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As a high school member, you'll be connected to more than 11,000 members from institutions around the world. Facilitate your professional development by attending discounted meetings, gaining complimentary subscriptions to our College & University journal and more.

Why should you join? From professional development opportunities to forging connections that will help you in setting down career stones, there's more than one reason. 

Annual Membership Price: $302

Requirements: YOU MUST BE A REGISTRAR, COUNSELOR, OR OTHER PERSONNEL AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL.

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Work on your skills like leadership and management, technical knowledge, and upping your professional contributions to the field. We have the tools for you.

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From free webinars to self-paced on-demand learning, AACRAO's online learning covers a variety of subjects—technology, strategic enrollment management, admissions, FERPA, transfer, credential evaluation, and international education—and allow you to engage with the presenters and instructors.

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High School to University Registrar? It can happen. AACRAO's Career Navigator is a wealth of job postings and resources for training.

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AACRAO's professional journals College & University and SEM Quarterly are always accepting articles and have a wide circulation base.

Research Opportunities

Leverage the expertise of our over 11,000 members and contribute to one of the premier sources of practice related research within the global higher education community. 

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Do work you're passionate about, with support and mentoring from fellow members. From Caucuses to specialized topics, it's all one community, no matter where in the world your institution is located. 


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AACRAO's bi-weekly professional development e-newsletter

Serve on the AACRAO Research Advisory Board

Mar 22, 2020, 18:43 PM
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Summary : Learn what board members do. Applications open now.
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AACRAO’s Research Advisory Board seeks new members to advance AACRAO’s research efforts by providing ideas on research topics and feedback survey/research design. 

Read on to hear about one member’s experience of working on the board, and apply online now.

Who should apply?

Current member Christopher Tremblay, Director of Strategic Engagement at Michigan College Access Network, is leaving the research board to focus his energy on his many other commitments (including Director of AACRAO SEM-EP and new editor of the journal C&U). He encourages those to apply who have significant experience in AACRAO’s professional fields and who stay abreast of the literature and current trends. 

“It’s important for research board members to know what research is already out there, what’s missing, and what generates excellent research questions,” Tremblay said. 

Why research matters

Tremblay has served on the board for five years, over which time AACRAO’s research agenda has grown significantly, in part thanks to the popular “60-Second Surveys,” which can quickly and efficiently generate targeted insight about hot topics. With more than 10,000 members, AACRAO surveys offer robust representative samples. 

“Wendy Kilgore, AACRAO Director of Research, has done amazing work generating more research and strengthening the accessibility of the work through AACRAO’s website, particularly the Eye on Research blog,” Tremblay said. “AACRAO Research has become a helpful repository for researchers and practitioners to get a sense of what’s going on. It’s a real benefit to AACRAO members to have access to all of this content to help with planning, decision-making and benchmarking with research coming from a national perspective.” 

What board members do

“Board members act as a sounding board for Wendy, helping to get the tight focus needed for those 60-Second Surveys,” Tremblay said. “We also have brainstorming sessions about what’s going on nationally and where the gaps are in the research, and we review research grant applications and weigh in on the selection of those.”

Read more about board members’ responsibilities and apply to join.

Do you rely on AACRAO research?

If so, please let us know. AACRAO Connect would like to run a future article highlighting why it’s important to stay informed.

 
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