Hello,
AACRAO/Denver
I have heard there may be a fair number of Montana professionals headed to the AACRAO conference in Denver this coming week. If you wish, we could arrange a dinner (perhaps on Tuesday when other states/regions are having gatherings) to touch base ?
As I know many on the list are not going, if you are, and wish to be contacted, please feel free to send me a note directly vs. hitting reply (cjohannes@msubillings.edu) and I will see what we can arrange.
MACRAO Agenda
MACRAO agenda is in draft … it has been my top priority all week – anyone else’s week evaporate ?! Soon. Mostly topics for the groups to visit about and some presentations from amongst the group vs. the back-to-back external speakers arrangement of fall. I have heard from a few folks, but If there is something you wish to be sure we discuss, especially community colleges and privates that I may not be as in tune with, please feel free to send it my way. Here are some of the hot topics:
· SWAMMMEI/TAACCCT grant update; impact; discussion
· Current OCHE/Student Affairs Officers/Legal discussions on admission of convicted felons
· OPI transcript project/data governance update (more like a brief agenda update topic on current state)
o Related issues include coding of early college students
o First Time FR Cohort coding (banner specific)
· Veteran’s (?)
· Fee Waiver changes (more of an update… memos have started to come out)
· Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment
· Prior Learning
· e-Transcripts
· Upcoming reporting requirements (feds)
· PACRAO/Conference topics (Jeri/BZ has some information on commencement ceremonies; and possibly a round table topic for those using degreeworks for how to formulate it as the graduation application)
· AACRAO – a few of us are attending and may find something of importance to bring back; even if just national trends to be aware of
Cheri
