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Work and Study: Hiring Tour Guides and Professional Development
By Megan McDevitt Work and Study is a blog series curated by Janine Bissic, Director of Admission of Whittier College. The series will feature posts by various higher education professionals about working with student staff. Our first installment is about hiring and training student tour guides. When looking to hire new tour guides, it’s important to…
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DEA Inclusion: Counseling Undocumented Students in a Changing Landscape
By Gabrielle Dorsey In 2012, President Obama created a program known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which promised to change the game for undocumented students. While there are several qualifications and restrictions for the program, generally speaking, it allowed undocumented individuals who had arrived to the United States prior to their sixteenth birthday…
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Counselor by Day…
By Amanda Wallin Hello Readers! This fall we will be exploring the interests of our WACAC members in a new blog, “Counselor by Day…” These entries will highlight select members of our community who have strong passions in areas outside of their 9-to-5 (do any of us really work 9 to 5 anymore?) work roles!…
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Top Places for American Students to get a Bachelor’s Degree Overseas
1. Canada: Beautiful, Close, and a Great Education Our friendly neighbors to the north have a lot of offer when it comes to higher education. Fairly easy to reach by either driving or flying, Canada is a great option for students who are seeking something a bit different in their education but are unwilling to…
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Legislature Shuts Down For 2016: Bills Head to Governor and Some Members Term-Out
After passing and stopping a number of high profile bills, both houses of the California Legislature adjourned shortly before 2:00 AM on the morning of September 1st, signaling the end of lawmaking business for the year and forcing many members from office due to term limits. Of particular interest, neither the mandatory orientation bill (AB…
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Presidential Pontifications: Welcome, Jeff!
This may not be an appropriate way to start my first presidential blog. It might be better to trend toward a pep talk with a #squadgoals. However, we are amongst friends and so in choosing transparency I’d like to start with a confession. I’m hoping that, this year, you’ll observe that a main goal of…
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WACAC Government Relations Update
The WACAC Government Relations Advocacy Committee will continue to monitor political developments in the Western region and nationally as we approach the 2016 General Election. If you want to help to make a difference and improve educational access and equity in the West, consider joining the Government Relations and Action Committee. For more information, please contact…
