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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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Demographic shifts: Threat or opportunity for higher education?

Aug 22, 2017

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AACRAO launches FERPA Online Compliance Training Program

Aug 22, 2017

A 60 minute interactive course where learners can watch, listen, and answer questions about FERPA from any place, device, and time.

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What does the changing nature of work mean to higher ed?

Aug 22, 2017

ashington Post columnist Jeffrey Selingo talks to AACRAO about colleges' new responsibilities in the 21st century.

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AACRAO members can receive exclusive discount to Washington Ideas

Aug 22, 2017

Washington Ideas will convene the nation's leaders in politics, business, health, science, technology, arts, culture and journalism for three days, Sept. 26-28, to tackle the most consequential issues facing the country and the world.

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Does your institution really care about students?

Aug 22, 2017

5 ways students make that assessment

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SEM Quarterly: Call for authors!

Aug 22, 2017

We are looking for manuscripts based on original research or practice in strategic enrollment management, demonstrating familiarity with SEM concepts.

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Who needs professional development?

Aug 22, 2017

Training'be it courses, meetings, or workshops'has intrinsic costs, both in time and money. However, there are short- and long-term benefits to furthering professional development.

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Four key questions when building your class

Aug 22, 2017

It takes both art and science, and there's no one-size-fits all recipe, but here are 4 important considerations.

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The benefits of a team approach to professional development

Aug 22, 2017

When colleagues such as a Registrar and Director of Advising co-learn, benefits are exponential, says Darcy Briggs from Arapahoe Community College.

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10% team discount for SEM Endorsement Program

Aug 8, 2017

Enroll between Aug. 11 and Sept. 11.

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SEM: Fitting the pieces together

Aug 8, 2017

How to get strategic enrollment management buy-in at your institution

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AACRAOans are on their way to Germany this fall

Aug 8, 2017

Baden-W├╝rttemberg Seminar participants selected.

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Student success is everyone's job

Aug 8, 2017

3 tips to get the whole campus--from student services to enrollment staff--on board.

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Survey: Predictive modelling for student retention

Aug 8, 2017

You are invited to participate in the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (Canada) survey on the experiences of postsecondary institutions.

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3 things you should know about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Aug 8, 2017

The EU's "most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years."

Ask the FERPA Professor

Aug 8, 2017

Student communication protocol loopholes

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The Three-Year Bologna Bachelor's Degrees: A U.S. and European Perspective

Jul 25, 2017

A report from the June ENIC-NARIC meeting in Copenhagen.

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Transfer: Communicating with faculty to ease military credit approval

Jul 24, 2017

7 steps to ease military credit transfer and tips for raising faculty awareness of the transfer process.

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Leveraging student data to support academic innovation

Jul 24, 2017

Turning one-off instances of faculty innovations into scalable solutions for all.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Jul 24, 2017

Are completed and graded exams part of a student's educational record?