Best of NACAC Conference 2024: Education Sessions Bundle for Secondary School and College Counselors

This bundle of education sessions from NACAC Conference 2024 has been specially chosen to provide secondary school and college counselors valuable insights into key topics affecting their work. Learn how to support students in the dynamic college admission process, including addressing biases in recommendation letters, reviewing the transition to the digital SAT/PSAT, and how to best support students seeking a Computer Science degree. Counselors will also gain an understanding of emerging college admission trends, including changes to college advising in a post-race-conscious admission environment, and how to help students integrate AI effectively with their own work in essay writing.

Session highlights include:

How to Survive the Computer Science Hunger Games

• Meredith Graham – College Counselor, Collegewise
• Jonathan Hoster – Associate Director for Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University
• Becky Motta – College Counselor, Oaks Christian School
• Yuqing Wu – Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Pomona College

Recommendation Letters: Bias, Inequity, and What You Can Do About it

• Liz Creighton – Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services, Williams College
• Alicia Oglesby – Associate Director of College Counseling, Winchester Thurston School (PA)
• Twink Williams Burns – Strategic Adviser for Admission and Financial Aid, Williams College

What is the Value of a Counselor Letter of Recommendation?

• Gary Clark – Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA
• Erin Kim – College and Career Counselor, Granada Hills Charter High School
• Jeff Morrow – Director of College Counseling, Oaks Christian School
• Ashley Pallie – Dean of Admissions, Caltech

Expressing and Assessing Students’ Character Strengths in Admission

• Robert Alexander – Vice Provost and University Dean of Enrollment Management, University of Rochester
• Tom Bear – Vice President of Enrollment Management, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Marlais Brand – Director of Business Development, Voyageur Outward Bound School
• Trisha Ross Anderson – College Admission Program Director, Making Caring Common, Harvard Graduate School of Education

College Admission Trends You Need to Know

• Cameron Hair – Senior Associate, Research Initiatives and Partnerships, NACAC
• Murphy Miller – Director, Membership Experience and Global Engagement, NACAC

Testing Our Patience: Evaluating the Digital SAT/PSAT Transition

• Christine Grover – Director of College Counseling, Trinity Preparatory School of Florida
• Ben Neely – Chief Research & Impact Officer, Revolution Prep
• John Thurston – Director of College Counseling, Waynflete School
• Gil Villanueva – Vice President for Enrollment, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Rhodes College

One Year Later: How are We Advising Students in the Race-Conscious Post-SCOTUS World?

• Tiffany Green – Founder, Uprooted Academy
• Marie Morris – Independent Educational Consultant, Beyond 18 College Consulting
• CJ Powell – Former Director of Advocacy, NACAC
• Ann Voorhees – College and Career Specialist, Westview High School

Artificial Intelligence in Essay Writing: Unlocking New Opportunities Through Human Collaboration

• Myra Castro – College Admissions Consultant, Castro College Consulting
• Emily Pacheco – Assistant Director of Admission, Loyola University Chicago
• Juliana Stuve Koutsoftas – Independent Educational Consultant, Stuve College Consulting

Equity at the Crossroads: Navigating Implicit Bias in College Admission

• Kimberly Brown – School Counselor, Wade Hampton High School
• Christy Conley – Lead School Counselor, North Oconee High School
• Miya Walker – Director of Admission, Agnes Scott College

Standardized Testing and College Grades: A Look at their Association and Why Authentic Student Work is Important

• Cait Hayward – Director of Research & Analytics, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
• Mark Mills – Data Scientist, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
• Blaire Moody Rideout – Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
• Catherine Shakespeare – Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Accounting, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

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