Opportunities for Engagement + Professional Development | Below you'll find upcoming opportunities for engagement and professional development.
Please connect with your supervisor or the event host if you have questions.
If you have opportunities to share, please submit them to kristan-hellige@uiowa.edu. | | UMACRAO Conference Registration Closes Today! Conference Dates: Oct. 25–25 | Des Moines, Iowa
Planning to join us for the 2023 UMACRAO Annual Conference? Registration closes today Friday, October 13!
With a first-time attendee panel, round tables based on institution type, and multiple opportunities to network with peers and vendors, you will return with a greater circle of connection in the registrar and admissions world and with the latest ideas in the field. Preview what's to come in the updated program-at-a-glance.
Additional conference details are available on the UMACRAO Conference webpage. | | | | Becoming a Better and More Authentic Leader On-Demand via LinkedIn Learning
Listen to Bill George, executive fellow and former professor at Harvard Business School, as he discusses 'the chronic need that the world has for more authentic leaders or more real leaders. Not more charismatic leaders, not more ego-driven leaders, but leaders who are real, who can bring people together around a passion for a common purpose...' Learn how to examine your strengths and weaknesses, solicit honest feedback, and become more authentic in how you behave and lead.
You will be required to use your HawkID and password to log in and view this video. | | | | Discover Your University Discover Your University resumes this fall with opportunities to learn about research initiatives, academic programs, arts and recreation, museums, history, and more.
October 18 Events
Discover Your University lets individuals and teams experience the breadth of incredible work going on at the university and discover something new, surprising, or inspiring. You'll also earn liveWELL Points for participating. | | | | 2023 UI Health and Well-Being Fair Wednesday, Nov. 1 | 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m. UI Field House Main Deck
The University of Iowa's Strategic Plan 2022-2027 calls upon us to “embed well-being and mental health into all aspects of campus culture.” When you attend the UI Health and Well-Being Fair you will learn about campus resources to support your own personal health but also that of your work unit.
Stop by the UI Field House Main Deck to get a free flu shot, health screening, chair massage, and more. | | | | Scholarship Opportunity for the 2024 UMACRAO Conference Paradigm, a Platinum sponsor of the 2023 UMACRAO Annual Conference, is generously supporting a member scholarship opportunity for the 2024 UMACRAO Conference!
The only eligibility requirement is that the contestant should be associated with admissions, enrollment management, registration, and other related issues of interest to members of the student services profession in higher education. The winner of the scholarship will be announced at the 2023 UMACRAO conference banquet on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The contestant does not need to be present to win. To enter the random drawing, applicants should fill out the application form (linked below) and submit by Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Each contestant’s submission will be assigned a number by order of entry. The scholarship winner will be chosen by random lottery using Google’s random number generator, and the winning number will be compared against the submission list. One entry per person. | | | | Volunteer for Commencement - Coming Soon Office of the Registrar staff play an important role in creating memorable experiences for our students and their guests by volunteering for commencement.
Watch your email for additional information from the commencement team about volunteering this fall!
Opportunities will be available for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16. | | | | |