Slate Position: President-Elect
Position Statement:
I believe that it is imperative that AACRAO continue to focus on three primary areas of concern for the association. I feel all three areas relate directly to AACRAO’s core values of Collaboration, Innovation, Inclusivity, Inquiry, and Integrity.
To support our students, AACRAO must continue its efforts in learner mobility. The leadership provided by AACRAO in the CLR and LER space should be encouraged and sustained. As conversations continue about the credit hour and discussions about the use of AI in admissions and articulation rise, staying on the technological forefront is critical for student retention and progression through common standards and guidelines.
To support its members, AACRAO must continue to focus on career pathways. This need is evident as many institutions struggle to develop qualified applicant pools. With an increased need to hire applicants with less experience than might have been readily available, AACRAO is uniquely positioned to fill the knowledge gap between established core competencies and professional proficiencies.
To support our students and members, AACRAO must continue its involvement in the public policy space. As the knowledge leader in enrollment and academic services, AACRAO needs to be at the table to help discourage overly restrictive and burdensome rulemaking impacting our members as well as encourage those policies and laws which will support the educational attainment of our students. On the other side of those processes, clear guidance from AACRAO is critical for the implementation of the ever-changing public policy landscape.
There is so much more work to be done as AACRAO addresses the needs of its members and their students. I hope to have the opportunity to once again serve at the Board level to help move the right things forward, keep core things stable, and attempt to protect our members and students from those things that should not be.
Tim Amyx has worked in higher education for over 20 years and is the Director of Admissions and College Registrar at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN just north of Nashville. Tim is a Past President and former Vice President for Information Technology and Publications for Tennessee ACRAO. Over the years, Tim has served on various AACRAO task forces and committees. He was the chair for the AACRAO Community College Issues Committee and was the Group V coordinator for the Annual Meeting Program Committee and served as Chair for the 2017 Minneapolis AACRAO Annual Meeting Program Committee. Tim is one of the original faculty for the AACRAO REG 201 workshop. He is a recipient of the Tennessee ACRAO Distinguished Service Award and the AACRAO Thomas A. Bilger Award. Tim currently served on the AACRAO Board of Directors as a Vice President at Large.
, | October 14, 2020 1:00 PM