The mission of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers is to serve and advance higher education by

providing leadership in academic and enrollment services.

AACRAO

Why AACRAO?

• Meetings and Conferences• Online Courses• Webinars• Publications

www.aacrao.org/Professional-Development/

Professional Development

• Annual Meeting• The Strategic Enrollment Management

Conference• The Technology Conference• The Transfer Conference

Meetings and Conferences

AACRAO offers online courses, each tailored to fit your needs.

Online Courses

Webinars

Participate in professional development opportunities from your office, no travel

required. AACRAO offers a wide range of webinars for your convenience.

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• The 2013 FERPA Quick Guide• Leadership Lessons: Visions and Values for

a New Generation• The AACRAO 2012 FERPA Guide• Strategic Enrollment Management:

Transforming Higher Education

www.aacrao.org/publications

Publications

• IES evaluates foreign education credentials. • Evaluators average 22 years of experience in the field.• IES provides foreign credential evaluation training.• IES can review campus international admissions

structure and make recommendations for improvement.

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International Education Services

• Electronic Database of Global Education

• EDGE currently features Educational system profiles for over 230 countries.

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EDGE

• Based on the concept of “members helping members.”

• Working on approximately 50 projects per year.

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AACRAO Consulting

• FERPA• Advocacy• Compliance• Transcript

www.aacrao.org/federal-relations

Government Relations

Federal Relations Update

Federal Budget Update

• Sequestration– Science Research Funding– Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, federal

work-study, TRIO, GEAR UP– U.S. Education Dept. Guidance– Military Tuition Assistance Program

• FY 2013 Continuing Resolution– Tuition Assistance amendment– Sen. Coburn’s amendment to limit poli sci funding

Federal Budget Update• FY 2014 Budget Plans

– House budget plan: freezes maximum Pell grant, consolidates federal job-training programs, tightens eligibility for federal student aid.

– Senate budget plan: prioritizes Pell Grant funding, rolls back the increased loan origination fees, expands access to Income-Based Repayment program.

• President Obama’s FY 2014 Blueprint• Continuing Resolution

In the Courts• Supreme Court Rules on Fisher Case• Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

– Same sex couples file joint tax returns– Children of same sex couples list both parents on

FAFSA

• More Affirmative Action in the Courts– Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

In the Courts• Supreme Court Rules on Fisher Case• Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

– Same sex couples file joint tax returns– Children of same sex couples list both parents on

FAFSA

• More Affirmative Action in the Courts– Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

Legislative Developments• Student Loan Interest Rates (S 1334)

– Shifts from a fixed interest rate to variable, market-based rates pegged to the 10-year Treasury note

• Supporting Academic Freedom Through Regulatory Relief Act (HR 2637)– Repeals the gainful employment, state authorization,

and federal credit hour rules

• Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S 744)

Legislative Developments• “Know Before You Owe” Private Student Loan

Act (S 113)• Fairness for Struggling Students Act (S 114)• Students First Act (S 406)• Protecting Financial Aid for Students and

Taxpayers Act (S 528 and HR 340)• Student Loan Fairness Act (HR)• Smarter Borrowing Act (S 546)

Legislative Developments• Student Right to “Know Before You Go” Act

– Federal unit-record data system– National Student Clearinghouse– State longitudinal data systems– Status quo

• Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act– Campus SaVE Act provision

• Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act

Military Students and Veterans• VA secures GI Bill trademark• Executive Order 13607 – Principles of Excellence

– Student Complaint Form

• DoD MOU for TA program– Effects of sequestration– Spring/Summer 2013 agreement– Incorporation of POE– Financial Aid Shopping Sheet

Issues to Watch• Higher Education Act Reauthorization

– Program integrity• Federal definition of credit hour• State authorization for distance education programs• “Gainful Employment” metrics

– Accreditation and the role of the “triad”– Pell grant eligibility and funding– Higher education tax credits

Issues to Watch• President Obama’s Rating System• Education Department Rulemaking

– First round: Gainful Employment– Campus Safety

• Pell Grant program “shortfall”• Transparency and College Costs

– College Scorecard

AACRAO Advocacy• AACRAO Public Policy Advisory Committee• AACRAO Advocacy Group

– Join listserv at http://subscribe.aacrao.org/advocacy/

• Public Affairs Task Force– NACAC, NASFAA, NASPA

• Higher Education Compliance Alliance– FERPA, Voter Registration