Presented by: Melissa Padfield, Deputy Provost (Students & Enrolment), University of Alberta Logan Mardhani-Bayne is Lead, Strategic Planning and Initiatives, Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), University of Alberta
Presentation Description: Strategic Enrolment Management is a core pillar of registrarial practice and essential to ongoing institutional success in the current climate. Join this session to gain insights, discuss, and learn from the University of Alberta’s journey into the creation of one of Canada’s most wide reaching and ambitious strategic enrolment plans. Our goal, through the lens of both opportunity and risk mitigation, was to create a plan that truly considered the inputs to growth alongside the impacts, During the session we share the process and strategies used to create and implement the plan along with our learnings and performance to date.
Presented by: Jodi Tavares, Executive Director, ARUCC MyCreds/MesCertif Ryan Gallivan, Executive Director, Apply Alberta Julie Green, Registrar & Associate Vice-President Strategic Enrolment Management, MacEwan University
Presentation Description: This presentation will showcase the urgent and successful integration of the Alberta Post-Secondary Application System (APAS) into MyCreds, Canada’s digital credentialing network. The speed of this collaboration was driven by an unexpected change in Saskatchewan’s high school transcript issuance process, necessitating a rapid response to prevent a disadvantage for Alberta institutions and learners. The session will highlight how MyCreds and ApplyAlberta worked together under tight timelines to ensure a seamless transition demonstrating collaboration and change readiness. MacEwan University, a participating WARUCC institution will bring insight into the impacts of the rapid change to both the institution and to learners.
Presented by: Ashmita De, Research Analyst, Education Insights, Data & Research, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Melissa Myskiw, Academic Coordinator, School of Construction and Building Sciences, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Alexander Ondrus, Senior Research Specialist, Education Insights, Data and Research, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Presentation Description: Understanding factors influencing student retention is key to a high-quality student experience. Machine Learning (ML) offers new ways to analyze this area. In this session, we will explore developing a predictive model to identify at-risk students, reviewing the project’s origins, progress, and future directions. We’ll discuss how Microsoft Fabric provides a unified platform for data management, ML model creation, and Power BI reporting, showing how ML insights can enhance student experience.
