AACRAO content and programming, as well as AACRAO peer networks, are led by volunteer leaders. Current Governance Committees, Professional Activities Committees, and Caucuses are listed below.
Elected by the membership, the Nominations and Elections Committee solicits calls for nominations for the Board of Directors and for the Nominations and Elections ballot from the AACRAO membership, and also presents a slate of officers to the membership for Board of Directors vacancies and conducts an election for the Nominations and Elections Committee.
Elected by the membership, the AACRAO Board of Directors sets policy and guidelines for the association; includes Administrative, AACRAO Annual Meeting hotel and site selection, and all association Task Forces, Work Groups, and Committees.
The Annual Meeting Evaluation Committee develops instruments and procedures to evaluate all aspects of the Annual Meeting and is responsible for summarizing and reporting results to the AACRAO president by June 30th of the program year.
The Annual Meeting Evaluation Volunteers Committee is responsible for recruiting and coordinating volunteers to support a wide range of activities that occur during the AACRAO Annual Meeting.
The Awards committee recognizes the outstanding professional development activities of AACRAO members, State & Regional Associations, and AACRAO contributors through a variety of awards, including Honorary Membership. The Awards committee also approves member applications for Scholarships and Grants to attend the annual meeting. The Awards committee seeks members to ensure a broad representation of the diversity of its institutions and individual members. Committee members should have previous AACRAO experience and have an understanding of the level of commitment needed to be an engaged member of AACRAO.
The Admissions Policies and Practices Committee makes AACRAO members cognizant of existing, developing, and in-place processing systems; provides services relating to new developments and techniques in hardware, software, and office practices which enhance admissions systems.
The Enrollment Management and Retention Committee promotes an understanding of the institutional enrollment management concept, and develops and promotes effective techniques to predict outcomes and assess results.
The Financial Aid and Enrollment Services Committee promotes communication and awareness of issues which link financial aid to the recruitment, admissions, enrollment, and retention activities in postsecondary educational institutions.
The Recruitment and Marketing Committee promotes and increases the understanding of professionally acceptable methods of attracting and enrolling various constituent student groups, and facilitates the exchange of methodologies and techniques used in recruitment and marketing.
The Transfer and Articulation Committee promotes communication and articulation between secondary and postsecondary educational institutions.
The International Admissions Committee sponsors workshops on international admissions; writes, edits, and maintains resource materials in the international admissions area; and plans the international educators luncheon at the Annual Meeting.
Composed of five members, the International Publication Advisory Committee (IPAC) is responsible for advising and determining publication and research needs in the international education field; recruiting and selecting authors and researchers; and recommending options for publication-print or online.
The International Recruitment and Marketing Committee addresses specific and emerging issues affecting international exchanges and international student services at U.S. colleges and universities. Examples of issues include, but are not limited to, recruitment, orientation, housing, and immigration tracking.
The Study Abroad Committee plans and presents programs dealing with study abroad by U.S. students that are timely and of interest to AACRAO members, and also facilitates professional development by planning workshops and producing resource materials.
The Academic Progress Committee provides programming and information related to articulation agreements, transfer credit articulation, non-traditional credit evaluation, determination of academic standing, degree audits, catalogs, academic calendars, and final exam schedules.
The Graduation Committee develops programming and information related to commencement exercises, graduation event management, and diploma practices.
The Records and Services for Distinct Populations Committee develops programming and promotes policies and best practices relating to services provided to students and faculty in non-traditional education programs and populations including but not limited to adult learners, the military and veterans (including certifications), students with disabilities, online and other distance education programs, certificate programs (both undergraduate and graduate), and learning communities.
The Registration and Academic Support Committee develops programming that promotes improvements in registration techniques, specifically in the areas of registration, orientation, academic advising support, facilities management, and course schedules.
The Student Academic Records Committee develops programming and information regarding grading systems, grade processing, records management and retention, credentials fraud, office and records security, transcript practices, enrollment certification, athletic eligibility, student directories, and institutional reports.
The Prior Learning Assessment and Alternative Credit and Credentials Committee develops programming on offering, evaluating, and applying learning by non-traditional means. Topics may include, but are not limited to, prior learning assessments (PLAs), military credit, competency-based education (CBE), credit-by-examination, portfolio assessments, certificates, micro-credentials and badging.
The Federal Compliance Committee assists members in understanding and complying with federal higher education laws and associated reporting requirements.
The Member Engagement Committee coordinates activities and sessions that orient AACRAO members and attendees at the annual meeting, including Experience AACRAO; promotes mentoring among members to support the professional success of individuals and to strengthen leadership succession within the organization.
The Professional and Staff Development Committee promotes and monitors professional development opportunities by identifying, recommending, evaluating, and implementing activities as appropriate.
The State and Regional Relations Committee serves in an intermediary role in the exchange of materials, information, and resources between S&R ACRAO's and AACRAO, and promotes maximum professional enhancement for AACRAO members at the state and regional levels. Committee members must have prior experience in a state and/or regional association.
The Community College Issues Committee addresses concerns that pertain specifically to two-year and community colleges and acts as a medium for relevant discourse and projects.
The Graduate and Professional School Issues Committee addresses concerns that pertain specifically to graduate and professional schools and acts as a medium for relevant discourse and projects.
The Professional Access and Equity Committee encourages entry into the profession, identifies opportunities and promotes the involvement of underrepresented groups in the profession and in AACRAO activities and acts as a forum for concerns of the caucus groups, serving as a channel to the Board of Directors for these groups.
The Small College Issues Committee addresses concerns that pertain specifically to small colleges and acts as a medium for relevant discourse and projects.
The Student Access and Equity Committee is responsible for all issues relating to minority students accessing postsecondary institutions, including graduate and professional schools.
The Information Systems and Technology Committee identifies, promotes, reviews, and informs the membership of current and emerging information systems technology developments, and related best practices in higher education.
The Institutional Data Committee promotes, identifies, reviews, and informs the membership of research developments dealing with the operations of higher education institutions' enrollment strategies and forecasting.
SPEEDE - The Standardization of Post-Secondary Education Electronic Data Exchange (SPEEDE) Committee - exists to foster the adoption of electronic transcripts (and education records) exchange through education and outreach to AACRAO members.
Group 7 does not contain individual committees, but rather reviews comprehensive content to bring forward workshop and special topic programming to amplify AACRAO's professional development opportunities.
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