Past Issues

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• News About Your Colleagues
• New N & E Committee Announced
• Fun, Fun, Fun in the Seattle Exhibit Hall
• Financial Ratios: Another Measure of AACRAO’s Financial Performance (Part 2 of 2)
• Caught in the Surf: Websites You Can Use
• Site Access by the Hearing- or Sight-disabled
• Haiku Happiness, Not
• Calendar of Events
• Position Announcements
• Closing Thought, by Richard Yount

Anita Foster, foster129@hotmail.com, assistant registrar at St. Catharine College has been named registrar. Anita holds an associate degree in office systems technology. She has worked at St. Catharine College for seven years and is responsible for student records and internal and external reporting.

Linda Hargis, lindhar@regent.edu, has left the registrar's office at Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, to finish her doctoral dissertation (organizational leadership) this summer, hoping then to return to Regent as an adjunct professor. Linda was appointed Registrar six years ago after one year as Assistant Registrar of Degree Auditing. She has extensive teaching experience from high school (Greenbrier Christian Academy, Virginia Beach) to piano, voice, and choral instruction. She has also been a guest speaker at conferences and other events over the last thirty years in the areas of education, character development/communication, leadership, music and Bible. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in music from Lael University (Missouri) and Master of Arts in education from Regent. She was recognized twice as Employee of the Month at Regent and has been involved with both AACRAO and Virginia ACRAO. Enjoy your studies and grandchildren, Linda.

Robert Lopez has been appointed executive director of enrollment services/director of admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, effective April 16, according to Tom Johnson, Tom.Johnson@mail.rgstr.wisc.edu. Presently, Robert is director of enrollment management at Peru State College, Peru, NE. He holds degrees from Illinois State University has experience in admissions, counseling and testing, and athletic coaching at Northern Arizona University and at Fort Scott Community College, Kansas.

David Robb, drobb@deans.umd.edu, is the new registrar at the University of Maryland-College Park. Until this week, David was the Director of the Office of Admissions and Records at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. We wish you the best in your no-doubt-easy transition from Hawaii to Maryland. UH-M's Acting Director of Admissions and Records is Ms. Jan Heu, jheu@mail.admrec.hawaii.edu.

Bonnie Scranton, boscran1@wsc.edu, will become Antioch College's Registrar in mid-June. As the news release noted, "Bonnie is highly qualified for this position. She brings to Antioch knowledge, skills and experience that will positively impact the registrar's office, academic planning and scheduling, and student services. She comes to us from Wayne State College in Nebraska where she has served as the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management/Registrar for the past six years." Congratulations, Bonnie.

Ellen Sheppard, esheppard@carolinas.org, has been appointed as the new president of Carolinas College of Health Sciences (CCHS) in Charlotte NC. Formerly Dean of Student Services and Enrollment Management at CCHS, Sheppard has been with the College since 1994, where she has had management responsibility for recruitment and admissions, financial aid, institutional research, registration and records, student advisement, and career placement. A college administrator since the late 1970s, Ellen has been active in Southern ACRAO and AACRAO as well as a member of NACAC and Carolinas ACRAO. Sheppard earned her undergraduate degree from James Madison University (Virginia), her masters from Tarleton State University (Texas), vocational training certification from Texas A&M University, and has completed the coursework for her doctorate in higher education from Nova Southeastern University. Another new president from our midst!

Rocky Mountain ACRAO News (from Sally Page, page@kailua.colorado.edu, Newsletter Editor)

COLORADO: 

Construction continues at the University of Denver (DU) as we prepare for the return of the Lamont School of Music to the University Park Campus. The groundbreaking ceremony for the King Lee and Shirley Nelson Residence Hall was held on February 14th, a sweet Valentine's celebration for all. In addition to being knee-deep in SCT Banner implementation, the university is in the midst of its NCA re-accreditation process. DU, which has maintained NCA accreditation since 1914, was just visited by a 10-member team led by Katy Marre, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Dayton. The team met with students, administrators, faculty and staff and a good time was had by all. We are excited about the very positive visit and anticipate feedback from NCA concerning our re-accreditation in April. DU also implemented an honor code for students, faculty and staff in September. 

The Honor Code has been well received and the University of Colorado at Denver has requested that we assist them in the development and implementation of their own code. There has been enough interest in the honor code that a collaborative effort is being attempted between Colorado schools to produce a Colorado Honor Code Group. Chris Austin, Director of Citizenship and Community Standards, is attempting to coordinate an organizational meeting with University of Northern Colorado, CU-Denver, and CU-Boulder. Chris also intends to be in touch with schools that already have honor codes in place, such as the Air Force Academy, Colorado College, and Pueblo Community College. Their input will be invaluable to the process. 

Two new staff members have joined the office of admissions at Colorado State University. Randy Miotke comes to Colorado State from Aims Community College where he was responsible for network administration and web site development. Randy's primary responsibility will be to develop the admissions office web site and other projects related to the Internet. Another new staff member, Kelly Cue Davis, received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Washington in Seattle. She brings expertise in experimental design and data collection and analysis. Kelly's responsibilities include survey development, program evaluation, and statistical analysis. The office of admissions continues to add and improve its on-line application services for students. In addition to applying on-line, students can now pay the application processing fee on-line as well. The new on-line payment is totally electronic with no manual intervention between the student, credit card processor, and the university. Students are given a variety of options for applying to Colorado State: complete the easy on-line application and pay the processing fee electronically, apply on-line and mail in the fee, or pay the fee on-line and mail a hard copy of the application. 

Barbara Baker reports that Northeastern Junior College recently appointed a new admissions recruiter, Richard Ontiveros, whose goal is to increase the school's service to students from diverse backgrounds. Richard is focusing his attention on the recruitment of minority students, especially Hispanics living in the northeastern part of Colorado. Among his activities is the development of a campus advisory committee composed of Hispanic community leaders and others interested in helping the institution attract and improve diversity. The college has a Campus Diversity Committee that has been active for several years, primarily coordinating on-campus presentations and student dialogue related to acceptance and encouragement of diversity.

NEW MEXICO: 

San Juan College has started the semester off with a lot of excitement. The college recently won the Zia Award for Quality New Mexico. Quality New Mexico, a statewide organization, works to promote and develop excellent performance by organizations within New Mexico. San Juan College is the first educational organization to win this award. The college also opened a new Health and Human Performance Center in December. This facility houses a brand new fitness center and all of the health profession departments, including the new dental assistant and dental hygiene programs. 

Eastern New Mexico University has seen some changes in both their records and admissions offices this year. Larry Fuqua, who has been the registrar at Eastern for many years, retired in December. He is now residing in Ruidoso. Betty Crane in the new registrar. Betty has been the assistant registrar at Eastern since 1983. In July, the director of admissions and the director of financial aid positions were combined, with Julie Poormanat the helm. Congratulations to all! 

The University of New Mexico's registrar's office had an off-campus retreat in February, a rare opportunity for their office to get away and participate in important discussions about office goals. The office is also looking into the Hershey opti-scan product to put all of the paper records on CD for safekeeping and easy retrieval. UNM is undertaking a number of initiatives to work with students to be successful and finish their degrees. Sounds like a very worthy cause! 

Anna Tupler of Santa Fe Community College would like everyone to know about a book drive RMACAC will be having at their spring conference in April. All proceeds will be donated to the Phoenix Indian Hospital and/or Tempe Guadalupe Hospital.

WYOMING: 

The admissions and records office at Casper College suffered a tremendous loss on January 29, 2001. Long time friend and co-worker, Darlene Mooney, admission specialist, passed away unexpectedly. Darlene had been an active participant in RMACRAO since 1992. Darlene enjoyed the friendships and information she gained from the organization. She will be missed. 

Central Wyoming College suffered a waterline break on February 8, and the admissions office was flooded. The culprit was a heating coil that froze and burst. Luckily, admissions was able to do business the very next day, though they had no heat and some very soggy floors! 

Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) just completed a reaccredidation evaluation in February by NCA. The evaluation team recommended that the next comprehensive visit be conducted in 2010-11, which would give EWC the maximum ten-year accredited status. Among the unique strengths the evaluation team noted in its preliminary report were the following: "EWC, in spite of being the smallest college in the state, has one of the largest and most successful community outreach programs, providing services to citizens in a 16,000 square mile service area," and ". . . the college has strong administrative leadership, resulting in student satisfaction, positive relationships, and pride in the institution. The pride is reflected in the cleanliness of the facilities, dedicated faculty/staff, and student enthusiasm." 

Laramie County Community College (LCCC) is pleased to announce the newest member of the recruiting team, Sara Heinert. Sara is an LCCC graduate and received her bachelor's degree from UW. Tammy Smith has accepted the admissions coordinator position, and is looking forward to building a great recruiting team. 

The University of Wyoming (UW) admissions office has had a busy fall, completing a major remodel of the processing area and installing EMAS software. UW is also currently in the final stages of implementing an integrated marketing plan, working with Educational Marketing Group of Denver, CO. The UW admissions bade a fond farewell to admissions counselor Sean Moore, who accepted a position with our SEO office in February. Waymon Levingston, who left UW to work with the University of Miami for a couple of years, is back as an assistant coordinator of special programs with our minority affairs office. In addition, Tammy Mack has recently been hired into a new position with minority affairs as a recruiting and retention specialist for Native American students. UW will be hiring a new admissions counselor to fill Sean's position after July 1. Future plans for hiring include an associate director and a full-time orientation coordinator. We're excited that freshmen numbers at UW were up last fall, and so far, all indications point to another increase for next fall! 

Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) suffered a major fire in its boiler room and physical plant area on the evening of January 1, which left the campus without heat, water, telephones, fire alarm, and fire suppression systems. Most of the campus suffered smoke damage, and several offices, storage areas, and work areas in the physical resources area of the building were lost. Thankfully, only those students staying over for the holidays were on campus, and they were relocated to a motel while repairs were made. By January 3, enrollment services, financial aid, and the housing office were up and running in the commons area of Rocky Mountain Hall, a self-contained residence hall. The business office joined the group and students were admitted, advised, registered, and able to pay their balances. With the combined efforts of campus and community, WWCC opened its doors and returned to regular operations on January 16, the scheduled start date for the spring semester. The WWCC employees want to thank everyone for their support and best wishes during a challenging time. WWCC can now focus on moving forward with its strategic planning and to that end action teams have been formed to carry out priority goals under the college's guiding principals.

College of Health Sciences: Linda C. Williams is the new registrar, having come from Ferrum College where she was Assistant Registrar. She succeeds Ruth Robertson who has taken a position in the private business sector.

College of William and Mary: Kelly Lockerman was promoted to Associate Registrar and Cory Butler moved from Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Admissions to Senior Assistant Registrar.

Hollins University: Richard A. Carr was named assistant registrar as of January 1. Richard comes to Hollins from the private sector, where he spent 35 years in the retail industry, the last 28 years with Bridgestone/Firestone. He has been an occasional adjunct professor of computer science at Western Virginia Community College during the last eight years and is working on his Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at Hollins.

Shepherd College: Whitney Cornwell, Admissions Counselor, moved to the Office of Career Services in January. She and her husband, matt, are expecting their first child in April, after which they will be moving to Norristown, PA due to Matt's promotion to a regional management position.

New N&E Committee Announced

According to an announcement by Paul Aucoin, Chair of the 2000-2001 AACRAO Nominations and Elections Committee and Dean of Academic Services at Samford University, the following AACRAO members have been elected to the 2001-2002 Nominations and Elections Committee.  The Chair-Elect and Vice Chair-Elect deserve special congratulations because they received the highest number of votes and will serve two-year terms.

Entering their second year of service on N&E are Chair, Eliott Baker, Slippery Rock University, and Vice-Chair, Suzanne Anderson, Northwestern University. Elected to serve with Eliott and Suzanne are:

    Chair-Elect Georgeanne Porter, Director of Admissions, University of Missouri - Columbia

    Vice Chair-Elect Paul Wiley, University Registrar, University of the South

    Luz Barreras, Registrar, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Mary Koskan, Associate Registrar, University of Minnesota

    Louise Phillips, Associate Director of the MITC, Southwest Texas State University

    Bill Ponder, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services, Eastern Washington University

    Lora Spaulding, Associate Registrar, University of Notre Dame

    1st Alternate, Jim Blackburn, Director of Admissions and Records, California State            University-Fullerton

    2nd Alternate, Michael Poindexter, Vice President of Student Services, Community College of    Denver

    3rd Alternate, Wanda Simpson, Associate Dean of Enrollment Services, San Jacinto College

Earlier, the Nominations and Elections Committee announced the following nominees to fill openings on the AACRAO Board of Directors:

President-Elect:  Heather Smith, Associate Dean of Enrollment Services, Community College of Rhode Island

Vice President for Finance: Joe Roof, Dean of Enrollment Development, Daytona Beach Community College

Vice President for Registration, Records and Information Technology: Mike Allen, Associate Registrar, The University of Texas – Austin

Aucoin said, “It was a real privilege to serve on this year’s committee with such dedicated professionals.”  The committee’s deliberations were thorough and thoughtful, while the decisions were sometimes difficult, he added. Serving on the 2000-2001 N & E Committee with Aucoin were:

            Carol Cline, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Vice Chair (MN)

            Eliott Baker, Slippery Rock University, Chair-Elect (PA)

            Suzanne Anderson, Northwestern University, Vice Chair-Elect (IL)

            Verna Crockett, Shelby State Community College, (TN)

            Kathleen Jones, Iowa State University (IO)

            Christie Kangas, University of Southern Colorado (CO)

            Gary Krivy, The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

            Robert Morley, University of Southern California (CA)

 Fun, Fun, Fun in the Seattle Exhibit Hall 

Three kinds of entertainment will be offered as AACRAO Annual Meeting attendees, join with their colleagues and vendors on Sunday evening while enjoying refreshments at the Exhibit Hall event. 

An all-male a cappella group called THE APOSTLES performs in the tradition of the "doo wop" vocal groups of the fifties.  Inspired by the gospel vocal groups of the south, the Apostles bring their unique style and engaging enthusiasm to every performance. They've become one of the premiere attractions at the world famous Pike Place Market where the group performs every weekend.

THE PIKE PLACE MARKET FISH THROWERS perform daily down at the market, but will join us on Sunday evening to give a fish throwing performance and allow us to try Seattle's famous delicacy, smoked salmon. You might even be lucky enough to try your hand at fish throwing - in an apron of course! 

Also providing entertainment Sunday evening are THE TOUCANS, a lively four-piece Steel Drum Band from Seattle.  An all acoustic ensemble, the group consists of "just good old steel drums and the fun-loving fellows who play them!"

Don't miss out on the fun, fun, fun.

Financial Ratios: Another Measure of AACRAO’s Financial Performance

Part II: Balance Sheet Ratios

(This is the second of two installments on AACRAO Financial Ratios.  The first installment provided an introduction to financial ratios and a discussion of AACRAO’s Income and Expense Ratios.  This installment focuses on Balance Sheet Ratios.)

As reported in the first installment, your AACRAO Board and AACRAO Staff have worked diligently to improve AACRAO’s financial status during the past two fiscal years.  In an effort to determine how well AACRAO is doing financially as compared to peer organizations, a series of financial ratios were computed utilizing the year-end financial statements for FY 2000, ending June 30, 2000.

As we review these financial ratios, it is important to remember that ratios are only one tool that we should use in determining financial performance and that we should continually use ratios to view performance over time, rather than for a single point in time.  Also, a ratio that is out of line with an industry benchmark may indicate an area where further investigation is needed before any conclusions are developed.

These financial ratios were developed based on guidelines from the ASAE Operating Ratio Report, Eleventh Edition (2000).  For comparison purposes, we utilized organizations which were exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS Code of 1986 and that had an annual income between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.  This resulted in approximately 93 organizations for the Balance Sheet ratios.

The ASAE report provided Industry Averages and Medians.  The value of using both is that one organization can distort the average by having either very high or low numbers in one area.  The median is the actual midpoint.  By reviewing both industry comparisons, we can view which is the better benchmark for AACRAO.

Balance sheet ratios are often referred to as a financial check up, similar to a physical examination.  They attempt to determine the financial health of the organizations.  The following are key ratios based on the balance sheet information.  These ratios imply a mathematical relationship of the computed number to one, or X.X:1 

Operating Efficiency Ratio (Total Income/Total Assets) - a measure of how well an organization is using its total assets to generate income.  In general, the higher the number, the more efficient the organization.

AACRAO 1.6        Industry Avg. 1.3        Industry Median 1.0

In this area, AACRAO is exceeding both the industry average and median.

Total Liabilities/Fund Balance - a measure of how many times over an organization can meet its obligations with net assets.  A number greater than one means the organization cannot meet its obligations with net assets.

AACRAO 1.2        Industry Avg. 2.2        Industry Median 0.6

While AACRAO could not meet its total liabilities by utilizing its fund balance on June 30, 2000 it was exceeding the performance of the industry average.  In addition, the ratio has improved significantly from June 30, 1999 when it was 1.5.However,this continues to be an area where AACRAO needs improvement and is an area that your Board is addressing by establishing the goal that reserves should equal 50% of the operating budget. 

Ratio of Expendable Assets to Total Liabilities - a measure of relative liquidity or how many times the organization can meet its obligations from cash and other expendable assets.  A number less than one indicate the organization cannot meet its debts using cash or other expendable assets.

AACRAO 1.5        Industry Avg. 8.3        Industry Median 1.7

In this area, AACRAO can meet its debts by using cash or expendable assets, but is not performing as well as the industry average or median.

Expendable Fund Balance to Total Expenses - a measure of whether the organization could cover expenses if operating income remained stationary.

AACRAO 0.15        Industry Avg. 0.38        Industry Median 0.26

AACRAO could cover approximately 28% of its expenses from expendable fund balance, or unrestricted net assets.  AACRAO is above the industry median, but below the industry average.  Again, your Board’s goal to have the reserves at 50% of the operating budget addresses improvement in this area.

Quick Ratio - a measure of liquidity in how well the organization can meet immediate obligations by utilizing current assets (other than inventory and prepaid expenses) to meet current liabilities.

AACRAO 3.6        Industry Avg. 14.2        Industry Median 6.6

AACRAO can meet its immediate obligations or current liabilities, but is not at the industry average or median.  A quick ratio of 1.0 is generally accepted for most creditors. 

Current Ratio - a measure of how current assets can pay off current liabilities.  This is an expansion of the above ratio as it includes all current assets to cover current liabilities.

AACRAO 3.7         Industry Avg. 6.6        Industry Median 4.0

Again, AACRAO can easily meet current liabilities, but is not at the industry average or median and is an area that is being monitored by your Board Finance Committee.

Cash + Investments/Deferred Revenue - a measure of liquidity in how the organization's cash covers future earnings.  A number less than one indicate a potentially weak financial condition.

AACRAO 2.9        Industry Avg. 6.8        Industry Median 3.0

In this area, AACRAO in almost at the industry median, but is below the industry average.  The deferred revenue for FY 2000 was higher than previous years due to the fact the FY2001 Institutional Dues Statements were mailed earlier than in previous years.  The result is that all FY2001 Institutional Dues Revenue received prior to June 30, 2000 is considered deferred revenue.  This would result in a lower cash + investments / deferred ratio number than previous years.  Cash and investments were actually up 37% over FY1999, but deferred revenue was up at an even higher rate at 48%.

Personnel Ratio (Salary Costs/Total Association Expenses) - a measure of the proportion of association expense that is used for salary costs. (source: AACRAO 2000-2001 Operating Budget)

For more information on AACRAO Income and Expense Ratios, contact Joe Roof, AACRAO Vice President of Finance at roofj@dbcc.cc.fl.us.  AACRAO Financial Ratios will be discussed in more detail during the 2001 Annual Meeting at a Roundtable Discussion scheduled for Monday, April 23 at 5:30 pm.

- Joe Roof, AACRAO Vice President of Finance

Commencement: It's that time of year again and the questions come fast and furious from those wanting their graduation ceremonies to be special, attractive and memorable. A link to which we have referred to in earlier issues which bears repeating is the Academic Costume Code and An Academic Ceremony Guide, by Eugene Sullivan, American Council on Education, located at http://www.acenet.edu/faq/costume_code.html.

E-mail (Plain Text): Editor Paul Aucoin, paucoin@samford.edu, sent along this excellent resource for those of you who are tired of point-and-click and yearn for the "good old days" of text-based e-mailing. (No, I'm not kidding, some of us continue to prefer keystrokes to mouse clicks.) If you use any of the following packages, check out "Configuring Mail Clients to Send Plain ASCII Text" at http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1236/nomime.html: Agent/Free Agent, AOL, Entourage 2001 (MacIntosh), Eudora Light, Eudora Pro, Eudora, Juno, MS Internet Explorer, MSN Explorer, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise, Netscape Communicator, Outlook 2000, Outlook Express, Outlook 97, Outlook 98, Pegasus Mail, Pine, TheBat!

Home computer maintenance: When you uninstall a program that you no longer use, you might inadvertently delete a shared DLL (dynamic link library) file that's needed by another program. You'll know it's happened when you launch one of your favorite programs, only to receive a "missing file" error message that contains the name of the DLL that's gone MIA. The actions of uninstall procedures depend on the uninstall utility that came with the program you'd like to remove. Some are sensitive to shared files and alert you when you're in danger of deleting one, while others simply wipe out every file associated with the unwanted program. Is this an act of spite? Who knows. The good news is, the Internet is host to a number of DLL banks where you can easily download the missing file-in most cases, for free. Here are a few worth checking out:
DLL Star: http://dllstar.hypermart.net ; TopFile.com: http://topfile.com/dll ; DLLSearch.com: http://www.dllsearch.com (Element K Journals, http://elementktips.com, April 2, 2001)

New NCES information

StatChatplus:This is your entry point into the on-line community of people interested in education information and related issues. Through NCES' StatChatplus you have the opportunity to express your thoughts and opinions to friends, colleagues, and others with similar interests around the world. It is also a forum that lets you select, or suggest new, areas of interest that you might want to participate in discussing. To participate, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/statchatplus/

New reports and the links follow:

"Attrition of New Teachers Among Recent College Graduates: Comparing Occupational Stability among 1992–93 College Graduates Who Taught and Those Who Worked in Other Occupations" has been released. This report examines the occupation stability of bachelor's degree recipients during the first 4 years after receiving the bachelor's degree. The analyses address the following question: were graduates who were teaching in 1994 more or less likely than those in other occupations to leave the work force or work in a different occupation in 1997? The data indicate that K-12 teachers among 1992-93 college graduates were among the least likely to work in different occupations in 1997 compared with 1994. The PDF version of the report is at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001189

"From Bachelor's Degree To Work: Major Field of Study and Employment Outcomes of 1992-93 Bachelor's Degree Recipients Who Did Not Enroll in Graduate Education by 1997" http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001165

"Credits and Attainment: Returns to Postsecondary Education Ten Years After High School" http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001168

"Degrees and Other Awards Conferred by Title IV Participating, Degree-granting Institutions: 1997-98" http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001177

"Undergraduates Enrolled with Higher Sticker Prices" http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001171

Sexual Harassment Guidelines: All of us can probably do more to prevent sexual harassment on our campuses. Perhaps your vice president, dean or human resources director is looking for good resources and would be interested in knowing of your interest. Leonora Campos, campos@clhe.org, provided information on the "revised guidance" provided by the US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. To obtain a copy, web or PDF, go to http://www.ed.gov/ocr/shguide/index.html. Among the issues addressed on this comprehensive site are frequently asked questions about sexual harassment, a checklist for addressing harassment, self-evaluation guidance, an harassment/hate crime guide, and information on approaches to eliminating harassment and hate crimes.

Testing, testing...: How well can you do? (Thanks to Carolyn Johnson, cjohnson@mtsu.edu, at Middle Tennessee State University.)

Travel abroad: If you or your students are planning travel abroad -- whether for business, pleasure, or study -- you will need to convert your dollars to Deutschemarks, lira, yen, or "moolah." The Internet Tourbus published a few wonderful resources (Volume 6, number 17, 9/12/2000) to help the traveller take care of money business. The Universal Currency Converter helps you calculate how much any amount of one currency is worth in another currency. One especially interesting feature is the Interactive Currency Table which lets you view cross-rate tables of several dozen major currencies in the base currency of your choice. This means you can quickly find out how much your currency is worth all over the world with just a few clicks. It even has historical data so you can see how the rates have changed over time. If you prefer to get a daily e-mail update, you can sign up to receive it at the Currency Update Service. And if you take the advice of most experienced travellers by using your credit card to get your host countries' currencies, the Travel Expenses Calculator helps you determine your financial institution's charges for foreign exchange transactions processed using your credit card. Travel smart and safely!

NB:  If you know of a web resource or a bit of web humor that you think may be useful to your colleagues, please send the URL to Scott Dittman at sdittman@wlu.edu so it may be considered for inclusion in a future issue of NetNews.  Tell a little about why you like it and be credited with the catch.

Site Access by the Hearing- or Sight-disabled

Our colleague at Montevallo University, Helen Perkins, perkinsh@montevallo.edu, noted "a good article in The Chronicle of Higher Education which seems to state that colleges and universities will have to comply by August 2001." Helen opines that "for the blind, the major issue is whether to use 'alt' tags [HTML code which describes what a graphic shows] or whether to design a completely different text-only site. For the deaf, if there is streaming video and/or audio, other arrangements have to be made for deaf students just as they do now when a video or audio tape is used."

Helen also provided a link to online workshops on the issue: http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshop.htm. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has published policies governing World Wide Web Accessibility, which can be found on their web page http://www.wisc.edu/wiscinfo/policy/wwwap.html. Included in the policies is a link to the Guidelines put out by the WWW Consortium (W3C), with additional good tips at http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/QuickTips/. Also listed on the Wisconsin site's last page, under Resources, are other internet sources, including "Bobby,"  from the Center for Applied Special Technology. Bobby will run your web site through an accessibility test, and certify your site if it passes. The City of Montevallo  has a Bobby-approved site." Thanks, Helen.

We are wondering how long will it be before those of us in higher education who receive federal funds will be asked to do something like this, too. If your website is already meeting this challenge, please send the URL to Scott Dittman so that we may share it in the next issue. For starters, look at this MSWord file of resource organizations for people with disabilities and visit the web pages of Galludet University.

Haiku Happiness, Not

According to an un-attributed source, some Japanese have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has strict construction rules. Each poem has only three lines, and a total of 17 syllables:  five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, five in the third.

Haikus are used to communicate a timeless message often achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through extreme brevity -- the essence of Zen.  Some examples:

Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.

Your file was so big.  
It might be very useful. 
But now it is gone.

The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.

Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.

First snow, then silence.
This thousand-dollar screen dies
So beautifully.

The Tao that is seen
Is not the true Tao-until
You bring fresh toner.

Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.

A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.

Having been erased,
The document you're seeking
Must now be retyped.

Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

Calendar of Events

AACRAO Annual Meetings:

April 22-25, 2001, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA  http://www.aacrao.org/am/am01/am-2001.htm
April 14-16, 2002, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN
April 6-8, 2003, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
April 19-21, 2004, Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV
March 28-30, 2005, New York Hilton, New York, NY

Other Professional Meetings and Workshops:

Networking 2001
April 10-12, 2001
Hilton Washington and Towers - Washington DC
http://www.educause.edu/netatedu/events/net2001/

College Admissions: Operations and Management: A One-day Workshop for New Admissions Professionals
AACRAO Annual Meeting 2001, Seattle, Washington
Sunday, April 22, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Workshop W.12-College Admissions: Operations and Management
http://www.aacrao.org/am/am01/register.htm

The Standards Council's
"Building With Standards:  Conference on Electronic Standards in Higher Education"
May 17-18, 2001, at the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, VA
http://www.StandardsCouncil.org

CUMREC 2001
May 13-16, 2001
Pint South Mountain Resort, Phoenix, Arizona.
http://www.cumrec.org/cumrec2001/

Transfer: The Forgotten Function of Community Colleges
July 30-31, 2001
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
Proposal deadline is March 15, 2001
http://www.oakton.edu/resource/transfer/

12th Annual EDI in Education Conference
October 21-23, 2001 - Tampa FL
http://usfweb.usf.edu/webforms/speede/

EDUCAUSE 2001
October 28-31, 2001
Indianapolis, Indiana
The deadline for preconference seminar proposals is December 31, 2000.
http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2001/csp.html

State and Regional Association Meetings:

Alabama ACRAO
Annual Meeting: June 28-30, 2001
Web site: http://www.samford.edu/admin/alacrao
President: Robin Wyatt, Director of Admissions and Special Projects, Enterprise State Junior College, Enterprise, AL 36331
phone: (334) 347-2623, fax: (334) 393-6223, email: Rwyatt@hotmail.com
President-Elect: David Johnson, Assistant Director of Admissions for Orientation and Special Events, University of Alabama, Box 870132, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
phone: (205) 348-6549, e-mail: djohnson@enroll.ua.edu
Newsletter Editor: Mike Hobbs, Transfer Advising Coordinator, Jefferson State Community College, 2601 Carson Road, Birmingham, AL 35215-3098
phone: (205) 856-7991, e-mail: mhobbs@jscc.cc.al.us

Arizona ACRAO
Annual Meeting: September 2001
Web site: http://www.asu.edu/registrar/AzACRAO/
President: Patrick Martin, University Registrar, Northern Arizona University, Box 4103, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4103
phone: (520) 523-2100, fax: (520) 523-1414, e-mail: Patrick.Martin@nau.edu
President-Elect: Tandy Elisala, Registrar and Director of Student Records, University of Phoenix, 4615 East Elwood Street, Phoenix, AZ 85072
phone: (602) 927-0099, fax: (602) 894-1758, e-mail: trelisal@apollogrp.edu
Newsletter Editor: Gene Carson, Registrar and Enrollment Services Manager, Yavapai College, 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ  86301
phone:  (520) 776-2188, fax: (520) 776-2151, e-mail: gene_carson@yavapai.cc.az.us

Arkansas ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 2001
President: Sharon McDaniel, Program Coordinator, Arkansas State University, PO Box 1570, St. University, AR 72467
phone: (870) 972-2031, fax: (870) 972-3843, e-mail: Smcdaniel@chickasaw.astate.edu
President-Elect: Alisa Waniewski, Arkansas Tech University Admissions, 141 Doc Bryan, Student Services Center, Russellville, Arkansas 72801
phone: (501) 968-0343, e-mail: Adaw@atuvm.atu.edu
Newsletter Editor: Brenda Hunter, University of Arkansas, Hunt 146, Fayetteville, AR 72701
phone: (501) 575-7456, e-mail: bhunter@comp.uark.edu

British Columbia (BCARUCC)
Annual Meeting: March 2002
President: Bill Cooke, University College of the Fraser Valley, 45635 Yale Road, Chilliwack, British Columbia  V2P 6T4  E-mail: Cooke@ucfv.bc.ca

Canada (ARUCC)
Annual Meeting: June 23-28, 2001
Web site: http://www.arucc.ryerson.ca
President: Lea Pennock, Assistant Registrar (Enrollment Services), University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, Canada
phone: (306) 996-6723, fax: (306) 966-6730, e-mail: Pennock@admin.usask.ca
President-Elect: Sheila Brygadyr, Registrar, Huron College, 1349 Western Road, London, ON N6G 1H3, Canada  phone:  (519) 438-7224, fax: (519) 438-3938, e-mail : sbrygady@julian.uwo.ca
Newsletter Editor: John Scime, Graduate Registrar & Secretary, School of Graduate Studies, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West Hamilton ON L8S 4L8, Canada.  Phone: (905)  525-9140 Ext 23679, fax: (905) 527-1105, e-mail: scime@mcmaster.ca

Carolinas ACRAO
Annual Meeting: December 2001
Web site: http://www.cacrao.duke.edu
President: Ken Hayes, Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, PO Box 1595, Salisbury, NC 28145
phone: (704) 637-1760 ext 212, fax: (704) 633-6804, e-mail: hayesk@rccc.cc.nc.us
President-Elect: Ed Holloway, Admissions Counselor, North Greenville College, PO Box 1892, Tigerville, SC 29688
phone: (800) 468-6642, fax: (864) 977-7177, e-mail: eholloway@ngc.edu
Newsletter Editor: Mark Ellison, Assistant Director of Admissions, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646
phone: (828) 227-3169, e-mail: mellison@wcu.edu

Florida ACRAO
Annual Meeting: June 3-6, 2001
Web site: http://registrar.fsu.edu/facrao/newsmain.htm
President: Dr. Deborah Fuschetti, Registrar, South Florida Community College, 600 W College Dr, Avon Park, FL 33825-9399
phone: (863) 784-7139, fax: (863) 453-2365, email: Fuscde24@sfcc.cc.fl.us
President-Elect: Dr. Mary Etta Fisher, Registrar, Santa Fe Community College, 3000 NW 83rd Street, Bldg R, Room 101, Gainesville, FL 32606-6200
phone: (800) 662-7041, fax: (816) 271-4574, e-mail: admissn@griffon.mwsc.edu
Newsletter Editor: D. Travis Spaulding, Director of Enrollment Management, Seminole Community College, 100 Weldon Boulevard, Sanford, FL 32773
phone: (407) 328-2027, e-mail: spauldit@mail.seminole.cc.fl.us

Georgia ACRAO
Annual Meeting: July 15-17, 2001
Web site: http://gacrao.org
President: Mollie DeHart, Registrar and Director of Admissions, Coastal Georgia Community College, 3700 Altama Avenue, Brunswick, GA 31520-3644
phone: (912) 262-3075, fax: (912) 262-3072, e-mail: dehart@bc9000.bc.peachnet.edu
President-Elect: Jerry Wright, Registrar, Valdosta State University, 1500 N. Patterson St.  Valdosta, GA 31698
phone: (912) 333-5729, fax: (912) 333-5475, e-mail: jewright@valdosta.edu
Newsletter Editor: Michelle J. McIntire, Assistant Director of Admissions, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA  30118-4400
phone: (770) 836-6418;  fax: (770) 836-4659, e-mail: mmcintir@westga.edu

Idaho ACRAO
Annual Meeting: April 2001
President: Kelly Hymas, Registrar, Ricks College, Kimball Building #190, Rexburg, ID 83460-1640
phone: (208) 356-1007, fax: (208) 356-1035, e-mail: hymask@ricks.edu
President-Elect: Mike Echanis, Director of Admissions, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8270, Pocatello, ID 8309
phone: (208) 236-2477, fax: (208) 236-4487, e-mail: echamike@isu.edu

Illinois ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 2001
Web site: http://www.iacrao.org
President: Judy Jobe, Vice President of Institutional and Educational Services, Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123-7193
phone: (847) 214-7363, fax: (847) 622-3030, e-mail: jjobe@mail.elgin.cc.il.us
President-Elect: Gwen Kanelos, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services, Roosevelt University, Schaumburg Campus, 1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4348
phone: (847) 619-8620, fax: (847) 619-8636, e-mail: gkanelos@roosevelt.edu
Newsletter Editor: Donna Banner, Associate University Registrar, Illinois State University, Campus Box 2207, Julian Hall 209, Normal, IL 61790-2207
phone: (309) 438-2738, fax: (309) 438-7234, e-mail: drbanne@ilstu.edu
Bill Pearch, Admission and Records Officer, Illinois State University, Campus Box 2204, Normal, IL 61790-2204
phone: (309) 438-2504, fax: (309) 438-7350, e-mail: wjbpearc@ilstu.edu

Indiana ACRAO
Annual Meeting:
Web site: http://www.iupui.edu/~iacrao
President: Thomas Gunderson, Student Services Data Steward, Purdue University, 1103 Schleman Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1103
phone: (765) 494-7416, fax: (765) 496-1109, e-mail: thomas@purdue.edu
President-Elect: Suzanne Bates, Associate Registrar, DePauw University, 313 S Locust Street, PO Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-9902
phone: (765) 658-4143, fax: (765) 658-4139, e-mail: sbates@depauw.edu
Communications Officer: Tom May, Associate Registrar, Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis, Cavanaugh Hall Rm 141, 425 N University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5144
phone: 317-274-1501, fax: 317-278-2240, e-mail: tomay@iupui.edu

Kansas ACRAO
Annual Meeting: September 2001
Web site: http://www.kacrao.org
President: Joey Linn, Director of Admissions, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601-4099
phone: (765) 628-5666, fax: (785) 628-4187, e-mail: jlinn@fhsu.edu
President-Elect: Lisa Miller, Vice President of Students/Enrollment Management, Pratt Community College, 348 NE S. R. 61, Pratt, KS 67124
e-mail: lisam@pcc.cc.ks.us
Newsletter Editor: Chris Hett, Assistant Director of Admissions, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260
phone: (316) 978-3163, fax: (316) 978-3174, email: hett@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu

Kentucky ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 2001
Web site: http://www.kacrao.com
President: Melissa Gorbandt, Assistant Director of Admissions, Northern Kentucky University, Office of Admissions, Nunn Dr, Highlands Heights, KY 41099
phone: (859) 572-5744, fax: (859) 572-5566, e-mail: gorbandt@nku.edu
President-Elect: Ruth Anne Rettie, Registrar, Hopkinsville Community College, PO Box 2100, Hopkinsville, KY 42241-2100
phone: (270) 886-3921 ext. 6197, e-mail: ruthann.rettie@kctcs.net
Newsletter Editor: Martha Evilsizor, Associate for Information, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Statistics, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
phone: (502) 573-1555, fax: (502) 573-1535, e-mail: Martha.Evilsizor@mail.state.ky.us

Louisiana ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 2001
President: Jan Albritton, Director of Admissions, Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 3178, Ruston, LA 71272-0001
phone: (318) 257-3036, fax: (318) 257-2499, e-mail: usjba@latech.edu
President-Elect: Patricia Lee, Assistant Registrar, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, Office of Records & Registrations, 112 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1696
phone: (225) 388-1696, fax: (225) 388-5991, e-mail: plee3@lsu.edu
Newsletter Editor: Patricia Lee, Assistant Registrar, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, Office of Records & Registrations, 112 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1696
phone: (225) 388-1696, fax: (225) 388-5991, e-mail: plee3@lsu.edu

Michigan ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 2001
Web site: http://www.macrao.org
President: Karen Klumpp, Registrar, Alma College, 614 West Superior Street, Alma, MI 48801
phone: (517) 463-7348, fax: (517) 463-7993, e-mail: klumpp@alma.edu
President-Elect: Richard Stevens, Coordinator of Admissions and Assessment, Macomb Community College, 14500 East Twelve Mile Road, Building H Room 217SC, Warren, MI 48093-3896
phone: (810) 445-7246, fax: (810) 445-7140, e-mail: stevens@macoomb.cc.mi.us
Newsletter Editor: Sue Beerbower, Administrative Assistant, Jackson Community College, Jackson Community College, 2111 Emmons Road, Jackson, MI 49201
phone: (517) 796-8694, e-mail: sue_beerbower@jackson.cc.mi.us

Middle States ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 2001
Web site: http://www.msacroa.org
President: Ira Tyszler, Dean of Enrollment Management and Institutional Research and Review, Touro College, 27 West 23 Street, New York, NY 10010
phone: (212) 463-0400, fax: (212) 627-9542, e-mail: tysz@touro.edu
President-Elect: Betty Cifrodella, Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management, Touro College, 27-33 West 23^rd Street, New York, NY 10010
phone: (212) 463-0400, fax: (212) 627-9542, e-mail: bettyc@touro.edu
Newsletter Editor: Daniel Winicur, Registrar, West Chester State University, 154 Bull Chester, West Chester, PA 19383
phone: (610) 436-1030, fax: (610) 436-2370, e-mail: dwinicur@wcupa.edu

Mississippi ACRAO
Annual Meeting: April 2-3, 2001
Web site: http://www.msstate.edu/org/macrao/
President: Bettye Graves, Director of Data Management and Records, Jackson State University, PO Box 17125, Jackson, MS 39217-0125
phone: (601) 968-2399, fax: (601) 968-2399, e-mail: bgraves@mail1.jsums.edu
President-Elect: Cay Lollar, Registrar, Mississippi University for Women, PO Box W-165, Columbus, MS 39701
phone: (662) 329-7134, fax: (662) 241-7481, e-mail: clollar@muw.edu
Newsletter Editor: Betsy Elliott, Director of School Relations and Recruitment, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 38733
phone: (662) 846-4655, fax: (662) 846-4016, e-mail: belliott@dsu.deltast.edu
John Elliott, Assistant to the Registrar, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 38733
phone: (662) 846-4042, fax: (662) 846-4016, e-mail: jelliott@dsu.deltast.edu

Missouri ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 2001
Web site: http://www2.semo.edu/macrao
President: Kathy Brockgreitens, Director of Admissions and Registration, Saint Charles County Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St Peters, MO 63376-2866
phone: (314) 922-8220, fax: (314) 922-8236, e-mail: kbrockgreitens@chuck.stchas.edu
President-Elect: Julie Bramwell, Registrar Ozarks Technical Community College, PO
Box 5958, Springfield, MO 65801
phone: (417)895-7131, fax(417)895-7748, e-mail: jbramwel@mail.otc.cc.mo.us

Montana ACRAO
Annual Meeting: March 2002
President: Karen Everett, University Registrar and Director of Admissions and Records, Montana State University-Billings, 1500 North 30th Street, Billings, MT 59101-0245
phone: (406) 657-2880, fax: (406) 657-2302, e-mail: keverett@msubillings.edu
President-Elect: David Farrington, Registrar, Montana State University College of Technology-Great Falls, 2100-16th Avenue South, Great Falls, MT 59405
phone: (406) 771-4312
Newsletter Editor: N/A

Nebraska ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 2001
Web site: http://www.ses.unomaha.edu/nacrao
President: Dan O’Reilly, Associate Registrar, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178 phone: (402) 280-4025, fax: (402) 280-2527, e-mail: daniel@creighton.edu
President-Elect: Angie Pacheco, Admissions Director, Central Community
College, P.O. Box 4903, Grand Island, NE 68802-4903, phone:
308-384-5220, fax: 308-389-6398, e-mail: apacheco@cccneb.edu
Newsletter Editor: Laura McMullan, Enrollment Management Outreach Facilitator, Metropolitan Community College, PO Box 3777, Omaha, NE 68103-0777
phone: (402) 457-2561, fax: (402) 449-2564, e-mail: LMcMullan@metropo.mccneb.edu

New England ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 2001
Web site: http://www.registrar.uconn.edu/neacrao.htm
President: Deborah Aiken, Associate Dean of Enrollment Services, Community College of Rhode Island, 400 East Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886-1807
phone: (401) 825-2126, fax: (401) 825-2394, e-mail: daiken@ccri.cc.ri.us
President-Elect: Hazel Doak, Registrar, University of Maine at Farmington, 86 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938
phone: (207) 778-7240, fax: (207) 778-7247, e-mail: hazel@maine.edu

New Jersey/New York ACRAO
Bi-Annual Meetings: March 13, 2001, October 2001
Web site: http://pages.nyu.edu/~nag2/njny-acrao
President: Peter Falk, University Admissions Coordinator, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 65 Bergen Street - Suite 1441, Newark, NJ 07107
phone: (973) 972-6259, fax: (973) 972-7596, e-mail: falkpe@umdnj.edu
President-Elect: Walter Mack, Assistant Registrar, Kean University, Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 7083-7131
phone: (908) 527-2606, fax: (908) 527-0423, e-mail: wmack@turbo.kean.edu
Newsletter Editor: N/A

New Mexico ACRAO
Annual Meeting: June 2001
President: Michael R. Zimmerman, Registrar, New Mexico State University, PO Box 30001 MSC 3AR, Las Cruces, NM 88003
phone: (505) 646-3411, fax: (505) 646-1579, e-mail: mzimmerm@nmsu.edu
President-Elect: Katie Mares, Manager, Enrollment Services, University of New Mexico-Taos, 115 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos, NM 87571
phone: (505) 758-7667, email: kmares@unm.edu

Ohio ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 7-9, 2001
Web site: http://www.oacrao.ohiou.edu
President: Byron Thorsen, Registrar, Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43235
phone: (614) 885-5585, fax: (317) 885-2307, e-mail: bthorsen@pcj.edu
President-Elect: Richard Carpenter, University Registrar, Ohio Northern University, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH 45810
phone: (419) 772-2024, fax: (419) 772-1932, e-mail: r-carpenter@onu.edu
Newsletter Editor: Connie Goodman, Assistant to the Registrar, Ohio State University, The Office of the University Registrar, 1800 Gannon Drive #1200, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-7685, e-mail: Goodman.7@osu.edu

Oklahoma ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 2001
Web site: http://www.oacrao-ok.org
President: Tim McElroy, Director of Admissions and Records, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, PO Box 82345, Chickasha, OK 73108
phone: (705) 224-3140, e-mail: mcelroyt@ nsuok.edu
President-Elect: Gloria Barton, Director of Admissions and Registrar, Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 South May Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73159
phone: (405) 682-7515, fax: (405) 682-7521, e-mail: Gcbarton@okc.cc.ok.us
Newsletter Editor: Evelyn Wilson, Dean of Enrollment Services, University of Central Oklahoma,
101 North University Drive, Edmond OK 73034
phone: (405) 974-2333, e-mail: ewilson@ucok.edu

Oregon ACRAO
Annual Meeting: May 6-8, 2001
Web site: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~oracrao
President: Todd McCollum, Director of Admissions for Graduate and Professional Studies, George Fox University, 414 N. Meridian St. #6310, Newberg, OR 97132
phone: (503) 554-2265, fax: (503) 554-3856, e-mail: tmccollu@georgefox.edu
President-Elect: Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, Admissions Coordinator, Portland Community College, PO Box 19000, Portland, OR 97280-0990
phone: (503) 977-4520, fax: (503) 977-7351, e-mail: dbailey@pcc.edu
Newsletter Editor: Robert Bontrager, Director of Admission and Orientation, Oregon State University, 104 Kerr Admin Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-2106
phone: (541) 737-6166, fax: (541) 737-2482, e-mail: robert.bontrager@orst.edu

Pacific ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 2001
Web site: http://www.reg.uci.edu/PACRAO/
President: Nora McLaughlin, Registrar, Reed College, 3203 Southeast Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97202-8199
phone: (503) 777-7774, fax: (503) 777-7795, e-mail: nora.mclaughlin@reed.edu
President-Elect: John Finney, Associate Dean and University Registrar, University of Puget Sound, 1500 North Warner, Tacoma, WA 98416
phone: (256) 746-2107, fax: (253) 756-3108, e-mail: finney@ups.edu
Newsletter Editor: Robert Bontrager, Director of Admissions and Orientation, Oregon State University, 104 Kerr Admin Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-2106
phone: (541) 737-6166, fax: (541) 737-2482, e-mail: robert.bontrager@orst.edu

Puerto Rico ACRAO
President: Victor Colon, Registrar, Bayamon Central University, PO Box 1725, Baymon, PR 00960
Phone: (787) 786-3030, fax: (787) 740-2200

Rocky Mountain ACRAO
Annual Meeting: July 19-21, 2001
Web site: http://Registrar.colorado.edu/rmacrao
President: Linda King, Director of Admissions, Casper College, 125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601
phone: (307) 268-2213, fax: (307) 268-2611, e-mail: lking@admin.cc.whecn.edu
President-Elect: Steve Ekerholm, Registrar, University of Colorado - Boulder, Regent 105, C.B. 20, Boulder, CO 80309-0020
phone: (303 492-0470, fax (303) 492-8748, e-mail Steve.Ekerholm@colorado.edu
Newsletter Editor: Sally Page, Associate Registrar, University of Colorado at Boulder, Office of the Registrar, Regent 105-Campus Box 20, Boulder, CO 80309-0020
phone: (303) 492-2464, fax: (303) 492-8748, e-mail: sally.page@colorado.edu

Southern ACRAO
Annual Meeting: February 3-6, 2002
Birmingham, Alabama
Web site: http://www.sacrao.org/
President: M Louise Phillips, Associate Director, Southwest Texas State University, 601 University Drive, JCK 150, San Marcos, TX 78666-4615
phone: (512) 245-2090, fax: (512) 245-2024, e-mail: mp12@swt.edu
President-Elect: Bruce Cunningham, University Registrar, Duke University, Durham, NC
phone: (919)684-9007, fax (919)684-4500, e-mail: bruce.cunningham@duke.edu
Newletter Editor:  Sallie Marchello, Director of Enrollment Management, Thomas Nelson Community College (VA), phone: (757) 825-2763, fax: (757) 825-2763, email: marchellos@tncc.cc.va.us

Tennessee ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 2001
Web site: http://www.tnacrao.org
President: Julie Bennett, Registrar, Chattanooga State Technical Community College, 4501 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37406-1097
phone: (423) 697-2478, fax: (423) 697-4709, e-mail: bennett@cstcc.cc.tn.us
President-Elect: David Wallace, Director of Admissions, The University of Memphis, Administration Bldg, Room 229, Memphis, TN 38152
phone: (901) 678-2678, fax: (901) 678-3053, e-mail: dwallace@memphis.edu
Newsletter Editor: Whitney Simpson, Director of Admissions, Middle Tennessee State University, 208 Cope Administration Building, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: (615) 898-2457, fax: (615) 898-5478, e-mail: wsimpson@mtsu.edu

Texas ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 27-31, 2001
Web site: http://www.tacrao.org
President: Dorothy Kiser, Registrar, Hardin-Simmons University, Box 16190, Abilene, TX 79698-6190
phone: (915) 670-1368, fax: (915) 670-1261, e-mail: registrar@hsutx.edu
Past-President: Mike Smith, Registrar, Texas Tech University, 3601-4th, Rm 3B310, Lubbock, TX 79430
phone: (806) 743-2300, fax: (806) 743-3027, e-mail: regdms@ttuhsc.edu
President-Elect: Wanda Simpson, Associate Dean, Enrollment Services, San Jacinto
College, 5800 Uvalde Road, Houston, TX 77049, Phone: 281-459-7160, Fax:
281-459-7125, e-mail: wsimps@north.sjcd.cc.tx.us
Newsletter Editor: Kim Rainey, Director of Records and Reports, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX 75429-3011
phone: (903) 886-5429, fax: (903) 886-5888, e-mail: kim_rainey@tamu-commerce.edu

Upper Midwest ACRAO

Annual Meeting: October 28-30, 2001
Web site: http://www.umacrao.iastate.edu
President: Phil Coltart, Registrar, Southwest State University, 1501 State Street, Marshall, MN 56258 phone: (507) 537-6206, fax: (507) 537-7154, e-mail: coltartp@southwest.msus.edu
President-Elect: Laura Doering, Associate Registrar, Iowa State University,
10 Alumni Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2011
Phone: (515) 294-0760, fax: (515) 294-1088, e-mail: ljdoeri@iastate.edu
Newsletter Editor: Sue Eveland, Program Coordinator, Enrollment
Services, Iowa State University, 314 Alumni Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2011
Phone: (515) 294-6701, fax: (515) 294-6106, e-mail: smevela@iastate.edu

Utah ACRAO
Annual Meeting: February 2002
Web site: http://www.suu.edu/uacrao
President: Chris Riviera, Director of Admissions, Weber State University, 1137 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-1137
phone: (801) 626-7670, fax: (801) 626-6747, e-mail: ccrivera@weber.edu
President-Elect: Sondra Miller, Senior Associate Registrar, University of Utah, 201 South 1460 East, Room 250N, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9056
phone: (801) 581-3737, fax: (801) 585-7860, e-mail: smiller@saff.utah.edu
Newsletter Editor: Dale Orton, Director of Admissions, University of Southern Utah, 351 West Center Street, Cedar City, UT 84720
phone: (435) 586-7740, fax: (435) 865-8223, e-mail: orton@suu.edu

Virginia ACRAO
Annual Meeting: December 2-5, 2001
Web site: http://www.vacrao.org
President: Barbara Thrasher, Registrar, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, 2500 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24503
phone: (803) 947-8289, fax: (804) 947-8999, e-mail: bthrasher@rmwc.edu  or president@vacrao.org
President-Elect: Jenifer Blair, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Mary Washington College, 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg VA 22401-5358
phone: (540) 654-1676, fax: (540) 654-1857, jblair@mwc.edu or president-elect@vacrao.org
Newsletter Editor: Robert LeHeup, Assistant Registrar, University of Virginia, PO Box 400203, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4203
Phone: (804) 924-4125, fax: (804) 924-4156, e-mail rdl9e@virginia.edu or newsletter@vacrao.org

Washington ACRAO
Annual Meeting: February 2002
Web site: http://www.ctc.edu/~wacrao
President: Carlos Williams, Director of Admissions, Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
phone: (206) 587-3842, fax: (206) 287-5563, e-mail: Cwilli@sccd.ctc.edu
President-Elect: David Minger, Registrar, Lake Washington Technical College, 11605 132nd Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
phone: (425) 739-8233, fax: (425) 739-8298, e-mail: david.minger@lwtc.ctc.edu

West Virginia ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 2001
Web site: http://wvnvm.wvnet.edu/~wvacrao
President: Ralph Patsel, Registrar/Director of Institutional Research, Bluefield State College, 219 Rock Street, Bluefield, WV 24701
phone: (304) 327-4060, fax: (304) 325-7747, e-mail: rpatsel@bluefield.wvnet.edu
President-Elect: Brenda King, Associate Director of Admissions, West Liberty State College, PO Box 295, West Liberty, WV 26074
phone: (304) 336-8076, fax: (304) 336-8403, e-mail: kingbren@wlsvax.wvnet.edu

Western Canada (WARUCC)
Biennial Meeting: July 1-4, 2001
Web site: http://www.ucalgary.ca/warucc2001/
President: Joan Fraser, Registrar, Athabasca University, 1 University Dr, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Canada
E-mail: joanf@admin.athabascau.ca
President-Elect: Grant McMillan, Briercrest Bible college
phone: (306) 756-3200, e-mail: gmcmillan@briercrest.ca
Newsletter Editor: Marnie McFarlane, Kwantlen University College
E-mail: marnie@kwantlen.bc.ca

Wisconsin ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 2001
Web site: http://www.wacrao.org
President: Beth Weckmueller, Director of Enrollment Services, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, PO Box 729, Milwaukee, WI 53201
phone: (414) 229-6164, fax: (414) 229-6940, e-mail: bethw@uwm.edu
President-Elect: Lawrence J. Lockwood, Associate Registrar, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 151F AW Peterson Building, 750 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-14ll, phone: (608) 262-0115, fax: (608) 265-8644, e-mail: larry.lockwood@mail.rgstr.wisc.edu
Newsletter Editor: Tom Johnson, Executive Associate Registrar, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 130 AW Peterson Building, 750 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1411
phone: (608) 262-3712, fax: (608) 262-6002, e-mail: Tom.Johnson@dasmail.acadsvcs.wisc.edu

Position Announcements

You may now view position announcements at the AACRAO website. Point your browser to the AACRAO home page at http://www.aacrao.org, then click on the Jobs On-line link on the left side of the home page.

Contact Angela Gemza at the AACRAO Office if you wish to place a paid announcement on the site, (202) 293-9161 or by e-mail to:  jol@aacrao.org

Closing Thought

Do you have a Rain barrel? by Richard Yount, Registrar, UNC - Charlotte

While we have had a lot of rain this last few weeks, the Southeast, like some other areas of the country, is in a drought. Here in Concord, North Carolina, just Northeast of Charlotte, we are not allowed to wash our cars or use water for watering the yard. Having just moved to a 100 year old home, we will need to plant grass seed and tend to it as soon as we have at least three consecutive nights at 60 degrees. Grass seed needs lots of water! What's a homeowner to do?

We are in an historical district. A rain barrel would be historically correct! So, off to find one. Home Depot…nope ("but a good idea!" said the garden center manager). Lowes…no, but try the Tractor Supply place…directions? So I go to the web!!!

Do you know that Canada has an extensive "green" movement? Most of the sites refer to programs being done in Canada! Yea for their efforts! Further study and emails found that while Canada has found relatively cheap suppliers, they cannot provide rain barrels outside of Canada, but one did suggest a US supplier.

Further search found prices from $140 to $75. And then I found the tap! For $8.95 and about $3 shipping, you can get a threaded tap that will accommodate a garden hose. So my tap arrived yesterday and I'll be buying the most attractive garbage can I can find this weekend and making my own rain barrel. Hey, I could even get artsy and try painting it with daisies and such to just blend in!

If you have suggestions for a Closing Thought, please send them to Scott Dittman, sdittman@wlu.edu.