CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
2024 Executive Board

Nominate yourself or colleagues. 

April Professional Development Calendar

Ignite Your Career!

"Understanding Belonging and Mattering.”

April 15 - 19, 2024 is Equity Week at MC! We anticipate another successful week and invite students and employees from the MC community to submit proposals related to the theme, "Understanding Belonging and Mattering.”

The ASCEND leadership development program is now accepting applications through September 14th. ASCEND is an initiative aimed at diversifying enrollment management by recruiting and preparing mid-level professionals from underrepresented backgrounds for advancement into leadership roles. Through mentoring, skill-building and more, ASCEND provides talented individuals with the support they need to become inclusive executive-level leaders in our field.

Apply Today!!

Member Spotlight

Johnika Dreher, CAPACRAO Past President (2022-2023) was selected as State & Regional Relations Vice Chair. She will transition to Chair during the 2024 Annual AACRAO Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

AACRAO and the state and regional associations (ACRAOs), such as CAPACRAO, share the same basic goals of enhancing not only the profession but also the professional development of the individual members. One of the fundamental strengths of our profession is the vitality of strong, active state and regional associations. These associations provide members with many professional development activities and opportunities and generally are instrumental in forging the informal networks that exist throughout the country.

RSVP to join AACRAO State and Regional leaders to explore the Future of Enrollment Management and 5 Ways to Leverage Your Role on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 3 PM. 

Explore ways to get involved in CAPACRAO and AACRAO.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2023 Executive Board

Nominate yourself or another colleague. 

CAPACRAO is a registered 501C3 non-profit. As an affiliate of AACRAO, Executive Board leaders volunteer an average of 5 hours a month to facilitate strategy, engagement and development for our membership. Serving as a member of the CAPACRAO Executive Board aids in enhancing business and virtual team working skills, provides an opportunity to get involved in local, regional and national strategic enrollment management initiatives, and is a great opportunity to sustain and push the association to the next level. 

I recently dialogued with a few colleagues about the Chronicle of Higher Education Op-Ed piece, Higher Ed Is a Land of Dead-End Jobs. So, episode 2 was a timely conversation unpeeling the ill-discussed realities of working in higher education - the undefined ladder to leadership, the role of mentorship, and the impacts of race, gender, and a lack of representation. It was refreshing to hear the divergent paths of three unique leaders, although each sit within the S.E.M. area of Records and Academic Services. Although I loved A Different World, I never imagined I could, or would, work in higher education. Listening to the conversation led me reflectively down my career path and various personal experiences that span two decades. 

Name:  Sheena Jackson
Institution and Role: Director of Admissions & Scholarships
Number of years at your institution: 15

Have You H.E.A.R.D.?

Joining the professional development offerings alongside Admit It and For the Record, AACRAO has launched its newest podcast - H.E.A.R.D. H.E.A.R.D. stands for Higher Education and Real Diversity. The conversations are led by three AACRAO members and colleagues within Enrollment Management as they discuss the intersection of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (D.E.I.), Higher Education, and the personal impact of these topics within the current landscape.

CAPACRAO would like to acknowledge Dr. Reginald Garcon for being highlighted in last month's edition of The Successful Registrar (see below)! In addition to being an outstanding Registrar, Dr. Garcon has served as CAPACRAO's Vice President of Programming (2021-2022) and currently serves as our President-Elect. Congratulations and well deserved, Dr. Garcon!

Identifying Caucus Excellence Initiative

Are you looking to launch your professional development. Share your professional gifts with AACRAO. The AACRAO Caucuses are always looking for new ways to find those members and highlight them and their work. We want to broaden and increase the number of contributors and content for all of the AACRAO platforms. At the same time, we want to diversify the voices and the expertise shared. 

Learn more - click here.

Not an AACRAO roster member? CAPACRAO, the State Association of AACRAO, offers similar opportunities. Learn more - click here.

ELP Certification for Admissions Professionals

Admissions at American institutions are consistently evolving. To equip you or your Admissions colleagues with knowledge and a credential, a great way to utilize professional development funds would be to encourage and support their participation in NACAC's College Admission for Emerging Leaders certification program. 

Professional Development Calendar

Check back often. New events are added frequently.
View the calendar here for direct links to register and see additional opportunities!

Are we missing an event? Sharing is caring. Email [email protected]. 

Professional Development Calendar

Check back often. New events are added frequently.
View the calendar here for direct links to register and see additional opportunities!

Are we missing an event? Sharing is caring. Email [email protected]. 

Book Review - What You Need to Know About Voting and Why 

"If the structure of our government is to survive for your children and grandchildren. We must see to it. The way to do it is by voting. Voting. And voting." - Kim Wehle

Rock Your AACRAO Vote 

Calling all eligible AACRAO Roster members, please take a look at the 2022-2023 AACRAO Slate and cast your vote. We have two CAPACRAO members running for positions - Cassandra Moore and Dr. Kimberly McNair.