WACAC Olympics Returns!!

This year’s conference will feature the reemergence of the WACAC Olympics.  The modern Olympics will test mind, body, and spirit in an effort that will encourage all interested WACAC Olympians to COME TOGETHER and compete with and against their colleagues.  While the core of each team will be made up of members from college admissions offices, each Olympic team will have representatives from the high school and independent counselor membership as well. You are encouraged to recruit your own high school and independent team members.  Watch for a mailing with team registration details. Begin training now for events that include: College Catalog Discus, Timed Table Display, Dress for Success Relay, Mascots Challenge and Admissions Phone Call Memorization. For more information, contact Joe Romano by email: jromano@bcp.org.

more info here -->  http://www.wacac.org/index.php/events/annual_conference/

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WACAC - Social/New Media Resources Consolidated

Hello WACAC folks:  This post will be updated each time we add new media resources.  It's getting easier and easier to keep track of WACAC!

• Follow us on TWITTER - http://twitter.com/wacac
• Official Hashtag = #wacac2010
• Become a fan on FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com
• Follow us at BLOGGER - www.blogger.com

::more to come::

www.wacac.org

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WACAC 2010 Scholarships for High School and Community College Students to Honor Counselors

In conjunction with the WACAC Annual Conference, one high school counselor and one transfer counselor or transfer center director will be honored for their contributions to student success.  Honorees will be nominated by students and the students who write the winning recommendations will each receive a $500. scholarship. Students must attend a high school or community college located in San Francisco. Application deadline is April 16. Complete information and applications are at the following links:

Community College Student Scholarship Application
High School Student Scholarship Application

*read more about Grants and Scholarships on the WACAC website - click here.

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A Sampling of Session Topics

You may wonder what you'd be doing at #WACAC2010. Here are some sessions you don't want to miss:

• What's New for Students / Counselors in the 2010-11 Common Application
• Communicating to the Digital Mindset Generation in Today's Recruitment Cycle
• Representing the Underrepresented
• Stealth Applicants: Realities and Myths
• Analyzing Your Data and Putting It To Work For You
• What Are Your Plans For RE-tiring?
• The Developing Brain of Teenagers During the College Admission Process
• If We Knew Then What We Know Now
• Implementing a Regional Model of National Recruitment
• Helping Students with Learning Disabilities Prepare For College
• Effective Marketing In A Down Economy
• Interviewing In The Digital Age
• Building Trust: Working With Latino and Asian American Students and Their Parents
• CCC-Your First Choice-Transfer Admission Guarantees and Honors Programs
• Universities Facebooking A Void
• Rational and Irrational Concerns About College Admission Testing
• The 5 And 6 Year Plan is the New 4 Year Plan
• College Admission Ethics
• Trends In College Pricing
• Engaging Students Online: Leveraging Online Events In The Enrollment Process
• Deans and Directors Roundtable
• New Media Recruitment and Rhizomatic Thought
• Planning Ahead To Pay For College
• Guiding Your Future Engineers
• Small Public High Schools With First-Generation Students: Addressing College Access

Register Now for the 2010 WACAC Annual Conference - June 9 through 11 at USF

It is time for us to come together, to share our concerns and ideas about the future of our profession and about the future of our institutions. Members of our profession serve our students, families and institutions well. This conference will give you both practical training and insights into how to turn challenges into opportunities. It will also give you a wider view of what is happening now and what the future holds. You will meet new people and establish new networks, while reconnecting and reinforcing friendships with your valued colleagues. While many would say we can't afford it . . . we would say we can't afford not to. We hope you agree.

Click HERE to register to attend the conference!

Click HERE to exhibit at the conference!

Complete information is available on the WACAC website at www.wacac.org.

Early Registration (through April 12)
Members - $145
Non-Members - $190

Regular Registration (April 12 through May 15)
Members - $175
Non-Members - $220

Late Registration (May 16 through May 28)
Members - $250
Non-Members - $295

On-Site, Walk In Registration
Members - $280
Non-Members - $325

Local Counselors' Day (through May 15)
Members/Non-Members - $120/$165

Local Counselors' Day (May 16 though May 28)
Members/Non-Members - $195/$240)

Local Counselors Day On-Site, Walk In Registration
Members/Non-Members - $225/$270

Click HERE to register to attend the conference!

Click HERE to exhibit at the conference!