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Session |
Time |
Location |
Presenter |
Title |
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Registration |
9:00am-11:45am |
Summit Room |
Check-In |
Conference Check-In |
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Opening |
12:00pm-12:45pm |
Summit Room |
RMACRAO President |
Welcome to RMACRAO Official opening to conference |
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Session 1 |
1:00pm-1:45pm |
M4110 |
Jamie Yarbrough |
Banner Student Information System Roundtable |
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Session 1 |
1:00pm-1:45pm |
M4120 |
Lisa Potter |
Navigating the Hidden Curriculum: Understanding Barriers and Supporting Success for Students with Autism in Higher Education |
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Session 1 |
1:00pm-1:45pm |
M4130 |
Logan Midgett |
The Credentialing Ecosystem: Paradigm’s Vision for a Fully Integrated Future |
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Session 1 |
1:00pm-1:45pm |
M4140 |
Sarah Sharsmith |
Transfer Roundtable |
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Break |
2:00pm-2:45pm |
Summit Room |
Snack/Vendor Break |
Grab a snack and visit vendors |
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Session 2 |
3:00pm-3:45pm |
M4110 |
John Maly |
FERPA Compliance and Student Privacy |
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Session 2 |
3:00pm-3:45pm |
M4120 |
Mark Holte Tina Faulkner Matt Glenocki |
Reshaping Higher Ed: AI Agents in Workday Student |
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Session 2 |
3:00pm-3:45pm |
M4130 |
Rey Santos Jacque Gaines |
Parchment Does That Too? Streamlining Admin Workflows from Admissions to Credentials |
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Session 2 |
3:00pm-3:45pm |
M4140 |
Tyler Bowen |
No More Shutouts: How Connected Course Data Gets Students to Graduation |
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Session 3 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4110 |
Courney Tartaglia Robert McTighe |
Seeing What No Single Campus Can: A Network Approach to Stopping Student Aid Fraud |
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Session 3 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4120 |
Erika Swain |
The Hidden Compliance Risk in Noncredit and Alternative Credentials: Who Owns the Student Record? |
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Session 3 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4130 |
Kristy Berg |
Communication 9-1-1: Registrar and the Faculty |
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Session 3 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4140 |
Scott Johns |
A Simpler Way: Letting Students Know How Their Courses Transfer |
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Evening Event |
6:00-8:00 |
ViewHouse Littleton |
ViewHouse Littleton Sponsored by Workday |
50th Anniversary Gold Party Sponsored by Workday |
Thursday, July 16, 2026
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Session |
Time |
Location |
Presenter |
Title |
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Registration |
7:00am-7:45am |
Summit Room |
Check-In |
Conference Check-In |
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Keynote |
8:00am-9:00am |
Waring Theater |
Tammy Aagard |
Leading the League: Game-Changing Leadership Strategies for the Age of Innovation |
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Session 4 |
9:15am-10:00am |
M4110 |
Andrew DuBeau |
So You Need a New Degree Audit Tool: A Registrar's Real-World Guide |
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Session 4 |
9:15am-10:00am |
M4120 |
Jeff Relue |
 Strategic Pathways to Student Success: Harnessing Ellucian's Smart Planning and Credential Discovery |
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Session 4 |
9:15am-10:00am |
M4130 |
Kristi Wold-McCormick |
Micro-credentials and Digital Badges: The Role of Registrars and Enrollment Managers |
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Session 4 |
9:15am-10:00am |
M4140 |
Raeanna Anglen |
Degree Analyst and Graduation Pathway Roundtable |
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Break |
10:15am-10:45am |
Summit Room |
Snack/Vendor Break |
Grab a snack and visit vendors |
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Keynote |
10:45am-12:00pm |
Waring Theater |
Dr. Karen Solomon, HLC |
The Wild Wild West of Credentials |
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Lunch |
12:15pm-1:30pm |
Summit Room |
Lunch |
Grab some lunch and visit with friends |
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Business Meeting |
1:45pm-3:15pm |
Summit Room |
RMACRAO Board |
Nuts & Bolts of RMACRAO |
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Break |
3:15pm-3:45pm |
Summit Room |
Snack/Vendor Break |
Grab a snack and visit vendors |
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Session 5 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4110 |
Adam Davy |
Common Institutional Challenges Personalized Outreach Can Help Solve |
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Session 5 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4120 |
D. Scott Heath |
Smart Plan: A new Registration and Planning Tool in SaaS |
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Session 5 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4130 |
Miori Jackson Gidley |
Tuition Classification Roundtable |
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Session 5 |
4:00pm-4:45pm |
M4140 |
Stacy Sharp |
A Proactive Approach to Fraud: Lessons from a Community College |
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Evening Event |
6:00-8:00 |
Main Event |
Main Event Sponsored by Instructure |
50th Anniversary Fun and Celebration Sponsored by Instructure |
Friday, July 17, 2026
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Session |
Time |
Location |
Presenter |
Title |
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Registration |
7:00am-7:45am |
Summit Room |
Check-In |
Conference Check-In |
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Keynote |
8:00am-9:15am |
Waring Theater |
Dr. Lisa Matye Edwards |
Leadership Keynote |
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Session 6 |
9:30am-10:15am |
M4110 |
Amber Ovaska Sarah Sharsmith |
Workday Roundable: From Interest to Implementation (and After!) |
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Session 6 |
9:30am-10:15am |
M4120 |
Sarah Beal Meredith Husk |
Bringing Microcredentials to CU Denver |
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Session 6 |
9:30am-10:15am |
M4130 |
Amanda Lewis |
Implementing S.A.F.E. Fraud Software: Tales from the Trenches |
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Session 6 |
9:30am-10:15am |
M4140 |
Miori Jackson Gidley Alyssa Wells Amber Ovaska |
Hot Topics in Higher Education |
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Session 7 |
10:30am-11:15am |
M4110 |
Ashley Hildebrandt |
Leveling Up Student Employment |
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Session 7 |
10:30am-11:15am |
M4120 |
Carrie Reinecke |
VA Questions, Comments, Concerns Round Table |
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Session 7 |
10:30am-11:15am |
M4130 |
Noemi Hernandez |
Shadows in the System Investigating "Ghost Students" (Bad Actors) |
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Session 7 |
10:30am-11:15am |
M4140 |
Tim Johnson |
Using Modern Reports & Dashboards to Improve Student Success & Organizational Effectiveness |
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Closing Remarks |
11:30am-12:00pm |
Waring Theater |
Dr. Stephanie Fujii |
Closing Keynote |
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Closing Remarks |
12:00pm-12:45pm |
Waring Theater |
RMACRAO Board |
Closing Remarks and Giveaways |
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