Kathy Facenda Sallie Mae My daily work at Sallie Mae allows me to interact with college, university and high school staff who are truly motivated to help students realize their dream of higher education. Periodically, I have the opportunity to…
Joel Johnson, University of Oregon With the help of NACAC’s Imagine Grant and a dedicated group of volunteers, IACAC’s Camp College was brought to life ten years ago. A proud staple among IACAC’s annual programs and events, Camp College provides…
By Diana Mantey Nonresident Admissions Counselor University of Wisconsin-Parkside Palmer Hall at Dominican University was the place to be on Saturday, June 2nd, as about 80 eager high school students gathered to take part in the annual Motivate Me conference…
By Melissa Ramirez Illinois Wesleyan University As an admissions counselor in my second year at Illinois Wesleyan, I spend a lot of time – even some beautiful Saturday mornings - working on my perfect travel schedule composed of high school…
By Brady Martinson North Park University My start in college awareness and preparation began in 2010, when I moved to Chicago and joined the undergraduate admissions team at North Park University. The majority of my territory was made up of high…
By Christian Brown University of Tennessee Two years ago I became a Chicago area regional representative. While I had previous experience recruiting with another university based in Tennessee, I had never done any out-of-state recruiting. As a new regional employee…
By James Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago The 2016 Motivate Me conference was the first year that included both male and female attendees, previous years’ events being geared toward young men. From the first interactions on the bus, 2016…