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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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Moving toward a "completion" culture

Nov 8, 2016

How Cuyahoga Community College deployed an evidence-based case management approach to steadily improve completion rates.

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A community college student success model

Nov 8, 2016

Accepting "greater responsibility" for student success

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Disciplinary notations & the academic transcript

Nov 8, 2016

An update from the work group at SEM

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AACRAO teams up with #EMchat for #AACRAOctober

Nov 8, 2016

Weekly strategic enrollment chats: FAFSA, Fisher II, Gender Identity, and more.

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The Rewards of the ARSEE Conference in Campeche

Nov 1, 2016

Thomas Black reflects on AACRAO's attendance at Mexico's ARSEE Conference.

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AACRAO explores gender identity issues

Nov 1, 2016

Call for volunteers for the Student Identity Work Group.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Nov 1, 2016

How long to keep a physical file? How long to house unclaimed diplomas?

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AACRAO SPEEDE Committee Executive Summary

Nov 1, 2016

Quarterly Executive Summary for July-Sept 2016.

Call for volunteers - Student Identity Work Group

Nov 1, 2016

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Tracking students' emotional development

Nov 1, 2016

How Dillard University's extended transcript is raising the emotional sophistication of the entire campus.

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AACRAO Releases Special Edition of SEM Quarterly

Oct 31, 2016

In preparation for its 26th Annual SEM Conference, AACRAO has released a special edition of Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly.

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Stay engaged during the SEM Conference

Oct 31, 2016

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IACRAO 2016 Update

Oct 31, 2016

Illinois AACRAO recently held their annual conference.

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Preferred name: a reflection of campus culture at the University of Minnesota, Morris

Oct 31, 2016

Missteps, action and progress.

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Meet Clayton Smith, AACRAO's new SEM Conference Director

Oct 31, 2016

Building on 25 years of success, Smith envisions the future of the SEM Conference.

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Potential impacts of earlier FAFSA filing dates

Oct 18, 2016

Institutional practices, state aid, scholarships, tuition and fees.

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Strategic enrollment management planning within student affairs

Oct 18, 2016

One schools example: 9 goals for tactical work within the Student Affairs division

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You have the data'now visualize it

Oct 18, 2016

3 tips for dashboards'powerful tools for data analysis.

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How to manage projects successfully

Oct 18, 2016

"Start at the end," and other tips to develop your project management competencies.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Oct 18, 2016

When a student's parent is also a faculty member -- and their advisor.