governance, leadership, and a forensic understanding of systems and processes (and the technology that supports these)—not to mention political acumen—are well known. However, this session will focus on one critical area that sometimes is overlooked: the ability to understand and use key data at both the operational and the strategic level. Who better to take a lead in this than the registrar!

  AACRAO Journal Article - Fall 2016.pdf
  AACRAO Professional Competencies Report.pdf
  Data Tales from a Small Country FINAL.pdf

Philip Henry (Associate Member)

Lucy P. Wilson (Mercer University)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other Banner users to discuss latest issues, share business practices and solutions.

Dr. Kenneth Foshee (University of Alabama)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other Colleague users to discuss latest issues, share business practices and solutions.

Daniel K Brooks (High Point University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with SACRAO colleagues to discuss issues, share business practices and solutions related to the selection and use of CRM products.

Andrew Green (Jacksonville State University)

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other DegreeWorks users to discuss latest issues, share business practices and solutions.

Shannon Tipton (Eastern Kentucky University)

Registrar, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other Jenzabar users to discuss latest issues, share business practices and solutions.

Regina Bolding-Harned (Southern Wesleyan University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other Oracle/PeopleSoft users to discuss latest issues, share business practices and solutions.

Bill Burig (Duke University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other Power Campus users to discuss latest issues, share business practices and solutions.

Kathi A Wilson (Maryville College)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other enrollment management and admissions professionals to discuss concerns, new trends, and to identify best practices.  Bring questions and ideas to share with your SACRAO colleagues. 

Andrew Green (Jacksonville State University)

Admissions, New to the Profession, Technical

This session provides an opportunity to meet with other registrars and records management professionals to discuss concerns, new trends, and to identify best practices.  Bring questions and ideas to share with your SACRAO colleagues. 

Joe Papari (Southern Methodist University)

New to the Profession, Registrar, Technical