| Educational Opportunities |
| 09/21/2016 | |||
| 8:30 am - 4:30 pm | Preconference Workshop $$ | Transitioning to Private Practice College Consulting ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Steven Antonoff, Consultant, Antonoff Associates, Inc., CO Speaker: Mark Sklarow, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Educational Consulting Association, VA Speaker: Sue DePra, Deputy Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association, VA | |
| 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Preconference Workshop $$ | Admission Middle Management Institute ($$) [More Info] Speaker: David Burge, Vice President for Enrollment Management- Office of the Provost, George Mason University, VA | |
| 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Preconference Workshop $$ | Chief Enrollment Officers' Forum ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Pamela Horne, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Purdue University, IN | |
| 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Preconference Workshop $$ | Directing a Dynamic College Counseling Program ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Robyn Lady, Director of Student Services, Chantilly High School, VA Speaker: Dr. Esther Hugo, Faculty- UCLA College Counseling Certificate Program, University of California- Los Angeles, CA Speaker: Rod Skinner, Director of College Counseling, Milton Academy, MA Speaker: Patrick O'Connor, Associate Dean for College Counseling, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, MI Speaker: Martin Bonilla, Director of College Counseling, College Preparatory School, CA | |
| 09/22/2016 | |||
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T301 Tools of the Trade ($$) [More Info] Speaker: John Serafine, Director of Counseling, Fairport High School, NY | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T302 Swimming with the Sharks - A Sequel ($$) [More Info] Speaker: David Prutow, Independent Consultant, College Goals, HI | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T303 CRM Implementation: Insights and Best Practices ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Aaron Mahl, Enrollment Management Consultant, Scannell & Kurz, NY Speaker: Tonishea Jackson, Director of Admission, Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne Speaker: Mateo Remsburg, Associate Director- Office of Admission, University of Utah | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T304 Leadership Training: GALLUP® Strengths Development for Admission Leadership ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Sarah Engel, Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and the Director of Traditional Undergraduate Admissions, Regis University, CO | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T305 Mindfulness for College Admission Professionals ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Natalie Bitton, Director of College Counseling and Guidance, Lycée Français de San Francisco, CA | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T306 Five College Essay Questions Every Counselor Should Be Able to Help Their Students Answer ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Ethan Sawyer, Consultant, College Essay Guy, CA | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T307 Partnerships, Collaborations and Alliances: Leveraging Recruiting Relationships for Effective International Student Enrollment ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Director of Certification and Associate Director, American International Recruitment Council, MD Speaker: Ian Cann, Director for ICEF USA, International Consultants for Education and Fairs, Germany Speaker: Krista Northup, Director of University Partnerships, Cambridge Education Group, United Kingdom Speaker: Thomas Griffin, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management/Services and Director of Undergraduate Admission, North Carolina State University Speaker: Ronald Cushing, Director of International Services, University of Cincinnati, OH | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T308 Counseling across the Waters: Working for International Student Success in the US Admission Process ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Lin Larson, Senior Assistant Director and Senior International Specialist- Office of Undergraduate Admission, University of California- Berkeley Speaker: Sam Fleischmann, School Counselor, Hong Kong International School, China Speaker: Becky Konowicz, Director of International Admission, Santa Clara University, CA Speaker: Anne Corriveau, Senior Associate Director of International Admission, Boston University, MA Speaker: Michelle Duschang, Director of International College Counseling, Hisar School, Turkey Speaker: Rhonda Leshman, Director of University and Career Counseling, YK Pao School- Shanghai, China | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T309 Financial Aid: The Basics and Beyond ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Brent Shock, Assistant VP- Enrollment Management and Director- Student Financial Services, Miami University, OH Speaker: David Gelinas, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Financial Aid, Davidson College, NC Speaker: Lisa G. Blazer, Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Texas- San Antonio | |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Preconference Seminar $$ | T310 The Growing Gap Year Trend ($$) [More Info] Speaker: Ethan Knight, Executive Director, American Gap Association, OR Speaker: Robert Clagett, Director of College Counseling, St. Stephen's Episcopal School, TX Speaker: Christine Abrahams, Supervisor of K-12 School Counseling Services, Hopewell Valley Regional School District, NJ Speaker: Bill Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Harvard University, MA Speaker: Jessye Crowe-Rothstein, Program Administrator- Tufts 1+4 Bridge-Year Service Learning Program, Tufts University, MA Speaker: Jane Sarouhan, Vice President, Center for Interim Programs, MA | |
| 10:15 am - 10:45 am | Learning Lounge Session | Location-Based Enrollment Marketing [More Info] Speaker: Melissa Rekos, Executive Vice President- Digital Services, Carnegie Communications, MA Speaker: Tina Yahiaoui, Manager- Digital Services, Carnegie Communications LLC, MA | |
| 10:30 am - 11:15 am | Exhibitor Presentation | British Council - Introduction to Studying in the UK [More Info] Speaker: Qu Ting Zheng, Education Coordinator, British Council, New York Catherine Sinclair, Education Officer, British Council, British Council, NY | |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Learning Lounge Session | Traffic is Vanity; Conversions are Sanity [More Info] Speaker: Hank Wells, Senior Account Executive, StudentBridge, GA | |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | CampusLogic, Inc. - Game Changing Award Letters [More Info] | |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Learning Lounge Session | Engaging High Schools Through Gamification and Change Leadership [More Info] Speaker: Carl Repp, Chief Operating Officer, ChatterHigh Communications Inc., WA | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | U.S. Army - Army Education as a Pathway to Students’ Success [More Info] | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | A Conversation with David Coleman, President and CEO, The College Board [More Info] Speaker: David Coleman, President and CEO, The College Board, NY | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | Beyond the Obvious: Shaping the College List [More Info] Speaker: Katy Murphy, Director of College Counseling, Bellarmine College Preparatory, CA Speaker: Peggy Hock, Vice Principal for Academic Affairs, Saint Lawrence Academy, CA Speaker: Maria Furtado, Executive Director, Colleges That Change Lives, FL Speaker: Tom Fanning, Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement in Admission and Advancement, John Carroll University, OH | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | Challenging Your Lens: Training Admission Readers for a Changing Demographic [More Info] Speaker: Ashley Pallie, Associate Dean of Admission, Pomona College, CA Speaker: Lauren Avalos, Associate Director of Admission and Director of Staff Development and Training, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Speaker: Vern Granger, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, The Ohio State University | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | College Matriculation and Degree Attainment for Young Men of Color [More Info] Speaker: Jacqueline Rushing, Founder and CEO, Young Scholars Program, CA Speaker: Sharon Cruz-McKinney, Director of Outreach and Community Relations- Office of Admission, University of La Verne, CA Speaker: Yecenia Campos, College Counselor, El Cerrito High School, CA Speaker: Jerome Offord, Dean of Administration and Student Affairs, Lincoln University- Missouri, MO | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | FEATURED SPEAKER: Jeff Selingo -- Launching from College: The Sprinters, Wanderers, and Stragglers [More Info] Speaker: Jeffrey Selingo, Author, Washington Post, DC | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | From Albania to Zimbabwe – Searching for Best-Fit International Students [More Info] Speaker: Marie Vivas, University Relations Manager, International Baccalaureate, MD Speaker: Ango Paul Mwakisu, Recruitment and Admission Coordinator, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany Speaker: Aaron Andersen, Director, International Recruitment, University of British Columbia, Canada Speaker: Victoria Curtin Imsirovic, Director of Strategy, Innovation and Development for Enrollment Services- Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Services, University of California, Irvine | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | How America Pays for College 2016: What Counselors Need to Know [More Info] Speaker: Liz Robinson, Vice President of Brand Strategy and Creative Services, Sallie Mae, DE Speaker: Marie O'Malley, Senior Director of Consumer Research, Sallie Mae, DE Speaker: Dr. Scott Van Loo, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing, Ashland University, OH Speaker: Kate Simmons, High School Counselor, Brewster High School, NY Speaker: Julie Nelson, Midwest Regional Director of Admission, Xavier University, OH | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | How Numbers Are Used (and Misused) in the Admission Process [More Info] Speaker: Arun Ponnusamy, Vice President and Head Counselor, Collegewise, CA Speaker: Marie Bigham, Director, College Counseling, Isidore Newman School, LA Speaker: Jon Boeckenstedt, Associate Vice President of Enrollment, DePaul University, IL Speaker: Steve Frappier, Director of College Counseling , The Westminster Schools, GA | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | It Isn’t Your Imagination: Rapid Societal Shifts Are Changing the World of Colleges and Universities [More Info] Speaker: Julia Weede, Executive Vice President and Education Practice Leader, Edelman, DC | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | NACAC's Statement of Principles of Good Practice: Considering Change in Changing Times [More Info] Speaker: Todd Rinehart, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of Admission, University of Denver, CO Speaker: Ffiona Rees, Senior Associate Director of Admission, University of California- Los Angeles Speaker: Louis Hirsh, Consultant, Louis Hirsh Consulting, DE Speaker: Ralph Figueroa, Dean of College Guidance, Albuquerque Academy, NM Speaker: Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, University of California- Los Angeles Speaker: Michele Brown, Director- Student Recruitment and Outreach, Oakton Community College, IL | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Tech Lab | Predicting Student Paths through Posts: the Impact of Social Media in the College Admission and Scholarship Process [More Info] Speaker: Tye Mortensen, Associate Director of Admission, Northern Kentucky University Speaker: Lauren Mohr, Coordinator for Communication and Technology, Northern Kentucky University Speaker: Alex Lytle, Digital and Social Media Specialist, Northern Kentucky University | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | Recruiting and Serving the Self-Service Generation [More Info] Speaker: Mildred Johnson, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Director of Undergraduate Admission, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Speaker: Gil Rogers, Director of Enrollment Marketing, Chegg, CA Speaker: Beth Wolfe, Director of Recruitment, Marshall University, WV | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | Strengthening College/CBO Partnerships to Improve the Admission Process for First-Gen and Underrepresented Students [More Info] Speaker: Tisleen Singh, Manager of Strategic Partnerships, College Greenlight, IL Speaker: Veronica Hauad, Deputy Dean of Admission, University of Chicago, IL Speaker: Jillian Hiscock, National Partnerships Manager, College Possible, MN Speaker: Jonathan April, General Manager, CollegeGreenlight, IL | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | Test Optional Admission: Best Practices, Implications and Next Steps [More Info] Speaker: Yuko Mulugetta, Director of Enrollment Planning, Ithaca College, NY Speaker: Gerard Turbide, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Ithaca College, NY Speaker: Steven Syverson, Commissioner, American Institute of Certified Educational Planners, CA Speaker: Ann Marano, College Bound Advisor, Irma L. Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, TX Speaker: Eric Maguire, Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Franklin & Marshall College, PA | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | The Relationship Dynamic: How Prospective Students Form a Relationship with Your College, and Why it Matters in Your Ability to Grow and Control Enrollment [More Info] Speaker: Robert Longmire, Founder, Longmire and Company, Inc., KS Speaker: Jeff Fuller, Director of Student Recruitment, University of Houston, TX | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | General Education Sessions | What National Transfer Trends Mean for Access, Admission, and Success [More Info] Speaker: Douglas T. Shapiro, Executive Research Director, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, VA | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Learning Lounge Session | Tearing Down Silos to Improve Customer Service: Lessons in CRM Implementation for Admission, Orientation, Financial Aid, Student Accounts and Records [More Info] Speaker: Erik Johnson, Associate Director, Student Solutions in Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation, Northern Arizona University Speaker: Emily Schlittenhart, Manager of Student Solutions- Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation, Northern Arizona University | |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | Guidebook - Expanding Your Reach: A Case Study in Campus Tour Mobile Tech [More Info] | |
| 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | Unigo - The Web is Your Friend! Leveraging digital media, data insights and web events as college matching and recruitment tools to improve enrollment and persistence [More Info] | |
| 09/23/2016 | |||
| 8:15 am - 9:00 am | Exhibitor Presentation | ZeeMee - Game Changer: The New Way to Connect with Gen Z [More Info] Mildred Johnson, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Director of Undergraduate Admission, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Heath Einstein, Director of Freshman Admission, Texas Christian University | |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Learning Lounge Session | Advising Students Toward Health Professional Programs [More Info] Speaker: Jeremy Turkall, Admission Advisor and Recruiter, University of South Florida College of Pharmacy | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Accepting Portfolios for Admission: Lessons from Early Adopters [More Info] Speaker: Chris Jagers, CEO and Founder, Learning Machine, MA Speaker: Chris Peterson, Assistant Director of Admission, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Speaker: Daragh Byrne, Intel Special Faculty for Physical Computing, Responsive Environments and Emerging Media, Carnegie Mellon University, PA Speaker: Dale Dougherty, CEO and Founder, Maker Media, Inc., CA Speaker: Natalie Smolenski, Senior Account Manager and Cultural Anthropologist, Learning Machine, MA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Advising NCAA Prospective Student-Athletes [More Info] Speaker: Nick Sproull, Director of High School Review, NCAA, IN Speaker: Susan Peal, National Letter of Intent Program- Division I and II Member Institutions and Conferences, NCAA, IN | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | Tech Lab | Be Smarter Than the Technology: Investing in Staff to Leverage Technology and Innovate Your Admission Office [More Info] Speaker: Jessica Ricker, Director of Admission Information and Systems, Connecticut College Speaker: E. Whitney Soule, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Bowdoin College, ME | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | College Admission en Español [More Info] Speaker: Julio Mata, Senior Assistant Director for Regional Recruitment, Miami University, OH Speaker: Alejandra Bonilla, Director of College Counseling, New Roads School, CA Speaker: Veronica Leyva, Southern California Regional Admissions Representative, University of Missouri, MO Speaker: Claudia Hernández-Ponce, Associate Director and College Access Visit Coordinator, University of Denver, CO Speaker: Monzerrath M. Stark, Associate Director for Multicultural Recruitment, University of Idaho | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | College Readiness, Access and Success for Low-Income and First-Generation Students [More Info] Speaker: Marissa Guijarro, School Counselor, Suffern High School, NY Speaker: Ann Herbener, College Counselor, Papillion-La Vista High School, NE Speaker: Michelle Curtis-Bailey, Senior Admissions Advisor and EOP Coordinator, Stony Brook University, NY Speaker: Brian Swann, Assistant Dean of Admission and Coordinator of Outreach Programs, Carleton College, MN | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Higher Education and the Redesigned SAT – New Strategies and Learnings [More Info] Speaker: Martha Pitts, Executive Director- Higher Education, College Board, VA Speaker: Pamela Horne, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Purdue University, IN Speaker: Jack Buckley, Senior Vice President- Research, College Board, NY | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | India – An Emerging Market to Recruit Undergraduate Students [More Info] Speaker: Sudarshan Saha, Adviser, USIEF, EducationUSA Advising Center, New Delhi Speaker: Ellen Driscoll, International Recruitment- India, Suffolk University, MA Speaker: Lisa Przekop, Director of Admission, University of California, Santa Barbara Speaker: Steven L. Shaw, Assistant Vice Provost and Director of International Admission, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Multiple Options for Optimum Results: Effective and Efficient Transfer Pathways [More Info] Speaker: Karen Dickerson, Director- Campus Enrollment Center, Cuyahoga Community College, OH Speaker: Becky Barnes, Director- Articulation and Transfer, Cuyahoga Community College, OH Speaker: Abby Dohanos, Director- Transfer Center, Cuyahoga Community College, OH Speaker: Janna Whitaker, Associate Director of Admission- Adult, Transfer and Graduate Programs, Baldwin Wallace University, OH Speaker: Joseph Vainner, Coordinator of Special Programs Recruitment, Cleveland State University, OH | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | National Focus on Highly-Selective Schools [More Info] Speaker: David Burge, Vice President for Enrollment Management- Office of the Provost, George Mason University, VA Speaker: Amy Jarich, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admission, University of California, Berkeley Speaker: Debi Hudson, Director of College Counseling, St. Teresa's Academy, MO Speaker: Jon Boeckenstedt, Associate Vice President of Enrollment, DePaul University, IL Speaker: Loyce Engle, College Consultant, Comprehensive College Check, TX | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Naviance Update: What’s New and Notable for 2016-2017 [More Info] Speaker: Susan Hallenbeck, Director of Product Marketing, Hobsons, VA Speaker: Stephen Smith, President of Admission and Advising, Hobsons, VA Speaker: Patricia Gagnon, Vice President, Product Strategy, Hobsons, VA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Pairing, Partnering and Producing: Develop Ways to Better Prepare Our Students for College-Level Work [More Info] Speaker: Andre Richburg, Dean of Enrollment Management and College Relations, Atlantic Cape Community College, NJ Speaker: David Follick, Dean of Admission, Nassau Community College, NY Speaker: Julie Marlatt, Dean of Enrollment Management, Parkland College, IL Speaker: Kristen Capezza, Executive Director of University Admissions, Adelphi University, NY | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Prior Year and You: Managing Change and Identifying Opportunity [More Info] Speaker: Matt Summer, Vice President of Business Development, Cegment, Inc., MA Speaker: Chris Lucier, Vice President of Enrollment Management, University of Delaware Speaker: John Ambrose, Associate Director for Inclusion and Strategic Planning, Michigan State University Speaker: Brent W. Benner, Director of Enrollment Management, University of Tampa, FL | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Race on Campus [More Info] Speaker: Lauren Cook, Dean of College and Gap-Year Advising, Jewish Community High School of the Bay, CA Speaker: Marie Bigham, Director, College Counseling, Isidore Newman School, LA Speaker: Aramis Gutierrez, Program Director, Rutgers Future Scholars, NJ Speaker: Colin Lord, Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid, Latin School of Chicago, IL Speaker: Angel Perez, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success, Trinity College, CT | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | The Cambridge Student [More Info] Speaker: Vera Bagnyuk, Recognition Manager, North America, Cambridge International Examinations, NY Speaker: Stephen Handel, Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Admission, University of California Office of the President Speaker: Jessica Marinaccio, Director of College Counseling, Columbia University, NY Speaker: Erika Fosgreen, Coordinator- Cambridge and Scholars Academy Programs, Imagine Prep, AZ | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | The Housing Bubble, The Stock Bubble…The International Bubble? [More Info] Speaker: Becky Konowicz, Director of International Admission, Santa Clara University, CA Speaker: Kristin Dreazen, Independent Educational Consultant, Edvice, London, United Kingdom Speaker: Ffiona Rees, Senior Associate Director of Admission, University of California- Los Angeles Speaker: Johanna Fishbein, University Advisor, United World College of SE Asia- Dover Campus, Singapore Speaker: Meghan McHale Dangremond, Associate Director of Admission, Tufts University, MA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Uber, Lyft or CAB? How to Hail a Counselor Advisory Board [More Info] Speaker: Ann Marie Strauss, Director of College Counseling, Garrison Forest School, MD Speaker: Brad Pochard, Associate Vice President of Enrollment and Dean of Admission, Furman University, SC Speaker: Jonathan Nicholson, Director of College Counseling, Breck School, MN Speaker: Byron Lewis, Dean of Undergraduate Admission, Southern Methodist University, TX Speaker: Christopher Ferguson, Vice President and Dean of Admission, Drexel University, PA | |
| 9:15 am - 9:45 am | Learning Lounge Session | Utilizing Online Tools to Strengthen the K-12 Recruitment Pipeline [More Info] Speaker: Paul Johnson, Lead- Research and Enrollment Information Services, Rutgers University, NJ Speaker: Courtney McAnuff, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | |
| 9:15 am - 10:00 am | Exhibitor Presentation | Parchment - Improving the Admissions Process for Learners with eTranscripts [More Info] | |
| 10:15 am - 10:45 am | Learning Lounge Session | Considerations for Becoming an International School Counselor or Admission Officer [More Info] Speaker: Kathleen Schultz, High School Counselor, NIST International School, Thailand | |
| 10:15 am - 11:00 am | Exhibitor Presentation | Liaison - The 2016 Undergraduate Inquiry Response Report [More Info] | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | #WeAreInThisTogether - Becoming the Best Ally for Your LGBTQ Students in the College Search Process [More Info] Derek DuBose, Senior Assistant Director, The Ohio State University Steve Frappier, Director of College Counseling , The Westminster Schools, GA Tamara Siler, Senior Associate Director of Admission and Coordinator of Minority Recruitment, Rice University, TX Courtney Skerritt, Director of College Counseling, The Hockaday School (TX) | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Admission Essay 2.0: Learn How to Think Like A Writer to Guide Your Students [More Info] Speaker: Shawn Felton, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Cornell University, NY Speaker: Kim Lifton, President and Co-Founder, WOW Writing Workshop, MI Speaker: Amy Jarich, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admission, University of California, Berkeley Speaker: Katie Fretwell, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Amherst College, MA | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | FEATURED SPEAKER: Claudio Sanchez, Education Correspondent for National Public Radio [More Info] Speaker: Claudio Sanchez, Education Correspondent, National Public Radio | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Federal Service Academy Application Process [More Info] Speaker: Donna White, College Counselor, Albuquerque Academy, NM Speaker: Chuck Scott, Service Academies Prep Director, New Mexico Military Institute Speaker: Patricia Soares, Associate Director of Admission, United States Coast Guard Academy, CT | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Identifying, Attracting and Supporting International Students from US High Schools [More Info] Speaker: Clay Hensley, Senior Director- International Strategy and Outreach, The College Board, NY Speaker: Lukman Arsalan, Associate Director of Admission, International Recruitment, Albion College, MI Speaker: Lindsay Mathers Addington, Assistant Director of International Initiatives, National Association for College Admission Counseling, VA Speaker: Matt McGann, Director of Admission, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Implications of the Fisher v University of Texas Decision [More Info] Speaker: Terri Taylor, Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, Education Counsel, DC Speaker: Alexandra Schimmer, Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, The Ohio State University Speaker: Vern Granger, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, The Ohio State University | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | New Regulations Pertaining to Overtime Pay [More Info] Speaker: Steven M. Bloom, Director of Government Relations, American Council on Education, DC Speaker: Thomas D. Weede, Consultant and NACAC Board Member, Education Consultant, IN Speaker: Erica Sanders, Director- Office of Undergraduate Admission, University of Michigan Speaker: Steven Paciorek, Investigator- Wage and Hour Division, US Department of Labor, OH | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Recruiting Latino Students: Tips, Strategies, and Best Practices [More Info] Speaker: Jessica A. Quintana Hess, Director of Admission, Lycoming College, PA Speaker: Aliza Gilbert, College Counselor, Highland Park High School, IL Speaker: Ann Marano, College Bound Advisor, Irma L. Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, TX | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Reframing the Discussion on ROI [More Info] Speaker: Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Senior Assistant Director- Honors College, University at Buffalo, NY Speaker: Seneca Vaught, Assistant Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies, Kennesaw State University, GA | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | Tech Lab | Run a Counseling Office From Your Mobile Device: How To Use Social Media and Apps to Engage Students [More Info] Speaker: Kate Sigety, Manager- Communications, Content and Social Media, National Association for College Admission Counseling, VA | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | The Common Application and the Path to College Enrollment [More Info] Speaker: Scott Anderson, Senior Director, The Common Application, VA | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | The FAFSA: What You Need to Know for 2017-18 [More Info] Speaker: Cindy Forbes Cameron, Lead Communications Analyst- Office of Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, DC | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Underserved Learners: The Condition of College and Career Readiness and Best Practices for Meaningful Impact [More Info] Speaker: Juan Garcia, Senior Director- Office for the Advancement of Underserved Learners, ACT, IA Speaker: Adriana Flores-Ragade, Partnership Engagement Manager, Univision Communications, NY Speaker: Edward Lee Vargas, Executive Vice President, AVID Center, CA | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Understanding Test-Optional/Test-Required Admission Policies [More Info] Speaker: Robert Schaeffer, Public Education Director, National Center for Fair & Open Testing, MA Speaker: Jack Buckley, Senior Vice President- Research, College Board, NY Speaker: Paul Weeks, Senior Vice President for Client Relations, ACT, IA | |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | General Education Sessions | Women and STEM Fields: A Continuing Conundrum [More Info] Speaker: Jamilla Jamison, Associate Director of Admission, Harvey Mudd College, CA Speaker: Chase Weldon, Assistant Director of Admission, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Speaker: Robyn Lady, Director of Student Services, Chantilly High School, VA Speaker: Darby McHugh, Co-Director of College Counseling, The Bronx High School of Science, NY | |
| 10:15 am - 11:45 am | General Education Sessions | When the Parent is More Ambitious than the Student [More Info] Speaker: Cailin Papszycki, Regional Director- Northeast, Kaplan Test Prep, DC Speaker: Michael Boothroyd, Executive Director of Pre-College Programs, Kaplan Test Prep, DC Speaker: Megan Harlan, Director of College Counseling, Groton School, MA Speaker: Tracy Stockard, Director of College Counseling, Gilmour Academy, OH Speaker: Jeff Makris, Director of College Counseling, Stuyvesant High School, NY Speaker: Trista Ramirez, Associate Principal- Counseling, Guidance and Curriculum, Palos Verdes High School, CA | |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Learning Lounge Session | How to Use US/Canadian Funding in Other Countries [More Info] Speaker: Chris Lawrance, Recruitment Manager for North America, University of Sydney, Australia Speaker: David Zutautas, Assistant Director of Student Recruitment, Enrolment Services, University of Toronto, Canada Speaker: Jason Via, International Marketing Officer- USA, Study Abroad, King's College London, USA Office | |
| 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | Mongoose - Texting in Admissions and Its Affect on Enrollment Yield [More Info] | |
| 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | Capture Higher Ed - Recruiting students at internet scale and speed: How enrollment management meets data science [More Info] | |
| 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | StudentVox - A New Way to Boost Admissions Yield and Retention [More Info] | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Learning Lounge Session | Using Appreciative Inquiry to Authentically Differentiate and Focus on Students Most Likely to Thrive at Your Unique School [More Info] Speaker: Meredith Twombly, Dean of Enrollment and Retention, Hampshire College, MA Speaker: Miguel Santiago, Associate Director of Admission and Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment and Retention, Hampshire College, MA Elizabeth Dorrell, Associate Director of Admissions and Communications, Hampshire College, MA | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | A Conversation with Marten Roorda, CEO, ACT, Inc. [More Info] Speaker: Marten Roorda, CEO, ACT, Inc. | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Addressing the Turmoil: Recruitment and College Counseling in Uncertain Campus Climates [More Info] Speaker: Aliza Gilbert, College Counselor, Highland Park High School, IL Speaker: Gregory Roberts, Dean of Admission, University of Virginia Speaker: Adele C. Brumfield, Director of Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment, University of Wisconsin- Madison Speaker: Tania Rachkoskie, Director of Education and Training, National Association for College Admission Counseling, VA | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Barriers to Admission at Selective Institutions for Low-Income Students [More Info] Speaker: Jennifer Glynn, Director of Research, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, VA Speaker: Giuseppe Basili, Director- Strategic Initiatives, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, VA Speaker: Nara Lee, Manager of Recruiting Strategy, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, VA | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | College Exploration and Middle School: The Power of the Partnership [More Info] Speaker: Robert Bardwell, Director of School Counseling, Monson High School, MA Speaker: Chris Wystepek, Director of Undergraduate Admission, Western New England University, MA Speaker: Stacy Burrell, Coordinator of Academic Advisement, Fort Worth Independent School District, TX | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | College Readiness and College Success: Developing Noncognitive Assessments for Distinct Outcomes and Populations [More Info] Speaker: Ross Markle, Senior Research and Assessment Advisor- Higher Education Division, Educational Testing Service, DC | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Help Me Help You: Managing Alumni/Parent Volunteer Recruitment Programs [More Info] Speaker: Stefanie Niles, Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications, Dickinson College, PA Speaker: Ashley Browning, Director of Admission, Hollins University, VA Speaker: Hillary Teague, Associate Director of Admission, Kalamazoo College, MI | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Tech Lab | Inspire, Inform, and Interact: Using Video to Increase Engagement [More Info] Speaker: Ross Wolfson, School Counseling Department Chair, Westborough High School, MA Speaker: Tyler Wentworth, Senior Producer- Social Media, University of New Hampshire | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Navigating the UK Education System and UCAS Application [More Info] Speaker: Qu Ting Zheng, Education Coordinator, British Council, New York Speaker: Tamsin Thomas, Higher Education Manager, British Council, NY Speaker: Donna Ball Houghton, Regional Manager, De Montfort University, United Kingdom Speaker: Tessa Birley, International Officer for North America, University of Edinburgh, Scotland Speaker: Eleanor Parker, Student Recruitment Officer- UK and North America, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Speaker: Michelle Embury, Director of University Guidance, Collingwood School, Canada | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Reasons to Go Regional: Implementing Regional Admission Officers [More Info] Speaker: Danielle Whitney, Coordinator of Regional Recruitment, Iowa State University Speaker: Jeron Schmidt, Assistant Director of Admission, Northland College, WI Speaker: Carin Smith, Director of Regional Admissions- Chicago, Lawrence University, WI Speaker: Tom Becker, Associate Director of Regional Recruitment (Texas), University of Pittsburgh, PA Speaker: Rae-Anne Mena, Colorado Regional Representative, Saint Louis University, MO | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Recruiting and Retaining Generation Z: Assembling the Pieces for the RIGHT FIT [More Info] Speaker: Julia Ross, Founder, Professional Tutoring, LLC, VA Speaker: James Pennix, Dean of Admission, Radford University, VA Speaker: Brenda Poggendorf, Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Roanoke College, VA | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Replacing Personal Statements with More Personalized Questions [More Info] Speaker: Michelle Butler, Associate Director of Admission, University of California- Berkeley Speaker: Kristina Wong Davis, Director of Admission, University of California San Diego Speaker: Gary Clark, Director of Admission, University of California- Los Angeles Speaker: Emily Engelschall, Director- Undergraduate Admission, University of California-Riverside | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Students with Learning Disabilities and Applications [More Info] Speaker: Terence Houlihan, School Counselor, Iona Prep/CUNY Lehman, NY | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Test Optional, Required or Flexible [More Info] Speaker: Sharon Alston, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Enrollment, American University, DC Speaker: Timothy Brunold, Dean of Admission, University of Southern California Speaker: Jonathan Burdick, Dean of College Admission and Vice-Provost for Enrollment Initiatives, University of Rochester, NY Speaker: Adam Ingersoll, Co-Founder, Compass Education Group, CA Speaker: Jeff Morrow, Director of College Counseling, Oaks Christian School, CA | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | The Access Triangle: Creating an Effective College, High School, and CBO Partnership [More Info] Speaker: Rosemary Martin, Assistant Director of Admission, University of Maryland Speaker: Ellen Duran, Assistant Director of Admission, Carnegie Mellon University, PA Speaker: Ainslee Fessenden, College Prep Coordinator , Latino Student Fund, DC | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | The Legal Ramifications of Disclosure [More Info] Speaker: Nikki Danos, Director of College Counseling, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, WA Speaker: Derrick Kang, Director of College Counseling, Mid-Pacific Institute, HI Speaker: Angel Perez, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success, Trinity College, CT Speaker: Jessica Herbster, Partner, Schwartz Hannum PC, MA Speaker: Karen Stroud Felton, Dean of Undergraduate Admission, George Washington University, DC | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Times Higher Education Rankings: Shaping Students' Study Choices [More Info] Speaker: Madeleine Evans, Product Director- Higher Education, Times Higher Education United Kingdom | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | General Education Sessions | What Admission Deans Think: Results on Hot Issues in the Field [More Info] Speaker: Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Ed, DC Speaker: David Hawkins, Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy, National Association for College Admission Counseling, VA Speaker: Pamela Horne, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Purdue University, IN | |
| 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm | Learning Lounge Session | Counseling for College Readiness [More Info] Speaker: Jennifer Gigliotti, Associate Dean- Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University, TX | |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | Beacon College - Am I Ready for College? The Path to Student Readiness [More Info] | |
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| 8:00 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Understanding Today's Students to Increase Postsecondary Achievement by 2025 [More Info] Speaker: Jesse O’Connell, Strategy Officer, Lumina Foundation, IN | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Adults in Transition: An Appreciative Approach to Admission at Two-Year Colleges [More Info] Speaker: Brad Pulcini, Director of Gateway Operations, Central Ohio Technical College | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Advising US Students on Pursuing University Options Abroad [More Info] Speaker: Lindsay Mathers Addington, Assistant Director of International Initiatives, National Association for College Admission Counseling, VA Catherine Sinclair, Education Officer, British Council, British Council, NY | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Broadening and Expanding the College Search and Application Process to Increase Match and Fit College Enrollment of First Generation College Students [More Info] Speaker: Toinette Gunn, Vice President of Programs, Chicago Scholars, IL | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Counseling Students with ADHD [More Info] Speaker: Ginny Johnson, Independent Educational Consultant, Pathways to Admission, PA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Counselor Programs: Improving Content and Messaging [More Info] Speaker: Chris Boehm, Director of College Counseling, Archmere Academy, DE Speaker: Josh Ditsky, Head, College and Career Counseling Department, Berks Catholic High School, PA Speaker: Becky Bowlby, College Access Counselor, Lower Merion School District, PA Speaker: Brittney Joyce, Consultant, Render Experiences, GA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Developing an Effective Professional Learning Plan [More Info] Speaker: Steven Syverson, Commissioner, American Institute of Certified Educational Planners, CA Speaker: Patrick O'Connor, Associate Dean for College Counseling, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, MI Speaker: Dr. Esther Hugo, Faculty- UCLA College Counseling Certificate Program, University of California- Los Angeles, CA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Getting Beyond Credit to Success- Translating the Value of IB for Low-income and Underrepresented Minority Students [More Info] Speaker: Rachelle Bernadel, University Relations Administrator, International Baccalaureate Organization, MD Speaker: Kevin Hudson, Assistant Director for College Opportunity- Office of the Provost, Princeton University, NJ | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Innovative Strategies for Recruiting Right-Fit Students [More Info] Speaker: Robert Alexander, Vice President for Enrollment and Communications, Millsaps College, MS Speaker: Craig Cornell, Senior Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management, Ohio University Speaker: Aaron Meis, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management, Xavier University, OH | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | The Enrollment Profession: Lessons in Prevention, Resilience and Assessment [More Info] Speaker: Scott Schulz, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Baldwin Wallace University, OH Speaker: Kathy Krendl, President, Otterbein University, OH Speaker: Karl Stumo, Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing, Concordia College, NM | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | The Future of Women in Enrollment Leadership [More Info] Speaker: Jennifer Desjarlais, Consultant, Witt Kieffer, MD Speaker: Amy Crutchfield, Enrollment Management Consultant, Witt Kieffer, MD Speaker: Jenny Rickard, Executive Director, Common Application, VA Speaker: Joy St. John, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Wellesley College, MA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | The Impact of the Dell Scholars Program on College Access, Persistence, and Degree Attainment [More Info] Speaker: Lindsay Page, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Pittsburgh, PA Speaker: Oscar Sweeten-Lopez, Team Lead- Dell Scholars Program, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, TX Speaker: Stacy Kehoe, Doctoral Candidate- Learning Sciences and Policy Program, University of Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Thinking Beyond Email and Social Media for Virtual Engagement [More Info] Speaker: Sumant Mauskar, President, CollegeWeekLive, MA Speaker: Aaron Bixler, Associate Director of Admission, University of Miami of Ohio | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Tomorrow’s Jobs: The 2014-24 Employment Projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [More Info] Speaker: Stanislava Ilic-Godfrey, Technical Lead- Division of Occupational Employment Projections, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, DC Speaker: Teri Morisi, Branch Chief, Bureau of Labor Statistics- Division of Occupational Employment Projections, DC | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Using Data, Changing Conversations, Driving Change [More Info] Speaker: Margie Glick, Fellow, Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland/College Now, OH Speaker: Maggie McGrath, Project Director, Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland, OH Speaker: Karen Miller, Vice President of Access and Completion, Cuyahoga Community College, OH Speaker: Heike Heinrich, Director of Student Success Programs, Cleveland State University, OH Speaker: Jason Smith, Data Analyst Manager, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, OH | |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | General Education Sessions | Work Experience, Skills and Money for College: Benefits of the AmeriCorps National Service Program [More Info] Speaker: Rebecca Claster, Founding College Counselor, Blyth-Templeton Academy, DC Speaker: Katrina Mathis, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Partnership, AmeriCorps NCCC, DC Speaker: Sarah Brady, Program Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service- State Office, OH Speaker: Jamaal Williams, National Recruitment Director, City Year, MA | |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Learning Lounge Session | Best Practices for International Recruitment [More Info] Speaker: Jim Crawley, Director of Global Recruitment and Partnerships, Alma College, MI Speaker: Alyssa Libby, Senior Assistant Director of Admission, International Recruitment, Otterbein University, OH Speaker: Rosie Edmond, Director of International Admissions, Ohio Northern University | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | An Insider’s Look at the Admission Process for Student Athletes [More Info] Speaker: Jennifer Thomas, College Counselor, Maybeck High School, CA Speaker: Kimberly Oden, Associate Director of College Counseling, The Buckley School, CA | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Beyond the Committee: A Peek at the Process of Holistic Admission at Public Research Universities [More Info] Speaker: Aaron Andersen, Director, International Recruitment, University of British Columbia, Canada Speaker: Jim Rawlins, Director of Admission and Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management, University of Oregon Speaker: Ivar Møller, Director of North America Admission, University of St Andrews, Scotland Speaker: Charles Murphy, Associate Director for Recruitment and Outreach, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Speaker: Paul Seegert, Director of Admission, University of Washington | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Beyond the Form Letter: Recommendations that Get Noticed [More Info] Speaker: Sara Urquidez, Executive Director and Lead College Advisor, Academic Success Program- DISD, TX Speaker: Amanda Ashmead, Chair, Humanities Department, School of Science and Engineering at Townview Magnet Center-Dallas ISD, TX Speaker: Sarah Snyder, Director of Transfer Admission, Austin College, TX Speaker: Mollie Weinstein-Gould, Associate Director, Information and Management Systems - Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Pennsylvania | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | College Admission: Inspiring Commitment to Others and the Common Good Year Two Progress [More Info] Speaker: Lloyd Thacker, Founder and Executive Director, Education Conservancy, OR Speaker: Richard Weissbourd, Senior Education Lecturer and Faculty Director, Harvard Graduate School of Education, MA Speaker: Rod Skinner, Director of College Counseling, Milton Academy, MA | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Frances Jensen, Author, The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults [More Info] Speaker: Frances Jensen, Professor of Neurology and Author, University of Pennsylvania | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Homeschoolers and Higher Education: Understanding Where They Come From and Where They Want to Go [More Info] Speaker: Lacy de la Garza, Lead Admission Counselor, University of Dallas, TX Speaker: Nicole Focareto, Dean of Admission, Belmont Abbey College, NC | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Independent Educational Consultants and the College Search and Application Process [More Info] Speaker: Kristina Dooley, Certified Educational Planner, Estrela Consulting, OH Speaker: Mark Sklarow, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Educational Consulting Association, VA Speaker: Stefano Papaleo, Director of Undergraduate Admission, Lynn University, FL Speaker: Jennifer Winge, Dean of Admission, The College of Wooster, OH Speaker: Heath Einstein, Director of Freshman Admission, Texas Christian University | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Maximize Student Recruitment with CRM Technology [More Info] Speaker: David Loreto, Assistant Director of Admission, The College at Brockport, NY Speaker: Cheri Perrillo, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services, SUNY System Administration, NY Speaker: Steven Smith, Director of Admission, D’Youville College, NY | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | Tech Lab | Optimizing Mobile for Your Future Students: Findings from the 2016 Social Admissions Report [More Info] Speaker: Alexandra Sigillo, Research Analyst, TargetX, PA Speaker: Brian Niles, Founder, TargetX, PA Speaker: Gil Rogers, Director of Enrollment Marketing, Chegg, CA | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Preparing Future Leadership for Enrollment Management [More Info] Speaker: Stefanie Niles, Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications, Dickinson College, PA Speaker: Ashley Browning, Director of Admission, Hollins University, VA Speaker: Robert Alexander, Vice President for Enrollment and Communications, Millsaps College, MS | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Preventing Counselor Burnout [More Info] Speaker: Chelette Stephenson, Director of College Counseling and Alumni Programs, Yes Prep North Central, TX | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | The "T" in LGBTQ: How Can We Better Serve Transgender Students During the College Search and Selection Process? [More Info] Speaker: Matt Huber, Director of Admission, Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College Speaker: Charles Runyan, School Counselor, Westerville South High School, OH Speaker: Noelle Spriestersbach, Social Worker, Westerville South High School, OH Speaker: Vicki J. Schaeffer, Director of College Counseling, Heritage Hall, OK | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Understanding the Influences That Can Help First-Generation Students Get To and Through College [More Info] Speaker: Rachelle Hernandez, Associate Vice Provost in the Office of Admission, University of Minnesota Speaker: Traci Kirtley, Chief Program Officer, College Possible, MN Speaker: Wendy Skibinski, Director of Career and College Readiness, Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township, IN Speaker: Annie Mais, Product Manager- Educational Products, Roadtrip Nation, CA Speaker: Stephen Smith, President of Admission and Advising, Hobsons, VA | |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am | General Education Sessions | Using Mentors and Advisors to Increase College Access Services [More Info] Speaker: Stacy Burrell, Coordinator of Academic Advisement, Fort Worth Independent School District, TX Speaker: Matt Burckhalter, Program Director, Texas Christian University Speaker: Tonni Grant, Academic Advisement Coordinator, Fort Worth Independent School District, TX Speaker: Anita Perry, Director of Academic Advisement, Fort Worth Independent School District, TX Speaker: Carla Amaro-Jimenez, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas, Arlington | |
| 10:15 am - 11:00 am | Exhibitor Presentation | CollegeSource, Inc. - Recruit students effectively and efficiently with Transferology™ from CollegeSource [More Info] | |
| 10:45 am - 11:15 am | Learning Lounge Session | Evaluating College Access Programs [More Info] Speaker: Jessica Cobb, Board Member, College Access Plan, CA | |
| 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Exhibitor Presentation | Workday - Student Recruiting and Admissions: Different by Design [More Info] | |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Learning Lounge Session | Using Data to Create a Custom Strategic Recruitment Plan for Your Territory [More Info] Speaker: Kelsey Tschanen, Admission Counselor and Territory Manager, The Ohio State University Speaker: Victor Mora, Associate Director for External Relations, Analysis and Reporting, The Ohio State University | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Beyond Agency Recruitment: How to Use EducationUSA Services Effectively to Reach Talented International Students [More Info] Speaker: Cheryl Francisconi, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator, EducationUSA, Southern Europe Speaker: Nancy Keteku, Advisor and Regional Coordinator, EducationUSA, Africa | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Bridging and Building the College Dream for our Most Vulnerable Students With Dual Enrollment and Without the Cost [More Info] Speaker: Kevin Terry, School Counseling Director, Rock Ridge High School, VA Speaker: Tyler Hart, Dean of Enrollment Services, Richard Bland College of William & Mary, VA Speaker: Clara Haskell Botstein, Associate Vice President, Bard Early Colleges, NY | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Careers in Art and Design [More Info] Speaker: Jean Hester, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Columbus College of Art and Design, OH Speaker: Chris Brown, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, Laguna College of Art and Design, CA Speaker: Arnold Icasiano, Director of Undergraduate Admission, California College of the Arts Speaker: Karina Moore, Director of Admission and Enrollment Management, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan Speaker: Bill Watt, Associate Director of Admission, Pacific Northwest College of Art, OR | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | How Unique is Your Predictive Model? [More Info] Speaker: Ryan Munce, Vice President of Enrollment Services, NRCCUA, MO Speaker: Andrew Flagel, Senior Vice President- Students and Enrollment, Brandeis University, MA Matt Ellis, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, Rockhurst University, MO Clint Chapman, Vice President of Enrollment Services, NRCCUA, MO | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Integrating the College Bound Continuum for Underrepresented Students [More Info] Speaker: E. Whitney Soule, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Bowdoin College, ME Speaker: Daniel Blednick, Director of College Guidance, TEAK Fellowship, NY Speaker: Art Rodriguez, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Vassar College, NY Speaker: Emmanuel Moses, Senior Manager of College Guidance, Opportunity Network, NY Speaker: William Cayer, College Counselor, Achievement First Amistad High School, CT | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Making Good Choices: How High School and College Admission Staff Can Work Together to Help Underrepresented Students See Themselves in College [More Info] Speaker: Deborah Gale, Associate Director of Admission, University of Vermont Speaker: Richard Haynes, Associate Director of Admission for Diversity, University of New Hampshire Speaker: Doreen Rinas, Guidance Counselor, Nashua High School South, NH | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Recruit to Retain: Key Components of Your Long-Term Student Success Strategy [More Info] Speaker: Rachelle Hernandez, Associate Vice Provost in the Office of Admission, University of Minnesota Speaker: John Buckley, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Enrollment, Fordham University, NY | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Supporting Students with Special Circumstances Through the Financial Aid Process [More Info] Speaker: Brendan Williams, Senior Manager- Training and Technical Assistance, uAspire, MA Speaker: Rhiannon Killian, Senior Director of College Initiatives, YES Prep Public Schools, TX Speaker: Julie Wickstrom, Director- Financial Assistance, Boston University, MA | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Texas OnCourse: A Statewide Initiative to Advance Postsecondary and Career Success [More Info] Speaker: Laura Chrisco, Assistant Director for Strategy and Partnerships, The University of Texas, Austin Speaker: June Giddings, Director of Texas OnCourse, The University of Texas, Austin Speaker: Samuel Hernandez, Assistant Director for Program and Resources- Texas OnCourse, University of Texas- Austin | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | The Partnership Possibility: Creating Thousands More College Graduates Together [More Info] Speaker: Seth Duin, External Relations Associate, College Possible, MN Speaker: Jim McCorkell, CEO and Founder, College Possible, MN Speaker: Traci Kirtley, Chief Program Officer, College Possible, MN | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | The Rise of Montessori High Schools [More Info] Speaker: Valerie Raines, President, VRaines Consulting, LLC, OH Speaker: Laurie Ewert-Krocker, Upper School Program Director, Hershey Montessori School, OH Speaker: Vikas Nair, Artist, Entrepreneur, and Student, New York University Speaker: Elise Spintzyk, High School Student, Hershey Montessori High School, OH Speaker: Tina Booth, Humanities Guide, Montessori High School, OH | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | Tech Lab | Txt4Success: Effective Strategies for Using Texting to Engage Students in the Admission Process [More Info] Speaker: Stephanie Sickler, Business Development, Signal Vine, LLC, VA Speaker: Meghan Schmidbauer, Director of Admission, Owens Community College, OH Speaker: Jason Faulk, Director, Undergraduate Admission, University of North Texas, Dallas Speaker: Molly Moore, Director of Admission, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Understanding Differences in the High School Experience and Opportunities of College Applicants [More Info] Speaker: Erica Bever, Director of Research for Admissions and Financial Aid and Senior Admissions Officer, Harvard University, MA Speaker: Fumio Sugihara, Vice President for Enrollment, Juniata College, PA Speaker: Erica Rosales, Program Director, College Match, CA Speaker: Grace Cheng, Director of Admission, Wellesley College, MA | |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | General Education Sessions | Understanding the Role of Mental Health Implications in the College Admission Process and Beyond [More Info] Speaker: Brian K. Smith, Director of College Counseling, Memphis University School Speaker: Amy Poag, School Counselor- 7th and 8th Grade, Memphis University School, TN Speaker: Laurin Maddux, Regional Clinical Director, Strategic Behavioral Health, TN | |
| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm | Learning Lounge Session | How to Improve a Personal Statement in 20 Minutes! [More Info] Speaker: Ethan Sawyer, Consultant, College Essay Guy, CA | |
