IACAC Speakers at NACAC Conference 2011
A102. Collaboration and Connections: CBOs and College Partners
Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Session Level: Intermediate
Room 388
Examine various models used by CBOs and collegiate partners to develop a college-going culture in their respective communities encouraging students to consider highly selective colleges. Discuss recommendations, fly-out programs, campus visits, and the importance of networking and advocacy to help first-generation college-bound students effectively communicate their stories during the admission process.
• Angela Conley, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, NY
• Gil Villanueva, University of Richmond, VA
• Catarina Costa, Mount Holyoke College, MA
• Robert Andrews, Schuler Scholar Program, IL
• Kenneth Hutchinson, Urban Prep Charter Academy For Youth, IL
A105. Tea Parties and Beer Summits: What Does This Mean for Education Policy?
National Issues and External Influences in Admission
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Date: Thursday, September 22
Time: 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Room 383
Review federal legislation, including college counseling-related bills for which NACAC is working to gather support, bills Congress has or is expected to take up related to secondary and higher education and regulations from the US Department of Education on college admission activities. Discuss grassroots advocacy in your state, and learn how to connect to and become involved in Affiliate and NACAC government relations.
• Amanda Modar, NACAC, VA
• Ken Anselment, Lawrence University, WI
• David Hawkins, NACAC, VA
• Members of NACAC’s Government Relations Committee
A109. The Power of Near-Peer Mentors in the Pursuit of College and Persistence to Graduation
Postsecondary Admission Issues
Other Professional Areas: Student Issues
Session Level: Intermediate
Room 398
Discuss strategies needed to create and sustain effective near-peer mentoring programs, particularly for first-generation students. Listen as experts from the high school, college access and college worlds share best practices and lessons learned in the areas of mentors’ expectations, recruitment and training. Hear from a student who has benefited from these programs as both a mentee and a mentor.
• Cara Martin, Center for Student Opportunity, MD
• Art Rodriguez, Pomona College, CA
• Candace Browdy, Schuler Scholar Program, IL
• Samantha Epstein, KIPP Foundation, CA
• Seanna Leath, Student, Pomona College, CA
B200. Exploring the Role of Various Application Formats in the Counseling, Admission and Enrollment Process
College Admission Requirements, Policies and Procedures
Other Professional Areas: Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Date: Friday, September 23
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Room 291
Hosted by NACAC’s Current Trends and Future Issues Committee, this session explores implications of the variety of application types that are available in the admission process today—from the perspectives of postsecondary admission officers and secondary school counselors. Learn about the array of application options students encounter, how and why various application formats are used by colleges, how secondary counselors advise students regarding multiple application options, and how these various options affect students in the transition process.
• Gerri Daniels, Northern Michigan University, MI
• Naomi Ewing, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, IL
• Christopher Lydon, Providence College, RI
• Madeleine Rhyneer, Willamette University, OR
• John Nester, Royall & Company, VA
B210. Partnering with Community-Based Organizations: Alternative Recruiting Methods for Underrepresented Students
Postsecondary Admission Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 388
Share best practices for college and CBO partnerships, and study the collaborative model created by Wesleyan University (CT), Amherst College (MA), Williams College (MA), Wellesley College (MA), and Middlebury College (VT), in partnership with Chicago-area charter schools, foundations and other organizations, to effectively recruit underrepresented students. Identify challenges and solutions to establishing a long-term, group-based recruitment strategy outside of a college’s immediate region.
• Jami Silver, Loomis Chaffee School, CT
• Joy St. John, Wellesley College, MA
• Robert Andrews, Schuler Scholar Program, IL
• Meseret Negash, Chicago Scholars Foundation, IL
• Rob Rivas, Williams College, M
B215. The Findings of NACAC’s U.S. News & World Report Advisory Committee
National Issues and External Influences in Admission
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 295
Examine the results from NACAC’s U.S. News and World Report Rankings Survey, a compilation of data collected from more than 2,500 NACAC members, and from presentations at NACAC Affiliate conferences between 2009 and 2011. Learn recommendations developed for both NACAC and U.S. News and World Report regarding key issues, including perceptions of the consequences of the rankings, reliance on the rankings by international students, ensuring the accuracy of reported data, concerns with the use of peer assessments, selectivity measures and institutional wealth, and recent changes to the U.S. News ranking methodology and publications.
• David Hawkins, NACAC, VA
• Robert Morse, U.S. News and World Report, DC
• Member of NACAC’s U.S. News and World Report Advisory Committee
C305. Rethinking the Role of Standardized Tests in Admission
College Admission Requirements, Policies and Procedures
Other Professional Areas: Postsecondary Admission Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 291
Understand some of the ways the SAT/ACT widens academic disparities between social and racial groups, and discuss the implications of test-optional admission in expanding the diversity of graduates and strengthening academic performance. Hear new national information on problems with the SAT/ACT, and examine an institutional case study of the impact of test-optional admission on three cohorts at Wake Forest University.
• Joseph Soares, Wake Forest University, NC
• Martha Allman, Wake Forest University, NC
• Carlene Klaas, DePaul University, IL
• Carla Cortes, DePaul University, IL
• Bob Schaeffer, Fair Test, FL
C312. Later and Later? The Impact of the Wait List in College Admission
Postsecondary Admission Issues
Other Professional Areas: Secondary Counseling Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 391
Understand how the college wait list has developed through different admission cycles and been shaped by economic and demographic changes. Examine data from the past two admission cycles, discuss how colleges use the wait list to achieve enrollment goals, and explore tactics for communicating with students and parents throughout the wait list period. Dialogue about student and parental response to wait list placement, and examine an institution’s final steps in filling the first-year class.
• Philip Trout, Minnetonka High School, MN
• Ray Brown, Texas Christian University, TX
• Adele Brumfield, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Seth Allen, Grinnell College, IA
• Alisa Fisher, University of Notre Dame, IN
C313. Let’s Move! Taking Action on NACAC’s Step-by-Step to College Curricula
Secondary Counseling Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Date: Friday, September 23
Time: 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Room 398
Join members of NACAC’s Human Relations Committee to discuss strategies and resources to reach underrepresented, first-generation and low-income students available in the NACAC Families, Counselors and Communities Together (FCCT) and the Step-by-Step to College curricula. Dialogue about the impact of family support and early educational plans on college enrollment of underrepresented students.
• DeEnna Wisdom Holohan, Loyola Academy, IL
• Patty Montague, Marist School, GA
• Will Johnson, Fairfield University, CT
• Tevera Stith, St. Paul’s School for Girls, MD
• Members of NACAC’s Human Relations Committee
D400. Common Core Standards Initiative – What Does It Mean to Postsecondary Institutions?
National Issues and External Influences in Admission
Other Professional Areas: Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 298
Discuss the Common Core Standards Initiative adopted by 42 states and the District of Columbia and how states, districts and schools can support the implementation of the standards to increase the college and career readiness of high school graduates. Examine the baseline student performance relative to the standards and the implications for postsecondary institutions.
• Eric Peterson, ACT, Inc., IA
• Paul Weeks, ACT, Inc., IA
• Phil Trout, Minnetonka High School, MN
• Jim Rawlins, Colorado State University, CO
D403. It’s a Tough Job: Ethical Dilemmas in College Admission
Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 391
Join NACAC’s Admission Practices Committee to examine three current issues challenging the profession, including where May 1 fits with specialized programs, housing and scholarships deadlines; is it fair to admit a student to a future term; and are fast apps evil incarnate? Audience participation will be a key part of this presentation as we evaluate the changes in society and technology that alter the way students are recruited to—and the way they find—colleges.
• Members of NACAC’s Admission Practices Committee
D406. Statewide Coordination of College Fairs: Student Recruitment in CA, FL, IL, NY, and TX
Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Date: Friday, September 23
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Room 398
Discover how five large states coordinate college fairs on a master schedule with the goal of increasing the attendance of college representatives and providing students with the most direct access to college information. Hear about the successes and challenges of statewide collaboration, learn best practices to improve the college search process for attendees and address the desires of out-of-state college representatives seeking to procure invitations to college fairs.
• David Kamimoto, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Daphne Vagenas, The Bolles School, FL
• Carin Smith, Lawrence University, WI
• Bobbie Latham, Texas Tech University, TX
• James Luciano, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, NY
D411. OUTside Perspectives: How Can We Better Serve LGBTQ Students During the College Search and Selection Process?
Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Other Professional Areas: Student Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Date: Friday, September 23
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Room 383
Converse with a panel of local LGBTQ high school seniors and first-year college students about their experiences during the college selection process, discuss the steps institutions are taking to engage LGBTQ students in the college recruitment cycle and garner student opinions about the most effective types of LGBTQ admission-related outreach.
• Matt Huber, Upper Iowa University, IA
• Vicki J. Schaeffer, University of Oklahoma
• Jeff Schiffman, Tulane University, LA
• Janet DeGrazio, Benjamin Franklin Senior High School, LA
• Julie Taylor-Vaz, Isidore Newman School, LA
E505. Increasing College Participation and Preparation: A Collaborative Community Model
Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Other Professional Areas: Career and Staff Development
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 297
Evaluate the formation of a teacher-mentor model to improve standardized test scores and increase postsecondary enrollment. Learn how the model was developed through targeted outreach to local institutions of higher education and access organizations, hear stretegies for creating in-service programs to educate teachers about their college advisory roles and examine the positive impact of the initiative.
• Nancy Rehling, ACT, Inc., IA
• Perry Robinson, Denison University, OH
• Wes Weaver, Licking Valley High School, OH
• Tara Houdeshell, Central Ohio Technical College, OH
E513. Gap Year: American Style
Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate; Advanced
Room 391
Examine the philosophy behind, and implications of, a student’s decision to take a gap year; identify the student population that may most benefit from this option and formulate best practices in presenting gap-year options to parents and students. Discover several types of gap-year experiences available and collegiate views of students who defer for a gap year.
• Linda Connelly, New Trier High School, IL
• Robert S. Clagett, Middlebury College, VT
• Holly Bull, Center for Interim Programs, NJ
• Marianne Rubin, Council on International Educational Exchange, ME
F601. More Than Academic Ability: Student Success in College
Student Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 383
Examine the impact of academic preparation, non-cognitive factors and career awareness on the college transition process and college success. This session is based on a study that used student data from a variety of two-year and four-year postsecondary institutions to test the effects of interest-major congruence, motivation and first-year academic performance on timely degree completion.
• Steve Kappler, ACT, Inc., IA
• Kevin Li, Wilbur Wright College, IL
• Dale Tampke, University of North Texas, TX
F608. Underrepresented Asian American Students: Understanding Their Culture, Values and Challenges
Secondary Counseling Issues
Other Professional Areas: Student Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Room 297
Focus on recent, first-generation, Asian American immigrants from working class and low-income families, and gain insight into the academic, social, financial, familial, and cultural influences affecting these students’ college decision-making processes. Hear best practices from colleagues working with this population, and leave with an awareness of ways you can help these students achieve their goals.
• David Kamimoto, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Ah Young Chi, Malibu High School, CA
• Daniel Gin, Niles West High School, IL
• Bethany Baker, Admission Possible, MN
G704. Counselor Leadership: Implications for Postsecondary Outcomes
Career and Staff Development
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Room 297
Discuss the importance of counselor leadership in establishing systematic processes and procedures to increase postsecondary enrollment. Identify concrete strategies that address the college aspirations of every student on a counselor’s caseload and systems that help build a college-going culture, including rigorous course enrollment, college application procedures, FAFSA completion strategies, and 9th grade transition practices across a large, urban district.
• Joyce Brown, Chicago Public Schools, IL
• Regina Manley, Chicago Public Schools, IL
• Venisa Beasley-Green, Chicago Public Schools, IL
G708. Addressing College Affordability
National Issues and External Influences in Admission
Other Professional Areas: Postsecondary and Secondary Issues
Session Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Room 291
Discuss the growing importance of collaboration between school counselors and college admission staff to help families find affordable college options. Gain insight into incorporating an alternative college search process that includes affordability, learn methods for working with families concerned about affordability and increase understanding of the new US Department of Education net price calculator initiative.
• Vic Davolt, Regis University, CO
• Frank Palmasani, Hinsdale South High School, IL
• Melody Chambers, Truman State University, MO
• Nicole Farinella, Robert Morris University, IL
