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AACRAO's biweekly professional development e-newsletter Connect offers timely information, actionable tips, and expert guidance relevant to your career; stories about interesting colleagues doing inspiring things; and news about association services, activities and resources.

Like a virtual, on-demand AACRAO conference-between-conferences, Connect keeps professional conversations alive and helps you stay engaged with the association that advocates for and believes in your career. 

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Demystifying the FAFSA

Sep 22, 2015

AACRAO members react to the new application process' strengths and weaknesses.

Spotlight on SEM: Chief Enrollment Management Officers

Sep 22, 2015

The letter 'R' made of nuts and bolts.

Even registrars need training

Sep 21, 2015

Registrar 101 and FERPA Workshops provide the nuts and bolts of the registrar's toolkit.

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AACRAO Registrar 101 online course sees record enrollment

Sep 21, 2015

Board of Directors seeks to expand training opportunities, including online international education courses.

From first-time attendee to PCC: An AACRAO volunteer's story

Sep 15, 2015

One registrar's professional development journey is still unfolding.

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Spotlight on SEM: Introducing the NEW Admissions and Advising Track

Sep 10, 2015

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Do transfer students really need hand-holding?

Sep 8, 2015

An admissions professional considers staff and faculty responsibilities toward transfer students.

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ACT Condition of College and Career Readiness report sheds light on student success

Sep 7, 2015

Highlights include core academic skills, cross cutting capabilities, behavioral skills and career navigation skills.

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Diversity, higher education, and the law: Can they co-exist?

Sep 7, 2015

Higher education is at a crossroads, and upcoming legal decisions will have repercussions on campuses across the country.

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Best practice on evaluating credit from non-accredited institutions.

Sep 2, 2015

Survey: Many institutions don't have documented process for unaccredited transfer credits.

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Meet the AACRAO Board: Luke Schultheis, Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management

Aug 25, 2015

His path towards leadership has been anything but conventional.

How to create interactive dashboards in Excel

Aug 25, 2015

A live, free professional development webinar.

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The cultural touchstones of students born in 1997

Aug 25, 2015

Beloit College's Annual "Mindset List" for the class of 2019

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Proficient means prepared: New assessments of college readiness

Aug 25, 2015

Live, free webinar with practical information about how the new Common Core assessments are changing the transition from high school to college.

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Meet the AACRAO Staff: Melanie Gottlieb, Deputy Director

Aug 25, 2015

Melanie talks about the transition from institution to association and confesses to "a serious book habit."

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Field Notes: Serving increased numbers of transfer students at small colleges

Aug 25, 2015

Low-cost ways to build a stronger system for transfers.

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3 reasons to attend Upper Midwest ACRAO's Annual Conference

Aug 25, 2015

UMACRAO would like to extend an invitation to all members of any State and Regional ACRAO.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Aug 25, 2015

Can admissions staff have access to all current student records?

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UCF's groundbreaking transfer model raises its profile

Aug 11, 2015

In the last six months, the University of Central Florida's DirectConnect transfer pipeline program has made some waves.

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Recruitment--the easiest job on campus

Aug 11, 2015

Everyone tells you how to do it and no two pieces of advice are the same.