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

When you are given the name of 5800 20th Ave, Brooklyn, NY The Steering Committee for the your roommate, get in touch and Contact: Theodore Timmins 2004 NYSACAC Conference met in determine which items each of you 718-256-1346 or [email protected] July on the campus of LeMoyne will bring. College, and plans are now well Move onto campus as soon as the Tuesday, 3/30/04 6:30-8:30 p.m. underway for our annual meeting in residence halls open. Get to know Penn-York College Night at St. June. Mark your calendars for June 2- your way around campus prior to the Bonaventure University 4, 2004! start of classes. Seek out Reilly Center Arena upperclassmen for advice on being Contact Monica Emery The theme of the conference will be successful. 716-375-2455 or [email protected] “On Common Ground: Reaching New Learn how to use the campus Heights,” reflecting NYSACAC’s libraries and other computer-assisted Also, a special reminder that the Long commitment to the Plan for Diversity facilities right away. Establish your Island National College Fair will be held and Inclusion that was adopted at last campus computing and email at the Nassau Coliseum on Sunday, year’s conference. The committee accounts. Librarians and computing November 2, 2003. Hope to see many plans to develop sessions and staff will be happy to assist you. of you there! Future NACAC fairs in activities that will strengthen our Set up a regular exercise regimen will be held March 21st (New understanding of diversity and our to ease the stress of college life. York City), May 2nd & 3rd (Rochester), ability to serve students. Professional Become involved in campus life, and May 4th (Syracuse). development will remain the focus of clubs, and activities right away, but an event that also includes networking balance this with academic demands. Finally, the cover of the NYSACAC and socializing opportunities. For the Be proactive in initiating contact College Fair Directory mistakenly conference to be successful, the with helping professionals—your identified the colleges for two of the academic, financial aid, and career committee members. The correct committee needs the input and counselors are all available for your information is: Susan Reantillo, Hofstra involvement of professionals benefit. University, and Steve Kerge, New York throughout the organization. The All professors keep office hours. Institute of Technology. We’re sorry for Program Committee will issue the Stop by to seek extra help, discuss this error! “Call for Proposals” by early something from class, or just to say November, and everyone is hello! UB Hosts NYSACAC Conference encouraged to submit ideas for Remember that with additional By Brett Essler, University at Buffalo, sessions. The Hospitality, Fundraising freedom comes additional respon- and Scott Hooker, Alfred University Events, Publications, Program and sibility. Be a responsible time manager Vendors/ Sponsors/Major Gifts (a.k.a. and money manager and take good The University at Buffalo proudly “Everything”) co-chairs are currently care of yourself. Work to achieve the hosted the 25th Annual New York State seeking committee members and on- appropriate balance between work, Association for College Admission site volunteers. Please e-mail Lisa school, and play. Counseling (NYSACAC) conference this Sohmer at [email protected] College professors may not past June. The conference celebrated if you are interested in joining a formally take attendance or collect the organization’s milestone year and committee. homework, but attendance in class allowed UB’s admissions staff to and keeping up with assignments is of showcase both the University’s campus Each year the spring conference gives utmost importance in achieving and the Buffalo-Niagara region to 600 us a chance to spend a few days success in college. secondary school counselors, college together focusing on the year ahead Review class notes and the admissions professionals, and vendors and the ways textbook regularly. If you miss a from across the state. class, get the notes from a classmate. that we can improve our profession. Study throughout the semester. To For Fran Bernstein, UB Associate “On Common Ground: Reaching New ease the stress of final exam time, do Director of Admissions and the Heights” will do that and also move us not save these chores until the end of conference on-site coordinator, the towards a greater understanding not the semester. conference was a way to reach out to just of our differences, but also our Keep all class assignments and high school counselors who may have commonality and the ways we can the course syllabi in one place for easy never seen the UB campus. “A lot of work together. reference. attendees were really surprised at how Enjoy your college years. Your much the campus, and the Buffalo area, The Transition to College: Tips to learning experiences and friendships had to offer,” she said. will last a lifetime! Share with College-Bound The conference provided an Students opportunity for counseling pro- By Fran Bernstein, University at Buffalo College Fair Directory Updates fessionals from across New York to By: Renée Orlick, Alfred University and enjoy both work and play, with a Participate in the summer Meryl Wiener, University at Albany variety of workshops and special orientation program offered by your sessions, as well as social and cultural college. This will help you get off to a The 2003-04 NYSACAC College Fair events. good start. Directory was mailed to the Once you register for classes, get a Association in August. Please make Grant Thatcher, NYSACAC President- fall reading and textbook list. Begin note of the following programs which elect and conference co-chair, pointed did not make it into the directory: to the conference’s strong commitment

NYSACAC Professional Development Committee Announces Regional Forums By Patricia Peek, and Maryelizabeth Amico, The College of Saint Rose (Co-Chairs)

The NYSACAC Professional Development Committee is proud to announce that we will offer nine sites for our Regional Forums in March 2004. Special thanks to the colleges listed below:

2004 Professional Development Regional Forum Sites – March 2004 College of Staten Island Syracuse University Fordham University St. John Fisher College Molloy College University at Buffalo Siena College SUNY New Paltz

2004 Professional Development Forum Topic: “Back to the Basics: Revitalize and Rejuvenate”

The committee stresses that the most intriguing element of this topic is that it allows for interaction to take place between presenters and participants. One of our committee’s goals is to foster conversation between high school and college participants. The committee is hoping that host sites will include one or more of the following in their formats:

APs Grade inflation “Safety” schools Merit scholarships Financial aid Early intervention (9th and 10th grade) Networking among counselors and admission professionals Urban youth; 1st generation students Abused students Transfer students Regents

As a reminder, we will be mailing “SAVE THE DATE” postcards as opposed to traditional invitations to the NYSACAC membership during the early part of 2004. (Make sure your membership is up-to-date!) The invitation to the Forums will be posted on our new website so folks can review the site data and print a copy of the registration form to mail to their selected site(s). Please go to http://www.nysacac.org/ to check out our new website! Information about

Regional Forums 2004 the Forums will be posted soon!

to diversity, noting a number of up with colleagues and friends. A Farrell, NYU; Meryl Wiener, University workshops geared toward number of local excursions showed off at Albany; Mike Acquilano, Staten inclusiveness and multiculturalism. the Buffalo-Niagara region, and UB’s Island Academy; Courtney Black- According to Thatcher, keynote Alumni Arena was host to a Swisher, Shenendehowa High School; speaker Judy Shepard was among the performance by a West African dance Steve Marcisz, ; highlights. and drum troupe led by Youssoupha and Elenor Reid, The Brearley School. Lo. The troupe elicited audience “She was a wonderful keynote speaker participation and provided some of the And what conference would be and did a great job of addressing the most memorable moments of the complete without awards? Among this issues of diversity in our schools,” he conference. The performance followed year’s NYSACAC award winners were said. Shepard’s son, Matthew Shepard, a “Taste of Buffalo” dinner that Marcy Kraus of the University of was murdered in 1998, a victim of an sampled a variety of cuisines from both Rochester and Rose-Ellen Racanelli of anti-gay hate crime. the region and around the world. , who received Distinguished Service Awards; Barry Thatcher also pointed to the workshop The election of new officers was also Ward of , who “Affirmative Action and its Impact on announced at the conference. Lisa received the President’s Award; and the Culture of Higher Education,” Sohmer from Garden School was Sean Callaway of Pace University, who which prompted frank discussion on selected as President-elect. The received the Human Relations Award. the issue weeks before the Supreme membership also chose Sean Kaylor, According to Bernstein, the conference Court ruled on this case, and the Marist College, Vice President for lived up to its promise, celebrating the Coming Together Conference—a “pre- Finance-elect; Richard Alvarez, CUNY, distinguished past and limitless future conference” for counselors working Vice President for Professional of NYSACAC. with students who have been Development and Planning; and Angel traditionally underrepresented. Perez, High School of Economics and “We’ve come a long way, we’re proud Finance, Vice President for Human of where we’ve come and do feel the While the conference was dedicated to Relations. In addition, eight new future holds a lot of opportunities,” addressing serious issues impacting delegates were elected including she said. the counseling profession, attendees Maryelizabeth Amico, The College of St. also had ample opportunities to catch Rose; Cathy DeLorenzo, RPI; Peter New York State Association for College Admission Counseling New York State Association for College Admission Counseling Executive Board Directory 2003-2004

PRESIDENT (Term 2003-2004) COLLEGE DELEGATE (Term 2001-2004) Grant Thatcher Beryl Jeffers Associate Director of Admissions Associate Director of Enrollment Management Onondaga Community College SUNY System Administration, Metro Recruitment Center 315-498-2201 212-818-1204 (1211) [email protected] [email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECT (Term 2003-2004) COLLEGE DELEGATES (Term 2003-2006) Lisa Sohmer Maryelizabeth Amico College Counselor Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Services Garden School The College of Saint Rose 718-335-6363 518-454-5150 [email protected] [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY and ACCESS Meryl Wiener (Term 2003-2006) Associate Director of Admissions/Director of Enrollment Systems Angel B. Perez University at Albany Director of College & Career Services 518-442-5435 High School of Economics & Finance [email protected] 212-346-0708, x2962 [email protected] COLLEGE DELEGATES (Term 2003-2004) Peter Farrell VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE (Term 2001-2004) Director of Admissions Outreach & Technology Mark Spencer New York University Director of Admissions, Cornell Engineering 212-998-4521 [email protected] 607-255-5008 [email protected] Catherine DeLorenzo Senior Associate Dean of Admissions VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE-ELECT (Term 2003-2006) RPI Sean Kaylor 518-276-6216 Vice President, Admissions and Enrollment [email protected] Marist College 845-575-3441 HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATES (Term 2001-2004) [email protected] Trey Gardner School Counselor VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & Clarence Central High School PLANNING (Term 2003-2006) 716-407-9030 Richard Alvarez [email protected] Univ. Director of Admission Services The City University of New York) Beverly Kent 212-290-5602 School Counselor [email protected] East Rochester High School 585-248-6356 SECRETARY (Term 2002-2004) [email protected] Janet Pacifico Director of Guidance HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATES (Term 2003-2006) John Jay High School Michael Acquilano 914-763-7425 Director of College Guidance [email protected] Staten Island Academy 718-987-8100, ext. 245 CHIEF DELEGATE (Term 2003-2004) [email protected] Michael Konopski Director of Admissions Courtney R. Black-Swisher Niagara University High School Counselor 716-286-8716 Shenendehowa High School [email protected] 518-881-0313 [email protected] COLLEGE DELEGATES (Term 2002-2005) Deborah Goodrich HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATES (Term 2003-2005) Director of Admissions/Enrollment Management Elenor Reid Alfred State College College Advisor 607-587-4215 (4220) The Brearley School [email protected] 212-570-8588 [email protected] Kelly Herrington Associate Dean of Admissions Steve Marcisz Union College Guidance Coordinator 888-843-6688 Fox Lane High School [email protected] 914-241-6053 [email protected]

ALTERNATE DELEGATES (Term 2003-2004) MEDIA, MARKETING & TECHNOLOGY (Term 2003-2006) Marjorie Jacobs Greg Wasserman (Co-chair) Director of Guidance Admissions Counselor Scarsdale High School The Cooper Union 914-721-2530 212-353-4120 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY (Term 2001-2004) Alison Almasian Meghan Sweet (Co-chair) Senior Associate Director of Admissions School Counselor St. Lawrence University Niskayuna High School 315-229-5282 518-382-2527, ext.4327 [email protected] [email protected]

Richard Alvarez MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY (Term 2002-2005) Univ. Director of Admission Services Kristine Shay (Co-chair) The City University of New York Director of Admissions 212-290-5602 SUNY Geneseo [email protected] 585-245-5571 [email protected] COMMITTEE CHAIRS NEWSLETTER (Term 2003-2006) ADMISSION PRACTICES (Term 2003-2006) Stacy Ledermann Kathy Simpson Director of Freshman Admissions SUNY College at Brockport St. John Fisher College 585-395-5459 585-385-8064 [email protected] [email protected]

COLLEGE FAIR (Term 2002-2005) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Term 2001-2004) Meryl Wiener (Co-chair) Maryelizabeth Amico (Co-chair) Associate Director of Admissions/Director of Enrollment Systems Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Services University at Albany The College of Saint Rose 518-442-5435 518-454-5150 [email protected] [email protected]

COLLEGE FAIR (Term 2003-2006) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Term 2000-2004) Renee Orlick (Co-chair) Patricia Peek (Co-chair) Sr. Assistant Director of Admissions Associate Director of Admission Alfred University Fordham University 607-871-2115 212-636-6715 [email protected] [email protected]

DEVELOPMENT (Term 2002-2005) SCHOOL-COLLEGE RELATIONS (Term 2001-2004) Joseph M. Tweed Fran Bernstein (Co-chair) Director of College Counseling Associate Director of Admissions Trinity-Pawling School University at Buffalo 845-855-4839 716-645-6627 [email protected] [email protected]

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (Term 2001-2004) Susan Eichenholtz, Ed.D. (Co-chair) Sara Hernàndez (Co-chair) School Counselor East Meadow High School GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (Term 2001-2004) 516-228-5260 Jon Westover (Co-chair) [email protected] Associate Director of Admissions The College of Saint Rose SUMMER INSTITUTE (Term 2002-2005) 518-454-5150 Mary Ann Reichhardt (Co-Director) [email protected] Director of College Counseling HUMAN RELATIONS (Term 2003-2006) 914-925-4632 Carl Forbes (Co-chair) [email protected] Assistant Director of Admissions LeMoyne College SUMMER INSTITUTE (Term 2003-2006) 315-445-4300 Catherine DeLorenzo (Co-Director) [email protected] Senior Associate Dean of Admissions RPI HUMAN RELATIONS (Term 2002-2005) 518-276-6216 Jo Anne Phang (Co-chair) [email protected] Assistant Director of Admissions Syracuse University ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 315-443-1595 Michele Vagianelis [email protected] Administrative Assistant NYSACAC MEDIA, MARKETING & TECHNOLOGY (Term 2001-2004) 518-438-5549 Mitchell Lipton (Co-chair) [email protected] Associate Dean of Admissions & Records The Cooper Union 212-353-4126 [email protected] Hardy souls prepare for the Cave of the Winds excursion during our annual NYSACAC Conference last June.

Marcy Kraus of the University of Rochester is congratulated by Scott Hooker on winning the Distinguished Service Award at the NYSACAC Conference at the University at Buffalo.

Stacy Ledermann, Editor St. John Fisher College 3690 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618