Schedule at a Glance

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Updated as events and sessions are confirmed. All sessions in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT/UTC -7).

Saturday, March 29
Two-Day Workshop: Registrar 101/FERPA Workshop (Day 1 of 2)
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Two-Day Workshop: Registrar 201 Workshop (Day 1 of 2)
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Two-Day Workshop: International Institute (Day 1 of 2)
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
One-Day Workshop: Institutional Policy Capacity Workshop
Pre-Registration Required - complimentary, with a cap of 40
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Half-Day Workshop: Introducing FEM: Forensic Enrollment Management to Unlock Institutional Revenue
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Half-Day Workshop: Developing a Comprehensive Staffing Plan and Navigating from Interviewing to Onboarding
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 30
Friends of Bill W.
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Registration Open
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Prayer Room & Lactation Room & Tranquility Rooms Open
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
AACRAO Bookstore Open
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Two-Day Workshop: Registrar 101/FERPA Workshop (Day 2 of 2)
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Two-Day Workshop: Registrar 201 Workshop (Day 2 of 2)
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Two-Day Workshop: International Institute (Day 2 of 2)
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
One-Day Workshop: Title IV Compliance in the Registrar's Office: The Basics of HEA, Enrollment Reporting, Audit, and Compliance Workshop
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
One-Day Workshop: Leading through SEM: Designing, Implementing and Sustaining your SEM Plan
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Half-Day Workshop: State & Regional Officers
Pre-Registration Required
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
AACRAO SPEEDE Committee Meeting
by invitation
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Program Committee Meeting
For members of the 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 Program Committee
by invitation
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon for Professional Activities Committee Chairs
For 2024-2025 PAC Chairs
by invitation
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Half-Day Workshop: FERPA 2.0
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Half-Day Workshop: You’re Ready to Develop or Implement Innovative Digital Credentials, but Where to Begin?
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
PAC (Professional Activities Committees) Meeting
For all members of PACs (2024-2025, 2025-2026)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Experience AACRAO
for all First-time Annual Meeting attendees
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Opening General Session
Keynote Speaker: Lex Gillette - TEAM USA | Paralympic Track & Field Athlete
5:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
(cash bar & hors d'oeuvres)
6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Monday, March 31
Friends of Bill W.
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Registration Open
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Prayer Room & Lactation Room & Tranquility Rooms Open
7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Monday Morning Plenary Session: "Institutional Compliance Collaboration Needed for Federal Regulations for Institutional & Programmatic Quality & Accountability"
Presenters: Cheryl Dowd, WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET); Kristi Wold-McCormick, University of Colorado Boulder & AACRAO President, Board of Directors; Erika Swain, University of Colorado System; Sarah Austin, National Association of Student Financial Aid (NAFSAA)
7:45 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
NNLSO Breakfast and Opening Session
by invitation
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
AACRAO Past Presidents' Breakfast
by invitation
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
AACRAO Bookstore Open
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
AACRAO Women's Caucus Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
9:50 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Corporate Showcase Presentations
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
AACRAO Native American Caucus Meeting
11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
NEW! Networking Boxed Luncheon - open to all attendees
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Nominations & Elections 2023-2024 & 2024-2025 Committee Luncheon
by invitation
12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Graduate & Professional Schools Luncheon
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Understanding Intersectionality: A Discussion with AACRAO's Caucus Chairs
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Monday Afternoon Plenary Session: FERPA at a Crossroads: A Fireside Chat on the Future of Student Privacy
Presenters:LeRoy Rooker, AACRAO and Dale King, AACRAO; moderated by Melanie Gottlieb, AACRAO
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
4:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.
AACRAO Latinx Caucus Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
AACRAO LGBTQIA+ Caucus Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
Board of Directors' Reception for Honorees
by invitation
6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1
Friends of Bill W.
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Registration Open
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Prayer Room & Lactation Room & Tranquility Rooms Open
7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday Morning Plenary Session: "Harnessing AI for Transfer Learner Success: Innovations in Advising and Mobility"
Presenters: Dr. Zachary A. Pardos, University of California, Berkeley and Dr. Daniel Knox, SUNY System Administration
7:45 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
AACRAO Bookstore Open
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
AACRAO Business Meeting
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Global Learning Mobility Luncheon (formerly International Luncheon)
Pre-Registration Required - includes additional fee
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
AACRAO Asian American & Pacific Islander Caucus Meeting
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Tuesday Plenary Cultivating Community Session
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
4:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.
AACRAO Black Caucus Meeting
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
AACRAO Young Professionals Caucus Meeting
5:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.
State & Regional Receptions
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2
Friends of Bill W.
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Prayer Room & Lactation Room & Tranquility Rooms Open
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lactation Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Registration Open
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
9:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Closing Plenary Session
Presenter: Simon Anderson
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Program Committee Group Coordinators' Meeting
For members of the 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 Program Committee
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
AACRAO Board of Directors Meeting
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.