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2010 Conference Agenda
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| Monday, June 7, 2010 |
| 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | Conference Committee Meeting |
| 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Golf Tournament |
| 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Optional activities - e.g., hike (2:30 pm), alpine slide, etc. |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner group - meet in the hotel lobby |
| 7:00 pm | Dinner group - meet in the hotel lobby |
| Tuesday, June 8, 2010 |
| 8:00 am to 9:00 am | Continential Breakfast with Check-in and Registration |
| 9:00 am to 9:20 am | Welcome & Conference overview |
| 9:20 am to 11:20 am | Plenary Session |
| 11:20 am to 11:30 am | Break |
| 11:30 am to 12:30 pm | Session 1 |
| 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm | Lunch on your own |
| 2:30 pm to 3:50 pm | Session 2 |
| 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Cracker Barrel |
| 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Send Transcripts Electronically to
Employers and Others |
| 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Dinner and Awards Presentation |
| Wednesday, June 9, 2010 |
| 7:30 am to 8:30 am | Continential Breakfast with Check-in and Registration |
| 8:30 am to 10:00 am | Plenary Session |
| 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Session 3 |
| 11:00 am to 11:10 am | Break |
| 11:10 am to 12:10 pm | Session 4 |
| 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm | Lunch and Business Meeting |
| 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Executive Board Meeting & conference wrap-up |
2010 UACRAO Session Tracks
Admissions Track Sessions
| ADMS1 |
Title: UVU Online Residency Application |
| Presenter: Ryan Burton - Director of Admissions at Utah Valley University |
| Description: Come see how Utah Valley University has brought the residency application process into the 21st century with their new
online application. The application allows UVU to be more efficient and keeps students up-to-date with the status of the application and what documents are required.
The presentation is not only for state schools dealing with residency but for those who are interested in the process used to create a custom application and breaking
through the communication barrier of working with IT. |
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Title: Utah Residency Discussion |
| Presenter: Dr. Cameron Martin, Associate Commissioner at the Utah System of Higher Education |
| Description: This will be an open discussion of the current Residency Policy and best practices at each institution.
The new Utah Residency Handbook will also be debuted. |
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| ADMS3 | Title: The Tao of Preparation: Advising Students for Graduate School |
| Presenter: Dr. Kevin M. Green, Graduate Admissions Administrator in Graduate Studies, Brigham Young University |
| Description: This session will focus on the Tao or “way” or preparing for graduate school. Tips for advising students in their search for graduate programs. General application processes and concepts will be presented.
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| ADMS4 | Title: Beyond the Admissions Packet: The Who, What and How of Communicating Post-Admission |
| Presenter: Greg Dart, Director of Admissions and Communications, Snow College |
| Description: Students have pressed the submit button (or put the application in the mail) and they are anxiously awaiting their
admissions decision. They check the mail daily and there it is - the admission packet! But what comes next? In this presentation, Greg Dart will detail the Snow
College post-admissions communication plan from admissions decision to first day of class and provide some best practices for traditional and electronic communication.
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| Registration Track Sessions |
| REGS1
| Title: "Zennifying" Records and Registration |
| Presenter: Jerrod Guddat, Academic Records Manager at BYU-Idaho |
| Description: Scheduling, registration, graduation, transcripts and... Zen? In the rigors of the records and registration workday few of us have time to
meditate on our challenges and inefficiencies, nor our successes and best practices. This session will allow our "Zen natures" to flourish as we enlighten ourselves
on the purpose of a higher education Registrar’s Office and how to consider improvements to our student services. Our primary focus will be on the balance between
process efficiency and service effectiveness. |
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| REGS2
| Title: Rethinking the Registrar's Role in SEM through Zen-Colored Glasses |
| Presenter: Mark Simpson, Registrar at Weber State University |
| Description: A year ago we looked at the Registrar's Role in Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) through our theoretical glasses. The intent was to
explore the vast potential of the Registrar's Office to participate in, and even lead, components of SEM. This year, it's time to report on our experiences. As such,
this session is designed to highlight what we've actually accomplished over the last year in regards to SEM practices. |
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| REGS3 | Title: Zen and the Art of Student Success |
| Presenter: Steven Asay, Career Services Director; Cindy Lampropoulous, Advisor/Instructor; Adrian Juchau, Director of Student Support; and Kathy Skene, Director of Academic Success all of LDS Business College. |
| Description: Through zenfully crafted experiences, enlightened collaboration between key student services can help students get through college successfully and can improve the chances that the college experience will
get through them. This presentation will explore innovative ideas designed to help improve student retention and success that involve employees from departments across campus, including Registration and Admissions. |
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| REGS4
| Title: From Combat to the Classroom- Who Has the Veterans Back? |
| Presenter: Darlene Head Goldman, Manager of Veterans Center at Salt Lake Community College. |
| Description: With the increase of Veterans returning from war and entering the classroom it is important to ask the question: Are we prepared to effectively meet the educational and support needs of our returning veterans? Understand the challenges
our veterans experience when returning to civilian life and enter into Higher Education. You will learn valuable resources for you to assist your veteran students and your institution in making the transition and ways you can ‘Have their Back’.
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| CB
| Title: Cracker Barrel Session |
| Facilitators: LuAnn Smith and Michelle Chatterly, UVU & Jearlene Leishman, BYU |
| Topics: FERPA, Waitlists
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| Recruitment Track Sessions |
RECS1
| Title: PresentaZen, CommicaZen, OrganizaZen, CooperaZen: Finding Your Leadership Zen in the Chaos of College Recruiting |
| Presenter: Jennica Dorsey, Coordinator, On Campus Recruitment at Utah Valley University |
| Description: Where is your Zen?! In the high paced, chaotic world that is college recruiting it can be easy to feel like you have lost your groove. It is also easy just to feel lost! Dealing with students, counselors, parents, and those pesky recruiters from other institutions can be over whelming. Take some time to discover who you were meant to be and how your time in college recruiting can get you there. |
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RECS2
| Title: Can Brand Loyalty Create Feelings of Customer Royalty? |
| Presenter: Brynne Morley, Student Recruitment Coordinator at BYU-Idaho |
| Description: Integrating brand loyalty into your customer service may influence prospective students more than you think. We’ll be taking a look at how different companies have successfully meshed these ideas and discussing how we can do the same in Higher Education. |
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RECS3
| Title: Walking Backwards (and other terrible tricks) |
| Presenter: Rachel Lund, Admissions Advisor at Snow College |
| Description: Campus Visits CAN be one of the most effective ways to endear your institution to prospective students. Come let us discuss some of the things that work, that don't work and how to make a student fall in love with your campus! |
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| RECS4
| Title: The Journey to Zen: Guiding Students Along the Path to Higher Education |
| Presenter: Lola Akeripa, School Relations Specialist at Sale Lake Community College |
| Description: Come join us as we renew and rejuvenate with an open question and answer session with our high school student panel.
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| CB
| Title: Cracker Barrel Session |
| Facilitators: Katie Jo Nielsen & Kate Gildea, USU |
| Topics: 2010-2011 High School Tour, Academy of Ambassador Leadership Conference, Utah Council
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| Professional Development Track Sessions |
| PDS1 | Title: Recognizing and Defusing Risk in the Campus Setting |
| Presenter: William A. Erb, Sr. Director of Student Health Services at Utah Valley University |
| Description: Many of us have read the headlines and seen the news reports about students acting out aggression in a campus setting.
We can recall the names of the schools all too quickly. The main question I am asked by staff, faculty, and administrators in our post Columbine and Virginia Tech world
is "how can I identify a potentially violent student?" For all the talk, reporting and research that takes place regarding school violence this question still seems to
linger. The purpose of this presentation is to address this central question. I will present to participants the stages of hardening toward the system that students go
though as they progress toward violence. We will review what staff, faculty, and administrators can do to intervene at each stage along the way. |
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| PDS2 | Title: If You Can Laugh At It, You Can Live With It! |
| Presenter: Brad Wilcox, Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education at Brigham Young University |
| Description: We all deal with a mountain of problems in our work, families, and society. It can become overwhelming. Keeping a good sense of
humor allows us to keep those problems in perspective, build positive relationships with others, and deal with stressful situations that we don’t think we can deal with. Studies
show humor is actually good for our physical health, but it is also good for us emotionally and socially. So, go ahead and laugh. Then step back, take a deep breath, and laugh again.
That’s the purpose of this presentation. The presenter will also give a few sure-fire ways to develop and improve your sense of humor that works every time. |
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| PDS3 | Title: Cultural Etiquette-Closing the Gap Between What We Say and What Others Think We Mean |
| Presenter: Susan Balcom Walton, Associate Professor of Communications and Associate Chair for Student Media at Brigham Young University |
| Description: Often we think of etiquette as simply using the right fork at a business lunch or sending a thank-you note to a job interviewer,
but cultural etiquette goes beyond good manners. It means understanding our workplace culture, comprehending how our actions will be perceived by our colleagues, and taking those
perceptions into account before we act. Cultural etiquette is harder to master than basic etiquette, but it's even more important, in fact, it's essential to professional success. |
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| PDS4 | Title: Finding Your Presentation Chi |
| Presenter: Lori Drake, Coordinator of Enrollment Services, Davis Campus at Weber State University |
| Description: Are your presentation skills limited to bullet points? Whether we are delivering information at a conference or in a class room, a boardroom or
auditorium, our goal should be to keep presentations simple and engaging. This session will address the basic steps of creating effective presentations. The most effortless details can make a
mundane presentation extraordinary. Expand your horizons and learn the secrets to excellent presentation strategy, structure and style.
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| CB
| Title: Cracker Barrel Session |
| Facilitators: Dannette M. Sullivan, National Student Clearninghouse |
| Topics: Send Transcripts Electronically to Employers and Others - Learn how you can send transcripts to non-college and university entities (e.g. employers) using the National Student Clearinghouse’s Transcript Ordering system. Affix a “digital signature” for added security – and see how to use “rights management.”
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