Why I Will Always Renew My NACAC Membership
Traci Flowers Loyola Academy I received a postcard last month that my membership for the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) was about to expire - membership year ends December 31, 2018 - and without hesitation, I immediately renewed…
IACAC Board Service: You Have Made Me Feel Safe
Roberto Suarez IACAC Past-President Homewood-Flossmoor High School I remember growing up having the feeling that I didn’t really matter and that my life was not going to get better due to the negative circumstances that surrounded me. That was until…
Minutes in a Sec – September 2018
The “Minutes in a Sec” memo, a compilation of motions passed and highlights from our recent Executive Board meetings, was presented this past spring in an effort to keep our membership more informed. The IACAC Secretary and Media Communications team…
Save the Dates for the 2019 District Seminars
April Bauer Bradley University Annette Braden Norris City - Omaha - Enfield High School Brad Kain Homewood - Flossmoor High School Dan Miller Adlai E. Stevenson High School Exciting things are happening in the land of District Seminars! Planning is…
President’s Update
Patrick Walsh IACAC President Illinois State University Halloween is here and that means we have almost made it through one of the busiest times in the world of Admissions. It has been a fast-paced and relentless fall season, but also…
NACAC National Conference Highlights
Kim Wiley IACAC Chief Delegate Deerfield High School What a year! There’s been so much going on in the world of college admissions, whether it is keeping up with our national educational policies, adapting to new CEPP guidelines, exploring new…
Government Relations Update
This past spring, IACAC Past-President, Roberto Suarez, was asked to present to the Higher Education Working Group of the Illinois General Assembly (HEWG), a 12-member group comprised of 6 Illinois State Representatives and 6 Illinois State Senators, including 6 Democrats…
Reflections of a first-time NACAC National Conference attendee
Jeff Perich Lemont High School It was my pleasure to attend the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Conference in Salt Lake City. It truly was a great experience. This was my first time at the conference and it…
Ask the Etiquette Experts
Sarah Daugherty Bradley University Jill Diaz University of Colorado-Boulder One of the many responsibilities bestowed upon the IACAC Media Communications chairs is the management of the IACAC Listserv. The Listserv is meant to be an email forum where IACAC members…