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Welcome to Tech Tuesdays
Salutations, and welcome to the first installment of the bi-weekly series: Tech Tuesdays starring Grant Cushman. My name is, quite un-coincidentally, Grant Cushman. I’m an Admission Counselor at Chapman University in Orange, California and the Communications Committee’s resident tech geek/entrepreneur/enthusiast. In this series, I hope to explore different ways in which technology can facilitate some…
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Where Did You Go to High School?
There were only two open territory assignments when I started at USC, so I knew I was going to Texas. Having gone to college in the south, I had friends in the area. I knew I would have some points of reference, but I could not have anticipated how I would come to feel about…
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Table for One: A Recruitment Story
Oh, hello, and welcome to my recruitment blog! Over the course of the next few months I will be blogging during my recruitment travels in hopes of giving you an honest perspective of what it is like to be an admission counselor on the road. You will follow me from the first step in the…
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Taking the Plunge
After 5+ years working in college admissions, I found myself at a crossroads. Do I continue working with students as an admission counselor or do I take a risk and follow my dream of becoming a college counselor? I decided it was finally time to put myself out there and find out what this college…
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UC Budget Boost
If I can advocate for higher education and students, especially from the ease of my computer keyboard, then I am all for it. How many of us got emails from the UCOP last spring asking us to help by sending a quick email to our California Representatives? I know many of us did, and I believe…
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Preparing for NACAC Toronto!
We’re a little over a month away from the 69th annual NACAC Conference in Toronto! As many of my colleagues know, I have a fond appreciation of itineraries, one page summaries, and anything organizational. I wanted to provide you with some travel tips and reminders… Here’s a checklist of items to take care of prior…
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Work in Las Vegas
Starting with an apparent oxymoronic title seems problematic, but feels right to me. As a native Nevadan, born in Las Vegas, it was where my parents began their professional lives in earnest. My mom was a radio DJ, and my dad was a mechanical engineer. They moved to California because the schools and universities offered…
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Already Hard at Work
Members of the WACAC Executive Board convened at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose from June 26 to June 28 for the group’s annual summer retreat. The retreat kicked off with introductions, for which each person was asked to provide a favorite quote or aphorism. Some were lighthearted (“It’s never too late to start wasting…
