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Stretching Your Per Diem – Post 3
By Chris Helvajian Greetings from the road! I write this from the DoubleTree (two check-in cookies, of course) in San Diego. I’ve been away from home 23 of the last 29 days and I’m just about done with travel. Sounds like a lot to the layman, but I know I’m lucky. Many of you will…
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Getting to know your SPGP………things that make you go “hmmmmm”
By Sonia Ryan and Omar Zazueta (Admission Practices Committee) As students begin completing applications this season, you may be asked about certain language or questions in an application that make you go “hmmmm.” The NACAC Statement of Principles and Good Practices is the tool that can assist you in providing information to students, colleagues, and colleges…
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Government Relations Alert: Restore Perkins Funding
By Kris Zavoli Perkins loan funding expired on September 30. We urge you to contact your House representative in the US Congress. (Background Information is attached.) Here is the House directory. (Both Senators Boxer and Feinstein support restoring the funding, so we will focus on the House.) Below is sample language (It is best to call.)…
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DEA Inclusion: From a Future Counselor for Future Generations
By Tony Losongco Now that WACAC has welcomed the nation’s college counselors to San Diego to celebrate the current state of the profession, I want to celebrate the future of the profession. As a counseling graduate student at a diverse university, I’d like to share how that future looks by sharing what the future professionals —…
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Unpacking Online Higher Education
By Chris Tokuhama “We must restore integrity to online learning and will not tolerate programs that fall short.” This statement, issued as part of Hillary Clinton’s New College Compact, raised questions regarding the way in which online higher education is understood as part of a larger landscape. And, to be fair, perhaps some…
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Presidential Pontifications
By Ed Devine Wow…the ease of summer is a distant memory. We have already completed three weeks of the fall recruitment season, and on the eve of the San Diego NACAC Conference, it seems like the treadmill never shut off. I love reflecting at this time, on the funnel aspect of what college admissions is…
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The Way I See It: The Seasoned Professional
By Amy Hammer It is safe to say that the role of an admission counselor serves the purpose of guiding students toward a college education to, ultimately, pursue a career based on their passions, life aspirations, and general interests. Ironically, very few prospective students come into college with the intention of starting a career in…
