Tuesday, January 25, 2011

WACAC Is Off to A Great Start in 2011!

Legislative Conference

The WACAC Legislative Conference is February 2nd and 3rd, and it’s not too late to attend this exciting event. Come to Sacramento for advocacy training, up to the minute information on educational legislation and a chance for actual conversations with our legislators. Registration is free for WACAC members, and we encourage you to be a part of this critical work. Registration is online at the WACAC website, and you can contact Jeff Morrow at jmorrow@oakschristian.org with questions.

IDEA Institute for WACAC Conference 2011 at LMU

The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Institute is designed to assist educational professionals at all levels who work with students from underrepresented populations by providing them with solutions to the issues they have in serving this population. All innovative high school guidance personnel, energetic enrollment management, admission, outreach and recruitment staffs are welcome to attend this exciting institute where dialogue, collaboration, and cross-cultural awareness abound. Run in conjunction with the annual WACAC Conference, the IDEA Institute is on Tuesday May 24th from 8:00am-1:15pm.

Share, Learn & Connect (SLC)

Share, Learn & Connect (SLC) is a one-day workshop offered in five regions across California: Sacramento, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. SLC offers educational sessions designed to meet the needs of all counselors who work with high school and community college students transitioning to college.
  • San Diego: Thursday, February 10, 2011, at University of San Diego
  • Los Angeles: Friday, February 11, 2011, at Pepperdine University
  • Orange County: Friday, March 4, 2011, at Concordia University
  • Bay Area: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Santa Clara University
  • Sacramento: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at University of the Pacific

For registration and scholarship information, please visit http://www.wacac.org/SLC.

Membership

Please remember to renew your NACAC membership by January 31st! Please help us better represent the students in California and Nevada as they seek post-secondary education in these trying economic times. THANK YOU!

WACAC Spring College Fairs
  • University of the Pacific - Sunday, April 3
  • CSU Stanislaus - Monday, April 4
  • Sonoma State - Tuesday, April 5
  • Dominican University of California - Wednesday, April 6
  • Mission College - Thursday, April 7
  • CSU East Bay - Friday, April 8
  • Saint Mary’s College of California - Saturday, April 9
  • Mira Loma High School - Sunday, April 10

The Early Bird Registration period ends February 11, so college and university representatives need to register soon in order to take advantage of discounted pricing options.

WACAC Conference

Registration for this year's annual WACAC Conference will open on February 15, 2011. This year's conference will be at Loyola Marymount University from Tuesday, May 24 th through Thursday, May 26 th. A conference invitation brochure will be mailed out in the coming weeks and will also be available on the WACAC website.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Southern CA Share Learn and Connect Registration Now Open

We are pleased to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for the 2011 Share, Learn and Connect Series in Southern California.

Share, Learn and Connect: San Diego 2011 - University of San Diego -
Thursday, February 10

Share, Learn and Connect: Los Angeles Area 2011 - Pepperdine University -
Friday, February 11

Share, Learn and Connect: Orange County 2011 - Concordia University -
Friday, March 4

Each workshop begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. The Member Registration fee is $55, and the Non-Member Registration fee is $75. Online registration closes one week before each event. If there is space available, registation then increases by $15 ($70/$90).

Please reserve your space now at www.wacac.org. Registration is on the left side of the homepage as well as on the Events page. The Northern California series is coming soon!
P.S. If you have not already visited our new website, you will need to login using this email address and then request a temporary password before registering at the member rate.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Northern CA Early Bird College Fair Registration is now open

WACAC is pleased to announce that Early Bird Registration is now open for our 2011 WACAC Spring College Fairs in Northern California.
There are TWO registration forms this year during the Early Bird Registration timeframe, so please choose wisely when registering for the fairs.
Early Registration (through February 11): 1–5 fairs, $170/fair or 6–8 fairs, $155/fair
Regular Registration (February 12 through March 25): 1 – 8 fairs, $220/fair
Late/On-Site Registration (March 26 on): 1 - 8 fairs, $270/fair
(Scanners are $40/site during Early and Regular Registration and $50/site during Late/On-Site Registration)
Click on www.wacac.org to register for the fairs!
P.S. If you have not already visited our new website, you will need to login using this email address and then request a temporary password before registering to attend the fairs. Please note that this is a MEMBERS ONLY event for College/University Professionals. High School Counselors and Independent Counselors who are bringing their students to the fairs do not need to register.