2021 Annual Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended our first ever virtual conference!

Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming 2022 conference, coming soon.

Conference Registration Costs 

$25 All conference sessions

Conference Scholarships

Deadline to apply:  March, 2021

OrACRAO provides a scholarship for the conference registration for one of each category, Community College, Private 4-year college or university, and Public 4-year university.   

Application deadline:  April 30, 2021.

Schedule at a Glance of OrACRAO Annual Conference:  May 17-18, 2021

(proposed times subject to change)

Theme:  OrACRAO-CLUE

Monday, May 17

1:00pm – 1:30pm         OrACRAO Welcome and Business Meeting Part I

1:30pm – 2:15pm         Concurrent Session A

• Managing for Neurodiversity: Helping your ADHD Employees Succeed

  • Presenter:  Katherine Cable – Southern Oregon University

• HECC - Accelerated Learning

  • Presenters:  Eric Juenemann/Erin Weeks-Earp – HECC

• Roundtable:  Return to the Workplace

  • Presenter:  Brian Palmer – OSU Cascades

2:15pm – 2:30pm         Beverage Break  

2:30pm – 3:15pm         Concurrent Session B

• AACRAO:  Sandwich Generation 

  • Presenter:  Sherry Waldron-Wells - Lamar University

• EAB Navigate Roundtable  

  • Presenter:  Katherine Cable – Southern Oregon University

• HECC - Core Transfer Compass/MTM/Common Course Number

  • Presenter:  Brittany Miles - HECC

3:15pm – 4:30pm         Murder in the Art Museum Mystery Session  

Tuesday, May 18

9:00am – 10:00am       OrACRAO Business Meeting Part II/AACRAO Update  

10:00am – 10:30am     HECC - Legislative Updates  

                                            Presenter: Kyle Thomas - HECC

                                            Private School Liaison

                                            Presenter: Rachel Ryan - George Fox University

10:30am – 11:15am     Concurrent Session C

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• Vendor Visits

• Documentation and Procedures

  • Presenters:  Melissa Frey/Eme Smith – Chemeketa Community College

• Roundtable:  Transfer Articulation  

  • Presenter:  Suzanne Koedoot – Portland State University

11:15am – 11:30am     Beverage Break  

11:30am – 12:15pm    Concurrent Session D

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• Student Communications Planning: Tips and Tricks for Developing Student-Centered Communications

  • Presenter:  Tyler Hayes – Central Oregon Community College

• Roundtable:  Commencement in a Virtual Age 

  • Presenter:  Nathan Moses – OSU Cascades

12:15pm – 1:00pm        Lunch/Mingling/Vendor Visits

1:00pm – 2:00pm          Closing Panel Session/OrACRAO Executive Committee/OrACRAO Awards

Conference Schedule Details & Sessions

Find session descriptions and more in our detailed program information (coming in Early April)

May 17 & 18 2021

Hosted with Zoom