1. 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

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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 4) AACRAO Opportunities
Contribute to an 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

7. 2/15/2019

8. 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.

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

10. Thank You!
Kelley Christman – Dr. Stan DeMerritt – Lara Medley - Please complete the session evaluation. Session ID: 4C