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The Production Calendar

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - July 10, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
The work of the registrar is cyclical and complex. Dependencies abound between and among systems and offices. How do you keep track of all of the tasks required to make everything run smoothly in your office and on your campus? Use a production calendar. In this episode we’ll talk about what a p...

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AACRAO Annual Meeting 2024 Session Overview: Breaking Through the Noise: Creating an Effective Communication Plan

Admit It, An AACRAO Podcast - June 18, 2024 15:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this multi-part series, we speak with professionals who presented at the AACRAO Annual Meeting and discuss the key points of their presentation in case you missed it at the conference. These will help you move forward as you plan for the next recruitment cycle. Becky Tankersley and Patrick F...

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Strategic Planning Made Simple

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - June 12, 2024 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Have you ever wondered if the things you’re focused on at work are the right things? Do your teams understand how the work they do fits into the office’s larger goals, or the institution’s? Engaging in strategic planning can help with both of those questions, but it’s always seemed a little daun...

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Responding to Change

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - May 15, 2024 16:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Change is a constant occurrence in a registrar’s world, but it does seem that the amount and rate of change has increased. Responding to change and managing through it are skills that we all employ, but could all improve. In this episode, we talk to members of the registrar’s office from Middle ...

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The Degree Audit

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - April 17, 2024 18:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Degree audits are somewhat of a technological marvel. In the first episode of season 7, we explore what a degree audit is, what it does, and ways that institutions can (and should) be using the data degree audits provide in order to make their students’ lives (and their own) easier. Along the wa...

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Teaching Out the College Closure

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - April 01, 2024 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
US higher education continues to experience challenges, and sometimes those challenges lead to institutions closing. In this episode we revisit the topic of institutional closure from the lens of the receiving institution. Guests Jackie DeMolee and Hannah Rounds talk about the University of Iowa...

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Farewell from Sarah, with Love to the Listeners

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - February 21, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
This is an episode of love and gratitude from University Registrar and For the Record Co-Host Sarah Reed, with love to the listeners. Sarah Reed is stepping away from co-hosting  For the Record and is sharing her reflections about how she stumbled into podcasting, the journey of podcasting, her ...

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Creating Student Success through Digital Marketing

Admit It, An AACRAO Podcast - February 07, 2024 15:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
As we all deal with shrinking student volume and the implications that has on recruitment, how can our institutions remain competitive? How do we get prospective students to get to our websites, to contact us, and ultimately into the enrollment funnel? Digital marketing plays a key role in pros...

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Trust in the Digital Credential Age

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - January 24, 2024 16:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Inspired by a session at the Convergence conference co-sponsored by AACRAO and UPCEA, this episode delves into questions of trust in the digital credentials higher education is moving quickly toward–and is in fact already awarding in droves. The Trusted Learner Network (TLN) is the focus of the ...

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Annual Enrollment Multivitamin

Admit It, An AACRAO Podcast - January 16, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Stephanie Krusemark is joined by Admit It's new Co-Host, Alex Fronduto.  In this episode, they discuss enrollment funnel topics that both new and seasoned admissions professionals should be considering. Hosts: Dr. Stephanie Krusemark Vice President of Enrollment Management Illif School of Theo...

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Reflections of a Semi-Retired Registrar

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - December 13, 2023 16:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
This episode explores the life path and journey of a registrar- beyond the individual career changes- to learn more about what has inspired these changes, and upon a lived life thus far.  We take time today to reflect, pause, process, and learn.  Scott has spent 47 years working in higher educat...

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Microcredentials at an R1 Institution

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - December 13, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Another episode recorded at the Convergence conference co-hosted by UPCEA and AACRAO focusing on credential innovation. Microcredentials have popped up in many places, but what about at a research-intensive institution? This episode explores the ways that Rutgers University went about discerning...

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June 2023 Supreme Court Rulings Part 2 – Student Loan Forgiveness

Admit It, An AACRAO Podcast - November 29, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this two-part series, we delve deep into the landmark Supreme Court rulings from June 2023 that have sent shockwaves through the world of college admissions and higher education. Our episodes provide a thought-provoking exploration of the implications of these rulings. This episode (Part 2) f...

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June 2023 Supreme Court Rulings Part 1 – Race-Conscious Admission Practices

Admit It, An AACRAO Podcast - November 15, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this two-part series, we delve deep into the landmark Supreme Court rulings from June 2023 that have sent shockwaves through the world of college admissions and higher education. Our episodes provide a thought-provoking exploration of the implications of these rulings. This episode (Part 1) f...

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Convergence: An Interview with UPCEA CEO Bob Hansen

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - November 06, 2023 18:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Recording live from the inaugural Convergence conference in Washington, DC, co-hosted by UPCEA and AACRAO! Convergence brings together higher education professionals to discuss credential innovation. #Credovation! In this episode, Bob Hansen, CEO of UPCEA, shares the impetus for the Convergence ...

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If I Had a Classroom, I’d Schedule It in the Morning

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - November 06, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Academic Scheduling is an incredibly complicated part of the registrar’s responsibilities. There are multiple moving parts with competing interests often vying for a limited set of physical resources. Managing this process well is critical to successfully supporting your students through their a...

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Part 2 of 3 - Annual Meeting Conversations with Sarah

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - September 15, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
The conversation continues. UC Berkeley's University Registrar and For the Record Co-Host, Sarah Reed, interviews colleagues at the 2023 AACRAO Annual Meeting about what resonates personally and professionally for them in this multi-part series. Sarah was inspired by the 108th Annual Conference ...

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Part 3 of 3 - Annual Meeting Conversations with Sarah

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - September 15, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
The 2023 conversation continues and concludes. UC Berkeley's University Registrar and For the Record Co-Host, Sarah Reed, interviews colleagues at the 2023 AACRAO Annual Meeting about what resonates personally and professionally for them in this multi-part series. Sarah was inspired by the 108th...

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Part 1 of 3 - Annual Meeting Conversations with Sarah

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - September 08, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Back at it again, UC Berkeley's University Registrar and For the Record Co-Host, Sarah Reed, interviews colleagues at the 2023 AACRAO Annual Meeting about what resonates personally and professionally for them in this multi-part series. Sarah was inspired by the 108th Annual Conference Opening Pl...

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Hill Day

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - August 29, 2023 15:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
AACRAO’s Hill Day is an opportunity for members to become advocates in the halls of power in the United States capitol complex. Hill Day is a way for members to increase their awareness of AACRAO’s legislative agenda, help communicate that agenda to members of congress, and develop the skills ne...

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You’re the Registrar…Now What?

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - August 15, 2023 15:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Making the jump from associate to registrar, especially if it involves moving from one institution to another, can be an exciting and challenging time. In this episode we hear from two registrars about their experience with that transition: what were the highs, the lows, the pain points, and how...

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De-Mystifying Information Technology Services

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - July 19, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Increasingly, the work of the registrar relies on technology. Having a vibrant and positive working relationship with your Information Technology (IT) services division–whatever it’s called at your institution!--is vital to working efficiently and effectively. In this episode we talk to two IT l...

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The Relationship between One Stop Support and New Student Enrollment

Admit It, An AACRAO Podcast - June 14, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Admit It sits down with Dr. Lisa Perry at the University of California - Merced to learn about the one stop model and its impact on student enrollment and retention. UC Merced's Students First Center has experienced student success at its campus, listen to learn how.

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The Medical School Registrar

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - June 09, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Post-secondary institutions in the United States are many and varied. Medical schools, in particular, pose specific and unique challenges for administrators. In this episode, we talk to two medical school registrars about the ways their work differs from and aligns with the work of a non-medical...

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AACRAO Podcasts Cross-Episode Release: Annual Meeting Edition

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - May 17, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Portia LaMarr (HEARD co-host), Loida Utley (Transfer Tea), and Sarah Reed (For the Record co-host) took a moment at the AACRAO Annual Meeting to record this cross-podcast conversation. Hear them talk about opportunities for connection between professions (e.g., financial aid, registrar, and admi...

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Working Across the Aisle: Connecting Enrollment Management to Financial Aid to Re-Enroll College Students with Satisfactory Academic Progress Concerns

Admit It, An AACRAO Podcast - May 08, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Admit It engages in a conversation with Dr. Zach Taylor, Karla Weber-Wandel, Sarah Pauter, and Elizabeth Clews about one of the most relevant and pressing topics in higher education, student re-enrollment based on their satisfactory academic progress otherwise known as SAP. SAP is policy that is...

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An Update from the Mentoring Working Group

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - April 25, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Adrienne Bricker and Jennifer Love return to the podcast to discuss the work of the AACRAO Mentorship Working Group, to talk about their research and the process of being involved in a working group, along with some of their experiences with mentoring. Plus we talk about breakfast food.  Key Ta...

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Transformational Leadership

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - March 24, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
The world is facing many challenging situations that require strong leadership. Even if you aren’t in a “leadership position,” you can be a leader. Transformational leaders are those who empower and enable those around them to achieve their highest potential. In doing so, their teams thrive. In ...

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The First of Everything

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - March 14, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
What is it like to be the first person in your family to be the first of everything? The first to attend college, the first to earn multiple advanced degrees, the first to be elected president of a regional professional association? In this episode Dr. Soraira Urquiza talks about her higher educ...

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The Law School Registrar

For the Record, An AACRAO Podcast - February 17, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Law Registrars are registrars, it’s right there in their title! But how much do you really know about the differences between the range and scope of responsibilities of a Law Registrar as compared to a University Registrar. In this episode, we talk to three individuals about their experiences wo...

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