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Session Title

Speaker/Facilitator

9:00 AM

12:00 PM

Leadership Summit (MACRAO Board of
Directors/Committee Training)
Brahms 

11:30 AM

1:30 PM

MCCA Registrar Meeting
Althmuehl

12:00 PM

1:30 PM

Lunch on own/Registration/Check In

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Welcome
Composers 

Deedee Stakley,
Conference Planning
Committee Chair

1:45 PM

2:15 PM

Icebreaker
Composers

2:15 PM

3:30 PM

AACRAO Update Opening Session 
Composers

Dr. Connie Newsome,
AACRAO

3:30 PM

4:00 PM

Break

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Transfer Networking
Rhine

College Articulation
Committee

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Enrollment Networking
Mosel

Deirdre Baker and
Chelsie Taylor

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Registrar Networking
Brahms

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Admissions Networking
Danube

Admissions and Recruitment
Committee

5:15 PM

6:30 PM

MACRAO Feud - Newbies vs. Vets.
Composers
Bring your MACRAO and pop culture trivia 
knowledge!

7:00 PM

8:30 PM

Dinner - on your own offsite

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Session Title

Speaker/Facilitator

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Breakfast
Composers

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

College Catalog 101:
A "Course" for Students and Faculty Alike
Rhine

We know the college catalog governs
everything from admission to
graduation...but do students? Do faculty? 
Do these stakeholders  know how
to find our catalog at all, let alone the policies and
procedures that especially affect them? 
An intentional institutional effort to publicize
the catalog and encourage its use may help reduce
confusion and unpleasant surprises. 
Learn about LCC's "College Catalog 101"
efforts, and brainstorm for even more!

Rafeeq McGiveron

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

The ROTC Scholarship and
Enrollment Officer,
Not Your Typical Recruiter
Mosel

This information session will highlight
the differences between an institution's
scholarship and enrollment officer and
the local military recruiter. It will highlight
the purpose of a ROTC program and
how you can use your institution's ROTC
programs to increase recruitment and retention.
There will be a Q&A section at the end.

Billy Clayton

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Hold-Up! How to transform student holds.
Althmuehl

Student holds are a common (but blunt) instrument
for coercing student behavior. But years of
inattention by countless departments
often results in a system which erects many
unnecessary and unintended barriers, while still
failing to achieve its target: student action.
Learn about Oakland University's examination
and transformation of student holds, and how
you can apply the same lessons and
opportunities at your own institution.

Garry Cardillo
and
Jon Davidson

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Leaving Higher Education: Why Staff Exit
and How to Attract Them Back
Danube

Have you noticed a turnover in higher ed
staff? Or a lack of comprehensive talent
in the applicant pool compared to 10 years
ago? If so, join us for the panel-type
presentation where we discuss reasons for
leaving the public sector for the private,
common themes we’ve seen, and ways to flip
the narrative to increase the talent in your
applicant pools.

Matt Bohlen,
Niko Kanagawa,
and Mika McAskill

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

Break - Vendor Area

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Admissions 101
Althmuehl

This session will cover basic
admissions recruitment strategies for new
and recently hired admissions advisors.

Bre Baker

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Veteran Session
Danube

MVAA overview and Veteran Initiatives

Chris Taylor,
State of MI

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Personal Finance for College Professionals
Brahms

529, 403b, HSA, S&P 500, Roth, Ramsey,
there is a lot to think about when it comes
to personal finance. Personal finance is
an extremely impactful yet rarely stressed
aspect of life, especially as it pertains
to higher education professionals.
Brad and Dan will share quick thoughts on a
general personal finance philosophy
and then focus on how
that relates to higher education professionals,
specifically in Michigan.
Higher education topics covered
will range from maximizing
employee benefits to funding your
own or your family’s future education.

Brad Maki
and
Dan Vainner

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

FERPA 201
Rhine

In depth look at FERPA addressing
more complex concerns and issues.

Traci Gulick and
Kyle Sabin

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Paradigm Diplomas, Done Right:
A Comprehensive Credentialing Solution
Mosel

Paradigm – The Complete Online Platform: 
30+ Years’ Experience. Diplomas, Certificates,
Covers, Digital & More. Speed (up to 24-hour
turnaround). Accuracy. Quality. DirectShip^TM.
MyReOrder^TM. MyHold^TM. Phenomenal Customer
Service! Scalable CLR.

When integrity matters, make the Paradigm shift.

Elizabeth Kunde,
Paradigm

11:45 AM

1:00 PM

Lunch/Business Meeting
Composers
2022 Annual Business Meeting Agenda
2022 Slate of Candidates
2021 Annual Business Meeting Minutes
2021 FY Financial Report

 Board of Directors

1:00 PM

2:45 PM

Keynote Session - We're Real People, Too
River Rooms

"We're Real People, Too" is a highly interactive
session where we will discover our leadership
strengths and styles. Participants will learn how
to be more effective leaders of teams and will
gain necessary tools for understanding others
in the workplace. 

Dr. Don DiPaolo

2:45 PM

3:45 PM

Transfer Advocacy Award Recipient
Rhine

College Articulation
Committee

2:45 PM

3:45 PM

Legislative Hot Topics
Althmuehl

Panel discussion of the current legislative
issues affecting education.

Misty Pranga

2:45 PM

3:45 PM

Building Social Capital into
Your Recruitment and Retention Strategic
Plans for Non-Traditional College Students
Danube

Research has shown that nontraditional
college students feel socially isolated 
from their main campus counterparts,
hence impacting student success. Through
a reorganization of CMU's Innovation and Online,
Leadership evaluated social capital in
their recruitment and retention strategy
to cultivate connections in both the
virtual environment and expansion into
new environments to increase student
recruitment and retention across CMU
Online Programs. During this presentation,
new and innovative methods to recruit
and retain nontraditional
students to higher education will be reviewed. 

Cassandra
Hansel and
Angela Garrey

2:45 PM

3:45 PM

Change Management and Student Success
Technology Implementation
Mosel

In late 2019, Grand Rapids Community
College was awarded a Title III SIP
grant from the US Department of Education. 
The goal of this project was to boost student 
retention and completion through the launch
of a Student Success Management Program.
Come learn from our experiences one year after purchasing and launching EAB's Navigate
system. This change-management session
will highlight the successes and struggles associated launching and maintaining
a major new technology system,
including training, promotional activities,
communication, and support. Members
from GRCC's Navigate Implementation
 team will also discuss early impacts
of this project on student success, and exciting
new initiatives made possible through
this technology solution

David Lovell

3:45 PM

4:15 PM

Break - Vendor Area

4:15 PM

5:15 PM

Neurodivergence in the Workplace
Brahms

Diagnosis and awareness of neurodivergence
is on the rise. This session will discuss
what neurodivergence is, first-hand
experiences in the workplace, and
discussion around best ways
to support yourself or
others who are neurodivergent.

Amy Wisniewski and
Stephanie Wheeler

4:15 PM

5:15 PM

How to Maximize the Essential Tools for
Communicating with Students:
Texting and Email
Danube

This session will cover not only the
tools of email and texting,
but how to use them to maximize your efforts.
With a minimal staff you can prioritize
your communication to boost open rates,
and attendance to events or other actionable items.
There are processes, that will be talked
about in this session, to help
boost your communication funnel.

Ryan Nausieda

4:15 PM

5:15 PM

Effective Strategies for Hybrid Recruiting
Mosel

Join us to learn from a panel on what
other institutions are doing,
share best practices, 
and trends in recruiting and admissions.

Moderator: Chelsie
Taylor; Panelists:
Bre Baker, Deirdre 
Baker, Michael
Quattro, Mary
Wesolek

4:15 PM

5:15 PM

Onboarding Transfer Students
Althmuehl

How the Office of the Registrar assists the Offices of 
Academic Advising and Orientation during the 
onboarding of transfer students each year through
the technology and curriculum development. What 
our future goals are, and what we have learned from
the challenges of the last three years. 

Gary Brasseur, 
Rachel Florence-
Spaetzel, Courtney
Fylling, Gabe Kasper,
Dan Strasz, and
Sarah Ward

5:30 PM

7:00 PM

Dinner - on your own offsite

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Dessert Bar – Reception including
MACRAO Past Presidents
Composers