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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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Create a strategic enrollment plan from the ground up

Nov 27, 2017

6 things to think about when making a SEM plan.

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Why and how to understand your institutional culture

Nov 27, 2017

To create a SEM plan, you need to know where you are and how you got there.

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How a Student Affairs-Enrollment Services partnership leads to whole student success

Nov 27, 2017

These two units are critical to student success on all levels: academic, emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual.

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Communicating with prospects on a budget

Nov 15, 2017

One university shared their insights for enrollment funneling without a CRM.

2017 Complete College America Seal of Approval.

Complete College America announces recipients of 2017 Seal of Approval

Nov 14, 2017

AACRAO sits on the blue-ribbon panel of top technologists and higher ed leaders which recognizes software tools that effectively promote college completion.

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Early FAFSA: Two filing cycles in review

Nov 13, 2017

After four-year decline, FAFSAs filed by all applicants through June 30 are up 6 percent in 2017.

AACRAO welcomes two IESC Fellows

Nov 13, 2017

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The power of social listening

Nov 13, 2017

3 tips for using social media to impact enrollment management outcomes

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4 principles behind transfer best practices

Nov 13, 2017

The rights of students, the obligations of institutions, and the responsibilities of all.

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"There was never a 'golden age'": Optimizing the enrollment cycle

Nov 13, 2017

Including search, financial aid modeling, and yield strategy.

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Align class schedules with student completion

Nov 13, 2017

SLCC shared findings from an Academic Scheduling Study designed to increase credit loads and shorten time to completion.

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"Small but mighty" Indiana ACRAO conference inspires new ideas

Nov 10, 2017

Collegiality, campus training, commencement, vendors, and comprehensive record projects are just a few highlights from this state meeting.

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Traditional word-of-mouth versus electronic: Which has more influence?

Nov 10, 2017

A study featured in the latest C&U investigates how these factors influence on college search and choice.

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Field Notes: The value of a transfer student communication plan

Nov 10, 2017

Create intentional, targeted messages that address issues important to transfer students.

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So you want to become a chief enrollment officer?

Nov 2, 2017

An AACRAO Report highlights the opportunities and shifts in the field as almost 750 positions may open up by 2021.

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The state of college completion initiatives at U.S. community colleges

Oct 31, 2017

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SEM Conference advisers consider how to help AACRAO members meet demand for EMs

Oct 31, 2017

Highlights from the advisory board's meeting at the Conference.

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Mapping student perspectives to institutional priorities

Oct 31, 2017

How high-impact practices can enhance retention and student success and inform the SEM process.

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Field Notes: Conflict avoidance: A great way to make things even worse!

Oct 31, 2017

Common avoidant behaviors and strategies for present engagement.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Oct 31, 2017

Can a graduate student have access to student attendance records for all students in his class?