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  July 1st, 2009

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  AACRAO’s Webinar Presentation on FERPA and Financial Aid Records Available

  AACRAO now makes services to the higher education community even more convenient with pre-recorded webinars on our website. The newest available release, “FERPA and Financial Aid Records,” is intended to assist school officials (including financial aid administrators at postsecondary institutions) who work with student financial aid records understand their responsibilities concerning the treatment of student education records. The emphasis of this webinar is on those parts of FERPA that most directly affect the financial aid office, including a discussion of any relevant changes to the FERPA regulations. In addition to the discussion of FERPA, there will also be a limited discussion of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. LeRoy Rooker will answer questions related to the webinar through email at ferpa@aacrao.org for thirty days beginning June 25, 2009. For more information and details, visit www.aacrao.org/webinar.

• News

  June 26th, 2009

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  • Webinar addresses AACRAO’s latest SEM Publication, SEM and Institutional Success: Integrating Enrollment, Finance and Student Access
  • SEM and Institutional Success: Integrating Enrollment, Finance and Student Access
  • Improve your Institution’s Financial Planning with AACRAO Consulting’s SEMPlanner Software

  Building a SEM Organization, The Internal Consultant Approach

  This article was a preconference paper for the 2007 AACRAO Strategic Enrollment Management Conference.

  There is little doubt about it: Colleges and universities are reluctant to change. They are large and diffuse organizations with few clear lines of control. Yet the external environment in which colleges and universities operate is changing quickly. The U. S. higher education community is experiencing the most dramatic shifts in student demographics since the post–World War II era (WICHE 2003). States and other organizations are conducting new external evaluations to justify lower amounts of public fiscal support. Public expectations for a wide variety of high-quality student services are rapidly increasing. Continue Reading…

• News

  June 16th, 2009

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  • Improve your Institution’s Financial Planning with AACRAO Consulting’s SEMPlanner Software
  • SEM Registration Brochure Now Online
  • AACRAO and EPI to Deliver Joint Programs

  Education Systems, Inc. to Sponsor the SEM Award of Excellence

  
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Education Systems, Inc. will sponsor the SEM Award of Excellence (SAE), a peer-review awards program that recognizes outstanding achievement and visionary leadership in strategic enrollment management. The SAE will be awarded to three SEM professionals representing:

  • A two-year U.S. institution
  • A four-year U.S. institution
  • A Canadian institution

  The SAE program aims to provide formal recognition to exemplary SEM professionals, establish benchmarks and models for SEM practice, promote the core values of student access and success within SEM, and contribute to the ongoing development of the SEM profession.

  Each SAE recipient will receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash award at AACRAO’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Conference.

  For the past 18 years, AACRAO has sponsored the SEM Conference, the largest gathering of its kind. AACRAO is widely recognized as a leading provider of SEM content and programs. For more information regarding the award and learn about the criteria for entry, please visit www.aacrao.org/sem19/award.htm.

• News

  June 9th, 2009

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  • AACRAO and EPI to Deliver Joint Programs
  • Webinar addresses AACRAO’s latest SEM Publication, SEM and Institutional Success: Integrating Enrollment, Finance and Student Access
  • SEM and Institutional Success: Integrating Enrollment, Finance and Student Access

  AACRAO Consulting Presents at Retention 2009: The International Conference on Student Retention

  AACRAO Consulting Director Bob Bontrager (above, center) and Senior Consultant Jay Goff (above, left) recently presented at Retention 2009: The International Conference on Student Retention sponsored by the Educational Policy Institute (EPI). Also presenting was Jay’s colleague from the Missouri University of Science & Technology, Harvest Collier, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies. EPI is partnering with AACRAO Consulting to develop innovative student retention programs to support institutions’ broader strategic enrollment management efforts. Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO of EPI, will present a preconference workshop and a breakout session at the AACRAO SEM Conference , being held November 8-11, 2009 in Dallas.

• News

  May 20th, 2009

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  • Complimentary SEM Consulting Opportunities Available at SEM
  • SEM Registration Brochure Now Online
  • Registration Open for SEM XVIII

  SEM Plan Development and Implementation

  Whether you are working on a draft of a new SEM plan, or want a fresh perspective on your latest revision, let AACRAO Consulting’s seasoned SEM professionals assist your institution in developing an effective SEM plan. With our unique approach, the ultimate goal in developing a SEM plan is not to submit a static enrollment plan based on AACRAO Consulting’s expertise. Rather, our consultants will facilitate a planning process that cuts through the clutter of competing institutional interests and sharpens campus focus on enrollment issues that matter most, with measurable outcomes that will help put your ideas into action. The strategic enrollment management plan that results from this consultation will be the product of a collaborative process, including engagement with personnel at all levels, from including campus leaders, and department directors, to front-line staff.

  For more information on SEM services for your institution, please contact AACRAO Consulting at consulting@aacrao.org or (202) 355-1056.

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