NJ-NYACRAO

 NJ-NY ACRAO
New Jersey • New York Association
of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers
Spring2015
Conference
March10,2015
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RutgersSchoolof
DentalMedicine
110BergenStreet
Newark,NJ07103
NJ-NY ACRAO
2014-2015
Executive
Committee
Letter from the President
Dear NJ-NY ACRAO Colleagues,
I want to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year. I hope
2015 finds you happy, healthy and ready for a new year.
PRESIDENT
Darlene Benzenberg
Associate RBHS Registrar
Rutgers University
973-972-9257
president@njnyacrao.org
SECRETARY
Jacqueline Ottey
Director of Registration
Bergen Community College
201-447-7204
secretary@njnyacrao.org
I’d like to personally invite each of you to the Spring 2015
NJ-NY ACRAO Conference. The Executive Board, Steering
and Conference committee members have been working
hard to present an informative, motivational and educational
conference for you. We are dedicated to provide you with
insight and real world solutions to some of the challenges
you may be faced with.
If this is not your first time attending at NJ-NY ACRAO
conference then welcome back and I hope you will establish
new contacts and continue to expand your network. Please
help first-time attendees to meet others and in general make
people feel at home here.
TREASURER
Avraham Rothman
Associate Registrar - Touro College
718-252-7800x223
treasurer@njnyacrao.org
Remember that breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks
are included!
INFORMATION MANAGER
Eugenio Chong
Associate Registrar - LIM College
646-388-8437
Eugenio.Chong@limcollege.edu
WEB MANAGER
Rajeev Jayadeva
Assistant Registrar - Molloy College
516-323-4300
webmaster@njnyacrao.org
Hope to see you at Rutgers, School of Dental Medicine
on March 10th!
Regards,
Darlene Benzenberg
President
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8:30 am Breakfast & Registration
9:00 am Welcome Remarks
First Session at 9:30 am
Access for Low Socio Economic Status Urban Students
This session will begin with an outline of the scope of low
SES urban students and factors which affect their
predisposition to participate in higher education at
different levels. Specific references will be made to social
capital, Habitus and the choice model for such students.
Results of studies on low SES urban students - as defined
by race/ethnicity, will provide an opportunity for
discussion on how an institution can successfully position
outreach and marketing efforts. An overview of student
perceptions in regard to cost-benefit will lead to dialogue
on how the practitioner can develop recruitment and
financial aid strategies.
Luke D. Schultheis, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Second Session at 11:00 am
Shaping Higher Education Policy and Reforming
Enrollment Praxis
What impact does the reauthorization of Higher
Education Act (HEA) have on Admissions and
Enrollment Management? Are Equity and Excellence
two sides of the same coin? The 114th Congress is
likely to consider a 10th reauthorization of the (HEA),
which governs federal student aid including all federal
student loans and grants. This workshop shall explore
many of the stakeholders’ objectives and mission
critical reforms from segments of Higher Education
Institutions; (Public and Private, For-Profit and
Distance Learning) to tease out connections to trends
in Admissions and Enrollment Management initiatives.
Benjamin Enoma
Director of Admissions
Veteran Services – A Recipe for Success
The Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Service’s
goal is to ensures that veteran and military students are
fully integrated into campus life and are able to take full
advantage of the broad range of intellectual and cultural
activities offered by Rutgers while having veteran and
military students share their diverse experiences with the
university community. As the result of Rutgers
extraordinary commitment to its veterans, the VA has
designated Rutgers as a VetSuccess On Campus
University and assigned a fulltime VA employees to work
out of Rutgers Veterans House.
Steve Abel
Director of Veteran & Military Programs & Services
Robert Bright
Asst. Director of Veteran & Military Programs & Services
Document Imaging - Some Do’s and Some Don’ts’s
This session will provide some lessons learned from one
university's experience with imaging inactive records.
Topics will include: creating and maintaining records that
make imaging easier; how to prepare documents and
files for imaging; remediation of records before imaging;
linking documents and archiving records after imaging.
Come and learn from our experience - maybe save
yourself or your successor some headaches!
Carol S. Roth
Retired Registrar/Record Reviewer
Susan Hamilton
RBHS Registrar
Early Audit: A New take on a traditional process
How to implement an Early Degree Audit system and
automate the graduation process. We will discuss
methods to improve communications with students,
have a paperless process to apply, and an early
warning system for pending graduation requirements.
An audit process which assesses students’ degree
requirements a full semester prior to graduation is
currently being piloted at Hunter College for the
Spring and Summer 2015 graduating class. This
process is totally paperless and done electronically,
with all approvals (both student and faculty) being
verified through the Hobson CRM product, Retain.
Alicia Bragg
Enrollment Registrar Coordinator
Enrollment 101 – Advice to New Registrars and
Admissions Officers
This session is geared to the Registrar and Admissions
Personnel who have been in the profession for less than
five years. A panel of professionals will share their
experiences, best practices and thoughts on being a
Registrar and an Admissions Officer. Questions are
encouraged and to help make the session informative.
This session is especially helpful to those who are new to
the profession. Experienced Registrars and Admissions
Officers are invited and welcomed to join our panel and
share their thoughts and ideas. Topics of discussion are
Best Practices, FERPA Audit and Difficult Situations.
Chester N. Barkan
Registrar
Thomas Castiglione
University Registrar
Kaleena L. Murdaugh
Registrar
Transfer Credit Evaluation Roundtable
Join us for an interactive discussion of transfer credit
evaluation processes at our institutions. How are
transfer credits evaluated? What are the governing
college policies? What offices are involved? Who has
the final authority when a student appeals credit that
was denied? How and to what extent are transfer
articulation agreements implemented? What are
some best practices we can take back to our
institutions?
Alison L. Maysilles
Assistant Director/Transfer Evaluator, University
Advisement Center
Amber Carpenter-LaGattuta
Assistant Director, Registrar's Office
SEVIS Compliance and Institutional Responsibilities
Is your institution in compliance with the SEVIS
regulations? Join us as we examine institutional
responsibility in the reporting of F-1 students and J-1
exchange visitors. We will take a look at regulatory
changes and best practices in establishing policies for
your institution.
Yocasta Brens-Watson
Director, International Services
Jamilah Moudiab
International Admission & Student Services
Coordinator
9:15 am First Timers Session
Third Session at 1:45 pm
GPAs, SATs, and 500-Word Essays Drafted by Mothers. But
Wait…There’s More!!
Just when you thought you’d seen it all in college admission
evaluations, now colleges and universities are using creative
and alternative techniques such as video submission and
psychological assessments to measure a student’s potential
success. Should we be stepping away from the traditional
quantitative measurements? Are student test scores
directly correlated to collegiate academic success? This
interactive session will provide an insightful look at current
trends in college and university admission evaluations as
well as provide an opportunity to discuss how the changes
to the SAT and the test-optional trend could impact
admissions and scholarships.
Julie Washington
Assist. Director, University Admissions
Jill Steier
Sr. Admissions Counselor, University Admissions
Effective management of the Registrar’s Office: Unlocking
the wisdom of our collective experience.
This presentation provides an overview of key findings from
the national College Registrar Training and Technology
Survey. Conference attendees are invited to take a broad
view of their profession as they trace the career paths of
college registrars working in the U.S. and examine their
working conditions. Registrars and those who work
alongside them will benefit from the insight they gain into
workplace dynamics while learning effective strategies for
optimizing the use of personnel and technology in their own
offices.
Jennevieve Mitchell
Principle Investigator
“Doing more with less…and staying sane!”
Understaffed? Under-resourced? Being asked to take on
more responsibilities than ever before? Having trouble
balancing work and personal responsibilities? If this sounds
familiar, than this session is for you! In this session, we will
discuss strategies on how to manage an ever growing
workload with diminishing resources and how to keep you
sanity intact!
Diana Chadi
University Registrar
Akiva Koenigsberg
Associate Registrar
Moving On Up: Career Transition in Higher Education
This encore session is your opportunity to share your
experiences in higher education. Everyone has a different
reason for entering the higher education profession. Some
were former teachers, other business people, clerical’s even
doctors. Many of you advanced as far as you could in your
former roles. Whatever brought you into higher education
we want you to share your experiences. Has your transition
been easy, challenging or are you caught in a position which
does not offer you opportunities for growth? Share with our
panel of experienced professionals your experiences,
successes, and concerns.
Thomas P. Castiglione
University Registrar
Chester N. Barkan
Registrar
Kaleena L. Murdaugh
Registrar
12:30 pm Business Luncheon & Networking
For full session details, please visit http://njnyacrao.org/conference/current_conference.
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About NJ-NY ACRAO
The New Jersey - New York Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
Officers is a volunteer organization dedicated to professional development.
The objectives of the Association are:
To perpetuate, encourage, and expand the professional educational development of
professionals in the region; to promote the interchange of ideas on educational
problems; to advance professional competence; and to promote mutual helpfulness and
friendship within the association.
To these ends, the Conference Host, Session Presenters and Conveners, Executive
Committee members, Steering Committee members, and others contribute their time
and expertise to conferences held each Fall and Spring.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the NJ- NY ACRAO Steering
Committee, hosting a conference, or presenting a session, please contact a member of
the Executive Committee.
YES, I can’t wait to attend the conference! YES. I will need a Kosher meal (Please respond by March 3, 2015.) Sadly, NO. I cannot attend the conference; but please update my information. For online registration and payment, please visit http://njnyacrao.org/conference/conference_registration. For paper registration, please complete this form and mail it with your payment. If you are only updating information, you may fax this form to us at 718‐253‐6479. Complete one form per attendee; payment may be combined for multiple attendees. Payment must be received by February 25th to qualify for the discounted registration rate of $70. Registrations received after this date including those made on site at the conference will be charged the full rate of $90. The NJ‐NY ACRAO Federal ID# is 22‐3787696 and a copy of the W‐9 is available at http://njnyacrao.org/images/w9/w9ls.gif. Name Institution Title Address City Phone Email Is this your first conference? Presenting? Please check here: State Fax No, it is not! Zip Yes, and I’ll be sure to attend the First Timers Session at 9:15! Place a  next to the sessions you would like to attend First Session Access for Low Socioeconomic Status Urban Student “Veteran Services ‐‐ A Recipe for Success” Document Imaging ‐ Some Do’s and Don’ts’s Enrollment 101‐ Advice for New Registrars and Admissions Officers Second Session Third Session Shaping Higher Education Policy GPAs, SATs, and 500‐word Essays Drafted by and Reforming Enrollment Praxis Mothers. But Wait…There’s More! Early Audit: A New take on a Moving On Up: Career Transition in Higher traditional process Education Transfer Credit Evaluation “Doing More with less….and staying sane!” Roundtable SEVIS Compliance and Institutional Effective Management of the Registrar’s Responsibilities Office: Unlocking the wisdom of our collective experience. Please make your check payable to NJ‐NY ACRAO and mail to: NJ‐NY ACRAO Treasurer Avraham Rothman Associate Registrar Touro College 1602 Avenue J Brooklyn, NY 11230 treasurer@njnyacrao.org Registrations Fees Early Bird Rate $70.00 after February 25, 2015 Registration Fee $90.00