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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
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AACRAO Vice President for Finance
 Kelley Christman
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AACRAO Vice-Chair Elect, Nominations & Elections
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AACRAO Co-chair Volunteers, Denver 2014
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RMACRAO Past President
 Lara Medley
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AACRAO Vice-Chair, State and Regional Committee
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AACRAO Co-chair Volunteers, Denver 2014
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RMACRAO Past President
2) Why participate in your
professional organizations?
 Vast data and informational resources
 People and networking
 Personal development and education
3) State & Regional Opportunities
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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
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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
Facilitate a session at an AACRAO meeting
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
7/18/2015
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 – [email protected]
Dr. Stan DeMerritt – [email protected]
Lara Medley - [email protected]
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Session ID: 4C