Association Opportunities

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Association Opportunities

• CACCRAO Meeting
• San Diego, CA
• May 2009

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About AACRAO

• AACRAO is a nonprofit, voluntary, professional
  association of more than 10,000 higher education
  admissions and registration professionals who
  represent approximately 2,500 institutions in
  more than 35 countries.
• AACRAO Mission
• To serve and advance higher education by
  providing leadership in academic and enrollment
  services.

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AACRAO MembershipAreas in Which Members Work
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What services do we offer?

• Professional Development
• Online Members-Only Services and Discussion
  Forums
• Compliance Updates
• Government Relations and Advocacy
• Publications and News
• Survey Data on Topics of Interest
• Knowledge Repository
• Leadership Opportunities
• Consulting Services Consulting Opportunities
• Jobs Online Database
• Foreign Education Credential Evaluation

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State Regional Services

• AACRAO has an annual leadership meeting in D.C.
• State Regional meeting at the Annual Meeting
• Listserve for State Regionals
• Federal legislation updates
• Topics for assisting State Regional Leaders
• Negotiating hotel contracts
• Budget advising

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• PACRAO
• More than 350 regionally accredited2-year
  4-year institutions
• Membership over 1500

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PACRAO RegionsPacific Association

• Alaska
• Arizona
• California
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Montana
• Nevada
• Oregon
• Utah
• Washington

• Territory of Guam
• Provinces of
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Canada

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PACRAO Purpose

• Professional Development Activities-Conference
  -Regional Meetings
• Provides Members Opportunity to Contributeto
  Advance Profession
• Forum to Address Issues Common to Admissions
  Registrars

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PACRAO - History

• Outgrowth of national Association
• Delegates representing Pacific schools metMay
  1923 at Stanford University
• UC Berkeley site of second meeting
• Met annually since except 1929 1943
• 1993 PACRAO first to create Diversity
  Development Committee

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PACRAO RESOURCES

• www.pacrao.org available from
  www.caccrao.org!
• Check out the Resources Links page
  forProfessional Development Travel Grants
• PACRAO Writers TeamPertinent Topics Degree
  Audit, FERPA,Diversity, SEVIS, Enroll Mgt, and
  more...

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PACRAO Writers Team
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• 110 Regionally Accredited Community Colleges
  representing 72 Districts
• Over 150 Members
• Serving over 2.5 million students

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CACCRAO Purpose

• CACCRAO created in 1978 as NORCAL SCACCRAO
  merged
• Created to bring members together to address the
  issues of the California Community Colleges
• Provide Professional Development for Members

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CACCRAO RESOURCES

• WWW.CACCRAO.ORGCheck the Resource Links to
  AACRAO,PACRAO, Chancellors Office, and more
• WorkshopsTitle 5Records EvaluatorsStaff
  Development
• Annual Conference

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California InstitutionsCommon Issues

• California Title 5
• Academic Preparationof Students from HS
• Curriculum
• Transfer Articulation
• Transfer Requirements
• GE Certification
• Distance Education

• Technology Needs
• Technology Solutions
• FERPA
• Student Identity
• Student Success
• Serving More Students with Less
• Managing Staff
• Personal Development

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California InstitutionsMeeting

• PACRAO Annual ConferenceNovember 1-4,
  2009Newport Beach
• Presenters from CCC/CSU/UC/Privates
• CACCRAO remains in place
• State of CA AACRAO (Sound familiar?)

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INPUT PLEASE

• Please give us your input on the
  sessionevaluation.
• Tell usShould there be a statewide organization
  for all CA institutions in addition to
  CACCRAO?Should there be an annual meeting of
  allCA institutions?Should CACCRAO members be
  involved in AACRAO PACRAO?