Past Issues

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• News About Your Colleagues
• Early SEM Registration due by October 4
• SPEEDE Presents EDI/EC in Education Conference
• Internet Demographics
• Caught in the Surf: Websites You Can Use
• Another "For-profit" Online Educational Institution
• Calendar of Events
• Position Announcements
• Closing Thoughts
• Contact Addresses for AACRAO Board Members

Melissa Agosto-Gonzalez, magosto@uindy.edu, is now the Associate Registrar at the University of Indianapolis, having been the assistant registrar since 1997. Melissa received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue-Calumet (where her mother, Anne, is registrar) in 1994 followed by a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Indianapolis earlier this year.

Tim Albers, talbers@western.edu, is the new Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services at Western State College of Colorado.  Tim was Director of Admissions at Ottawa University in Ottawa, KS from 1997 to 2000, and was associate director of admissions at Colorado School of Mines from 1989 to 1997, assistant director from 1986 to 1989, and admissions counselor from 1984 to 1985. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering from Colorado School of Mines, 1983, and has completed some graduate work.

Janet Davis, janetdavis@I-55.com, has left her position as Associate Director of Enrollment Services at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) to focus on preparing for a master's thesis defense and comprehensive exams. Janet worked in the computing center and the registrar's office at SLU for 21 years and has been very active in professional associations. Her work has included numerous presentations and committee assignments in AACRAO, Southern ACRAO, and Louisiana ACRAO. She has served on the SPEEDE committee, on the SACRAO Executive Committee, as the AACRAO 2000 Tech chair, and as a member of the LAC for the New Orleans meeting. And, many of her colleagues know her as the "List Woman" for the REGIST-L e-mail community, a volunteer job where she will continue to assist in the list management. Janet has been "spending my days in the library and on the web digging out dusty references from medieval times ... and writing, always writing." She hopes to begin work in a doctoral program next spring.

Pinhas Friedenberg, pfriedenberg@mail.hudson.cc.nj.us, recently joined Hudson County Community College (NJ).  Pinhas, a regular FERPA contributor to Regist-L discussions, was formerly the University Registrar at Ross University.

Sarah Harris, Sarah-Harris@uiowa.edu, is the new Assistant to the Registrar at the University of Iowa. Sarah graduated from the University of Iowa in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in home economics and has worked since 1984 in various offices on campus: graduate admissions, hospital admissions, insurance billing, College of Dentistry Cashier's Office.

Susan Hilton, shilton@latech.edu, has been promoted to Assistant Registrar/NCAA Compliance Coordinator at Louisiana Technological University (LTU). B.J. Owens has retired from LTU.

Laura Lander, landers@elms.edu, is the new registrar at the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA, succeeding Patricia Feeley, SSJ, feeleyp@elms.edu who retired as of June 30, 2000.

Carol Nobles, cnobles@mail.mcg.edu, has left the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) where she has been the Director of Admissions since early 1999. Carol is the new Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta, effective October 2. Carol says, "I will miss frequent contact with many good Texas friends, all of whom I hope to continue to see at SACRAO and AACRAO. It will be wonderful, though, to be 'home' in Georgia, too --- and just in time for the cool, colorful beauty of fall!" Before moving to UTA, Carol was Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Georgia for three years (1996-99), Director of Admissions at Gainesville College (GA) (1991-96), worked in academic affairs at the University of Georgia (1987-91), and was Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Georgia (1979-87). She received her bachelor's degree in public relations (1977) and her master's degree in student personnel in higher education (1979), both from the University of Georgia.

Janet Ward, jward@spu.edu, has been promoted from Dean to Assistant Vice President and Dean for Enrollment Management at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), effective July 1. Janet is beginning her thirteenth year at SPU, and serves AACRAO this year as one of the Local Arrangements co-chairs for the annual conference which will be held in Seattle, April 22-25, 2001. Her bachelor of arts is from Washington State University (1977) and she earned a master of arts in public administration from The Evergreen State College (WA) in 1986.

News from West Virginia ACRAO (Ralph Patsel, rpatsel@bluefield.wvnet.edu, President)

Bluefield State College: John C. Cardwell, jcardwell@bluefield.wvnet.edu, at Bluefield State College has been promoted to Director of Enrollment Management. Cardwell has been Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management at the College since 1990. Terri Thompson, tthompson@bluefield.wvnet.edu, has accepted the position of Outreach Counselor in the Enrollment Management division. She was previously the administrative secretary for the vice president for academic affairs and brings a rich background of academic programmatic knowledge this to position. Pat Gilley, pgilley@bluefield.wvnet.edu, has been promoted to Outreach Counselor in the Enrollment Management division having been the records officer for many years in the admissions office. Kenny Mandeville, kmandeville@bluefield.wvnet.edu, has been promoted to Director of Recruitment in the Enrollment Management division of Bluefield State College. Previously the Associate Director of Admissions, Mandeville will assume the primary supervisory role in the Admissions Office and will coordinate the recruitment efforts of all of the Outreach Counselors in the newly restructured Enrollment Management division.

Baptist College of Health Sciences in Memphis: Baptist College of Health Sciences in Memphis, TN, has a new admissions counselor: Ms. Ruth Mitchell.

Maryville College: Wendy LaForest has taken the position as Admission Counselor. Wendy served as an intern in the office last year. Wendy is a 1999 graduate of Maryville College. Wendy will be responsible for lower-east TN and Florida. Casey Bartow has taken the position of Admission Intern in the Maryville College Admission Office. Casey is the former student Director of Telecounseling, and is a 2000 graduate of Maryville College. Aimee Cropper has joined Maryville College as an Admission Counselor. Aimee is responsible for middle Tennessee as well as the Tri-cities region, and KY, OH, and VA. She is a 1997 graduate of Maryville College. Wayne Dunn has joined the Maryville College Admissions Staff as an Assistant Director. Wayne is a 1980 graduate of Maryville College, and will be responsible for the Northeastern US as well as transfers and nontraditional students.

Rhodes College: DeAnna Adams, who played a significant role in the success of SACRAO 2000 in Memphis as Finance Chair, has been promoted to Assistant Registrar at Rhodes.

Tennessee Technological University: Bobby Hodum has accepted a new position in the Admissions Office at Tennessee Tech--Coordinator of New Student Visits and Registration. This new position will effectively take him off the road in order to take on new administrative responsibilities within the Office of Admissions and Records. Holly Trotter-Vincent has been named as Bobby Hodum's replacement. She is the new Admissions Counselor responsible for the East Tennessee area. Mr. Jim Rose has left the post of Assistant Vice-President for Enrollment and Records in order to return to the classroom and teach engineering. Ms. Rebecca Tolbert has been named Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management at Tennessee Tech.

Tennessee Wesleyan College: Cindy Runyan has moved from the admissions office to the alumni office, Jenny McDavid has become the transfer admission counselor, and Ray Stone and Jim Greek are new admissions counselors.

WACRAO Annual Conference November 1 -3, 2000 Comfort Suites Hotel Green Bay, WI

Through retirements this summer Wisconsin has lost some veteran admissions directors from University of Wisconsin System institutions. They include Roger GroeneWold, director of admissions at UW-Eau Claire; Charles Murphy, director of admissions at UW-Parkside; and Charles Kell, registrar and a former director of admissions at UW-Stout. In addition, Myron VandeVen, assistant vice chancellor for admissions & enrollment services at UW-Green Bay retired last February.

Sharon Vinson, assistant registrar at UW-Madison retired this summer after a career of more than 20 years at UW-Madison.

Returning to Wisconsin and assuming the post of assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management at UW-Parkside is Alan Crist. This is a newly created position and will have responsibility for Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Advising, and Educational Support Services. Crist was formerly an associate vice chancellor & executive director for enrollment services at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Earlier in his career Crist was an associate director of admissions at UW-Madison.

Early SEM Registration due by October 4

If  you are looking for the tools and techniques to help you optimize recruitment, retention, and graduation rates on your campus, SEM X is the place to learn them.   If you want to be competitive, increase enrollments, fulfill institutional mission, and meet or exceed student expectations, then turn to Strategic Enrollment Management for innovative and effective solutions.

The updated agenda, hotel and transportation details, and registration information for the conference are posted on AACRAO's Web site at http://www.aacrao.org/me-frame.html.  If you have any questions, please contact
AACRAO at meetings@aacrao.org or (202) 293-9161.

SPEEDE Presents EDI/EC in Education Conference

This is the premier conference on electronic data interchange in education. The conference is intended for admissions, registrar and data management professionals in student systems and enrollment management who want to join over 500 higher education institutions around the country in moving away from paper systems to implement electronic transfer of student transcripts, enrollment verifications, course catalogs, admissions applications, financial aid data, institutional characteristics and prospective student information. The conference this year will also include presentations on various K-12 project developments and initiatives implemented in several states throughout the country.

Mentoring is an important part of the EDI Conference. Along with the informal mentoring that naturally occurs, attendees will be grouped with one or more of the experienced EDI users for more deliberate discussion of EDI issues for their respective institution.

The Local Arrangements Chair is working to provide a great venue for the conference. Bakersfield is centralized in the San Joaquin Valley providing easy access to desert, mountain, ocean and big city amenities. Bakersfield is home to many country songwriters and singing legends, and the conference is being held one block away from Buck Owens’s Crystal Palace Restaurant and entertainment facility. The month of October in Bakersfield typically provides some of the best weather in the country with sunny days in the mid 70’s and cool evening temperatures in the mid to low 60’s.

The conference room rate at the DoubleTree is just $84 plus tax. Call the DoubleTree Hotel in Bakersfield directly at 661-323-7111 or call the DoubleTree Hotel Central Reservations at 800•222•TREE for room reservations. Let DoubleTree know you are attending the EDI in Education Conference. Don’t miss out on the DoubleTree famous chocolate chip cookies!

The early conference registration fee is just $225, including a copy of the conference proceedings on CD! After October 6, registration for the conference goes up to $295. The registration form and program can be found on the web site at: http://www.csub.edu/edi/.

More information about the conference may be obtained by contacting - Robert Doolos (SPEEDE Committee Chair) at rdoolos@lsu.edu, Doug Holmes (SPEEDE Committee Vice Chair / Program Chair) at doug@ouac.on.ca or Scott Burgy (Local Arrangements Chair) at sburgy@csub.edu.

Two reports recently highlighted the ever-changing state of the Internet and its users.

A report issued by the U.S. Internet Council (http://www.computeruser.com/news/00/09/05/news11.html) predicts that by 2005, 70% of Internet users could be located outside the United States, a result of rapid expansion in Asia and Europe, boosted by their development of wireless Internet technologies. Of the more than 300 million people worldwide now using mobile phones, Europe leads with the highest cell phone penetration rate, with Asia second. The U.S. lags behind 22 other countries, with only 27.6% of its citizens mobile-phone equipped. As e-commerce increasingly adapts to wireless platforms, U.S. leadership in that arena will erode, with Europe and Asia moving ahead, says the report. That scenario will be exacerbated by a corresponding dilution of English-language dominance on the Web. Currently, 78% of all Web sites and 96% of all e-commerce sites are in English, but the Council anticipates a strong shift toward language diversity by 2005. (Computer User 5 Sep 2000).

Also a new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project (http://news.ft.com/news/industries/infotechnology/) suggests that older, better educated men have greater workplace access to the Internet than other Americans. The survey of more than 12,000 adults found that about a third of full-time U.S. workers with Internet access at work are over 45 --compared to an average of only 14% for all Internet users. More than half of "wired workers" have college or advanced degrees, says the report, which hints at the existence of an Internet "elite" in the workplace --people who are better educated and have more options for online access. Nearly 75% of those with Internet access at work also have it at home, compared to only 36% of all Internet users. (Financial Times 5 Sep 2000)

Caught in the Surf: Websites You Can Use

See Seattle Before You Get There:   You just can't wait until April 22, when we will meet  at AACRAO's 87th Annual Meeting in Seattle what are you going to do in Seattle.  You need to start planning now for what you will do once you arrive.  Here are a few sites to help you decide:

http://www.pacsci.org
http://www.emplive.com
http://www.spaceneedle.com
http://www.seeseattle.org
http://www.seattle.com

Carnegie Classifications 2000: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/) categorizes institutions of higher education by basic characteristics, a system widely used by publications, foundations, and government and accreditation agencies. The newest classification system differs greatly in terminology and methodology from the last release in 1994. The Chronicle of Higher Education has provided an easy-to-use comparative listing at http://chronicle.com/stats/carnegie/ which can be used to list only the newest classifications or a comparative chart between the 1994 and 2000 listings.

Comparative College Information: Though AACRAO NetNews has reported on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) before, we thought a reminder of this resource was timely given its recent improvements. COOL is one way of finding out about a specific college or a set of colleges. If you are not sure what colleges might be of interest, IPEDS COOL has the tools to help you search for a college. Just added is the ability to specify a ZIP code for your search and indicate a mileage radius from that ZIP code. You can also search for a college based on its location, program, or degree offerings either alone or in combination. The more criteria you specify, the smaller the number of colleges that will fit your criteria. To use this tool, please visit http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/.

Critical Thinking Assessment: California Academic Press (CAP) has made available a set of case studies designed to help deans, academic vice presidents, and department heads develop academic leadership and professional decision-making skills. Though not entirely appropriate for admissions officers, registrars, and other records professionals, the case studies, found at http://www.calpress.com/casestudies/casindex.htm, are interesting and may provide insight into common problems faced by those with whom we work every day. The suggestions for "Planning a Department Chairs Retreat" will also be helpful in planning large staff or professional association retreats.

NCES New Publications:

The web version of "Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public School Distrcits in the U.S.: 1998-99" provides descriptive information about the schools serving nearly one in every four public school students in the U.S. They are distinguished from smaller districts by characteristics in addition to sheer size, such as pupil-teacher ratios, high school graduates, and minority enrollment as a proportion of total enrollment. All the text as well as the tables are now web enabled. To view this report, please visit http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/100largest/.

The new report on "Federal Support for Education Fiscal Years 1980-2000" attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of total federal financial support for education since fiscal year 1980. A summary of dollar amounts spent on education programs in the U.S. Department of Education and other government agenices is provided. http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000068

The "NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment, Volume 1: Definitions and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing" is a compendium of information about tests at the postsecondary education level used to assess three skills: critical thinking, problem solving, and writing. The Sourcebook is a tool for people who are seeking comparative data about the policy-relevance of student outcomes measured in these three skill areas. To download, view and print Volume 1 as a pdf file, please visit http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000195. The "NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment, Volume 2: Selected Institutions Utilizing Assessment Results" presents a series of case studies at postsecondary institutions that highlight the successful use of assessment data for external policy-related decision making purposes. To download, view and print Volume 2 as a pdf file, please visit http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000196.

The online resources currently offered in ANSWERS include a matrix of data that are available in national surveys, a question bank, references for survey developers, an inventory of national surveys, information about survey developers, a list of variables by dataset, and a list of keywords and topics. Additional features will be available in the next six months, including a definition bank and survey generator. ANSWERS is designed to help different types of audiences find surveys, data, and support for institutional research, policy analysis, and other types of studies of postsecondary institutions. For example, survey developers could search the question bank for items to use on a questionnaire. Policy analysts might want to use the matrix of data to quickly locate a data item in response to a request about a hot topic. Search engines are also provided for each type of resource. A primary goal of the project is to reduce data collection burden and improve the comparability of data and definitions across surveys.

SPEEDE/EDI: For those who have not yet discovered the exciting world of electronic transmission of data - and especially transcripts - you should be aware of the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) site at www.StandardsCouncil.org. Long-time AACRAO members probably remember Lysbeth "Betsy" Bainbridge, who is now PESC's executive director. The Council publishes a regular newsletter, The STANDARD, available at http://www.StandardsCouncil.org/enews/. The September 2000 issue includes information on results of PESC's XML Forum held in August, letter from PESC chair Keith Riccitelli, an X12 update, reminders and notices of upcoming events and related conferences, and more.

US Elections 2000: A very interesting site, offering a compilation of essays and interviews which present for foreign audiences the US State Department's "official" view of the upcoming federal elections. Check out http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/elect00/.

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.eduso 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.

Another "For-profit" Online Educational Institution

At Harcourt, the 1,000 students that are expected to enroll in the first year will pay apply for admission, attend classes, go to the library, take tests, participate in classroom discussions, and eventually graduate online. Each three-credit-hour course will cost $900, and revenues are projected to reach $18 million in the first year. There are expectations of breaking even in 2003, and of having an enrollment of 20,000 students by 2005, when tuition revenue should reach $45 million.

Calendar of Events

AACRAO Annual Meetings:

April 22-25, 2001, Seattle, WA   http://www.aacrao.org/am/am01/am-2001.htm
April 13-18, 2002, Minneapolis, MN
April 6-10, 2003, Washington, DC
April 19-22, 2004, Las Vegas, NV
April 18-21, 2005, New York NY

Other Professional Meetings and Workshops:

"Legal Issues in Higher Education," 10th annual conference
The University of Vermont Continuing Education
October 1-3, Sheraton Conference Center, Burlington, VT.
Contact: 800-639-3188 or email profprog@zoo.uvm.edu

EDUCAUSE 2000 Annual Meeting
"Converging/Emerging in the 21st Century"
October 10-13, Nashville, Tennessee
http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2000/

AACRAO FERPA Workshop
October 11, 2000
University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
http://www.aacrao.org/am/ferpa/ucla-form.pdf

AACRAO/HEWI 2000 Student Aid Modernization Conference
October 18-19, 2000
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington VA
http://www.aacrao.org/am/hewiSADMconf.htm

AACRAO 11th Annual EDI in Education Conference
October 22-24, 2000
Doubletree Hotel, Bakersfield, California
http://www.csub.edu/edi

Managing Finances For Effective Learning: Strategic Choices, Tools, and Technologies
November 2-4, 2000
Westin Fairfax Hotel, Washington, DC
Sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities in collaboration with the National Association of College and University Business Officers
http://www.aacu-edu.org/Meetings/finmtg00.html

AACRAO 10th Annual Conference on Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM)
November 12-16, 2000
Scottsdale, Arizona
http://www.aacrao.org/am/sem/semX.htm

Association of American Colleges and Universities 87th Annual Meeting
January 18-20, 2001
New Orleans, Louisiana
http://www.aacu-edu.org/Meetings/2001annual.html

EduTex: A regional EDUCAUSE conference
February 21-23
Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
http://www.educause.edu/conference/edutex/2001/

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
March 5-10, 2001
Holiday Inn International Drive Resort, Orlando, Florida
http://www.aace.org/conf/site/default.htm

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

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 15, 2000
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 4-6, 2000
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, 2001
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 3-6, 2000
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

Great Lakes 2000
(Joint meeting of Indiana ACRAO, Michigan ACRAO, and Ohio ACRAO)
November 1-3, 2000, Toledo, Ohio
Local Arrangements Committee Chair: Lorinda Bishop, Registrar, Owens Community College, P O Box 10000, Toledo OH 43699, phone: (419) 661-7394, e-mail: lbishop@owens.cc.oh.us

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 25-27, 2000
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
(see Great Lakes 2000)
Annual Meeting: November 1-3, 2000
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 27-29, 2000
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 11-13, 2000
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 4-6, 2000
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
(see Great Lakes 2000)
Annual Meeting: November 1-3, 2000
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 26-29, 2000
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 12-14, 2000
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, 2001
President: Karen Everett, University Registrar and Director of Admissions and Records, Montana State University-Billings, 1500 North 30^th 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, 2100-16^th Avenue South, Great Falls, MT 59405
phone: (406) 771-4312
Newsletter Editor: N/A

Nebraska ACRAO
Annual Meeting: October 18-20, 2000
Web site: http://www.ses.unomaha.edu/nacrao
President: Nancy Penna, Assistant Dean of the College and Registrar, Dana College, 2848 College Drive, Blair, NE 68008-1099
phone: (402) 426-7209, fax: (402) 426-7386, e-mail: npenna@fs1.dana.edu
President-Elect: 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
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 26-29, 2000
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: October 27, 2000, March 13, 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
(see Great Lakes 2000)
Annual Meeting: November 1-3, 2000
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 11-13, 2000
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 4-8, 2000
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 11-14, 2001
Web site: http://www.sacrao.org/
President: Lisa Harris, Assistant Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid, University of Alabama, Box 870132, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0132
phone: (205) 348-7481, fax: (205) 348-9046, e-mail: l.harris@enroll.ua.edu
President-Elect: 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

Tennessee ACRAO
Annual Meeting: November 15-17, 2000
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: November 4-8, 2000
Web site: http://www.tacrao.org
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: 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
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 22-24, 2000
Web site: http://www.umacrao.iastate.edu
President: Kathleen Jones, Registrar, Iowa State University, 214 Alumni Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2011
phone: (515) 294-0754, fax: (515) 294-1088, e-mail: kmjones@iastate.edu
President-Elect: Phil Coltart, Registrar, Southwest State University, 1501 State Street, Marshall, MN 56258
phone: (507) 537-6206, fax: (507) 537-7154, e-mail: 509pmc@rickyvs.southwest.msus.edu
Newsletter Editor: Sue Eveland, Program Coordinator, Enrollment Services, Iowa State University, 314 Alumni Hall, Ames, IA 5011-2011
Phone: (515) 294-6701, fax: (515) 294-6106, e-mail: smevela@iastate.edu

Utah ACRAO
Annual Meeting: February 8-9, 2001
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 3-6, 2000
Web site: http://www.vacrao.org
President: Scott Dittman, University Registrar, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450-0303
phone: (540) 463-8455, fax: (540) 463-8045, e-mail: sdittman@wlu.edu or president@vacrao.org
President-Elect: 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-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 7-9, 2001
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 4-5, 2000
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 1-3, 2000
Web site: http://www.wacrao.org
President: Bonnie Klika, Registrar, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, PO Box 19042, Green Bay, WI 54307-9042
phone: (920) 498-5441, fax: (920) 498-6242, e-mail: bklika@nwtc.tec.wi.us
President-Elect: 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
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 in the light green box on the left side of the home page.

Contact Steve Alexander at the AACRAO Office if you wish to place a paid announcement on the site, (202) 293-9161 or by e-mail to:  alexanders@aacrao.nche.edu

Closing Thought

"Men have become the tools of their tools."  -- Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

...followed by one version of the early history of the 'Net:

" ...And lo it came to pass that the trader by the name of Abraham.com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot.com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot.com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel far, from town to town, with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?"

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?" And Dot replied, "I will place drums in every town and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)".

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums, and the drums rang out and were an immediate success.

Abraham sold all the goods he had, at the top price, without ever moving from his tent. But his success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secrete himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young did take to Dot.com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short. And lo the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums, that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would only work if you bought Brother Gates' drumsticks.

And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others." And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known, "eBay," he said, "We need a name of a service that reflects what we are." And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

"Whoopee!", said Abraham.

"No, YAHOO!", said Dot.com."