Professional Development
Other Development and Training Opportunities
NACAC Directing a Dynamic College Counseling Program
Dates: July 13-16, 2008
Host Location: Stanford University
Fee: $850 with accommodations (includes meals); $650 without accommodations (includes meals)
Who Should Participate:
This unique professional development event is designed for secondary head counselors, counseling department chairs, directors of guidance/pupil personnel services, and aspiring directors.
About the Program:
Learn the tips and tools you need in the role of a supervisor, evaluator, program consultant, and all the other tasks that differentiate your job from the practicing college counselor. This workshop is crafted to provide an opportunity to enhance your professional growth and development in an ever-changing admission landscape.
Return to your school with an understanding of the national college admission landscape and a network of peers for support in your demanding position.
DDCCP Will Address Issues Such As:
* Navigating current college admission trends presented by college admission directors
* Tour de College- When to tour, interview and overnight visits
* Letters of recommendation inclusion/exclusion; to profile or not....and much more!
Deans in Attendance:
Louis Hirsch, University of Delaware
Chris Ellertson, Trinity University (TX)
Vu Tran, University of California Los Angeles
Mike Sexton, Lewis & Clark College (OR)
Jean Jordan, Emory University (GA)
Shawn Abbott, Stanford University (CA)
Chris Watson, Northwestern University (IL)
Kelly Walter, Boston University (MA)
For information about this program, non-member fees and/or how to become a member please visit the NACAC Web site.
College Board’s 28th Annual College Board Summer Institute on College Admissions and School Relations
Dates: July 27-31, 2008
University of San Diego
San Diego, California
The Summer Institute is specifically designed to help train newly hired professional staff in admissions and outreach offices. Participants from four-year public and private colleges and universities gain firsthand knowledge of the higher education landscape, tips on outreach and recruitment strategies, and approaches to admissions and financial aid, as well as an understanding of the effect of their work on institutions and students. We examine many of the important topics enrollment offices encounter, including:
· Implications of changing demographics
· Aspects of diversity
· Role of financial aid in enrollment management
· Importance of ethical standards and practices
· Appropriate use of standardized tests
View the brochure and application form (.pdf/955K).
To register, contact:
Chung-Fen Hsieh
Senior Educational Associate
The College Board
Email: chsieh@collegeboard.org
Phone: (408) 367-1429
Fax: (408) 367-1459
2nd Annual Montana Counselor Tour
Dates: July 21-July 25, 2008
Pre-Tour July 19-21
Post-Tour July 25-26 (includes a tour of Yellowstone National Park)
This unique bus tour will take you through the heart of western Montana’s stunning natural landscape and four institutions of higher education. The 2008 Bus Tour will visit the following colleges and universities:
The University of Montana (Missoula)
Carroll College (Helena)
Montana Tech (Butte)
Montana State University (Bozeman)
Tour participation is available on a first come, first-served basis. Due to limited seating on the bus, we advise you to register as soon as possible. Open registration for the 2008 tour is available now.
Simply visit us on-line at http://www.montana.edu/admissions/counselortour/ or contact Shannon Marr, Tour Coordinator at montanatour@mt.net or (406) 788-7431.
Colleges That Change Lives
Each Colleges That Change Lives program begins with an enlightening 30-minute panel presentation on completing a college search today. We promise to not bore you with a session about how to apply for college, what to expect during a campus visit, and so forth. Rather, CTCL deans and directors will share with you the latest research on specific campus characteristics and learning components that lead to the most successful college experience. They will challenge you to view popular college rankings as just one measure of quality among many, and encourage you to make the college search process a well-informed journey that leads to the best possible outcome: finding the best college fit—one that could be life changing.
Immediately after the panel presentation, the college fair begins, lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Students and families will be able to collect information from and speak directly with admission representatives from the colleges and universities that inspired noted education reporter and former New York Times education editor Loren Pope to write the book Colleges That Change Lives.
The CTCL events are free to the public, and pre-registration is not required.