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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#EEF7DE" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>For those of you who don’t already subscribe to the AACRAO Transcript, I am forwarding last week’s issue for more details about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Tuition Assistance Program that was discussed briefly at last week’s OACRAO conference. Follow the link in the first article below for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>If you are from an AACRAO member institution, their advocacy listserv is also a good resource for more information on federal policy issues (see below just above the GOVERNMENT RELATIONS section).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#FF6600'>Rita </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AACRAO Transcript [mailto:transcript@aacrao.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 06, 2011 5:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> Peaster, Rita<br><b>Subject:</b> AACRAO Transcript for the Week of 10/6/2011<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EEF7DE'><tr style='height:45.0pt'><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;background:#003399;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=35 height=2 id="_x0000_i1025" 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0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_1.GIF"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1042" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_1.GIF"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.75pt'><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=2 height=16 id="_x0000_i1043" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_2x16.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:7.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993333'>Highlights in this Week's Issue:</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993333'> <i>10/06/11</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>For those of you who would like to receive more detailed information and news about policy and political developments affecting higher education, please join AACRAO's advocacy listserv at <a href="http://subscribe.aacrao.org/advocacy/">http://subscribe.aacrao.org/advocacy/</a>.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1044" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_1.GIF"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 0in 0in 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style='width:26.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=80 style='width:60.0pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=60 id="_x0000_i1056" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/transcriptEM_logo.gif" hspace=12></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><h3>Government Relations<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5188"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Higher Ed Officials Meet with DoD to Discuss MOU for the Tuition Assistance Program; Institutions Urged Not to Sign on Until MOU is Updated</span></b></a><br>Institutions from across the country have identified a number of concerns that could prevent them from signing on to the MOU.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5187"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>House Panel Discusses Immigration Policy on Foreign STEM Scholars</span></b></a><br>AACRAO's Barmak Nassirian testified before the panel offering certain recommendations to avoid abuses by institutions and students.<o:p></o:p></p><h3>In the Courts<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5186"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>For-Profit Chain Files Motion to Dismiss U.S. Lawsuit over Incentive Compensation for Recruiters</span></b></a><br>Original claim states that the company used these improper recruiting practices to secure over $11 billion in state and federal financial aid from students over eight years.<o:p></o:p></p><h3>Industry Update<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5183"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>College Enrollment Rises, but Graduation Rates are Stagnant</span></b></a><br>Report recommends that states adopt financing incentives to encourage colleges to pay more attention to completion rates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5184"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Investigation into SAT Cheating Continues</span></b></a><br>Of the 2.25 million SATs taken each year, about 1,000 scores are withdrawn for misbehavior, 99 percent of which are copying.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5185"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Seton Hall Offers Top Applicants Two-Thirds Off</span></b></a><br>Institution will offer top applicants who apply early two-thirds off the regular sticker price for tuition, a discount around $21,000.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5181"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Connecticut Community Colleges See Enrollment Decline</span></b></a><br>State education officials attributed the drop to state budget cuts that forced colleges to cap enrollment, limit course offerings, and cut back on adjunct faculty.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5182"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>University of North Dakota Works on Retention</span></b></a><br>UND seeks to improve the quality of academic advising through new technology and better communication with students.<o:p></o:p></p><h3>Editorial Update<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/09/30/connelly_angel_essay_on_for_profit_colleges_putting_future_at_risk"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Is the Bloom Off the Rose?</span></b></a><br>For-profit colleges have been innovators, but excesses by some of them have put the sector's success at risk, write Terry Connelly and Dan Angel.<o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt'><p style='background:#C0D4AF'><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1057" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/reporting/insidehighered2.png" alt=insidehighered.com></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb style='background:#C0D4AF'><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/30/house_republicans_propose_budget_keeping_maximum_pell_grant"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#A34209;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Republicans Push Pell Changes</span></b></a><br><span style='color:#371906'>House's proposed budget for 2012 would keep maximum Pell Grant at $5,550, but change rules so fewer students are eligible. Bill would boost funds for NIH.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb style='background:#C0D4AF'><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/29/report_examines_regulatory_burden_on_colleges_for_financial_aid"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#A34209;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Too Many Rules</span></b></a><br><span style='color:#371906'>A federal panel asking whether Higher Education Act regulations are burdensome got an earful.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb style='background:#C0D4AF'><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/03/concealed_carry_in_oregon_wisconsin_and_mississippi_means_changes_for_college_and_university_campuses"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#A34209;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Guns Come to Campuses</span></b></a><br><span style='color:#371906'>As more states allow concealed carry, colleges reluctantly make changes.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><h3>AACRAO Announcements<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://awards.aacrao.org/new/"><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Calling All Seasoned AACRAO Members!</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>If you or someone you know has been an AACRAO member for seven or more years, and has held two or more leadership roles in the association, then you are eligible for the Founders Award for Leadership. To learn more, please visit <a href="http://awards.aacrao.org/new/" target="_blank">awards.aacrao.org/new/</a>. This award will be presented on April 1, 2012 at the Opening Session of the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.<br><br>Each week we will be highlighting a different award. To view all award descriptions and to nominate someone, go to <a href="http://awards.aacrao.org/new/" target="_blank">awards.aacrao.org/new/</a>. Questions? Email Jessica at <a href="mailto:awards@aacrao.org">awards@aacrao.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/sem21/"><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Strategic Enrolment Management: SEM for Canadian Institutions and Practitioners</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>During the 2011 AACRAO Strategic Enrollment Management Conference, there will be a session track focusing on SEM for Canadian institutions and practitioners. Find a tentative list of the sessions in this track at <a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/sem21/canadian_track.html" target="_blank">www2.aacrao.org/sem21/canadian_track.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p>There will also be two workshops specifically focusing on Canadian SEM. A full-day workshop called <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>SEM in the Canadian Context</span></strong> is for both new and experience Canadian SEM practitioners. There is also a half-day workshop called <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Financial Aid in Canada and the United States: Trends, Pitfalls and Best Practices</span></strong>. This workshop will acquaint participants with the governmental and institutional features of the financial aid system in both Canada and the United States. <o:p></o:p></p><p>To find out more about these workshops, including how to sign up, please visit: <a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/sem21/precon.html" target="_blank">www2.aacrao.org/sem21/precon.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hotel Block Cutoff Approaching</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>Make sure to book in AACRAO's hotel block to receive the best room rate. The last date to book in the block is this Friday, October 7. <a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/sem21/hotel.html" target="_blank">www2.aacrao.org/sem21/hotel.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://webinar.aacrao.org/"><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Making Connections: Student Service through Social Networking</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>LIVE Webinar date: October 13 2-3pm Eastern<o:p></o:p></p><p>Providing service to students has grown outside of traditional bounds of times and formats for most campus administrators. With the increase in students' use of "social media" as a prime source of information, registrar's offices must consider its use as an essential tool. With an emphasis on building relationships and establishing conversations about policies, deadlines, and resources for student success, social media can help in student-service outreach which in the past was limited first to paper, then to email, and more recently to "passive" Web pages.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Jeff von Munkwitz-Smith</span></strong>, Interim Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management and University Registrar at the University of Connecticut, and <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Scott Dittman</span></strong>, University Registrar at Washington and Lee University, will discuss their experiences with implementing various social networking tools, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other social networking tools in a service environment. The presenters will share their own strategies, successes and limitations in developing their nascent initiatives and will answer questions during a live chat session at the end of the webinar.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Registration available at: <a href="http://webinar.aacrao.org/" target="_blank">webinar.aacrao.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/jobs/index.htm"><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Ten new positions posted on AACRAO's Jobs Online.</span></strong></a><br>Discover your opportunity!<o:p></o:p></p><h4><i>Transcript contact information:<o:p></o:p></i></h4><p>If you have questions regarding the AACRAO Transcript, please contact<br><a href="mailto:cormierm@aacrao.org">Michelle Cormier</a>, Editor. <br><br><a href="http://unsubscribe.aacrao.org/auto/?table=transcript&email=rita.peaster@okstate.edu">Unsubscribe</a> from this mailing. <br><br>Transcript is a benefit of AACRAO membership. <br>If you or a colleague are interested in receiving Transcript, please email <a href="mailto:membership@aacrao.org">membership@aacrao.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=1 colspan=3 style='width:.75pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1058" src="Transcript%20Email%20Template_files/spacer_1.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:37.5pt'><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;background:#E8F0C4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:37.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=50 id="_x0000_i1059" src="Transcript%20Email%20Template_files/OLK32/"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:#E8F0C4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:37.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993333'>© 2011 American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers <br>One Dupont Circle, NW | Suite 520 | Washington, DC 20036 | (202) 293-9161</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=35 style='width:26.25pt;background:#E8F0C4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:37.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=1 colspan=3 style='width:.75pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1060" src="Transcript%20Email%20Template_files/spacer_1.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>