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Spring Break Campus Visits For Student Athletes
Spring Break will be here before we know it. During that period, many of your students, including CBSAs (college-bound student-athletes), will be planning visits to schools they wish to attend. With your non-athlete students you can look at their GPA and test scores and quickly have an idea of which colleges may be realistic for…
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WACAC Member Spotlight: Casey Rowley
Q & A with Casey Rowley with Neelam Savla interviewing on behalf of WACAC Over the next few months, we hope you have the opportunity to meet the dedicated professionals who make up WACAC through out WACAC Member Spotlight Series. This week we’d like to introduce you to Casey Rowley, College and Career Counselor at Malibu…
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Presidential Pontifications
By Ed Devine Second semester is in full swing! As college freshmen are re-inserting themselves into their new communities, along with their seasoned friends from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior class, we hope they find their connections and are turning those corners to assimilating fully into campus life. As an organization, WACAC will hit our…
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DEA Inclusion: Thoughts on “Turning the Tide”
By Jamilla Jamison Reading season is both an exciting and exhausting time for me (probably also for many of my colleagues as well). Every year I’m blown away by all the amazing things our students are able to do while still managing to succeed in rigorous curricula. I’m impressed by the extent by…
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The Way I See It: Favorite College Memories
Curated by Amy Hammer One of the best parts of working with soon-to-be college students is sharing personal experiences to help illustrate the experience they are about to have. This month the contributors were asked, “What is your favorite college memory that you like sharing with prospective students?” JULIO MATA – MIAMI UNIVERSITY…
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GRAC Legislative Conference Recap 2016
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Following an afternoon of thoughtful presentations by California policy leaders, and a dinner honoring Senator Ed Hernandez as 2016 WACAC Legislator of the Year, a small but mighty…
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The Science of Office Culture: What’s Driving Our Office Actions?
By Amanda Wallin This entry will review some underlying psychological aspects of office life, no matter what kind of office you find yourself in. The reason these are universal and applicable for any type of office is that there is one common denominator in every office… people. According to an article by the Harvard Business…