KACRAO 99th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
(At-A-Glance)

    Event/Session Presenter(s) Location
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
  Dinner on Your Own    
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
  Past-Presidents' Dinner    
6:30 PM
9:30 PM
  Happy Hour | Hilltopper History and Haunts Tour
Open to All Attendees Craig Administrative Center, WKU
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
8:30 AM
4:00 PM
  Corporate Partner Area Open    
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
  Check-In and Registration   Downing Student Union, 3rd Floor
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
  Opening Session and Keynote

Nathan Congleton, UK
Dr. Telly Sellars, Provost of Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Downing Student Union, Room 3023-3025
10 MINUTE BREAK
10:10 AM
11:00 AM
Session Block One

Artificial Intelligence: Ready or Not, Here it Comes! (Bruce Weisman, WKU)

Best Practices in Transfer Recruitment (Chris Jensen & Jarrett Murphy, WKU)

Kicking off Commencement and NOT Kicking Guests Off Your Stage (Wendy Longworth, Murray)

Downing Student Union, Rooms 3004, 3005, 3020
10 MINUTE BREAK
11:10 AM
12:00 PM
2 Session Block Two

High School Counselor Panel (Counselors from Warren and Surrounding Counties)

Pre-Registering Students Prior to Orientation (Marrissa Bryant, WKU)

National Student Clearinghouse (Paul Taylor, NSC)

Downing Student Union, Rooms 3004, 3005, 3020
10 MINUTE BREAK
12:10 PM
12:40 PM
  Annual Business Meeting KACRAO Executive Committee Downing Student Union, Room 3023-3025
12:40 PM
1:25 PM
  Lunch   Downing Student Union, Room 3023-3025
 
1:25 PM
2:15 PM
3 Session Block Three

Recognize and Celebrate Success (Kirsten Hooks, WKU)

Utilizing Slate in the Admissions Process (TBD)

Discover Paradigm’s Power of Effective Credentialing (Olivia Lowman, Paradigm)

Downing Student Union, Rooms 3003, 3004, 3005, 3020
10 MINUTE BREAK
2:25 PM
3:15 PM
4 Session Block Four

Athletic Eligibility Roundtable (Leslie Vanderpool, WKU) 

Course Scheduling (Nathan Congleton, UK)

Climbing the Ladder in Higher Education (Scott McDonald, WKU)

Downing Student Union, Rooms 3003, 3020
 
3:15 PM
3:45 PM
  Break and Visit with Corporate Partners    
 
3:45 PM
4:35 PM
5  Roundtables Admissions Roundtable 
Registrar Roundtable 
Downing Student Union, Room 3003, 3020
5 MINUTE BREAK
4:40 PM
5:00 PM 
  Closing Session and Updates

Nathan Congleton, UK
Scott McDonald, WKU

Downing Student Union, Room 3023-3025
ADJOURN @ 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
  Executive Committee Meeting Scott McDonald, WKU Downing Student Union, Room 3023-3025