American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

Editor:  Paul Aucoin, pgaucoin@samford.edu

Associate Editor, Scott Dittman, sdittman@wlu.edu

Subscription Manager:  Erika Watts, wattse@aacrao.nche.edu

Past Issues

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• News About Your Colleagues
• Nominations & Elections Report
• Name Changes
• Seattle Sightings
• Caught in the Surf: Websites You Can Use
• FERPA Workshops Available Soon
• Calendar of Events
• Position Announcements
• Closing Thought
• Contact Addresses for AACRAO Board Members

Jean-Paul Audas, jaudas@ou.edu, has accepted the position of Assistant Vice President for University Development at the University of Oklahoma. JP reports that after seven years in admissions and recruitment, "I decided to try a new area of administration.  I miss working closely with prospective students, but have enjoyed getting the opportunity to work closely with highly successful and generous alumni members." JP's successor in admissions is Karen Renfroe, krenfroe@ou.edu.

Cliff Gillespie, cgillesp@mtsu.edu, has retired as associate vice-president for enrollment management at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), though he will stay on for a few months as special assistant to MTSU's new interim president. Many know Cliff as "the Dean" of registrars after more than 30 years of work in admissions and records. He holds a B.S from MTSU in Social Science Education; M.Ed. from MTSU in Educational Administration & Supervision; Ph.D. from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt in Higher Education Administration and has completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University, Graduate School of Education in 1995. Dr. Gillespie was awarded AACRAO's Distinguished Service Award at the 2000 annual meeting in New Orleans and has been recognized in similar ways by Tennessee ACRAO and Southern ACRAO in which he also held numerous leadership positions. In a career begun as a student worker in the Registrar's Office at MTSU, he has held positions as Supervisor of Records, Assistant Director then Director of Records, Dean of Admissions and Records, and Dean of Admissions, Records and Information Systems prior to his present position of Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management. Cliff has served AACRAO in many ways, most recently as Interassociation Representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the last five years. He was Chair of the Annual Meeting Evaluation Committee in 1991, and Chairman of Nashville Local Arrangements Committee for the 1988 annual meeting. Cliff was a member of the Executive Committee, from 1983-86, serving as the elected Secretary-Treasurer, and Chairman of the Budget Committee. From 1981-83, he was the Interassociational Representative to the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). Best wishes from all your colleagues, Cliff.

Rachel Paquette, Rpaquette@mail.public-health.uiowa.edu, is now Graduate Student Coordinator in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health at University of Iowa's College of Public Health. Rachel handles all student services including admissions, departmental training grants, registration, student records and alumni relations.

News from Wisconsin ACRAO (Tom Johnson, Tom.Johnson@mail.rgstr.wisc.edu, Newsletter Editor)

University of Wisconsin-Stout: Jeffrey Kirschling has been appointed as registrar at the to succeed Charles Kell who retired. Jeff came to UW-Stout in 1997 as an assistant registrar after having spent five years at Viterbo University as associate registrar. He holds degrees from UW-Eau Claire and UW-La Crosse. At present he chairs WACRAO's ad hoc Evaluation and Assessment Committee.

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: James M. Stewart, registrar since 1996, has announced his retirement next spring. After retiring from the Army in 1979, he joined UW-Whitewater as an assistant registrar in 1980. In the early 80s Jim took a leave of absence to make a successful run for the Wisconsin state Assembly where he served one term. He has been active in WACRAO during his years at Whitewater, having served as legislative liaison in 1990-92, and is a veteran member of the Whitewater School Board.

Maxine Sullivan, long-time registrar at the University of Chicago, passed away November 15th. Andrew Hannah, a-hannah@uchicago.edu, Acting University Registrar, reported that Maxine, until early this year the University Registrar and Director of Student Information Systems, died unexpectedly, apparently of a stroke. "She had in September undergone cancer surgery but recovered with remarkable swiftness. She had been able to resume her social activities in full. Maxine was Registrar (either with that title, or acting, or de facto) for more than 30 of the 43 years she was at the University of Chicago. Her signature appears on more than 40% of all the diplomas conferred by the University of Chicago in it's history. The achievements that she could [and] did claim included developing and running perhaps the first university-wide student information system to be administered exclusively within a registrar's office; developing the concept of security-paper for transcripts; working with the Big 10 registrars to establish the annual American Association of Universities registrars conference in Florida. What she would not claim, but certainly could have with absolute justification, was to have been a mentor, guide, role-model, godmother, and occasional nemesis, too, for many of us. The examples she set, agree or disagree, were that excellence in this profession is evidenced by the perfection with which we do our jobs, and that tenure goes hand in hand with talent and innovativeness -- that this is not a transient occupation. I can honestly say that she was the 'best and wisest' representative of our profession that I have ever known." Maxine is survived by a son, Martin, and a daughter, Sue Penciak, and was predeceased by another daughter, Lea Roberts. She leaves many grandchildren and not a few great-grandchildren. The Chicago Tribune also published her obituary.

NB:  Borrowing from John L. Lewis, "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooteth." If you have news about yourself or others which may be of interest to our colleagues, please send contact information to Scott Dittman at sdittman@wlu.edu so it may be considered for inclusion in a future issue of NetNews.

Nominations and Elections Committee Report

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

Nominations from the floor for those board positions will also be accepted at the annual meeting.

Additionally, the N & E committee selected the following fourteen AACRAO members to be placed on a ballot to be voted on in February by the membership. Seven of these fourteen members will be elected to serve on the 2001-2002 Nominations & Elections Committee with Vice-chair Suzanne Anderson and Chair Eliott Baker. (Note: The candidates were listed in ballot order below based on randomly chosen numbers.)

Lora Spaulding, Associate Registrar, University of Notre Dame

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

Mary Koskan, Associate Registrar, University of Minnesota

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

Michael Poindexter, Vice President of Student Services, Community College of Denver

Wanda Simpson, Associate Dean of Enrollment Services, San Jacinto College

James Noe, Dean of Student Affairs, Mount Carmel College of Nursing

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

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

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

Paul Wiley, University Registrar, University of the South

Ron Heath, Dean of Student Services & Registrar, Simon Fraser University

David Clawson, Director of Student Records, Thomas Jefferson University

Kim Shipporeit, Director of Records and Registration, University of Nebraska - Kearney
 

Serving on this year’s N&E Committee were:

Chair Paul Aucoin, Dean of Academic Services and Registrar, Samford University

Vice-chair Carol Cline, Assistant Director of Admissions, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Chair-elect Eliott Baker, Director of Academic Records & Summer School, Slippery Rock University

Vice-chair-elect Suzanne Anderson, University Registrar, Northwestern University

Verna Crockett, Director, Enrollment Management, Southwest Tennessee Community College

Kathleen Jones, Registrar, Iowa State University

Christie Kangas, Director of Admissions, Southwest Texas State University

Gary Krivy, Registrar, University of Calgary

Robert Morley, Associate Registrar, University of Southern California

Respectfully submitted,

Paul Aucoin, Chair
2000-2001 Nominations & Elections Committee

Two of our colleague institutions have recently announced name changes for the coming year. Beaver College (Glenside PA) announced that it will change its name to Arcadia University, a move that university officials hope will reverse the trend of declining enrollment they attributed to the old name. The process of renaming the college began last year, when officials started surveying 22,000 students, alumni, and others in the community for suggestions on a new name. The officials chose Arcadia from among some 400 recommendations. The new name refers to the ancient Greek region, "a place of rustic contentment ... where dialogue and free expression were encouraged" -- a model for the university. College officials said the old name was hurting the institution's image. Its web site was frequently blocked by Internet filters designed to thwart access to sexually explicit material. The college's own research shows that it appealed to 30 percent fewer students just because of the name. The name change will take effect July 16, 2001.

On January 1, 2001, 30-year old Regents College, one of the better known and older institutions offering only distance-learning courses, will become Excelsior College (excelsior is Latin for "ever upward" and is the state motto of New York). C. Wayne Williams, the college's president, says the change is part of an effort to sever the college's identification with the New York Board of Regents, which founded the virtual institution but no longer has any role in its administration. The Board of Regents not only founded the college but served as the college's governing board until 1998. At that time, college officials created a new board of trustees because they felt that the Board of Regents could not devote enough time to the oversight of the college, according to Mr. Williams.  "We wanted to make clear that we are an independent institution," he says. "It is something we wanted to do, and something the Regents wanted us to do as well." Regents has introduced a line of souvenirs, including class rings, T-shirts, and mugs. The college also developed a Latin honors system a few years ago, so students can graduate cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. (excerpted from various articles in The Chronicle of High Education)

Seattle Sightings

The picture is to remind you that you should soon start making arrangements for the AACRAO 2001 Annual Meeting slated for April 22-25, 2001, at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle.  Why?  Because some of the hotels are already sold out, as indicated below.  AACRAO has reserved space for Annual Meeting participants at the following hotels:

Mayflower Park Hotel, Rate: $136 single/double
Summerfield Suites by Wyndham  Sold Out
The Roosevelt Hotel Sold Out
Hilton Seattle, Rate: $142 single/$163 double
Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, $171 single/$191 double
Westcoast Grand, $143 single/double
The Westin Hotel, $171 single/$191 double

You can make a reservation easily online at:  http://www.pkghlrss.com/events/aacrao/aacrao.html

If you have given up on the picture, it is of the Experience Music Project museum and the mono-rail, both popular Seattle features.

For more information about the Annual Meeting, go to:  http://www.aacrao.org/am/am01/am-2001.htm

Hope to see you in Seattle in April.

Financial Aid: Wondering about how to afford college for your own kids, or looking for some web resources to recommend to your prospective student pool?  Here are two excellent resources. Wiredscholar.com and Finaid.org (with its scholarship search engine at http://www.fastweb.com) have large searchable databases for college-bound students and their parents. Information on specific programs, on application instructions, and on strategies for arranging your college finances are all here. You can even get e-mails when new scholarships for which a student might qualify are added to the database.

Graduation Rate Survey: Did you see the Association for Institutional Research alert update at http://www.fsu.edu/~air/Alert2u1.htm? It is an excellent summary of the current status and requirements of the GRS legislation.  Don't forget to also check the AACRAO information at http://www.aacrao.org/govrel/GRS11-00.pdf.

NCES New Reports:

The publication, "Projections of Education Statistics to 2010" has now been released in an easy-to-use web version which includes excel files for all tables. The publication provides projections for key education statistics including statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and in institutions of higher education. The tables, figures, and text contain data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2010. To use this new web version please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/projections/.

The Education Statistics Quarterly, Fall 2000 Issue offers an accessible, convenient overview of all NCES products released in a given quarter. Each issue includes: short publications (those less than 15 pages in length) in their entirety, executive summaries of longer publications, descriptive paragraphs of other NCES products, and notices about training and funding opportunities. In addition, each issue includes a featured publication with invited commentary pieces, a note on a current topic from a staff member, and a message from NCES. To view this publication, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/quarterly/fall/.

Web Searching: Here's a new tool for searching on the web provided by the Google search engine. Normally, when you search, you go to a search engine site (Yahoo, Google, Alta Vista, Dogpile) type in a keyword and wait for the results to appear.  If you have a relatively recent Web browser -- Netscape or Internet Explorer 4 or later on a PC, Netscape or Internet Explorer 4.5 or later on a Mac -- you can now drag a special link to Google onto your browser's links toolbar (IE) or personal toolbar (Netscape) and search Google simply by highlighting a word or phrase on any Web page and clicking on the link. Say you are at a Web page that talks about Abraham Lincoln and that Also mentions Lincoln's second inaugural address.  Highlight the words "Lincoln's second inaugural" on that page, click on the special Google Search link on your toolbar, and Google will automatically search for its database of over 1 billion Web pages for every page that matches your search term "Lincoln's second inaugural."  You don't have to go to the Google Web site first nor do you have to type in ANY keywords. Google does it all for you automatically.  Just highlight and click.  Best of all, this special link to Google *ISN'T* software.  There is NOTHING for you to download or install.  It is just a BOOKMARK!  All you have to do is drag and drop this bookmark onto your toolbar.  It couldn't be simpler!

Here's what you need to do.  Point your Web browser to http://www.google.com/options/buttons.html and then click on the "Get Your Google Buttons Here" link which is in the blueish box near the bottom of the page.  [Oh, and ignore the warning that "Buttons not available for Internet Explorer 5.5."  I've tried this on a couple of PCs running IE 5.5, including my own, and it works just fine.] This will take you to a page that is specific for your browser and platform. Just follow the on-screen instructions and drag the Google Search link to your toolbar. Google offers three different links you can drag and drop onto your toolbar.  The first, "Google Search," is the one that lets you search for any word or phrase that you highlight.  The second, "Google Scout," is a little like the "related:" command; click on it and Google will show you a list of Web pages similar to the Web page you are currently viewing.  The last, "Google.com," is just a plain old hyperlink to Google; click on it and you are taken to Google's Web site. (Internet TOURBUS, Volume 6, Number 43 , 12/15/2000)

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.

FERPA Workshops Available Soon

Mr. Rooker will provide guidance and clarification of FERPA regulations, including changes to the law resulting from the 1998 amendments to the Higher Education Act. Recent court rulings and FPCO guidance case studies will also be discussed. A broad range of FERPA issues and topics will be covered in the workshop.

See http://www.aacrao.org/me-frame.html for registration information. The fee is $65 for AACRAO member institution employees, $85 for nonmembers, and $50 for host site employees.

Send any questions to meetings@aacrao.org, or call (202) 293-9161.

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:

FERPA Workshop
January 11, 2001 - Palo Alto, CA, at Stanford University
http://www.aacrao.org/me-frame.html

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

FERPA Workshop
February 8, 2001 - Tampa, FL area, at Hillsborough Community College-Plant City Campus
http://www.aacrao.org/me-frame.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/

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 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 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 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^thAvenue 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: 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 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: October 2001, 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
Annual Meeting:
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 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 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: November 2001
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 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 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 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 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 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: 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 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

"The children are the future ..."

In a recent e-mail exchange, examples of our student-to-registrar interactions were shared by our colleagues.

Gloria Hess,  Director of Records at Elizabethtown College, reported on a student who had to call his mother to find out how to spell his middle name so he could complete the diploma application card.

Kathleen Deaver, Student Services Coordinator at San Diego State University, reported a couple of her favorite exchanges:

"Are classes being held today?"
"Yes, why do you ask?"
"Because it's raining."

AND

"What is the first day of class?"
"Monday."
"My class is on Tuesday and Thursday, do I have to come on Monday?"

And here at Washington and Lee, I had this e-mail:

"I have a bit of a problem. I am going to be a senior this year. Apparently, during spring term, rising seniors were supposed to fill out some kind of application for their degree. For some reason -- most likely as a result of my own stupidity -- I completed this form. (emphasis added) I was wondering how I might remedy this situation. I hope I haven't caused a huge problem."

If you have other examples of favorite conversations with students and faculty, or suggestions for a Closing Thought, please share them.  In the meantime, we here at NetNews wish you and yours wonderful holiday celebrations and a happy new year.