Annual PNACAC Conference
The 2011 conference will be May 18-20th in Tacoma, WA at the University of Puget Sound.
The 2012 conference will be co-sponsored by PNACAC, RMACAC, and WACAC in Reno, NV. Hawaii ACAC will also be invited.
Boise, May 2010
Invest in the Future!
Conference Schedule:
Thursday, May 20
Pre-Conference Activities
8:00am start Golf Tournament, Warm Springs Golf Course
Noon-4:00pm College Tours
All three tours depart from The Grove at noon, lunch provided
1:30-3:30pm Financial Aid Session
Presenters: Nichole Franklin, Scot Lewis Schools & President, Idaho Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Boise State Financial Aid Staff TBA, College of Idaho Financial Aid Staff TBA
12:00-3:00pm PNACAC Executive Board Meeting
12:00pm-6:00pm Registration Open- The Grove Hotel & Conference Center
4:30pm-6:30pm Conference Opening Session & Dinner
Special Welcome by Dr. Bob Kustra, President, Boise State University
8:00pm-10:00pm President’s Dessert Reception & Imagine Fund Benefit
Friday, May 21 LOCAL COUNSELORS DAY
7:00am-5:00pm Registration Open- The Grove Hotel & Conference Center
7:30am-9:00am Breakfast & Welcome for Single Day Attendees
Keynote Speaker- Dr. Vincent Kituku
8:00am-4:30pm Exhibits Open
9:15am-10:30am Educational Session 1
-Keynote Follow Up with Dr. Kituku
-So Alike But So Different…Honors vs. Liberal Arts Colleges
-“You Work in Admissions? I Thought You Were a Coach”
-Financial Aid Information & Filing Out the FAFSA
-Art School Confidential
10:30am-11:00am Coffee Break with exhibitors
Registered Exhibitors Include: Zinch, NRCCUA, The College Board, Alloy, and Les Roches International School of Hospitality Management
11:00am-12:15pm Educational Session 2
-Naviance Users Group “Share-Apy”
-Innovative School-Wide Recruitment Programs: Utilizing Research & Best Practice to Reach Under-represented Students
-Admissions in the 21st Century
-ACT Update
-The Message & The Mix: Creating An Effective Recruitment Cocktail
12:30pm-1:45pm Lunch and Business Meeting Part 1
Special Guest Michael Willis, Director of College Counseling, Bellarmine Prepatory School (WA)
NACAC Board of Directors
2:00pm-3:15pm Educational Session 3
-High School & College Admissions Counselors: Partners in Promoting Higher Education
-Ten Temptations in Tough Times
-“What Do You Mean You Won’t Attend My College Fair?
-Trio Programs: Opportunities for High School and College Students
-NCAA Eligibility and Your Student Athlete
3:30pm-4:15pm Counselors College Fair & Card Swap (college representatives must pre-register)
4:15pm- 5:30pm Educational Session 4
-What’s New for Counselors in the 2010-11 Common Application
-Transition: Navigating the World of Disabilities in Higher Education
-Mapping Your Professional Network
-Wrong, Necessary or Both? The Truths & Myths of International Student Placement Firms
-The Digital Mindset: Recruiting Digital Natives in the Admissions Stream
6:30pm-10:00pm Dinner & Conference Social- Old Idaho Penitentiary
Buses depart The Grove starting at 6:30pm & will run on a continuous loop, last bus departs the Old Pen at 10:00pm
Saturday, May 22
8:00am-noon Registration open
8:00am-9:00am Breakfast & Business Meeting Part 2
9:15am-10:30am Educational Session 5
-Early Outreach Towards College Bound Science Majors
Application Processing Forum
-Student Search as a Process Not an Event
-“Yes, Virginia, There is a Code of Ethics Within the Admissions Counseling Profession”
-Not Just Pre-Med and Pre-Law: Other Paths to Professional Degree Programs
10:45am-12:00pm Educational Session 6
-Using Value-Added Visit Programs to Build Diverse Student Bodies
-Recruiting Transfer Students- Is it Really That Different?
-Engaging Students Online: Leveraging Online Events in the Enrollment Process
-Post 9-11 GI Bill: Basics for Advising Veterans & Dependants
-What’s New for Students in the 2010-11 Common Application
12:00pm-12:30pm Closing Remarks
Post-Conference Activities
12:45pm Wine Tour
12:45pm River Rafting
