A Session Title: 3 Year In... Now What? Moderator: Corinne Logan, College Counselor, Saint Joseph's Preparatory School Presenter(s): Dan Berardi, Assistant Director, Immaculata University, Kelly McGlynn, Assistant Director, Saint Joseph's University, Maggie Holtgreive, Account Manager, Hobsons, , You’ve heard the phrase, “You’re either 3 years or 30 in admissions,” and you’re wondering which camp you will fall in. Or, maybe you’re quickly approaching or have passed year 3 and you’re debating leaving the field. This session highlights four “past-year-three” colleagues and how they found their niche within admissions to make it a career, not just a post-graduation job. All of us debated leaving admissions, but finding a “new job” within admissions made us stay. Find out how we did it, why we stayed, and get some tips on how you can do the same. Audience: College Admissions Counselors, Secondary School Counselors, Community Colleges,Community Based Organizations, Session Title: Behind the Curtain of Need Based Financial Aid Moderator: Greg Edleman, Associate Director of Admission, Carnegie Mellon University Presenter(s): Meg Ryan, Senior Assistant Director of Admission, Carnegie Mellon University, Robert Tallerico; Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid, Penn State Fayete, Marty Elkins. Director of College Guidance, Shady Side Academy, Susan Tree, Director of College Guidance, Westtown School, Not all financial need is the same. Why are financial aid packages so varied when the same application forms are used by the majority of schools? What does it mean when a school uses 'preferential packaging'? Do schools view competing offers from other institutions? If so - how are they used? What does it mean to be 'need blind'? How are merit awards used to close the gap in unmet financial need? This session will take the audience behind the curtain and learn the ways in which colleges use financial, admission, and demographic data in generating need-based financial aid packages that best serves the students' needs - as well as the institutions. Hear from aid/admission representatives talk about their school's strategies and also from secondary college counselors as they provide a road map for navigating the seemingly subjective world of need-based aid. Audience: Deans and Directors, College Admissions Counselors, Secondary School Counselors, Middle Management,Community Based Organizations, Session Title: Bridging the Gap from Admissions to Freshman Year Completion Moderator: Jonathan Squire, Associate Director, Cedar Crest College Presenter(s): Mary Alice Ozechoski Vice President of Student Affairs & Traditional Enrollment, Jonathan Squire, Associate Director, Cedar Crest College, , , This session will outline and provide a model for colleges and universities to be more strategic in moving a student from applicant to matriculated student. We will discuss how one college has shared Admissions information to help inform the work of Student Affairs by partnering with Student Affairs colleagues throughout the Admissions Cycle and into the first weeks of classes. This model enhances relationships with Admissions and Student Affairs and can help retain students. Audience: Deans and Directors, College Admissions Counselors, Middle Management, Session Title: Excelling at Excel Moderator: Justin Ledesma, Senior Assistant Director, Villanova University Presenter(s): Justin Ledesma, Senior Assistant Director, Villanova University, , , , Experts say that learning to use keystrokes, function keys and shortcuts can save you two seconds a minute. That may not seem like a lot, but let's see how this adds up throughout a work year. By not taking advantage of these features in Excel, we lose 16 minutes a day or eight days a year. No matter what role you play in the college admission process, this session will help you get some of that time back. We will overview commonly used function keys, keystrokes, formulas and other Excel tips. Please bring a laptop with MS Excel 2007 or 2010 to this session so you can participate in the exercises. Audience: College Admissions Counselors, Secondary School Counselors, Community Colleges,Middle Management,Community Based Organizations, Session Title: From the Director's Chair: What I Learned in my First Year Moderator: Scott Myers, Director of Admissions, Susquehanna University Presenter(s): Geoff Broome, Director of Admissions, Albright College, Cornell Lesane, Dean of Admissions, Allegheny College Are you at a crossroad in your career and considering becoming a director of admission or director of college counseling? Have you just been promoted to director and are unsure of where to begin? A panel of first- time directors will share valuable lessons they learned as they navigated the challenges in their first year on the job. Audience: College Admissions Counselors, Secondary School Counselors, Community Colleges, Session Title: Programming and Partnerships to Bridge the Achievement Gap for Underserved Students Moderator: Becky Bowlby, College Access Counselor, Lower Merion and Harriton High Schools Presenter(s): Marie Nocella, Assistant Director of Admission and Multicultural Coordinator, Siena College, Andre Richburg, Dean of Enrollment Management and College Relations, Atlantic Cape Community College, Darryl Jones, Senior Associate Director of Admission, Gettysburg College, Becky Bowlby, College Access Counselor, Lower Merion and Harriton High Schools, Many different programs with the same objective of bridging the achievement gap serve our students in various ways. Issues, curricula, opportunities and challenges will be discussed across the high school, ACAC affiliate, community college and four year college levels, along with ways to duplicate programs at your own institution. Come and join in the exchange of ideas and networking to help serve our students better. Audience: Deans and Directors, College Admissions Counselors, Secondary School Counselors, Community Colleges,Middle Management,Community Based Organizations, Session Title: Selfies, SnapChat, So What?: The 2015 Social Admissions Report Moderator: Gil Rogers, Director of Marketing, Chegg Presenter(s): Gil Rogers, Director of Marketing, Chegg, Kendall Robertson, Director, Uversity, , , Millenials and the iGeneration were born when Google began and in grade school when Facebook took off. Their natural instinct is to gravitate online to find the information they are looking for, using social media and digital services for everything from consumer electronics to their college decision … all on devices that can fit in their pocket. In its fourth installment, the report has been refreshed to include how students prefer to utilize mobile devices to connect with schools and perspectives on today’s digital services and popular social networks and how students utilize them at each phase of their college search. Audience: Deans and Directors, College Admissions Counselors, Session Title: The Counselor and the Healer: Update on Admissions to Health Care Programs Moderator: Jayson Hodge, Senior Admissions Officer Presenter(s): Jayson Hodge, Senior Admissions Officer, Niki Kelley-Turner, , , According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The health care and social assistance sector is projected to grow at an annual rate of 2.6%, adding 5 million jobs between 2012 and 2022. This accounts for nearly one- third of the total projected increase in jobs.” Come hear about the latest in admissions trends in Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health and Biosciences, and help prepare your students for personally rewarding career in the health care. Audience: Secondary School Counselors, Session Title: Transfer 101: What every High School Counselor needs to know about the college transfer process Moderator: Catherine Oberholtzer, Senior Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions, West Chester University Presenter(s): Catherine Oberholtzer, Senior Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions, West Chester University, Debora Bergen, Assistant Director, Advising and Transfer Services, Bucks County Community College, This session will explain college transfer procedures from both a two-year and four-year perspective. We will focus on the High School Counselor role, as many students are starting at local community colleges first and need to understand the transfer process in order to be better prepared. By attending this session, you will learn how to identify ways to assist these students and to ease this transition for everyone involved. Audience: College Admissions Counselors, Secondary School Counselors, Community Colleges, B Session Title: “Trans”cending Bias in the College Admissions Process: Considerations for LGBTQI students and allies Moderator: Mandy Carl, School Counselor, Harriton High School Presenter(s): Elizabeth Guzzo, Assistant Director of Admissions & Assistant Director of Diversity Recruitment, Lehigh University, Luis Almonte, Lehigh University, Kimberly Contegiacomo, School Counselor, Harriton High School, Adriana Rivera, Aspira Inc. of PA, In this presentation, attendees will learn about how the college application process and college experience is unique for our LGBTQI students and allies. We will provide resources such as finding a good-fit school, name and gender identification requirements in the application process, campus life, and initiatives in place to help counsel LGBTQ students. In addition, Admissions Counselors will learn how to implement gender-inclusive and LGBTQ friendly housing for overnight visitation programs, using a model implemented at Lehigh