Workshop and Session Descriptions
| Wednesday, November 3, 2010 |
7:30-11:00 am |
Registration (Reverse College Day and Annual Meeting) |
9:00-9:50 am |
Opening Session: Diversity: Exclusion, Seclussion and Inclusion...What Does It All Mean? (Click to show/hide full description.) To celebrate diversity is to celebrate another person’s journey while embracing your own. Oftentimes, we misunderstand and believe the final destination of diversity is to be seen, when in fact, to celebrate is to hear, listen and empathize. Inclusion is the key!! Without it we remain an ignorant generation separated on islands of stereotyping, prejudice, and the many worlds of –isms.
Presenter: Tyrone C. Black, Director of College Counseling, Cheshire Academy, 10 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410, (203-272-5396 (phone)) (203-439-7202 (Fax)) (tyrone.black@cheshireacademy.org)
NEACRAO is pleased to announce that Tyrone C. Black the Director of College Counseling at Cheshire Academy will serve as our opening speaker. Throughout his professional career Tyrone has been actively involved in college admissions and high school college counseling. In addition to Cheshire Academy, Tyrone has been employed with Quinnipiac University as the Director of Multicultural Affairs and at the University of New Haven and Roger Williams University in undergraduate admissions.
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10:00 am-12:15 pm |
College Tables |
12:15-1:30 pm |
RCD Luncheon and Raffle |
1:00-4:00 pm |
Registration (Reverse College Day and Annual Meeting) |
1:45-2:40 pm |
Workshop Session I (Click to show/hide full description.)
Session A Mass Transfer: A New Public College Transfer Initiative
Session B Opening Session Follow-up, Diversity: Exclusion, Seclusion, and Inclusion--What Does It All Mean?
Session A: Mass Transfer: A New Public College Transfer Initiative
Presenter: Sandra Christoun, Transfer Coordinator, Bridgewater State College,Academic Affairs, Boyden Hall, Room 104, Bridgewater, MA 02324, Tel: 508-531-2625, Fax: 508-531-6106, schristoun@bridgew.edu
Session B Opening Session Follow-up, Diversity: Exclusion, Seclusion, and Inclusion--What Does It All Mean?
This session will follow up on the Opening session discussions and understanding that to celebrate diversity is to celebrate another person’s journey while embracing your own. Oftentimes, we misunderstand and believe the final destination of diversity is to be seen, when in fact, to celebrate is to hear, listen and empathize. Inclusion is the key!! Without it we remain an ignorant generation separated on islands of stereotyping, prejudice, and the many worlds of –isms.
Presenter: Tyrone C. Black, Director of College Counseling, Cheshire Academy, 10 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410, (203-272-5396 (phone)) (203-439-7202 (Fax)) (tyrone.black@cheshireacademy.org)
Session C: Diversity: Exclusion, Seclussion and Inclusion...What Does It All Mean?
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2:45-3:40 pm |
Workshop Session II (Click to show/hide full description.)
Session C Admissions Standards: What Does It Take to Gain Admission to the Public State Colleges and Universities?
Session D High School Guidance and College Admissions Counselors: A Seasoned and a Newbie Perspective!
Session C Admissions Standards: What Does It Take to Gain Admission to the Public State Colleges and Universities?
Three admissions directors and deans from across New England provide feedback to high school guidance professionals on the admissions requirements for entrance to state colleges and universities.
Presenters: Robert McGann, Assistant Vice President for Student and Academic Services, and Director of Admissions, University of New Hampshire, 4 Garrison Avenue, Durham, NH 03824, p:603-862-2880, f: 603-862-0077, robert.mcgann@unh.edu; Cynthia Bonn, Director of Admissions, University of Rhode Island, 14 Upper College Road, Kingston Rhode Island, 02881. Admission Office: 401-874-7100. Fax:401-874-5523, Scott James, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem, MA 01970, 978-542-6243,sjames@salemstate.edu.
Session D High School Guidance and College Admissions Counselors: A Seasoned and a Newbie Perspective!
Today we will get the perspectives from seasoned guidance counselors and new admissions officers regarding the high school and college admissions relationships. What makes a successful high school visit, how do each view the mini and evening college fairs, how are relationships developed and how do we work together to help students in the college admissions process.
Presenters: TBA, New Admissions Counselors: Jamie Brown, Assistant Director of Admissions, University of New Hampshire; LaSauna Pakeman, Admissions Counselor, Salem State University
Session F: College Professional TBD
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4:00-6:00 pm |
President's Opening Reception and Raffle |
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8:00-10:00 pm |
Movie The Philosopher Kings
In search of wisdom found in unlikely places, The Philosopher Kings takes us on a journey through the halls of the most prestigious colleges and universities in America to learn from the staff members who see it all and have been through it all: the custodians. This thought-provoking, feature-length documentary interweaves the untold stories of triumph and tragedy from the members of society who are often disregarded and ignored, and seeks out the kind of wisdom that gets you through the day and the lessons one learns from surviving hard times, lost loves, and shattered dreams.
From the producers of the multiple-award winning Flight from Death, The Philosopher Kings gives us the opportunity to learn from eight incredible individuals whom we would never have otherwise taken a moment out of our day to acknowledge.
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| Thursday, November 4, 2010 |
ANNUAL MEETING |
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7:00 am-12:30 pm
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Registration |
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7:30-8:15 am |
First Timer’s Breakfast |
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8:00-8:30 am |
Coffee and Danish in Exhibit Hall |
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Exhibition Hall open |
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8:30-9:30 am |
Session 1 (Click to show/hide full descriptions.)
A] Social Networking and the Registrar’s Office
B] On the Spot: Community College and Guidance Relations
C] New and Experienced Registrar's Forum
D] Freedom of Information
E] Using Microsoft Excel Tools
F] The Philosopher Kings Follow-Up Discussion
Session: 1-A Social Networking and the Registrar’s Office
Using Twitter and Facebook to communicate with the campus community
Presenter(s): Jeff von Munkwitz-Smith, University of Connecticut
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Session: 1-B On the Spot: Community College and Guidance Relations
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Session: 1-C New and Experienced Registrar’s Forum
You’ve been working at the Registrar’s Office for 25 years, there’s nothing you haven’t seen, or is there? You have just been hired at the Registrar’s Office and you have 600 degree audits to conduct, while working on the course catalog and implementing a new student data system, all without a procedures manual. What will you do next? This session will offer advice on best practices from seasoned registrar staff members and those new to the profession. As registrar members, we all face consistent challenges such as: students, time management, organization, FERPA, staff issues, relationships with other offices, and parents. How do our colleagues deal with these issues that allow them to function as great administrators and as people too? Our panel consists of long term members of the profession and newer members, to offer advise and reflect on their experiences to the audience. This is a great forum to get some new ideas or share your own for best practices in a Registrar’s Office.
Presenter(s): Mary Ann Ericson, Saint Anselm College; Andrew Ager, Associate Registrar for Research, Dartmouth College; Charles Perrault, Harvard Ed School
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Session: 1-D Freedom of Information
What constitutes free speech? What are our responsibilities both legally and ethically? New demands are being brought forward about student newspapers, PickaProf, and organizations demanding information under the guise of the Freedom of Information Act. What is the relationship between FERPA and FOIA and which one trumps the other? What is our responsibility to our students and faculty and how do the needs differ between public and private institutions. A brief update on the College Bookstore and Red Flag rules for higher education will be included.
Presenter(s): R. Thomas Clark, Academic and Student Affairs Associate, Board of Trustees, Connecticut Community College System
Facilitator: Antonio Veloso, Director, Enrollment and Research Services, Quinebaug Valley Community College
Session: 1-E Using Microsoft Excel Tools: How We Report Enrollment and Admissions Information at the UMass-Amherst Graduate School Via Pivot Tables
This session will demonstrate how our enrollment reporting has evolved at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Graduate School. The presentation will detail features of Microsoft Excel, including the creation of pivot tables, with a brief introduction to macro writing.
Presenter(s): Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School and Graduate Registrar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Session: 1-F The Philosopher Kings Follow-Up Discussion
If you attended the screening of The Philosopher Kings Follow-Up Discussion on Wednesday evening, this will be a follow-up discussion of the film.
Facilitator: Kathy Posey, Registrar, Bennington College
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9:30-9:45 am |
Coffee and Danish in Exhibit Hall |
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9:45-10:45 am |
Opening Session/Business Meeting/Awards |
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11:00 am-12:00 noon |
Session 2 (Click to show/hide full descriptions.)
A] The 10 Lenses: A Tool for Recognizing and Understanding Cultural Diversity
B] Community College Articulation Agreements
C] Changing Places: New Job, New Faces
D] What's New in IPEDS?
E] Norwich Veterans Program
Session: 2-A The 10 Lenses: A Tool for Recognizing and Understanding Cultural Diversity
Being aware of the presence and impact of these lenses is the first step toward successful interaction with people whose lenses are different from your own. Designed with interactive exercises and role playing.
Presenter(s): Naomi White-Inniss, Director of Multicultural Affairs, American International College
Session: 2-B Community College Articulation Agreements
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Session: 2-C Changing Places: New Job, New Faces
Two professionals, one Registrar and one Associate VP for Enrollment Services share the challenges and rewards in making a job change after several successful years in one place. What is it like to be the ‘new person’ again? How do you ‘prove’ yourself—again? Can you redefine yourself after many years in a role? Is it worth it?
Presenter(s): Meredith Braz, Registrar, Dartmouth College; Heather Smith, Vice President for Enrollment Services, Bridgewater State College
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Session: 2-D What’s New in IPEDS?
This session will review changes in IPEDS data collection and discuss planned improvements and enhancements to the system. The session will provide an update on IPEDS reporting, and briefly introduce new data use tools. Topics will include other changes in the short- and long-term IPEDS horizon.
Presenter(s): Michael Duggan, Director of Enrollment Research/Planning, Suffolk University
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Session: 2-E Norwich Veterans Program
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12:15-1:45 pm |
Luncheon/Keynote Speaker: Myra Hindus--Developing our Cultural Intelligence: Navigating Difference in Today’s Complex World
This talk will focus on building our cultural intelligence: the ability to deal with and work with people who are different than us. In higher education, more than ever, these challenges face staff, students and faculty on a daily basis. What kind of tools and knowledge do we need to effectively navigate in a diverse, increasingly complex workplace and world?
How do we define diversity and how do these issues effect us in our everyday work? How do we create a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone in our institutions and how does this impact both recruitment and retention? How would you describe the culture in your institution regarding diversity and inclusion?
All of these questions will be raised, some answers posed, and a workshop immediately following will explore these issues, in more detail, in an interactive environment. |
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2:00-3:00 pm |
Session 3 (Click to show/hide full descriptions.)
A] Follow-up to Keynote: Developing our Cultural Intelligence
B] Data Retrieval and Round Table (90-minute session)
C] What's the Buzz? Communicating the Message to a Variety of Audiences
D] Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Collaboration
E] Creating a Veteran Friendly Campus
Session: 3-A Follow-up to Keynote: Developing our Cultural Intelligence
Presenter(s): Myra Hindus
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Session: 3-B Data Retrieval and Reporting Roundtable
This session is an opportunity for all those responsible for reporting and research to discuss tips, tricks and tools. The session will run for 90 minutes.
Facilitator: Andrew Ager, Dartmouth College
Session: 3-C What’s the Buzz? Communicating the Message to a Variety of Audiences
What will you draw in and what will you turn off? Let’s talk about communication! This session will focus on creative ways of making sure the right audience receives the right message. Come prepared to share your questions, tips, and trouble-shooting ideas.
Presenter(s): Michael Blumenauer, Assistant Registrar for Operations, Dartmouth College
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Session: 3-D Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Collaborations
This session will present the collaborations between enrollment management and student affairs areas at Wentworth Institute of Technology. In 2006, Wentworth’s organizational model was restructured so that enrollment management and student affairs began reporting to one vice president. The enrollment management and student affairs collaborations at Wentworth strengthen the student experience and also provide staff with opportunities to develop professionally. With strong internal collaborations, the college is also well positioned to develop key external relationships and partnerships.
Presenter(s): Keiko Broomhead
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Session: 3-E Creating a Veteran Friendly Campus
Jeff Johnson, Director of Veterans Affairs, University of Rhode Island and John Powers, Consultant, Operation Vets will provide an overview of promising programs and services currently in existence for veterans as they transition to and through higher education. Highlights will include the University of Rhode Island program and other successful programs nationwide. Detailed information and discussion about the creation of a Veterans’ On Campus Office and its importance for the campus environment.
Presenter(s): Jeff Johnson, Director of Veterans Affairs, University of Rhode Island; John Powers
Independent Consultant, Operation Vets LLC
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3:00-3:30 pm |
Refreshments in Exhibit Hall |
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3:30-4:30 pm |
Session 4 (Click to show/hide full descriptions.)
A] How to Effectively Manage Media to Attract New Students
B] Creativity and Innovation in Challenging Times...How Do We Do It?
C] Enterprise System Roundtable Discussion (90-minute session)
D] Is That Really Multicultural?
E] FERPA Overview (90-minute session)
Session: 4-A How to Effectively Manage Media to Attract New Students
This session help you think about ways to manage media and other communication links to attract new students and maintain a diverse student enrollment base, with limited financial and human resources.
Presenter(s): Henry J. Johnson, Ed. D., Urban College of Boston; Tina Cabral, MPA, Urban College of Boston
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Session: 4-B Creativity and Innovation in Challenging Times...How Do We Do It?
Join this discussion and get ready to stretch your mind with new ideas! Learn from your colleagues who have managed to do more with less…. Staff, time, budgets. If you are trying to work through these difficult times and need ideas, join the group to listen to the creative and innovative ideas that people are using at colleges and universities throughout New England. Take advantage of the knowledge and experiences your colleagues will share in this interavtive discussion about the challenges we have faced and the accomplishments we have made during these difficult economic times. This discussion was so popular last year, many people asked to bring it back and those who could not attend are hoping to participate this year!
Presenter(s): Kathy Posey, Bennington College
Facilitator: Kathy Posey, Bennington College
Session: 4-C Enterprise System Roundtable Discussion
This session provides enterprise system users (Banner, PeopleSoft, Datatel, Jenzabar, etc.) a chance to sit down with other users to discuss tips, tricks, and issues. This session will run for 90 minutes.
Facilitator: Andrew Ager, Dartmouth College
Session: 4-D Is That Really Multicultural?
Now that many institutions have some kind of multicultural course requirement, what criteria are set up to determine whether any given course qualifies for that designation? Professor Favor has been involved in both setting up the requirement and then making those kinds of determinations.
Presenter(s): J. Martin Favor, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies at xxx College
Facilitator: Michael Blumenauer
Session: 4-E FERPA Overview
This is a 90 minute session.
Presenter(s): Steven McDonald, General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design
Facilitator: Anita McFarlane, Endicott College
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6:00-? pm ($25) |
Event: Dinner and An Evening of A Capella
Join us for an evening of music featuring L’Shir, The Diversions, and University of Connecticut Conn-Men. Enjoy your dinner as three fantastic a cappella groups perform and entertain. This is a great place to connect with others, kick back and enjoy some great music.
L'Shir was established at The University of Hartford in the Spring of 2000 with assistance from the Hart- ford Hillel Foundation. Originally an all-Jewish a cappella group, L'Shir has evolved into one of many denominations. The group also stays true to their roots in continuation of the traditional performance of "Shalom Rav" a poignant arrangement written by one of their founding alumni, Benjamin Rauch, in response to the September 11 attacks.
The Diversions are an all-female A Cappella group at Mount Holyoke College. Founded in 2003, they perform a variety of contemporary songs. The Diversions regularly perform on campus and travel to other colleges as well.
The University of Connecticut Conn-Men characterized by individual vocal development, originality, musicality, and personal loyalty to the group. Because of their dedication to always being the best they can possibly be, the Conn-Men consistently leave audiences wanting more.
There will be a cash bar from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm with the dinner starting at 6:30 pm. The $25 cost includes dinner with a choice of New York strip steak, miso grilled salmon, organic Statler chicken breast, or a roasted vegetable tower as well as a great night of entertainment!
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Reggae Band at the Rhino Bar |
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ANNUAL MEETING |
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8:00-10:00 am |
Registration |
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8:00-9:15 am |
Breakfast for all (speaker and raffle) |
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9:15 am-12:00 noon |
Exhibition Hall open (New Hampshire Room) |
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Session 5 (Click to show/hide full descriptions.)
A] Transforming Campus Climate
B] TIAA CREF: Planning for Retirement
C] Research and Practice Inform Each Other: A Systematic Approach to Retention and Graduation at the University of Connecticut
D] Research and Publication
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Customer Service in Higher Education
Session: 5-A Transforming Campus Climate to be More Diverse and Inclusive
Our goal is to create a community in which diversity and inclusion are accepted and incorporated at the work, organizational, and personal levels. This session will describe how diversity is being integrated and embraced at Norwich University. This is concurrently creating organizational change and developing a cross-campus collaboration model. A discussion will also focus on the legal and campus culture implications. Both benefits and challenges of this work will be highlighted as Norwich is in the nascent stage of developing an integrated and coordinated diversity initiative.
Presenter(s): Nicole DiDomenico, MST, Director of Civic Engagement and Campus Climate, Norwich University, Vivian Luna, J.D., Equal Opportunity Coordinator, Norwich University
Session: 5-B TIAA CREF: Planning for Retirement
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Session: 5-C Research and Practice Inform Each Other: A Systematic Approach to Retention and Graduation at the University of Connecticut, aka 1+1=>2
The University of Connecticut has been conducting quantitative and qualitative research on retention and graduation for many years. This research has lead to the creation of a wide range of activities supporting the improvement of retention and graduation rates. In turn, these activities , and others, have suggested further areas for research. In this presentation, the Director of Research and Assessment for the Division on Enrollment Planning, Management, and Institutional Research and the University Registrar will describe the synergy.
Presenter(s): Jeff von Munkwitz-Smith, Gary Lewicki, University of Connecticut
Session: 5-D Research and Publication
The daily work of Registrar’s and Admissions directors often produces questions worthy of the same type of systems analysis as our academic counterparts often perform, yet many of us do not pursue the same avenues of research and publication that faculty engage in. This presentation features a novice research/administrator who will talk about the path to publication, from concept to published article. Come learn how this age-old university activity helps you develop professionally and enhances the prestige of your work and your position.
Presenter(s): Richard L. Riccardi
Facilitator: Lynn Kohrn
Session: 5-E Customer Service in Higher Education
How many people expected a career in higher education would mean becoming a customer service expert? In this session, we will share experiences and strategies for improving customer service orientation, drawing from both inside and outside academia.
Presenter(s): Andrew Ager, Michael Blumenauer, Dartmouth College
Facilitator: Anita McFarlane, Endicott College
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Session 6 (Click to show/hide full descriptions.)
A] Marriage Made in Transfer Roundtable
B] Admissions Roundtable
C] Registrars Roundtable Discussion
Session: 6-A Marriage Made in Transfer Roundtable
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Session: 6-B Admissions Roundtable
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Session: 6-C Registrar’s Round Table Discussion
Bringing Registrar’s Office members together to discuss issues in our field. This is always a great information exchange for new and seasoned members of our profession. Particpans might jot down a current hot issues to insure that we have planty of topics to discuss.
Facilitator(s): Carol Herrick, Assistant Dean and Registrar, Gordon College
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11:45 am-12:15 pm |
President's Closing Remarks and Raffle |
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1:00-3:00 pm |
Executive Council and Standing Committee Luncheon and Meeting |
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