Seasons of Change
2008 MACRAO Annual Conference
October 26 to 28
Lodge of the Four Seasons
Lake of the Ozarks

Three FREE Pre-Conference Workshops!
(pre-registration required)

WS01:
SAFETY FIRST
WS02:
HIGHER EDUCATION DATA SECURITY
& KEY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
WS03:
STUDENT SUCCESS: EARLY ALERT & RETENTION INITIATIVES

Records and Registration
Admissions and Recruitment
Technology
Professional Development

WS01: Safety First

In today’s society, where emergencies and violent incidents appear on the nightly news, safety and security on college campuses is of vital importance. Safety First deals with how to most safely handle commonly encountered situations, such as suspicious people and packages, fire and weather emergencies. In addition, uncommon incidents such as irate or violent patrons or students, bomb threats, etc. are addressed.

Adam Duncan, Crime Prevention Officer, University of Missouri Columbia Police Department, is the presenter. He did a session on this topic last year. His session was evaluated so highly that several schools brought him to their campuses where he did the ½ day session.  

WS02: HIGHER EDUCATION DATA SECURITY AND KEY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Increasing complexity in campus information technology has focused higher education's attention on maintaining acceptable levels of security and data protection. Technology solutions often require a critical balancing of support for established business processes, production, and privacy. Within this fast changing environment, registrars are a key specialized constituent group with primary responsibility for data and the privacy issues related to its access and use. In this session we will provide a users level perspective and understanding of the security technologies that IT and its specialized campus constituencies must partner on to successfully implement a secure data environment. The focus will be on providing a conceptual understanding of the relationship between several key technologies-SSL for Web transactions, Identity Management, VPN for remote access, encryption, network firewalls-interior/ perimeter, intrusion detection, shibboleth, and sound policy.

* How can IT and Registrars collaborate to implement an appropriate balance of policies and procedures with the effective use of selected emerging technologies to provide an acceptable level of risk.

* What can be done to better clarify cross-system roles, privileges and authority.

* How can identity management tools be coupled with sound policies to ensure compliance with FERPA and other major regulatory requirements.

* To what degree are key stakeholders sufficiently engaged and committed to a basic level of understanding of the concepts issues and tools.

Simon Maxwell
Vice President for Information Technology
Baker University, Baldwin City, KS 66006-0065 will be the presenter.

Jefferson College administration recognized the opportunity to improve services to students in order to facilitate student success. Based on the “one-stop shop” model, the Advising & Retention Center (ARC) opened in March 2006.

Program facilitators will share their most effective retention strategies through a PowerPoint presentation. This will include the award winning Early Alert system that was developed by ARC and Administrative Computing staff at Jefferson College. The system enables staff to deliver timely, personalized services to previously unidentified at-risk students through faculty referrals as early as the first day of the semester. Handouts will be provided to participants, and informal discussion will allow audience members to share information about their retention efforts.

Presenters:
Kathy Johnston, Director of Advising and Retention Center
Deb Shores, Resource Advisor
Betty Dye, Academic Advisor/VA Certifying Official

Records and Registration

• Student Persistence
  Mark Taylor
• Records & Retention II
  Brenda Selman & Victor Price
• Course Catalogs & Course Schedules
  Panel: Carla Whitney and Victor Price, University of Missouri – Columbia and Holly Lincoln, Jefferson College
• Accreditation and Transcript Evaluation
  Panel led by Barbara Rupp, Univ of Missouri-Columbia
• Veterans & VA Benefits
  Chad Schatz (DESE VA Education)

Admissions and Recruitment

• Recruitment of Helicopter Parents
  Mark Taylor
• Student Assessment: Moving to the Next Level
  Lynn Walker
• SEM –Building A Class Instead of Filling A Class
  Shani Lenore, Director of Admissions, Maryville University
• Special Events
  Regina Morin, Associate VP Enrollment Management, Truman State Univ.
  Jill Graves, Assoc Director and Special Events Coordinator, Truman State Univ.
• Minority Population/Multicultural & Recruitment
  Alan Byrd, Associate Director of Enrollment Management, Southeast Missouri State University

Technology

• Dig No More-Document Imaging and Workflow Management
  Karen Wieda, Registrar, East Central
  Sarah Scroggins, Associate Registrar, East Central College Megen Poynte, Admissions Coordinator
• Creating an On-Line One-Stop Shop for Applicants in a Portal Environment Tyson Schank, Associate Director of Admissions, Missouri Western State University
• EDI and XML from the SPEEDE Committee  
  Clare Smith-Larson, Systems Support Specialist, Iowa State University
• Riding Web 2.0 Toward Service Beyond the Classroom
  Keith Politte, Development Officer-Corporate Relations, University of Missouri Columbia
• How to Reach and Teach the Next Generation of Students
  Keith Politte, Development Officer-Corporate Relations, University of Missouri Columbia

Professional Development

• Office Procedure Manuals
  Panel, Sue Koopmans, Dawn Hatterman & Cindy Clark
• Packing a Wrinkle Free Suitcase
• Intro to Coaching…A look into Appreciative Inquiry
  Dave Schoolfield
• Identity Theft
• Fire Up! Avoiding Burnout in a Burnout Profession
  Glen Munson, AACRAO
• Getting the Students to Work for you –Student Ambassador Programs
  Marcia Fields, Chris Adams

2009 MACRAO Annual Conference
October 25 to 27
Lodge of the Four Seasons
Lake of the Ozarks