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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 holds strategic planning meeting

Jul 27, 2016

In late June, the AACRAO Board met in Denver to examine over a year's worth of data and ideas surrounding various meetings, resources, service lines, and professional competencies.

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The art of the IPEDS comparison group

Jul 26, 2016

Two strategies for developing groups to meet your data needs.

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AACRAO's Transfer focus for the next year

Jul 26, 2016

This year, AACRAO will be focusing on two major initiatives relating to transfer - updating the Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit and the design of a Transfer Student Bill of Rights.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Jul 26, 2016

What if a records subpoena doesn't give the student enough time to respond?

Illustration of a globe drawn in chalk next to the following text; AACRAO, Study Abroad Workshop.

Study abroad professionals come together at targeted workshop

Jul 26, 2016

6 best practices for record review.

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The Community Face of SEM: Building relationships for the student journey

Jul 26, 2016

Seeing SEM as data-driven may have put too much emphasis on the collective student rather than the individual student.

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One community college's exemplary co-curricular transcript

Jul 26, 2016

A strategy to increase engagement and participation beyond the classroom at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.

Reverse transfer from the two-year college perspective

Jul 26, 2016

Lone Star College explores best practices for reverse transfer students.

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One institution's stellar comprehensive student record

Jul 18, 2016

The tools, infrastructure, training, funding, and steps necessary to implement a holistic learning document.

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In light of North Carolina law, AACRAO moves Tech/Transfer 2017 to New Orleans

Jul 12, 2016

A message from AACRAO Executive Director Michael Reilly and the AACRAO Board of Directors

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High-tech and high-touch service models

Jul 12, 2016

How digital technology impacts student services.

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Student E-file: Going paperless with unstructured student records

Jul 12, 2016

A browser-based paperless system that has saved staff time and university resources and improved student access.

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The world of certified electronic diplomas

Jul 12, 2016

Stanford explores the benefits of digital credentials.

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UC San Diego's Engaged Learning Tools (ELTs)

Jul 12, 2016

A suite of four tools that allow students to discover, capture, review, and share their integrated curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular experiences and outputs.

Keep first-year students at your institution

Jul 12, 2016

Low-cost technology initiatives that aid retention and success.

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The AACC Pathways Project

Jul 12, 2016

Making the case for guided pathways at Irvine Community College.

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3 misconceptions about the 2017-2018 FAFSA

Jun 28, 2016

Truths for admissions "road warriors"

Ask the FERPA Professor

Jun 28, 2016

Can a professor combine two sections of a class on Blackboard?

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5 tips for getting conference approval

Jun 28, 2016

"No room in the budget"? Here's how to make the case.

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Can students search for courses like they shop online?

Jun 27, 2016

There's an app for that.