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̽»¨Â¥'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 ̽»¨Â¥ 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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ArkACRAO's Fall Conference highlights the collaborative missions of Registrars and Admissions

Nov 17, 2015

"Mentor Meet-Up" was just one of the successful aspects of the meeting.

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Meet the ̽»¨Â¥ Staff: Christi Liongson

Nov 17, 2015

Techie, sous chef volunteer, and Asst Director of Marketing and Communications.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Nov 17, 2015

A question about Law Enforcement Unit (LEU) disclosure of records.

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Volunteers needed for dissertation research

Nov 13, 2015

One of our members needs volunteers to take a survey on felony admissions to undergraduate degree programs in the U.S.

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Daily Recap at ̽»¨Â¥'s SEM Conference - Tuesday, November 3 (Day 3)

Nov 9, 2015

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Daily Recap at ̽»¨Â¥'s SEM Conference - Monday, November 2 (Day 2)

Nov 4, 2015

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Straight from State and Regionals: KACRAO's 91st Annual Meeting

Nov 3, 2015

Our Kentucky colleagues met for learning, networking--and supported a charity for a children's residential and adoption program

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Meet the ̽»¨Â¥ Board: Stan DeMerritt, Vice President for Finance

Nov 3, 2015

According to DeMerritt, the best way to become involved in ̽»¨Â¥ is to step forward and say, "Use me where you need me!"

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Straight from State and Regionals: OACRAO's 89th Annual Meeting

Nov 3, 2015

The meeting included innovative ideas such as meeting at State Parks, guests from the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs, and the introduction of a new website.

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Field Notes: 3 organizational lessons from conference planning

Nov 3, 2015

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A Look Back at #̽»¨Â¥ctober

Nov 3, 2015

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Daily Recap at ̽»¨Â¥'s SEM Conference - Sunday, November 1 (Day 1)

Nov 3, 2015

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̽»¨Â¥ SEM Conference: Through the eyes of our attendees

Nov 3, 2015

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̽»¨Â¥ and NASPA name comprehensive student record implementation institutions

Oct 28, 2015

̽»¨Â¥ and NASPA: Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education released the names of the eight higher education institutions chosen to pilot a project to develop models for a more comprehensive student record, funded by Lumina Foundati ...

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Meet the Staff: Beverly Blue, Client Services, International Education Services

Oct 21, 2015

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FERPACON 1.0

Oct 20, 2015

The FERPA Professor LeRoy Rooker rocked the Colorado School of Mines and RMACRAO.

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Is your marketing sending the right signals to students?

Oct 20, 2015

Gabriel Serna explores the intersections of marketing, signaling, and student identity.

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̽»¨Â¥ and NASPA receive $1.27M Lumina Foundation grant

Oct 20, 2015

The goal is to develop and pilot a comprehensive student record model.

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̽»¨Â¥ attends sister organization conference in Mexico

Oct 20, 2015

ARSEE welcomed ̽»¨Â¥ president Dan Garcia as a plenary speaker.

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Fall 2015 International Student Enrollment Snapshot Survey

Oct 20, 2015

Once again, our group of higher education associations is jointly surveying its members/member institutions to gather data comparing this fall's international student enrollments with last fall's. Please complete this important survey b ...