2019 Agenda

The conference schedule and descriptions are in draft form and changes may occur until a final schedule is available a few weeks before the conference.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

  • 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Executive Committee Meeting

  • 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration and Check in

  • 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set Up

  • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own

  • 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Issues and Trends in Wisconsin
    • Wisconsin Independent Colleges and Universities (Loramoor A)
      • Michelle Kelley, facilitator
    • Wisconsin Technical College System (Maple Lawn A)
      • Jessica Schwartz, facilitator
    • UW System Admissions Officers & Registrars (Linwood A & B)
      • Corey Sjoquist and Jan Von Ruden, facilitators
  • 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Welcome & Opening Plenary Session (Maple Lawn B & C)
    • Keynote Speaker: John McHugh, Director of Public Relations, Kwik Trip, Inc.
  • 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. WACRAO Standing Committee Meetings (Maple Lawn B & C)

  • 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Vendor Social

  • 6:00 p.m. Dinner – buses into and reservations at three Lake Geneva Restaurants

  • 8:00, 8:30 & 9:00 p.m. Buses return to Grand Geneva

  • 9 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. DJ and Social – Links Bar & Grill

 

Thursday, November 7, 2019

  • 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Maple Lawn B & C)

  • 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. First-Time Attendee Breakfast Breakout (Maple Lawn A)

  • 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration and Check in

  • 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Exhibit Area Open

  • 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Sessions TH 1
    • TH 1.1 How to Build a Successful Online Orientation for New Students (Loramoor A)
    • TH 1.2 Badger Ready: A New Pathway for Returning Adult Students (Swinghurst)
    • TH 1.3 UW System Restructuring Panel 2.0: Insights and Updates (Loramoor C)
    • TH 1.4 Design and Redesign: Developing the new UW System Electronic App (Linwood A)
    • TH 1.5 Tracking Military-Connected Students- PeopleSoft Module (Linwood B)
    • TH 1.6 Transforming the Student Experience - DOE Title III Grant (Loramoor B)
  • 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Sessions TH 2
    • TH 2.1 Transfer Best Practices Panel (Loramoor C)
    • TH 2.2 CANCELLED - Supporting International Students in an Insecure Environment
    • TH 2.3 Dealing with Difficult People (Loramoor A)
    • TH 2.4 Query 101 (Loramoor B)
    • TH 2.5 We Couldn’t Do It Without Them: Idea Sharing to Support Student Employment Programs (Maple Lawn A)
    • TH 2.6 Creating a Record Retention Schedule (Linwood B)
    • TH 2.7 Dealing with Grief (Linwood A)
  • 9:50 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break (refreshments)

  • 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Vendor Sessions VS1
    • VS 1.1 College Scheduler by Civitas Learning (Linwood B)
    • VS 1.2 Paradigm (Loramoor A)
    • VS 1.3 CollegeSource (Loramoor C)
    • VS 1.4 National Student Clearinghouse (Maple Lawn A)
    • VS 1.5 Parchment (Loramoor B)
    • VS 1.6 Lifetouch (Linwood A)
    • VS 1.7 CourseLeaf by Leepfrog (Swinghurst)
  • 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Sessions TH 3
    • TH 3.1 Generation Z…It’s Not a Dirty Word (Maple Lawn A)
    • TH 3.2 Building Awareness of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Discussion (Loramoor A)
    • TH 3.3 Collaboration with Google Docs/OneDrive (Linwood B)
    • TH 3.4 Veterans Upward Bound (Linwood A)
    • TH 3.5 Great Leadership?  Are You Kidding?  I Don’t Have Time! (Swinghurst)
    • TH 3.6 Transcribing Credit for Study Abroad and Exchange Programs (Loramoor B)
    • TH 3.7 The Importance of Mentoring:  the Impact of Being One and Getting One (Loramoor C)
  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon/Business Meeting (Maple Lawn B & C)

  • 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Sessions TH 4
    • TH 4.1 An AACRAO Update: Criminal History in Admissions & Disciplinary Notations on Transcripts (Maple Lawn A)
    • TH 4.2 Preparing Students to Graduate: The Final Mile at NTC (Loramoor B)
    • TH 4.3 IT Security 101 (Linwood A)
    • TH 4.4 The Nuts and Bolts of VA Compliance Surveys (Linwood B)
    • TH 4.5 Don't Be That Boss - Effective Supervision of Staff (Loramoor C)
    • TH 4.6 That’s How We Roll: Building the Schedule of Classes (Loramoor A)
  • 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Vendor Sessions VS2
    • VS 2.1 Salesforce (Loramoor A)
    • VS 2.2 Credentials (Loramoor B)
    • VS 2.3 Full-Measure (Maple Lawn A)
    • VS 2.4 CollegeSource (Linwood B)
    • VS 2.5 Coursedog (Linwood A)
    • VS 2.6 ACT | NRCCCUA (Loramoor C)
  • 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break

  • 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Sessions TH 5
    • TH 5.1 ‘Adulting' Your EM Strategies: The Why and How of Recruiting the New Normal Student (Maple Lawn A)
    • TH 5.2 Current Legal Issues in Higher Education (Loramoor C)
    • TH 5.3 Excel Tips and Tricks (Loramoor A)
    • TH 5.4 Locating High FAFSA Potential High Schools to Promote Access & Affordability (Linwood A)
    • TH 5.5 WACRAO-AACRAO - Navigating the Waters (Linwood B)
    • TH 5.6 FERPA 101 – The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Loramoor B)
  • 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Social

  • 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Banquet (Evergreen Ballroom)

  • 8:15 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Entertainment (Evergreen Ballroom)

 

Friday, November 8, 2019

College Day—Show your college spirit by wearing your college logo wear!

  • 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Maple Lawn B & C)

  • 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Roundtable Sessions RT 1
    • RT 1.1 Strategies for Effective Leadership, Management and Supervision (Loramoor A)
    • RT 1.2 Transfer & Articulation Initiatives (Loramoor C)
    • RT 1.3 Wisconsin Residency Statutes (Loramoor B)
    • RT 1.4 Gender Identity/Expression in Higher Education (Maple Lawn A)
    • RT 1.5 Trending Topics in Admissions and Recruitment (Linwood A)
    • RT 1.6 Trending Topics in Student Records and Registration (Linwood B)
  • 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Sessions FR 1
    • FR 1.1 A Partnership towards Completion (Linwood A)
    • FR 1.2 They/Them/Theirs and Other Gender-Neutral Pronouns: Learning to Be Inclusive and Respectful of Nonbinary People (Maple Lawn A)
    • FR 1.3 Transfer Initiatives in Wisconsin: A Panel Discussion (Loramoor C)
    • FR 1.4 Veteran Suicide Prevention (Linwood B)
    • FR 1.5 Unlocking Their Potential - Effective Supervision of Students (Loramoor B)
    • FR 1.6 Using our SIS and LMS to Implement CPL (Loramoor A)
  • 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Sessions FR 2
    • FR 2.1 Recruitment Beyond Admissions (Loramoor A)
    • FR 2.2 Programs and Policies That Support LatinX Students (Linwood B)
    • FR 2.3 Navigating a Leap at a Time...Or... (Linwood A)
    • FR 2.4 Military Credit (Maple Lawn A)
    • FR 2.5 Emotional Intelligence (Loramoor B)
    • FR 2.6 More Fun With FERPA: Real Life Scenarios (Loramoor C)
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Closing Plenary Session (Maple Lawn B & B)
    • Keynote Speaker: Bryan Lewis, UW-Parkside
  • 12:15 p.m. Safe Travels - See you next year!