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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"'>Sharing this week’s AACRAO Transcript – included are updates on the DoD MOU (the signing deadline has been delayed 90 days) and an overview of the new FERPA amendments. Happy Holidays to everyone!<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, December 15, 2011 7:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Peaster, Rita<br><b>Subject:</b> AACRAO Transcript for the Week of 12/15/2011<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" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_35x2.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=bottom style='background:#003399;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=783 style='width:587.25pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=178 height=31 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/TransEM_Header_L1.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td rowspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=433 height=60 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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>12/15/11</i> <o:p></o:p></span></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 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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src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_1.GIF"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#E3E9D6;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1053" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_1.GIF"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:#E3E9D6;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1054" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_1.GIF"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:#E3E9D6;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1055" src="http://www2.aacrao.org/email/images/transcript/spacer_1.GIF"><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'></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=5258"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>DoD Announces 90-day Delay in MOU Implementations</span></b></a><br>Breaking News: Late today, 12/15/2011, the Department of Defense announced a 90-day delay in the deadline for institutions to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5260"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Family Education Rights and Privacy Act Amendments</span></b></a><br>Barmak Nassirian provides a more detailed look at the newly released final FERPA rules.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5259"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>FY 2012 Budget Plan Includes Major Policy Changes for Pell Grant Program</span></b></a><br>Omnibus spending bill draws from competing House and Senate plans to fund the Pell Grant Program, maintaining the $5,550 maximum award but substantially changing some related policies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5257"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Congressman Targets Executive Compensation at For-Profit Education Companies</span></b></a><br>Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) announced an inquiry into the pay of chief executive officers at for-profit colleges.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5256"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>For-Profit Lobbying Diluted New Rules to Curb Waste and Abuse in Federal Aid Programs</span></b></a><br>The industry spent more than $16 million on its efforts to fight the "gainful employment" rules, with much of the money going to Democrats with ties to the White House.<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=5263"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Penn State Scandal Hasn't Deterred Applicants</span></b></a><br>University sent applicants a letter from the new president emphasizing its strengths and hope that they remained interested in attending.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5262"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>University of Minnesota Sees Rise in Four-Year Graduation Rate</span></b></a><br>Officials attributed the increase to better academic and financial advising as well as more rigorous entry requirements for freshmen.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www2.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=5261"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>University of Maine Seeks More Students As Enrollment Declines</span></b></a><br>UMaine System has developed a new four-year strategic plan, which will add online programs, improve the transfer process, and implement more aggressive marketing.<o:p></o:p></p><h3>Editorial Update<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/for-profits-vs-community-colleges-either-way-governments-pay/31067?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>For-Profits vs. Community Colleges: Either Way, Governments Pay</span></b></a><br>Sandy Baum and Mike McPherson propose to view the two sectors as mechanisms by which governments pay for educations that students cannot afford.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/12/09/essay-calls-sustained-effort-colleges-focus-economic-inequality"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Castes and Higher Ed</span></b></a><br>It's time for colleges and governments to focus on ending income stratification, writes Gloria Nemerowicz.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/12/12/essay-future-directions-international-education"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>International Crossroads</span></b></a><br>Some of the prevailing models on academic collaboration across borders may be about to change, writes Edward Peck.<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/2011/12/15/profits-should-get-ahead-accountability-push-experts-say"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#A34209;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Ride the Regulatory Wave</span></b></a><br><span style='color:#371906'>Panelists at for-profit association meeting say industry should get ahead of accountability push by measuring student outcomes and making them public.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb style='background:#C0D4AF'><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/12/new-school-conference-hits-changing-financial-picture-public-colleges"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#A34209;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Financial Advice</span></b></a><br><span style='color:#371906'>Texas Association of Business goes after community college graduation rates with a campaign that was influenced by Complete College America.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb style='background:#C0D4AF'><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/14/texas-business-groups-billboard-campaign-completion-rates"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#A34209;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Behind the Billboards</span></b></a><br><span style='color:#371906'>At New School conference, higher education leaders discussed the need to reduce institutional costs as revenue streams continue to dry up.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><h3>AACRAO Announcements<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://www.aacrao.org/meetings/2012AnnualMeeting.aspx"><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Register for AACRAO's 98th Annual Meeting</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Don’t delay – <a href="http://www.aacrao.org/meetings/2012AnnualMeeting/MeetingRegistration.aspx">registration</a> for <a href="http://www.aacrao.org/meetings/2012AnnualMeeting.aspx">AACRAO’s Annual Meeting</a> is now open. Join us in Philadelphia, April 1-4, 2012 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. <a href="http://www.aacrao.org/meetings/2012AnnualMeeting/Hotel.aspx">Hotel reservations</a> may also be made at our host hotels: the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown or the Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown. The Annual Meeting promises four exciting days or workshops, session, plenaries and networking opportunities. Mark your calendar today!<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Important Note About Hotels</span></strong><br>We encourage you to reserve your room through AACRAO’s housing block, which reduces housing penalties for the association and helps us keep meeting expenses low for you. In addition, we advise you to be aware of any unsolicited e-mails from third-party agents regarding hotel rooms for the Annual Meeting. Please be aware that such companies are NOT affiliated with AACRAO and that we discourage you from making your room reservations through such organizations. So please reserve your room through the AACRAO room block to receive the best rates and to ensure the security of your transaction.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal'>Acknowledge Retiring Professionals</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>Please help us acknowledging retiring professionals for their years of dedicated service. If you know someone who is retiring from an AACRAO profession, please let us know by emailing <a href="mailto:awards@aacrao.org">awards@aacrao.org</a>. Please include the name of your retiring colleague, title, institution, address (home if preferred), and number of years in the profession. Each retiring professional will be recognized on the Annual Meeting rolling screen and will receive a certificate in the mail. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=storyblurb><a href="http://webinar.aacrao.org/index.html"><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#996600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none'>Criminal History Screening Practice Tips</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>LIVE</span></strong> Webinar date: January 19, 2012<br>Time: 2 – 3pm ET<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>AACRAO will offer a webinar session</span></strong> exploring the tools and practices that can be used by college admissions officers to balance campus safety concerns and the mission of providing educational opportunities to qualified students. This webinar will cover when to screen for a criminal history record, what criminal history information should be considered, how to ensure accurate information, and the required qualifications and training for admissions staff. Join us for this important discussion on how administrators can balance educational opportunity and campus safety.<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'>Six 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>