ASR well represented at the 2016 UMACRAO conference

The Upper Midwest Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (UMACRAO) conference was held from November 2-4 in Alexandria, MN. As part of the conference proceedings, Amber Cellotti was voted 2016-17 UMACRAO President-Elect. ASR staff were well represented and recognized throughout the conference, as both presenters and those with active roles in UMACRAO, including: Tina Falkner (OSF), Stacey Tidball (C&C), Rachel McKessock (SDP), Allie Cummelin (SDP), Amber Cellotti (OTR), and Erik Sparby (OTR).

Session presenters:

• Tina Falkner presented “Financial Literacy: Helping Our Students Help Themselves”
• Tina Falkner and Stacey Tidball presented “FERPA: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask”
• Rachel McKessock and Allie Cummelin presented “Collaborating Across Units for Student Degree Progress & Retention”

ASR staff with active roles and who received recognition:

• Amber Cellotti served as Chair of the Program Committee
• Erik Sparby served as Historian
• Amber Cellotti won the Exemplary New Member award and was elected as President-Elect for 2016-17 and will serve as the 2017-18 President of UMACRAO

Staff who are interested in learning more about UMACRAO or who would like to get involved or present at a future conference can reach out to Amber at knap0071@umn.edu.