October 2003 President’s Corner college admissions professionals, opportunity to meet with our and those new to the profession, legislators in Albany to discuss our introducing new counselors to the educational concerns and initiatives; nuts and bolts of the college and our Professional Development selection process and college Forums, which will be held across admissions. Organized by co-chairs the state in March. The theme for Mary Ann Reichhardt and Mary this year’s Forums will be Back to Karen Vellines, this year’s Summer the Basics: Revitalize and Reju- Institute was an unqualified venate. Grant Thatcher success. Onondaga Of course, the success of these and Community Camp College celebrated its fourth other programs depends on more College year this summer. Three Camp than the work and planning that Colleges were planned: Union goes into them. Their success also College, Niagara University, and depends on your participation. So, I Manhattan College. Unfortunately, hope to see many of you actively Dear Friends and Colleagues: the massive power outage in August involved this year. forced the cancellation of the Camp Happy New Year! I say that to people College at Manhattan College. Still, I am deeply honored to serve as every year as a new school year those that were held at Union your president, and am excited begins. Many just look at me like I’ve College and Niagara University were about the year ahead. I look forward lost my mind, but most get it. It definite successes, hosting over 125 to working together in the following occurs to me every year at this time students. Camp College provides an months. that for those of us involved in opportunity for “underserved” academia (both schools and colleges), students to experience college Sincerely, that the year really runs September classes, as well as workshops, on through August, rather than January every aspect of the college appli- to December. While there is no doubt cation process. Volunteers from the that it will be a year full of challenges counseling community joined with (for what year isn’t?), I trust that it parents and professors to make Grant Thatcher will, indeed, be a happy new year for Camp College a valuable learning President, NYSACAC us all. experience. Kudos and many thanks go to Susan Nesbitt Perez of CICU, Our challenges may be great, but I’m and to our own Kelly Harrington, confident that our successes will be, Carl Forbes, Joe Tweed, Kevin as well. Part of my confidence comes Cavanaugh, Shannon Sparacio, and from the fact that our association is Genevieve Mbamalu for their full of dedicated people, who are tremendous efforts. already working on those challenges. My confidence also stems from the Planning is already well underway terrific accomplishments we have for NYSACAC’s 2003-2004 calendar already achieved. This past summer of events, as we provide oppor- saw two of those accomplishments. tunities for professional growth. A brief sample includes Counselor The Summer Institute celebrated its Education Outreach in counselor 17th year with nearly 100 participants. training programs across the state; The Summer Institute brings together the Legislative Forum in February, experienced high school counselors, which will provide us with an 2004 Conference Plans gathering and reviewing these books. Monday, 10/20/03 8:30 a.m.-Noon Be sure to register for the college’s Are Underway Franklin Roosevelt High School freshman transition course. College Fair
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