The 2008 OrACRAO Annual Conference has come and gone . . . but we still need your help, even if you didn’t attend! The conference evaluation is invaluable in planning future conferences and in letting your planning committee know what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d like to see at next year’s event. Please take a few short minutes (we promise) and complete the conference evaluation available online. For those of you who didn’t attend this year’s conference, please answer questions 23, 24, and 25, which will help tremendously in planning the 2009 conference (to be held at the Oregon Garden Resort).

If you are interested in volunteering to serve on the 2009 Planning Committee, or even just helping out with tasks during the conference, you can e-mail OrACRAO President, Marla Edge. She will be selecting a committee during the next few months and saving up volunteer names, too.

Thank you for your input,

Reid Kisling
OrACRAO Past-President

Please check out the conference activities that we have highlighted for your benefit. Remember, we want you to take the opportunity to escape to the great outdoors. Also, please check out the program sessions that we have arranged for your development (or you can download the full program for session descriptions).

See you in four days!

Reid Kisling, OrACRAO President
George Fox University

Just a reminder that early registration for the annual conference must be postmarked by tomorrow, Friday, April 18 (after which the registration fee increases to $200 per person). We realize that some institutions may have difficulty cutting a check to send registration with payment. If you have not yet sent your registration forms and payment, we would encourage you to fax your registration form (to Karen Carter, Secretary/Treasurer at 541-298-3104) and follow it with the form and payment by mail.

Also, please check out the conference activities and the program sessions that we have arranged for your enjoyment and development. The conference starts in just over two weeks!

Reid Kisling, OrACRAO President
George Fox University

We have extended the deadline for the 2008 conference scholarship application. We will award several scholarships this year to cover the cost of conference registration. The application is available online at http://oracrao.org/2008/OrACRAO-2008ScholarshipApplication.pdf.

Application materials are due April 11th.

Applicants will be notified of their status by April 18th.

If you haven’t already done so, please visit the OrACRAO website for detailed conference information including registration information. Don’t forget to include the completed registration form with your scholarship application.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about the scholarship application.

Trevor Edelblute
Vice-President OrACRAO
Registrar Support Specialist, Academic Affairs
Education Management Corporation
tedelblute@edmc.edu

The Executive Committee met earlier this year to review our current guidelines and is proposing several amendments to our governance documents. These amendments are being presented to the membership in advance of the annual business meeting (to be held during the annual conference on May 6, 2008) for the prerequisite one month advance notice.

Please read the proposed amendments and be prepared to vote for their approval at the annual business meeting (only institutional members are eligible to vote on association matters).

Any questions pertaining to these proposed amendments should be directed to myself in advance of the business meeting.

Reid Kisling, OrACRAO President

While you are at it, feel free to check out the conference program including the list of sessions and roundtables planned for your benefit.

Also, please remember to reserve your room by April 3 (the date when the room block will be released). We would again recommend that you consider arriving ahead of or staying after the conference to participate in some of the many available activities of the region.

Reid Kisling, OrACRAO President
George Fox University

Running Y is now taking reservations for lodging for this year’s conference. Please be sure to make your reservations by April 3 (after which time rooms will be released to the general public). We would encourage all participants from institutions bringing multiple people to the conference to consider reserving a townhome/chalet instead of just a lodge room (due to limited availability of the latter). We would also recommend that you consider arriving ahead of or staying after the conference to participate in some of the many available activities of the region. More information about lodging (including contact info and rates) is available here.

Look forward to this year’s conference with informative sessions, interactive roundtables, networking, great entertainment, and the chance to spend a few days away with your colleagues. Registration information will be available on the OrACRAO website soon. For now check out those recommended activities!

We’ll keep you posted . . . but be sure to reserve your room today!

Reid Kisling, OrACRAO President
George Fox University

2008 OrACRAO Annual Conference
May 4–6, 2008
Running Y Ranch Resort
Klamath Falls, OR

Mark your calendars for this year’s annual conference, May 4–6, at the Running Y Ranch Resort in Klamath Falls. Klamath County is host to phenomenal outdoor activities including hiking, bird watching, fishing, canoeing, and site-seeing. We’ve even arranged for lodging at the conference rate in advance of and following the conference. In addition to great opportunities for professional development, come make this a respite from the day to day.

Look forward to this year’s conference with informative sessions, interactive roundtables, networking, great entertainment, and the chance to spend a few days away with your colleagues. Registration and lodging information will be available on the OrACRAO website in early March.

We’ll keep you posted . . . but be sure to save the date today!

Reid Kisling, OrACRAO President
George Fox University