Pre-Conference Activities

WSU Vancouver & Clark College

7:30am - 12:30pm | $40 | Register with conference registration

Cross the Columbia to discover Clark College and Washington State University Vancouver! Roundtrip transportation will be provided from the University of Portland. Includes continental breakfast at WSUV and lunch prepared by students of the Tod and Maxine McClaskey Culinary Institute at Clark College.

Lewis & Clark College

9:00am - 11:30am | Free | Register

Tour, Q&A Information Session, and student panel. Secure your own transportation; parking is free on campus.

Mt. Hood Community College & Eastern Oregon University Portland Campus

9:00am - 10:00am | Free | Register

Secure your own transportation. Parking is free & available at any of the parking lots. Capacity is limited.

Oregon Tech Portland-Metro Campus (in Wilsonville)

9:00am - 11:00am | Free | Register

Information session led by Admissions Staff followed by a tour of campus. Secure your own transportation. Parking is free in any open spaces around the building.

Pacific Northwest College of Art (a college of Willamette University in Portland)

10:00am - 12:00pm | Free | Register

Secure your own transportation. Street parking is available around the premises of the school

Portland State University

9:00am - 12:00pm | Free | Register

Roundtrip transportation from University of Portland included! Info session and campus tour at 9:30. Pick-up and drop-off details will be provided to guests directly via email.

Reed College

10:00am - 12:00pm | Free | Register

Information session and campus tour. Secure your own transportation. Parking is free on campus and no permit is required.

University of Oregon - Ballmer Institute

9:30am - 11:30am | Free | Register

Tour and discussion of the Ballmer Institute and graduate programs housed at the Portland campus. Secure your own transportation. Parking is available directly outside the building; no payment is required.

University of Portland

4:00pm - 5:00pm | Free | No registration required

One-hour long tour around campus. Meet inside the Office of Admissions on the 2nd floor of Waldschmidt Hall. Coffee and soda/drinks available at check-in. Tour will end at the Conference President's Reception.

IDEA Workshop

$50; register with conference registration

This three-hour facilitated workshop aims to provide any and all attendees a space to dialogue and develop new strategies for supporting and increasing inclusion, diversity, equity, and access through the college search and admission process. Light refreshments included. Additional details to be provided prior to the conference to registrants.

From Dazed to Decided: College Search Case Studies from the Student and Family Perspective

Free; register with conference registration

This three-hour facilitated workshop aims to provide a "flipped" case study experience to consider how students' and families' decision-making processes can unfold when deciding where to apply and where to enroll. This workshop could be especially helpful for post-secondary admission professionals, but anyone who is interested in a participatory walk through the college search process from the student's point of view is welcome. Presented by Annalei Aegerter, University of Redlands and Blythe Butler, Catlin Gabel School.