April Professional Development Calendar

1.  The 26th Annual University of Maryland National McNair Scholars and Undergraduate Research Conference Graduate School Fair will take place from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm on Friday, March 14, 2025, in the Chesapeake Main Foyer and the lower-level Art Gallery of the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.  

The purpose of the conference is to provide:
1. Exciting learning opportunities for McNair Scholars and other undergraduate researchers to share their research experiences and results with their peers and other scholars in their discipline;
2. Opportunities for scholars and students to discuss their academic profiles with various research university representatives and
3. Opportunities for McNair Scholars to initiate face-to-face dialogue with prospective graduate school representatives and faculty.

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 The Wellness Series: Academic Success- Time Management| May 7, 2024, 4:00PM-5:00PM | Virtual: University of Maryland, College Park

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
2024 Executive Board

Nominate yourself or colleagues. 

April Professional Development Calendar

Ignite Your Career!

The ASCEND leadership development program is now accepting applications through September 14th. ASCEND is an initiative aimed at diversifying enrollment management by recruiting and preparing mid-level professionals from underrepresented backgrounds for advancement into leadership roles. Through mentoring, skill-building and more, ASCEND provides talented individuals with the support they need to become inclusive executive-level leaders in our field.

Apply Today!!

RSVP to join AACRAO State and Regional leaders to explore the Future of Enrollment Management and 5 Ways to Leverage Your Role on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 3 PM. 

Explore ways to get involved in CAPACRAO and AACRAO.

Congratulations Otu Obot, II for your acceptance into the inaugural 2023-2024 Maryland Chief Student Affairs Officers Leadership Institute. The Maryland Chief Student Affairs Officers Leadership Institute is a year-long program designed to build the leadership capabilities of student affairs professionals and is supported and approved by the Maryland Association of Community Colleges Presidents’ Council. Monthly participants will attend full-day sessions rotating at different community colleges around the State of Maryland to discuss a range of topics that practitioners will encounter in everyday practice. Monthly sessions will be facilitated by a Chief Student Affairs Officer.

CAPACRAO desires to celebrate with you.
Email [email protected] with details on individual and institutional accomplishments to be featured.

Nominations are being accepted for the 2022-2023 CAPACRAO Awards - Nominate yourself or a colleague TODAY.

Everything Is a Priority Today

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February is American Heart Month. According to the American Heart Association, Heart Disease is America's number one health crisis. 

The heart is the muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. The heart represents the center of love and security. Louise Hay, a self-help author of You Can Heal Your Life, outlined the facets of illnesses in relationship to how individuals live and process their lived experiences. Hay surmises that someone who experiences a heart attack has a lived experiences where there is a "squeezing of joy out of the heart in favor of money or position." Hay continues by saying the individuals may say statements to themselves like:

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2023 Executive Board

Nominate yourself or another colleague. 

CAPACRAO is a registered 501C3 non-profit. As an affiliate of AACRAO, Executive Board leaders volunteer an average of 5 hours a month to facilitate strategy, engagement and development for our membership. Serving as a member of the CAPACRAO Executive Board aids in enhancing business and virtual team working skills, provides an opportunity to get involved in local, regional and national strategic enrollment management initiatives, and is a great opportunity to sustain and push the association to the next level.