Thursday, Sept.26, 2024
7 a.m.- 10 a.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center
NACAC Preconference Seminars are paid, three-hour sessions available on Thursday morning from 7 – 10 a.m..
These seminars can be added for an additional fee in the registration process.
Seminar Offerings
Additional descriptions and offerings coming soon.
Speakers:
- Tiffany Green, founder/executive director, Uprooted Academy
- Shereem Herndon-Brown, founder and CEO, Strategic Admissions Advice
- Elyssa Taylo, director of parent engagement, Long Beach Unified School District
In today’s higher education environment, the role of chief enrollment officer, as referred to by journalist Eric Hoover, is one of “the hottest seats on campus,” requiring knowledge and expertise across multiple functional areas as well as the ability to effectively navigate relationships up, down, and across the institution. How might the next generation of leaders prepare to take up this role with confidence? What knowledge and skill sets will advance their talents? Investing in emerging enrollment leaders is critical to developing and retaining talent in the profession and supporting the growth and enhancing the capacity of the next generation of chief enrollment officers. Furthermore, this investment has the potential to diversify candidate pools by building confidence for traditionally underrepresented candidates who may count themselves out of job searches based on the job’s required experience. By engaging in tactical advice and strategies, participants will learn how to develop an institutional mindset, move from operational to strategic thinking, identify competencies to enhance their continued leadership development, and leave with concrete plans for how to strengthen those capacities. Through interactive topical scenarios offered during the seminar, attendees will have the chance to put their learning into practice. The facilitators bring leadership perspectives from their experience as enrollment leaders at multiple institutions and institution types, as well as from executive search, consulting, coaching, and non-profit leadership to inform this engaging session. Attendees who will benefit most from this session are senior staff members who are aspiring to chief enrollment officer positions, but who are not yet in those roles themselves.
Speakers:
Laurie Koehler, Principal/Koehler Consulting
Jennifer Desjarlais, Principal/Cambridge Hill Partners
Liz Cheron, Chief Executive Officer/Coalition for College
At this introductory seminar, led by the NACAC Character Focus Initiative, college admission leaders will learn about up-to-date research, theory, and practical challenges and opportunities associated with applicant character review in admission. While non-academic factors have always played a role in college admission, it has never been more critical than it is today for colleges to create formal processes to assess these factors, as test-optional policies and legal challenges have changed the college admissions landscape. All participants will leave with (1) an understanding of why this work matters and the steps required to do it well, and (2) concrete tools to support them as they continue this work upon returning to their home institutions.
Moderator:
Thomas Bear, VP of Enrollment Management/Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Character Collaborative Board Chair
Speakers:
- Laura Young, director of enrollment management, UCLA Schools of Arts and Architecture
- Ryan Cole, assistant dean of admission and recruitment, Southern Methodist University
- Auna Hearne, college counselor, The Village School
Speakers:
- Jeff Hiser, independent education consultant, EDUxYOU
Speakers:
- Teege Mettille, director, Leading Colleges
- Joel A. Johnson E.d.D., dean of admission, Drake University
- Brian Harris, director of college pathways, Chicago Public Schools
Speakers:
- Matt Harris, assistant director of high school review, NCAA Eligibility Center
- Susan Peal, director of governance, NCAA
Speakers:
- Ethan Sawyer, founder/College Essay Guy
Pricing
NACAC Member Rate | Associate Member / Nonmember Rate |
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Through April 24 | $115 | $215 |
April 25 – July 24 | $125 | $225 |
July 25 – September 25 | $135 | $235 |
Onsite | $185 | $285 |