MACRAO Committee Charters
Admissions and Recruitment Committee
- Promotes and supports the in-service training and professional development of MACRAO members on relevant issues, projects and activities.
- Promotes communication between secondary schools and higher education institutions in Michigan.
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropriate.
- Supports and helps implement the Mentorship Program.
- Prepares the College-Bound Students checklist for secondary school counselors.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
College Articulation Committee
- Promotes communication and articulation between postsecondary educational institutions.
- Addresses specialized problems encountered by students in the transfer process.
- Promotes the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) in collaboration with the Board of Directors.
- Sponsors an articulation workshop (Summer Summit).
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropri
- Serves as liaison and a resource on transfer issues to education, government and community at large.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals
College Day/Night Committee
- Promotes close communication between secondary schools and colleges and represents the Association in all aspects of college day/night programs in Michigan. These include the approved college day/night guidelines, evaluations and calendar of events.
- Works with MACAC representative in approval of the College Day/Night Calendar.
- Establishes and promotes the annual approved College Day/Night Calendar.
- Coordinates regional scheduling conflicts and redundant or inefficient services.
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropriate.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
Conference Planning Committee
- Develops, promotes, and executes the annual conference by serving as liaisons to meeting sites, exhibitors, caterers, speakers’ bureaus, and other service providers.
- Provides clerical assistance and budget management as directed by the board of directors.
- Manages all arrangements for the annual conference.
- Arranges for guest speakers and AACRAO representation.
- Establishes content regarding annual conference information on the MACRAO website and newsletters.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
Enrollment Management Committee
- Develops and promotes best practices in recruitment and retention, emphasizing strategic enrollment management functions at institutions of higher education.
- Promotes an understanding of the institutional enrollment management concept.
- Develops and promotes best practices to predict outcomes and assess results.
- Serves as a resource on research, models and systems to help institutions achieve their enrollment and retention goals.
- Maintains and publishes the Michigan Uniform Guest Application.
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropriate.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
Equity in Education Committee
- Promotes equitable opportunities within higher education for marginalized populations.
- Provides the Equity in Education recognition award in Michigan colleges and universities for outstanding programs.
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropriate.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
Legislative Issues Committee
- Keeps the membership informed about legislative issues impacting higher education through the use of the MACRAO Newsletter and website.
- Sponsors events related to current issues.
- Serves as liaison to the AACRAO Federal/External Relations staff.
- Educates and encourages participation in state and federal discussions and debates related to higher education issues.
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropriate.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
Professional Development Committee
- Undertakes projects assigned by the Board of Directors.
- Identifies and promotes activities and opportunities that complement or extend beyond the range of other standing committees, including projects focusing attention on office organization and management, special publications and projects.
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropriate.
- Educates and communicates with MACRAO membership.
- Selects MACRAO Travel Grant recipients.
- Selects MACRAO Outstanding Support Staff Service Award recipients.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
Registrars’ Practices Committee
- Undertakes projects concerned with improved registration techniques, grading policies and practices, and the maintenance of adequate and accurate records; suggests procedures for quality in production of transcripts and establishes standards for all areas of academic records management (security, storage, retention, retrieval, generation, recording and maintenance).
- Co-sponsors the Summer Summit with the College Articulation Committee,
- Sponsors events related to current issues as appropriate.
- Maintains and publishes the “What is an Official Transcript” brochure.
- Maintains and publishes the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Guidelines for Michigan Colleges and Universities” brochure.
- Coordinates approved annual conference session proposals.
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