Pre-Conference Newsletter, October 31, 2008

President's Letter

Dear NEACRAOans:

 

Whew … these are tumultuous times.

 

It’s hard to keep up with the news on a daily basis:  Budgets in disarray, the stock market needing a defibulator, a new President coming into office.

 

How should people respond in times of uncertainty?  It seems to me that one of the best strategies would be to educate yourself and band together with likeminded colleagues.  Who could think of a better place to do that than Manchester, NH in November?

 

We have worked very hard on this year’s program beginning immediately after our last annual meeting.  Our executive board and all of our standing committees have created an outstanding program, chosen to educate and inspire our membership.  We have invested in a top-notch keynote speaker (Walt Stasinski) and a new web registration system for our conference.  We have tweaked the schedule to try to maximize the value of our time together.  All of us have put forward our efforts in hopes that you will join us and relish the experience!

 

One of the honors the President of NEACRAO also gets is to host a reception for all attendees and exhibitors.  This year’s reception will be held on Wednesday November 5 from 6-7:30 pm in the lobby of the conference hotel.  I look forward to seeing you there!

 

Safe travels,

 

Patrick Sullivan, NEACRAO President

NEACRAO’s
61st ANNUAL MEETING AND REVERSE COLLEGE DAY--Building Bridges
Manchester, NH
November 5-7, 2008

Reverse College Day—November 5

Annual Meeting—November 6-7

It’s not too late to register !

REGISTER HERE

This is a tremendous opportunity to learn more about a long list of topics of interest to our profession…

The Transfer Landscape – A National and State Overview

A Second Chance Opportunity for Academic Success

Developing Relationships with High Schools: Utilizing the Tech Prep Program

Newbies Meet Oldies

Retention of Records: AACRAO Recommendations and Procedures in Practice

Mining for Competitor Data: Using IPEDS Data Tools to Make Your Life Easier

Forecasting Tools to Aid in Retention and Graduation

Early Awareness Programs: Preparing Students for College

Parents as Partners

From Home School to College

Undocumented Students from Public High Schools

The Registrar as Enrollment Researcher and Reporter

Commuter Student Connecting to the College Before Classes Commence

NEASC

Paperless Process

Transitioning from High School to College…A Surprising Change for Students with Disabilities

Urban Recruitment Efforts

AACRAO – Washington Update

Be Prepared: Are You Ready for Disaster?

Document Imaging, Tracking and Workflow – A Seamless Flow of Information

Planning for Retirement

You Don’t Need $500,000 to Make Your Viewbook

The Paperless Office: A First Year

Policy Implementation of Admissions Standards in State Colleges in Massachusetts

Diversity Realization through Genealogy Exploration

FERPA Roundtable

Student Demographic Projections, Public Policy Questions and the Impact on Higher Education

Freedom of Information

On-the-Spot Admission Programs

Rising in the Profession from Tour Guide to Dean to Vice President

NCAA/NJAA

Diversity or Acculturation?

Open Forum for Registrars

The Registrar and IT: Building Relationships through Staffing Models

How to Interact with Gen-X Parents

Implementing New Technology

Intersections between Financial Aid and Your Offices

Connect Partnership – Bridging the Gap between Institutions

Bridging the Age Gap

A Year in the Life of a Registrar

Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel

Act the Part – Not How You Feel

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Ghost Busters: Dispel the Mysteries of Transfer

Admissions Can’t Do It All

Millenials at Work

Oh the Places You Will Go!

Filemaker Pro Solutions in Higher Education

Documents Imaging and Records Retention

 

NEACRAO’s Keynote Speaker for the 61st Annual Meeting is Walt Stasinski, What To Do When You Start at 9 am Sharp and End at 9 pm Dull! Click here for more information!

NEACRAO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

SLATE OF NOMINEES
FOR 2008-2009

President-Elect:
Kathy Posey, Registrar, Bennington College

 

Vice President Registrar and Records:
Anita McFarlane, Registrar, Endicott College

 

 

Appointed to the Nominations and Elections Committee:


Martin Grace, Registrar and Institutional Research, Rivier College

 

William DeWolf, Registrar, Emerson College

List of Exhibitors who will be at the Annual Meeting in Manchester, NH

 

AACRAO

ACT

Ad Astra Information Systems

Credentials Inc.

DATABANK IMX

Digital Architecture

Herff Jones, Inc.

i3results

Jenzabar Inc

Lexnet Consulting, Inc.

National Student Clearinghouse

New England  Archives Center

"New England Document Systems, Inc."

Next Step Magazine

Paradigm, Inc.

School Guide Publications

Scrip-Safe International

Smart Catalog

Sungard

The Student Source

Verba Software

Xerox

Happy Halloween!

 

It was Halloween and three vampires went into a saloon and walked up to the bar.


"What will you have?" the bartender asked.
"I'll have a glass of blood," the first replied.
"I'll have a glass of blood, too, please," said the second.
"I'll have a glass of plasma," said the third.


"OK," the bartender said, "Two bloods and a blood light coming right up!"

 

IN THE NEWS ...
On Our Campuses and in Our World of Higher Education

(the following is an article from the October 24, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education)

5 Key Ways Your Electronic Data May Be at Risk
(the following is an article featuring Dartmouth, one of our member institutions,  from the October 24, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education)

How Video Games Can Help in the Classroom, and in the World

 (the following is an article featuring Middlebury, one of our member institutions,  from the October 17, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education)

Alumni Magazines' Discovery: It's Not Easy Being Green

 

 

Want to get more involved with NEACRAO but not sure how?

New ideas are welcomed and you are encouraged to talk with us or send in a committee interest form which is available online:

NEACRAO COMMITTEE INTEREST FORM

Remember RCD Raffle Items!

Attending Reverse College Day? Don't forget to pack a few raffle items with your institution's name and/or logo! Every year during the Reverse College Day luncheon school counselors look forward to winning free give-aways from participating New England colleges/universities. Sweatshirts, hats, mugs, jackets, towels...if it's from your bookstore, it's a winner!

Tech Corner

Some favorite keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word 2003 or XP:

Shift-F3: toggle Selected Text Between Lowercase, Initial Capitals, And Uppercase.

F4: Repeat Your Last Action, Including Searching, Typing, And Formatting.

Shift-F4: Repeat The Most Recent Find Command.

Shift-F5: Jump To The Last Change You Made In The Document.

Ctrl-F6: Toggle Between Open Documents.

Alt-Mouse Click: Open The Research Pane With Information On The Word Or Name You Clicked On.

F7: Run The Spell-Checker.

F12: Open The Save As Dialog.

Some favorite keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Outlook:

Ctrl-Shift-I: Switch to in-box.

Ctrl-Shift-O: Switch to out-box.

Ctrl-Enter: Send current message.

Ctrl-R: Reply to a message.

Ctrl-Shift-R: Reply All to a message.

Ctrl-Shift-A: Create a new appointment.

Ctrl-Shift-M: Create a new message.

Ctrl-1: Switch to Mail.

Ctrl-2: Switch to Calendar.

Ctrl-3: Switch to Contacts.

Ctrl-4: Switch to Tasks.

Microsoft Outlook General Tip: Archive as Text

When you're ready to archive an old thread, consider exporting it to a text file rather than sending it to an Outlook archive. The text file will take up less space on your hard drive and can be easily opened in Word if you ever need to browse or search through it. To create the text file, select the messages to be archived, then choose File | Save As. Make sure the file format is set to text only, navigate to the appropriate folder, enter a name for the file, and choose Save. You can then delete the messages from Outlook.

NEACRAO Newsletter, November 2008- Association Editor: Barbara Casey, Williams College

The NEACRAO newsletter is published three times a year, in April, August and October. Contributions from members (articles, editorials, letters, re-prints-with permission-and drawings/cartoons) are welcomed. Please email items for publication to: Barbara Casey.