The Georgia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers will host its 61st annual conference at the Hilton De Soto in historic Savannah, Georgia on October 24-28, 2014. The theme for the conference will be Work Like a PIRATE: Providing Inspiring Resources Actively Through Education. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Stuart Gulley, President of Woodward Academy in Atlanta, GA. Pre-conference sessions include: USG Tuition Classification, The Re-Design of the SAT, and GACRAO's own GISEM, GACRAO Institute for Strategic Enrollment Management.

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Saturday, 25th October 2014

	Sessions
15:00	G1.1A: GISEM Newcomers Clint Hobbs, Young Harris College
G1.1B: Second Year Attendees/REP Field Visits Kelly Vickers, Toccoa Falls College
16:15	G2.1: Re-inventing You: Being Professionally Adaptable and Introspective to Sustain and Advance Your Career Dr. Kimberly McElveen, Columbus State University, John McElveen, Columbus State University

Sessions

15:00

G1.1A: GISEM Newcomers

Clint Hobbs, Young Harris College

G1.1B: Second Year Attendees/REP Field Visits

Kelly Vickers, Toccoa Falls College

16:15

G2.1: Re-inventing You: Being Professionally Adaptable and Introspective to Sustain and Advance Your Career

Dr. Kimberly McElveen, Columbus State University, John McElveen, Columbus State University

Sunday, 26th October 2014

	Sessions
02:00	G6.1: GISEM Roundtable Dr. Nichole Kennedy, Technical College System of Georgia
10:00	G3.1: Formula/Performance Funding in Georgia Andy Parsons, Technical College System of Georgia
11:15	G4.1: GACRAO Past Presidents' Panel Discussion Scott Argo, Georgia Regents University, Clint Hobbs, Young Harris College, Dr. Nichole Kennedy, Technical College System of Georgia, John McElveen, Columbus State University
12:30	G5.1: Best and Worst of Recruitment Communications 2014 Andy Parsons, Technical College System of Georgia
14:00	S1.1: USG - Tuition Classification Training Sarah Wenham, Georgia Board of Regents
14:00	S3.1: 1st Year Professionals Natalie Knox, Albany State University, Denata Williams, Albany State University
15:00	S2.1: The Redesigned SAT: Important Information for Admissions Joseph Montgomery

Monday, 27th October 2014

	Sessions
08:45	M1.1: Casting Your Transfer Net - Transfer Initiatives Implemented by UWG to Catch the Most Fish Ketty Ballard, University of West Georgia, Katie Taylor, University of West Georgia
M1.2: Incorporating Advising into the Registrar's Office: Creating College Completion Programs and Other Progression Initiatives Heather Metress, Georgia Regents University, Katherine Sweeney, Georgia Regents University
M1.3: Online Orientation: Theory, Best Practices, and Real Life Experience Sam Swingle, Advantage Design Group
M1.4: Sea Work Differently: How the Fish Philosophy Can Transform Your Team Crystal Edenfield, Jacksonville State University, Katie Ross, University of West Georgia
M1.5: Working with High Ability Students: Transforming your institution through specialized programs Erin Chadwick, Georgia Regents University
M1.6: How CourseLead helps manage change to curriculum, catalogs, and schedulers Jim Lane, Leepfrog Technologies
09:45	M2.1: PLA: Prior Learning Assessment Beth Brown, Albany Technical College
M2.2: Creating a "Green" Registrar's Office Dr. Jeffrey von Munkwitz-Smith, Boston University
M2.3: There's a Mutiny Afoot! Generation Z is taking over the Ship! Melanie Finlayson, Darton State College, David Jenkins, Georgia Southwestern State University
M2.4: The Virtual Campus: Online Recruitment 101 Kaitlin Peterson, Emory University, Rachel Smith, Brenau University
M2.5: You're Not a Student Anymore! Aerial Dickerson, College of Coastal Georgia
M2.6: Military Outreach: Strategies for Serving Our Veterans Mark Eister, Georgia Perimeter College
10:45	M3.1: Prospective Student Direct Marking Campaigns that Deliver the Best Return on Your Investment (ROI) Bob Harth, Data Supplies, Inc
M3.2: Finding Treasures for Your Institution Dr. Cyndy Hall, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Donna Webb, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
M3.3: Surviving Major Office Change Amy Clines, Columbus State University
M3.4: Analyze Student Data Quickly and Easily with Excel Pivot Tables Tammy Gibson, Young Harris College, Megan Taylor, Young Harris College
M3.5: What Do Reverse Transfer, 150% Direct Loan Compliance Reporting, eTranscripts and Revenue Generating Opportunities Have In Common? Nichole Horn, Darton State College, Dannette Sullivan, National Student Clearinghouse
M3.6: GATRACS (Georgia Transfer Articulation Cooperative Services) Daphene Blackmon, University System of Georgia
14:00	M4.1: You Can't Handle the Truth: Recruiting Today's Millennial Erin Chadwick, Georgia Regents University, Taylor King, Columbus State University
M4.2: CRM & Admissions - Cultivating Relationships Nathan Goss, Brenau University
M4.3: Commencement - Tales from the Trenches Wendy Merkousko, Georgia Institute of Technology, Luis Ocasio, Georgia Institute of Technology
M4.4: Time Pirates in the Tweet Era Dorinda Harmon, College of Charleston
M4.5: Student Leaders as your First Mates: Best practices of student leadership in the Admissions Office Allyson Bretch, University of West Georgia
M4.6: Right Now is the Right Time: A look at Enrollment Trends and Challenges in the Southeast US Glenn Evans, Hobsons
15:15	M5.1: Transfer Transformers Kelly Broccolo, Brenau University
M5.2: Staying Positive in a Negative World Katie Minich, Andrew College, Luke Ellis, Middle Georgia State College
M5.3: Beyond the Classroom: Stackable credentials, experiential learning, and the rise of the co-curricular transcript Rodney Parks, Elon University
M5.4: Courting the Lead Calle Wallace, University of West Georgia, Meredith Head, Kennesaw State University
M5.5: Working with High School Counselors Scott Argo, Georgia Regents University
M5.6: Beyond the Catalog - Rethinking Academic Content Nicole Arsenault, SmartCatalog

Sessions

08:45

M1.1: Casting Your Transfer Net - Transfer Initiatives Implemented by UWG to Catch the Most Fish

Ketty Ballard, University of West Georgia, Katie Taylor, University of West Georgia

M1.2: Incorporating Advising into the Registrar's Office: Creating College Completion Programs and Other Progression Initiatives

Heather Metress, Georgia Regents University, Katherine Sweeney, Georgia Regents University

M1.3: Online Orientation: Theory, Best Practices, and Real Life Experience

Sam Swingle, Advantage Design Group

M1.4: Sea Work Differently: How the Fish Philosophy Can Transform Your Team

Crystal Edenfield, Jacksonville State University, Katie Ross, University of West Georgia

M1.5: Working with High Ability Students: Transforming your institution through specialized programs

Erin Chadwick, Georgia Regents University

M1.6: How CourseLead helps manage change to curriculum, catalogs, and schedulers

Jim Lane, Leepfrog Technologies

09:45

M2.1: PLA: Prior Learning Assessment

Beth Brown, Albany Technical College

M2.2: Creating a "Green" Registrar's Office

Dr. Jeffrey von Munkwitz-Smith, Boston University

M2.3: There's a Mutiny Afoot! Generation Z is taking over the Ship!

Melanie Finlayson, Darton State College, David Jenkins, Georgia Southwestern State University

M2.4: The Virtual Campus: Online Recruitment 101

Kaitlin Peterson, Emory University, Rachel Smith, Brenau University

M2.5: You're Not a Student Anymore!

Aerial Dickerson, College of Coastal Georgia

M2.6: Military Outreach: Strategies for Serving Our Veterans

Mark Eister, Georgia Perimeter College

10:45

M3.1: Prospective Student Direct Marking Campaigns that Deliver the Best Return on Your Investment (ROI)

Bob Harth, Data Supplies, Inc

M3.2: Finding Treasures for Your Institution

Dr. Cyndy Hall, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Donna Webb, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

M3.3: Surviving Major Office Change

Amy Clines, Columbus State University

M3.4: Analyze Student Data Quickly and Easily with Excel Pivot Tables

Tammy Gibson, Young Harris College, Megan Taylor, Young Harris College

M3.5: What Do Reverse Transfer, 150% Direct Loan Compliance Reporting, eTranscripts and Revenue Generating Opportunities Have In Common?

Nichole Horn, Darton State College, Dannette Sullivan, National Student Clearinghouse

M3.6: GATRACS (Georgia Transfer Articulation Cooperative Services)

Daphene Blackmon, University System of Georgia

14:00

M4.1: You Can't Handle the Truth: Recruiting Today's Millennial

Erin Chadwick, Georgia Regents University, Taylor King, Columbus State University

M4.2: CRM & Admissions - Cultivating Relationships

Nathan Goss, Brenau University

M4.3: Commencement - Tales from the Trenches

Wendy Merkousko, Georgia Institute of Technology, Luis Ocasio, Georgia Institute of Technology

M4.4: Time Pirates in the Tweet Era

Dorinda Harmon, College of Charleston

M4.5: Student Leaders as your First Mates: Best practices of student leadership in the Admissions Office

Allyson Bretch, University of West Georgia

M4.6: Right Now is the Right Time: A look at Enrollment Trends and Challenges in the Southeast US

Glenn Evans, Hobsons

15:15

M5.1: Transfer Transformers

Kelly Broccolo, Brenau University

M5.2: Staying Positive in a Negative World

Katie Minich, Andrew College, Luke Ellis, Middle Georgia State College

M5.3: Beyond the Classroom: Stackable credentials, experiential learning, and the rise of the co-curricular transcript

Rodney Parks, Elon University

M5.4: Courting the Lead

Calle Wallace, University of West Georgia, Meredith Head, Kennesaw State University

M5.5: Working with High School Counselors

Scott Argo, Georgia Regents University

M5.6: Beyond the Catalog - Rethinking Academic Content

Nicole Arsenault, SmartCatalog

Tuesday, 28th October 2014

	Sessions
08:30	T1.1: Social Media and Professionalism: How to Engage Students with the Right "Voice" C.J. Cypress, Young Harris College, Rachel Smith, Brenau University
T1.2: Student Planning Plays Important Role in Graduation Initiatives & Student Success Brett Conner, College Scheduler
T1.3: Quick Admit Day - One Day Admissions Dr. Andy Meyer, Dalton State University, Sandy Ott, Dalton State University, Veronica Summers, Dalton State University
T1.4: State Programs Update Ben Meadows, Georgia Student Finance Committee
T1.5: The Enrollment Hexagon: A New Funnel for a New Era in Admission Justin Barlow, University of West Georgia, Johnathan Williams, University of West Georgia
T1.6: How to Get Everyone Onboard - Working Together Wendi Hicks, Middle Georgia State College, Matthew Sylvester, Middle Georgia State College
09:30	T2.1: Utilizing Our Past to Recruit Our Future: How Admissions and Alumni Can Partner to Maximize Recruitment Efforts Crystal Edenfield, Jacksonville State University
T2.2: Tuition Classification for Dummies, or Why Do I hvae to Pay Out-of-State Tuition? Anthony Davis, College of Coastal Georgia
T2.3: Transfer Credit Evalution Brooks Evans, Georgia Southern University
T2.4: First Year Success: Can be a Good Indicator of Progression to Graduation Andra Brantley, Georgia State University, Collyn Alford, Georgia State University
T2.5: Recruit, Refresh, Repeat: Life on the Road Audrey Ashworth, Young Harris College, Victoria Carter, Young Harris College, C.J. Cypress, Young Harris College
T2.6: Registrar Round-table Discussion Amy Willis, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Sessions

08:30

T1.1: Social Media and Professionalism: How to Engage Students with the Right "Voice"

C.J. Cypress, Young Harris College, Rachel Smith, Brenau University

T1.2: Student Planning Plays Important Role in Graduation Initiatives & Student Success

Brett Conner, College Scheduler

T1.3: Quick Admit Day - One Day Admissions

Dr. Andy Meyer, Dalton State University, Sandy Ott, Dalton State University, Veronica Summers, Dalton State University

T1.4: State Programs Update

Ben Meadows, Georgia Student Finance Committee

T1.5: The Enrollment Hexagon: A New Funnel for a New Era in Admission

Justin Barlow, University of West Georgia, Johnathan Williams, University of West Georgia