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AACRAO's bi-weekly 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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AACRAO Board of Directors appoints first External Director

Jan 12, 2020

The AACRAO Board of Directors has appointed Rob Shomaker, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CUPA-HR.

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New job? Start off on the right foot

Jan 12, 2020

A strategy for success for early and mid-career changes.

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Make your office the best place to work

Jan 10, 2020

In this era of professional mobility, how do you cultivate and keep reliable, long-term staff?

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Stop doing too much

Jan 10, 2020

Set boundaries at work to be more effective and happier.

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A portal for higher education institutional policy

Dec 17, 2019

AACRAO and CollegeSource partner on Campus Policy Repository.

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Report: Criminal and Disciplinary History in College Admissions

Dec 17, 2019

The workgroup recommends not asking criminal history questions on admission applications, if possible.

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Talking the talk: 15 lessons learned working with creatives

Dec 16, 2019

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Cultivating relationships with faculty for campus-wide SEM

Dec 16, 2019

Like most things, the solution is simple, but the work is not.

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Scholarship Opportunities abroad: Cyprus and Bhutan

Dec 16, 2019

A resource for international enrollment management.

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1 question you can ask to improve office collaboration

Dec 16, 2019

Shift your perspective to build teamwork and create a positive work environment.

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Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Seminars

Dec 15, 2019

Opportunities for study in Germany and France. Deadline Feb. 3, 2020.

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Field Notes: A project management tool for SEM

Dec 15, 2019

A living SEM project management system for multiple, simultaneous, and interdependent projects.

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An alternative to college "choice" models

Dec 15, 2019

A more organic framework for understanding whether and where students go to college.

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Optimization: Aligning technology planning with SEM

Dec 15, 2019

4 considerations for mission-driven, collaborative technology implementation.

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Top 5 picks from AACRAO’s Holiday Gift Guide 2019

Dec 2, 2019

Join AACRAO Gives for #GivingTuesday, and shop professional development for yourself and your staff.

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6 reasons professional development matters

Dec 2, 2019

Opportunities can help new employees thrive, underemployed professionals grow, and lead to promotion.

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Bridging the technology gap in the Registrar’s Office

Dec 2, 2019

Keeping up with the technification of student services.

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Lessons learned: Two states’ electronic data exchange initiatives

Dec 2, 2019

Whether a state initiative or a grassroots initiative, EDX is coming.

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Strategies for student success: Preparation, progression, and completion

Dec 2, 2019

Move beyond a focus on "retention" with these 14 best practices.

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Visualizing future enrollment and tuition revenue

Dec 2, 2019

How one university used predictive modeling to make decisions regarding student enrollment, tuition revenue, and scholarships.