Associations Thrive

57. Melanie Gottlieb, Executive Director, American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO) on Birthing a Profession and Their Most Inclusive Strategic Planning Process Yet

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In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Melanie Gottlieb, Executive Director at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO) . 

Melanie discusses:

  • How AACRAO was established in 1910, which makes AACRAO the oldest higher education association in the US. 
  • The journey from being an admissions officer and active AACRAO member to becoming the Deputy Director and then Executive Director. 
  • How the latest strategic planning process at AACRAO was the most inclusive of members and staff. 
  • The reorganization of the staff to support the new strategic plan. 
  • AACRAO’s 90-day process improvement process. 
  • AACRAO’s Learning Mobility initiative, which is tied to getting a learner into and through the higher education system successfully, especially as higher education becomes less traditional. 
  • How a higher education transcript is central to the higher ed experience, and it hasn’t changed in 50 years!
  • How AACRAO’s caucus groups help members find their community. 

References:

  • AACRAO website
  • Strategic Enrollment Management
  • Learning Mobility

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