AACRAO & RMACRAO 101 What is this, and how do I get involved? Dr. Stan DeMerritt, Associate Academic Vice President Wayland Baptist University Kelley Christman, Associate Registrar University of Northern Colorado Lara Medley, Registrar Colorado School of Mines RMACRAO Annual Meeting, Thursday, July 17th, 2014 Session ID: 4C

Overview 1) How we got involved 2) Why would you want to participate in your professional organizations? 3) RMACRAO opportunities 4) AACRAO opportunities

1) How we got involved Dr. Stan DeMerritt AACRAO Vice President for Finance Kelley Christman AACRAO Vice-Chair Elect, Nominations & Elections AACRAO Co-chair Volunteers, Denver 2014 RMACRAO Past President Lara Medley AACRAO Vice-Chair, State and Regional Committee

2) Why participate in your professional organizations? Vast data and informational resources People and networking Personal development and education

3) State & Regional Opportunities Contribute to a newsletter Attend the regional or state annual meeting Facilitate at a meeting Present at a meeting (present, co-present, panel, roundtable) Participate in a webinar Send questions to be distributed to a state or regional group for feedback Volunteer for a committee Run for an elected board position Volunteer for an appointed board position Volunteer to host a meeting near your school or university

4) AACRAO Opportunities Contribute to an email newsletter – AACRAO Connect Use the AACRAO website for information, research, supporting documents, data (or contribute something you have done!) Attend AACRAO meetings (Annual, SEM, Tech and Transfer) Facilitate a session at an AACRAO meeting Offer ideas to the Professional Activities Committees (PACs) for sessions Present at an AACRAO meeting Serve on a committee Become an AACRAO author Submit a proposal to present a webinar for AACRAO Nominate yourself and others for the Nominations &Elections Committee or a Board position

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Tips and Tricks Enter at a level at which you are comfortable and work your way up. Two schools of thought: Don’t overcommit initially, OR take on a new challenge to further your knowledge and career! Use your resources. Talk to someone who has done it before to find out how much time a position requires and how much travel.

Questions? How can you contribute to RMACRAO? Or maybe AACRAO? Tell us and we will put you in contact with the right person!

Thank You! Kelley Christman – kelley.christman@unco.edu Dr. Stan DeMerritt – demerritt@wbu.edu Lara Medley - lmedley@mines.edu Please complete the session evaluation. Session ID: 4C