Volume IX, Number 5 (and last)
Editor: Paul Aucoin, pgaucoin@samford.edu
Associate Editor, Scott Dittman, sdittman@wlu.edu
Subscription Manager: Erika Watts, wattse@aacrao.nche.edu
Maureen Breed, mbreed@syr.edu, formerly the Director of Registrar Services and Operations, is serving as Interim University Registrar at Syracuse University. Maureen has worked in various positions in the registrar's office for 19 years, She holds a bachelor's degree from SUNY at Albany, and a master's degree from Syracuse.
Laura Conklin, brconkl@br.cc.va.us, will resign at the end of September as Coordinator of Admissions and Records at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyer's Cave VA to be at home full-time with her children. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at James Madison University for whom she then worked in admissions from 1986 to 1995, including stints as Associate Director and Acting Director. Laura Lee says "I'll miss my buddies in Virginia ACRAO, too, but I hope to keep in touch and to perhaps be back with you all one day in some capacity!"NB: Borrowing from John L. Lewis, "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooteth." If you have news about yourself or others which may be of interest to our colleagues, please send contact information to Scott Dittman at sdittman@wlu.edu so it may be considered for inclusion in a future issue of the AACRAO Transcript.Peter DeBlois, pdeblois@educause.edu, has left his position as University Registrar at Syracuse University to become director of communications for EDUCAUSE. He was a charter member of the AAU Registrars, serving on its board of directors, and a founding faculty member of the Registrar's Summer Institute at Aspen. At EDUCAUSE, Peter will work with the association's communications, information services, and Internet strategies and publications teams to advance the association's image and professional development opportunities for its membership, highlight individual members' accomplishments, and develop new opportunities for interaction among focused practitioner communities, media, and corporate relations, portal directions, and Web-based knowledge resources.
Louis Jiminez, ljiminez@gwmail.kysu.edu, is the new registrar at Kentucky State University in Frankfort KY. Until early August, Lou, an active participant in Southern ACRAO, was the Director of Records and Registration at St. Philip's College in San Antonio.
Stephen Mills, millss@crown.edu, is the new registrar at Crown College in Bonifacius MN, succeeding Paul Gedden, geddenp@crown.edu, who spent 10 years as registrar and is now Director of Stewardship. Steve is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary with a masters degree in Biblical studies and also has a masters in religion from the University of Iowa. He has taught university and Bible college classes for 17 years, and served Crown as academic dean for three years. An avid runner (averaged 2000 miles a year for the past 13 years) and reader, he continues to "have a passion for teaching. I love interacting with students and making a difference in their lives" and will continue to teach occasionally. Steve and his wife, a nurse who specializes in caring for premature babies, have an 18-year old son.
Kim Powell, powellk@mail.belmont.edu, President-elect of Tennessee ACRAO has left Belmont University to stay home with her son. Kim reports, "I feel like this is what I really need to be doing now. Southern ACRAO has been a great organization to be a part of and I will miss the involvement and relationships that I have made."
Jeff Roames, jroames@gborocollege.edu, left his position as Registrar at Clarkson College in August to take the registrarial reins at Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC. Jeff spent 27 years at George Washington University, the last 23 as Director of Student Services for the School of Medicine. He has attended 25 AACRAO annual meetings, and is an "avid reader, serious cinema buff, collector of Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs 1954-1971) memorabilia, and opera lover." Jeff succeeded Susan Doss as registrar at Greensboro, who left to become a full-time mom.
Cecilia Rodriguez, crodrig@oregon.uoregon.edu, has taken on the responsibilities of associate director of admissions for processing at the University of Oregon. Cecilia was most recently the University Registrar at the University of California in Santa Cruz.
Alan Sims, a.sims@usip.edu, became the Registrar at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in early July. The university, now comprised of four colleges, was known for most of its 180-year history as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, adopting its current name in 1998. Alan, who has spent much of his career in health-related higher education, was most recently Student Affairs Coordinator and Registrar at St. Francis Medical Center School of Nursing. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, major in political science from Harpur College of SUNY Binghamton and a Master of Science in Counseling and Student Personnel Administration from SUNY Albany. He continues to serve as Chair of the Middle States ACROA Graduate and Professional Schools Committee and is Secretary of New Jersey-New York ACRAO where he has served on the Steering Committee for the last nine years.
News from Virginia ACRAO (Bob LeHeup, rdl9e@virginia.edu, Newsletter Editor)
Blue Ridge Community College: Laura Lee Conklin left on September 28 after six years as Coordinator of Admissions and Records. Laura was previously at James Madison University’s admission office for nine years. She is taking the opportunity to spend more time with her family, which includes a one-year-old and a four-year old. “Over the years I have gained so much from my involvement with the association,” she reports. “Don't count me out forever, however, as I may reappear on the scene one day -- once an admissions person, always an admissions person!”Hollins University: Celia L. McCormick has been named Acting Dean of Admissions.
James Madison University: Three new staff joined the admission office staff in August. Adam Anderson is the new Assistant Director, Mark Meadows is Senior Admissions Counselor, and Tyson Brown is Admissions Counselor. Also, Jeanine Gatesman is now Jeanine Gatesman Sellers. She and Clint Sellers, a third-year law student at the College of William & Mary, were married on June 23!
John Tyler Community College: Betsy Harrison, Virginia ACRAO’s Secretary/Treasurer and formerly Director of Admissions and Recruitment at Richard Bland College has taken a job as a Professional Counselor and Disability Support Services at the Chester campus.
Virginia Wesleyan College: Andrew Hendrix, Assistant Director of Admissions, has accepted a job as Director of Admissions for the University of South Carolina-Aiken. Andrew was with VWC for almost two years, and was previously a member of the admissions office at Winthrop University.
Washington and Lee University: The admissions office welcomes two new staff. A life-long Californian, Alexis Yee-Garcia is a new admissions counselor. She graduated from Washington and Lee in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in journalism and mass communications, and may eventually seek a graduate degree in higher education administration or educational policy. M. Deloris Richardson has been named Assistant Director of Admissions, also responsible for coordinating the multicultural recruitment efforts for the school. A transplant from Queens, she did her undergraduate work at the SUNY College at Cortland, and previously worked at some upstate SUNY schools and at Fitchburg State.
While Scott and I will not be donning lederhosen as we assemble this final issue of NetNews, the strains of that little farewell ditty is somehow echoing through the hills of cyberspace alive with a sound of music all its own. There is usually something bittersweet about a final anything, and this issue is no exception. That said, the segue will be brief.
NetNews started in 1992 with the idea of improving communications to AACRAO members. Now, with issue number 65, it ends for the same reason. If you missed her announcement, please see Immediate Past President Louise Lonabocker's remarks about NetNews being folded into the AACRAO office's excellent new online publication named Transcript. It is at http://www.aacrao.org/publications/netnews.htm. Other than being much too kind to me, Louise accurately portrays the reasons for the transition.
While it is hard not to applaud such progress (and we heartily do so), Scott and I will surely miss seining the Net for News that we think you might find useful. We do relish the time not doing so will afford us for other endeavors. Please join us in spending some of that time on the AACRAO webpages, especially on Transcript.
Penultimately, please join me as I also applaud Scott Dittman. He has been such a jewel to work with for the last several years, and his keen editorial eye caught many a gaffe before it escaped into public scrutiny. Do continue to send Scott News About Your Colleagues, and he will see that it appears in Transcript. You can reach Scott at sdittman@wlu.edu
Finally, please applaud yourself, for no publication is successful without a loyal readership. Thank you, and
Shantih,
Paul (and Scott)
September 11 Help:
Red Cross donations - http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html.Travel information: Remember to check the U.S. State Department travel advisories, announcements, and consular information sheets at http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html before planning or initiating travel abroad. The department's site also has excellent information for U.S. students traveling or studying abroad at http://travel.state.gov/studentinfo.html.
The American Liberty Partnership allows online donations to charitable organizations, both national and local - http://www.libertyunites.org.
The United Way of New York and The New York Community Trust have established a fund to help the victims of Tuesday's attacks and their families - http://www.uwnyc.org or http://september11fund.org/.
New York Police & Fire Widow's and Children's Benefit - http://www.nypfwc.org
For more information on helping victims of the U.S. attacks - http://www.Helping.org.
Citing Internet resources: Element K Journals, http://www.elementktips.com, has a free newsletter INTTIPS. The 8/26/2001 issue noted that, because of the relative newness of online resources, the methods for citing Internet content in bibliographies, endnotes, and footnotes are still under debate and subject to change. But the basic premise remains the same: to give credit to the author and to provide the information necessary for the reader to locate the source. By that token, the most important part of an Internet citation is its URL. With this information in hand, the source can be verified, and further details can be researched. However, it may (or may not) surprise you to know that there's more than one acceptable standard when it comes to citing Internet resources. The University of Wisconsin- Madison Memorial Library provides links to many current Internet citation guidelines at http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm
In addition, the following list provides links to some popular guidelines and standards for various types of written materials.
American Medical Association (AMA) - www.ama-assn.orgContinuing Education Units: Prompted by a question from Marilyn Gerken Benakis, benakism@email.dom.edu, here is a link (http://www.iacet.org/index2.htm) to information on registering as an official CEU-awarding institution and on the expectations for work required.
American Psychological Association (APA) Journals - www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Associated Press (AP) Stylebook - www.ap.org
The Chicago Manual of Style - www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq.html
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) - www.ifla.org/I/training/citation/citing.htm
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - www.iso.ch
Modern Language Association (MLA) - www.mla.org
NoodleBib - www.noodletools.com/noodlebib
The Nuts And Bolts Of College Writing - www.nutsandboltsguide.com/evidence.html
Webgrammar - www.webgrammar.com
Debunking rumors: Given the rampant proliferation of suspect e-mails we have all received in recent weeks, remember to check out the veracity of rumors by going to one of the reputable sites for that purpose. The two I use most frequently are at About.Com and Snopes.com. For example, the photo supposedly taken from the top of the WTC on September 11 is exposed at http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blphoto-wtc.htm and http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/crash.htm, respectively.
Internet hints: Another free resource, Neat Net Tricks, a copyrighted e-newsletter from Jack Teems (LOC ISSN: 1533-4619) is available by sending a blank e-mail to info-neatnettricks@silver.lyris.net As an example of the kind of advice available in each issue check out the following.
E-MAIL DIRECTORY: We Internet users still have no reliable way of determining someone's email address (other than perhaps asking him or her). But the research is made a little easier with Email-Directory.Com where there are more than 200 email directories worldwide, neatly categorized by country, interest, profession, and academic affiliation. It's worth a try at http://www.email-directory.com next time you're trying to hunt down an address.NCES releasesWINDOWS SHORTCUTS: Many, if not all, shortcuts for Windows 98 are at http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/win98/Reskit/Part7/wrkappg.asp . You will no doubt want to print this, and, in order to save time with your keyboard and mouse, look up the applicable shortcut. Of course, that may take longer than just doing it the usual way.
ZIP CODE DISTANCES: The Web has lots of ZIP Code lookups, but the one at http://www.link-usa.com/zipcode/ is neat in that it provides the distance between two ZIP codes. Also, it has the usual ZIP code lookup and will display all ZIP codes within a specified radius of a ZIP code.
VIRTUAL STAPLERS. Every now and then, NNT includes sites that are just pure nonsense. If you have need for a "virtual stapler," these would once again prove that some people just have too much free time: http://www.virtualstapler.com
"Assessing the Best: NAEP's 1996 Assessment of Twelfth-Graders Taking Advanced Science Courses" has been released. This report presents the results of a special study conducted in 1996 that focused on the science knowledge and skills of twelfth-grade students taking advanced courses in biology, chemistry, or physics during the 1995-1996 school year. It includes information on the science courses students reported taking and their overall performance on the assessment. In addition, the report presents selected questions from the study along with samples of students' responses and question-level results. This is the third in a series of special reports based on science data collected in 1996. The other two reports in the series are "Students Learning Science: A Report on Policies and Practices in U.S. Schools" and "Student Work and Teacher Practices in Science." To view and download this report, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001451NB: If you know of a web resource or a bit of web humor that you think may be useful to your colleagues, please send the URL to Scott Dittman at sdittman@wlu.edu so it may be considered for inclusion in a future issue of the AACRAO Transcript. Tell a little about why you like it and be credited with the catch."High School Academic Curriculum and the Persistence Path Through College: Persistence and Transfer Behavior of Undergraduates 3 Years After Entering 4-Year Institutions" has been released by NCES. This report examines the relationship between high school academic curricula and students’ persistence path through college, approximately 3 years after first enrolling. The data are drawn from the 1995–96 Beginning Postsecondary Students Survey, a longitudinal study of beginning postsecondary students who first enrolled in a 4-year college in 1995–96. Measures of high school academic preparation are based on academic courses taken in high school as reported by students on their college entrance exam applications. To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001163
"Home Schooling in the United States: 1999." In the spring of 1999, an estimated 850,000 students nationwide were being homeschooled. This report, based on data from the Parent Survey of the National Household Education Survey, 1999, contains information about the characteristics of home schooled children and their families, parent's reasons for homeschooling, and public school support for homeschoolers. To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001033 or http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/HomeSchool/
"The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2000" - In 2000, NCES conducted the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in mathematics at the national level among fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students, and at the State level among fourth and eighth grade students within participating states and jurisdictions. Results for the 2000 assessment are now available for the nation and participating states. National results are based on nationally representative samples of students at grades 4, 8, and 12. Results for individual states and other jurisdictions are available for grades 4 and 8. In addition to data for 2000, grade 4 data for individual jurisdictions are shown for 1992 and 1996, while grade 8 data are given for 1990, 1992, and 1996. Three products have been released for this assessment. They are:
"The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2000" http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001517
"The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics Highlights 2000" http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001518
"The Nation's Report Card: State Mathematics 2000 Reports" http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001519"The Condition of Education" has released a new web site. This Web site is an integrated collection of the indicators and essays published in The Condition of Education 2000 and 2001. The year in which a particular indicator last appeared is shown in parenthesis under the title. Some indicators may have been updated since they appeared in print. To use this new integrated Condition of Education web site, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
Public School and School District Locator Updated for 1999-2000 School Year - The NCES Public School Locator and School District Locator have just been updated with data from the 1999-2000 school year. These locators let you to find the correct name, address, telephone number, NCES ID number, locale (rural, large city, etc.), and much more student and teacher information for public schools and school districts for school year 1999-2000 as reported to NCES by state education officials in each state. To use these locators please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/ccdweb/school/
The College Search found in the NCES Students' Classroom has added new features and data. You can find information on over 3,800 U.S. 2-year and 4-year colleges or universities, including: Contact information; Full-time, First-time Undergraduate Students Tuition and Fees; Graduate Tuition; Total enrollment, degrees and programs offered; Diversity of student body; Library Information; U.S. Dept. of Education campus crime/security statistics; and links to the U.S. Dept. of Education Student Financial Aid Homepage. To begin looking for Colleges, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/college/
AACRAO Annual Meetings:
April 14-16, 2002, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN
April 6-8, 2003, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
April 19-21, 2004, Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV
March 28-30, 2005, New York Hilton, New York, NY
Other Professional Meetings and Workshops:
ECURE 2001: Preservation and Access for Electronic College and University
Records
October 12-13, 2001
Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa , Mesa, Arizona
http://www.asu.edu/it/events/ecure/
12th Annual EDI in Education Conference
October 21-23, 2001 - Tampa FL
http://usfweb.usf.edu/webforms/speede/
EDUCAUSE 2001
October 28-31, 2001
Indianapolis, Indiana
http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2001/csp.html
Internet Security Training Conference (co-sponsored by Virginia
Tech and the SANS Institute)
November 16-19, 2001
Blacksburg, Virginia
Contact Randy Marchany.
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference: "Visions, Expectations,
and Reality: The Implications of Pervasive Computing."
December 3-4, 2001
Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.educause.edu/conference/marc/2001/
CUMREC 2002: "Bringing HEAT Up North: Exploring New Landscapes for
Administrative Technology"
May 12-15, 2002
Hyatt Regency on the Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The deadline for conference proposals is November 30, 2001.
http://www.cumrec.org/cumrec2002/
Management of Student Information Systems (MOSIS) 2002 (sponsored
by Southern ACRAO)
July 21-24, 2002
Francis Marion and the Lightsey Conference Center, Charleston, South
Carolina
http://mosis.sc.edu
State and Regional Association Meetings, on the AACRAO website, http://web.aacrao.org/asp_lib/state_regional/list.asp
You may view position announcements at the AACRAO website. Point your browser to the AACRAO home page at http://www.aacrao.org and look under Membership, or just click on the Jobs On-line link here.
Contact Angela Gemza at the AACRAO Office if you wish to place a paid announcement on the site, (202) 293-9161 or by e-mail to: jol@aacrao.org
Goodbye - thanks for all your support.
"So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip." - Will Rogers
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