Association Opportunities CACCRAO Meeting San Diego CA May

Association Opportunities CACCRAO Meeting San Diego, CA May 2009

About AACRAO: n 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: q To serve and advance higher education by providing leadership in academic and enrollment services.

AACRAO Membership Areas in Which Members Work

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

State & Regional Services n n n 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 q q Negotiating hotel contracts Budget advising

n PACRAO More than 350 regionally accredited 2 -year & 4 -year institutions n Membership over 1500

PACRAO Regions Pacific Association n n Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada Oregon Utah Washington n Territory of Guam Provinces of: n Alberta n British Columbia n Manitoba n Saskatchewan n Canada

PACRAO Purpose n Professional Development Activities -Conference -Regional Meetings n Provides Members Opportunity to Contribute to Advance Profession n Forum to Address Issues Common to Admissions & Registrars

PACRAO - History n n n Outgrowth of national Association Delegates representing Pacific schools met May 1923 at Stanford University UC Berkeley site of second meeting Met annually since except 1929 & 1943 1993 PACRAO first to create Diversity Development Committee

PACRAO RESOURCES n www. pacrao. org – available from www. caccrao. org! n Check out the Resources & Links page for Professional Development & Travel Grants n PACRAO Writer’s Team Pertinent Topics: Degree Audit, FERPA, Diversity, SEVIS, Enroll Mgt, and more. . .

PACRAO Writers Team

n 110 Regionally Accredited Community Colleges representing 72 Districts n Over 150 Members n Serving over 2. 5 million students

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

CACCRAO RESOURCES n WWW. CACCRAO. ORG Check the Resource Links to AACRAO, PACRAO, Chancellor’s Office, and more n Workshops Title 5 Records Evaluators Staff Development n Annual Conference

California Institutions Common Issues n n n n California – Title 5 $$$ Academic Preparation of Students from HS Curriculum Transfer Articulation Transfer Requirements GE Certification Distance Education n n n n Technology Needs Technology Solutions FERPA Student Identity Student Success Serving More Students with Less Managing Staff Personal Development

California Institutions Meeting n PACRAO Annual Conference November 1 -4, 2009 Newport Beach n Presenters from CCC/CSU/UC/Privates n CACCRAO remains in place n State of CA AACRAO (Sound familiar? )

INPUT PLEASE n n Please give us your input on the session evaluation. Tell us: Should there be a statewide organization for all CA institutions in addition to CACCRAO? Should there be an annual meeting of all CA institutions? Should CACCRAO members be involved in AACRAO & PACRAO?