Optimizing Student Completions - Now, more than ever, institutions are being tasked not just with enrolling students but ensuring they complete their programs. This session will highlight initiatives that foster student completion. We will discuss how we identify potential completers, automatically award credentials, and award the General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) credential. We'll also discuss the ways technology allows us to streamline the graduation process.

Presenter: Geoffrey Glowacki, Kishwaukee College and Mickaela River, Triton College

Cleaning Up Transfer Equivalency Records - Transferology is a valuable tool for transfer students, as long as the course equivalency data is accurate and up-to-date. This session will discuss the ways in which Illinois MyCreditsTransfer ensures that the data going into Transferology is correct through the flat file process for schools using PeopleSoft. Additionally, we will look at how the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's 5-person articulation team regularly performs articulation clean-ups with reports run in u.Achieve.

Presenters: Gina Modica, University of Illinois System and Todd Kato, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Creation of the Slate Request Form - During the pandemic, Governors State University implemented Slate as our new CRM. Requests to update or add something in the system seem to come from everywhere like a random conversation in passing with a colleague or via email. To better manage these requests, we created a Slate Request Form that staff can use to request things such as a new query or new communication mailing. Come to this session to learn how this form was implemented and the successes and challenges that came along with it.

Intermediate Guide to Self-Care - This is Part 2 to last years presentation: Beginner's Guide to Self-Care. Since last years presentation was done virtually, this would be a good time to get another dose of self-care best practices in person.  If you did not attend last years presentation, no worries!  There will be a brief overview of that presentation along with guidance on how to really put self-care into action. If you'd like to learn more about self-care and how to implement it into your daily life.

Presenter: Tiffani Robertson, Governor State University

 Winding Down a Career in Higher Education - This session is aimed at those seasoned professionals who are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We will discuss the factors to consider when deciding the best time to retire or move on to another career. Are you doing more harm or good to yourself and your organization by staying? And, once you've made that decision, we will also talk through methods for transition planning to ensure that you leave the office in a solid position so that normal operations will continue.

Presenters: Nancy Walsh, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

Communication Flow and Integration of Digital Marketing - We will discuss the basic communication flow and how to tie together newer ideas with traditional admissions-related touch points. This will also include how to incorporate digital and be specific with your marketing and messaging to students at each level in the funnel.

Presenter: Austin Blair, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing