ïAACRAO Spotlight interviews are published twice weekly before major professional development meetings. They feature our conversations with industry experts, highlighting key issues and promoting sessions and workshops at the upcoming conference.
Below you'll find brief summaries of three recent Q-and-As with links to the full interviews.
See these and other sessions at AACRAO's 100th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Register today!
Beyond Retention: Using Targeted Analytics to improve Student Success
Loralyn Taylor, PhD, Registrar and Director of Institutional Research at Paul Smith’s College, might just be one of the college president’s favorite people right now. Using targeted analytics to help improve student success and retention, the college has generated over five million dollars in increased net student revenue over the last five years.
Taylor will be discussing the methods and strategies she used to reach this impressive goal at AACRAO’s 2014 Annual Meeting during her session “Beyond Retention: Using Targeted Analytics to improve Student Success.” Read on to learn more about her presentation.
Mission Possible: Improve Services and Practices Using Business Process Improvement Techniques
Satisfaction with out-of-classroom service experiences influence student retention improves retention, according to Wendy Kilgore, PhD, Director of Research and Managing Consultant at AACRAO. With her Annual Meeting session “Mission Possible: Improve Services and Practices using Business Process Improvement Techniques,” Kilgore will offer attendees the skillset to evaluate and improve business services on their campuses, which can, in turn, impact student success. Read on to learn more about her presentation.
FERPA for Admissions Professionals: What You Need to Know
We asked our resident FERPA Professor, AACRAO Senior Fellow LeRoy Rooker, about his upcoming session for the Annual Meeting regarding FERPA and the work admissions officers do. Read on to learn more about his presentation.