This month's Member Spotlight features Bridget McMinn, College Counselor at Boylan Central Catholic High School. How long have you worked in counseling? 3 years How did you get into counseling? In college, I worked in the academic advising office. I…
The “Minutes in a Sec” memo, a compilation of motions passed and highlights from our recent Executive Board meetings, is an effort to keep our membership more informed. As always, our Meeting Minutes are available at Meeting Minutes & Reports for…
Megan O'Rourke IACAC President Providence College As the temperatures cool and the days get shorter, I hope you all plan to take a minute (or 20) for yourselves in October. This year has been many things, and while I am…
Emily Tabeek Southern Illinois University It has been quite the year for all of us in high school counseling and college admissions. Our students are battling circumstances no one has battled before, including the lack of homecoming, prom, sports, and…
This month's Member Spotlight features Brian Hodges, Senior Associate Director of Recruitment & Outreach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. How long have you worked in counseling? 15 years How did you get into counseling? I started in counseling…
Madalyn Corder Naperville Central High School Chrissy Grotzke Michigan Technological University April Lynch Syracuse University As professionals talking about the college experience, we know that the college is what a student makes of it. The college could have Division I…
Jill Diaz My College Summit Traci Flowers Deerfield High School You may be missing out on important conversations, like the one below. Take a moment to update your Forum signature, subscriptions, and settings so you don't miss out and your…
Tony Minestra DePaul College Prep IACAC President-elect Almost all of the best childhood memories I have were only possible because of terrible weather. Snow days were a revelation where I grew up. Tough winters were just a part of our…
Julie Nelson Xavier University Sometime in the middle of August, for as long as I can remember, I have woken up on one particularly steamy day with butterflies in my stomach. The day that is the equivalent to Christmas for…
Christine Grotzke Michigan Technological University Lemons. So far 2020 has fed us nothing but lemons. As I look at my calendar, it is one virtual meeting after another. On one hand, I am excited to see a smiling face. On…