University of Phoenix Vice Provost to Serve as Advisory Committee Co-Lead for 2024 AACRAO Technology & Transfer Virtual Summit
May 01 2024 - 12:05PM
Business Wire
Marc Booker, Ph.D., brings extensive leadership
experience in higher education, expanding transfer credit mobility
initiatives, and technology product management to the role
University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Vice Provost of
Strategy, Marc Booker, Ph.D., will serve as Advisory Committee
Co-Lead for the 2024 Technology & Transfer Virtual Summit held
July 9-11, 2024. The summit is presented by the American
Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
(AACRAO). According to AACRAO, more than 500 higher education
professionals attend the AACRAO Technology & Transfer Summit
each year to explore how technology integrates into campus
operations, and how strategic planning can foster innovative
approaches to employing transfer credit and policies to facilitate
learning mobility and improve student success.
AACRAO is a non-profit, voluntary, professional association
working to make higher education more responsive to learner needs.
With a membership of nearly 14,000 higher education professionals
representing approximately 2,300 institutions in more than 40
countries, the association provides advocacy, research, and
policy-based guidance and training to higher education
professionals to smooth the path for learners at every stage of
their journey.
“Given that learners of today crave modern, mobile, and
technologically accessible experiences, the AACRAO Technology and
Transfer Summit serves as a crucial platform for advancing higher
education practices and synchronizing our institutional practices
with technology solutions to create better student experiences and
outcomes,” shares Booker. “As Co-Lead of the Advisory Committee, I
am honored to contribute to the planning and execution of this
summit, aiming to enhance learner mobility and degree completion
through the sharing of best practices in transfer credit
evaluation, recognition of alternative learning experiences in
higher education, and leveraging higher education technology
solutions to help foster institutional innovation.”
In his role as Advisory Committee Co-Lead, Booker will be
instrumental in developing and executing the summit's planning
timeline, crafting program plans, and shaping content for early
announcements and calls for proposals. His responsibilities extend
to collaborating on plenary session presenter recommendations,
contributing to program development, marketing materials, and
serving as a key liaison between the Advisory Committee and AACRAO
staff in generating the program for the summit.
The virtual summit is a three-day event focused on the
technology of transfer and meaningful data exchange, and the ways
in which institutions can remove transfer barriers and speed
processes that support learner mobility. As the Chair for the
AACRAO Transfer & Articulation Committee and one of the driving
forces behind skills-aligned learning and badging initiatives at
University of Phoenix, Booker brings a wealth of experience to the
event.
Booker is a frequent speaker and presenter at AACRAO events,
including the AACRAO Annual Meeting, which brings together esteemed
professionals from various disciplines to engage with one another
and share best practices in higher education. At this year’s event,
which took place April 7-10 in Columbus, Ohio, Booker presented a
session titled, “Transfer Articulation 101,” where he provided an
overview of transfer and articulation requirements and led a
discussion on relevant issues such as building effective
articulation partnerships and credit for prior learning programs.
This session is based on the similarly named online course that
Booker authored for AACRAO to support newer professionals that are
entering the field of transfer credit evaluation.
“Dr. Marc Booker's leadership as co-lead for The AACRAO
Technology & Transfer Summit represents the innovation and
collaboration we promote in higher education,” shares AACRAO
Director, Meetings and Events, Becky Fowkes. “His vision and
dedication to advancing technology and transfer initiatives foster
invaluable dialogue and transformative solutions for the academic
community.”
As Vice Provost for Strategy at the University of Phoenix,
Booker oversees critical path academic initiatives to improve the
student experience such as learning platform implementations,
curricular enhancements, and developing empathetic solutions to
drive improved student outcomes through data. Booker also served as
dean of the Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers (PACRAO) Leadership Development Institute in
2023 and was President of PACRAO in 2016. In 2020, Booker received
a Hall of Fame recognition from Blackboard for his contributions in
providing thought leadership and innovation in education.
Booker was recently named the recipient of the AACRAO Thomas A.
Bilger Award for 2024 for his leadership and service to the
organization and received the UPCEA® Business & Operations
Award for Operational Excellence for 2024 for his role in leading
alignment of technical and non-technical resources to improve
academic outcomes for students.
Booker has been an employee of the University of Phoenix since
2001.
About University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix innovates to help working adults enhance
their careers and develop skills in a rapidly changing world.
Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning,
skills-mapped curriculum for our bachelor’s and master’s degree
programs, and a Career Services for Life® commitment help students
more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while
balancing their busy lives. For more information, visit
phoenix.edu.
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Michele Mitchum University of Phoenix
michele.mitchum@phoenix.edu