As we close out another year at ̽»¨Â¥, we would like to thank members who have supported us throughout the year. By attending meetings, voting, participating in surveys, and volunteering in committees, you are helping us shape the future of higher education!
Here are some highlights of 2015:
Meetings
Over 2,000 higher education professionals worldwide joined us in Baltimore for
̽»¨Â¥'s 101st Annual Meeting to develop insights and ideas, learn best practices and network with colleagues. We are also proud to have Scott Simon, Host of Weekend Edition on NPR, and Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in our distinguished roster of featured speakers.
The ̽»¨Â¥ Program Committee and staff are hard at work planning for . .
At ̽»¨Â¥'s
Technology & Transfer Conference in Austin, Texas, we presented the Professional Achievement Award to Lee Furbeck for her years of service as an ̽»¨Â¥ Conference Director. The conference also hosted a new series of discussions on the extended transcript.
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Strategic Enrollment Management Conference in Hollywood, Florida introduced new team programming to help SEM teams facilitate and implement SEM planning on their campuses. The year ended with ̽»¨Â¥'s Leadership and State and Regional meeting, which brought together ̽»¨Â¥'s Board of Directors, PAC chairs, directors, coordinators, volunteers, and state & regional officers.
Research
This year,
we released over 13 reports detailing our findings on issues and practices impacting higher education academic and enrollment services.
This year, ̽»¨Â¥ has also partnered with NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in a year-long project funded by the Lumina Foundation to develop a diverse set of models for use by institutions who wish to implement a comprehensive student record.
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Publications
̽»¨Â¥ released four new publications this year, available for purchase at the ̽»¨Â¥ Bookstore. Some of these books are also available for download on Amazon Kindle.
Many higher education professionals engage ̽»¨Â¥ on one front, but miss out on some of the other areas in which the association excels. Tap into ̽»¨Â¥’s and see what other professional resources ̽»¨Â¥ has in store for you.
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