Take advantage of your early arrival to Baltimore and sign up for a Preconference Seminar or Workshop. Preconference events can be added to full conference registration within the registration process.

Wednesday, September 20 | 7:30am – 5:00pm | to Thursday, September 21, 2023 | 7:30am – 10:30am | Location: TBD

Preconference Workshops are one to one-and-a-half day programs that begin on Wednesday and conclude on Thursday. This year’s offerings will include:

Admission Middle Management Institute (AMMI) serves as a unique professional development opportunity for mid-level leaders within the field of college admission. The workshop is designed to foster collegiality and transparency in the exchange of insight critical to professional advancement.

AMMI challenges participants with content suggested as essential to the successful growth trajectory of mid-level admission professionals. The leadership and facilitators of this workshop utilize small group discussions, promising practices and expert panels to cultivate life-long professional competencies and connections. Specific skills include strategic planning, managing and advocating for your budget, achieving success through coaching, and working with third-party vendors.

Program Director

  • Angie Cooksy, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management/Bradley University

Chief Enrollment Officers’ Forum (CHIEF) delves into the varied demands on admission leaders for innovative and sustainable strategies that achieve institutional goals. The theme of this year’s workshop is The Chief Enrollment Officer as Chief Change Manager.

The workshop engages participants with prominent current and future considerations impacting enrollment management: diversity, access and inclusion, navigating modern media, and organizational change and strategic planning. Participants will tackle issues impacting the field such as changing demographics, diminishing budgets, and a heightened need for accountability and transparency.

Incorporated into the workshop are research analysis, best practices and lessons learned, as well as dialogue among peers to foster a rigorous professional learning community.

Program Directors:

  • Rachelle Hernandez, Vice Provost for Student Affairs/Johns Hopkins University
  • Derek Kindle, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management/University of Wisconsin-Madison

As the field of college admission evolves, so does the role of college counseling. Leading a Dynamic College Counseling Program (Leading) is an intensive workshop designed to support professionals in the acquisition of essential tools, resources, and knowledge pertaining to the field.

College counseling professionals, regardless of title, can lead their program and facilitate change from any position. The facilitators of this workshop provide hands-on training, as well as resources to support participants in their pursuit of becoming a transformative leader in their college counseling office.

Topics include: defining and understanding leadership, inclusive counseling, data-driven decision making, and preventing counselor burnout.

Program Directors:

  • Stacy Richardson, Director of College Counseling/The Potomac School
  • Cherise Ogle, Associate Dean of College Counseling/The Weber School

Enrollment is so central to colleges and universities that admission leaders are increasingly asked to provide data and insights that inform, or even determine, institutional strategy.

Are you ready to occupy a seat at your institution’s strategy table?

Program Directors:

  • Jessica A. Hess, Assistant VP for Admissions/Lycoming College
  • Jim Rawlins, AVC of Enrollment Management/UC San Diego

This one-day training workshop is designed specifically for school-based college counselors and college admission representatives involved in or considering a transition to private practice. Whether it’s a mid-career change or plans for post-retirement work, this one-day institute is led by IECA and will prepare you for a successful transition to ethical and professional independent college consulting.

Gain actionable insights to enhance your effectiveness in working with international students. This workshop will help you develop valuable skills, paradigms, and resources in counseling, mentoring, and advising international students at your secondary school. Listen to insights on recent trends, best practices, and approaches related to international student mobility & decision-making. Seasoned faculty will deliver a series of interactive modules, following the college planning journey & enrollment channel, respectively. Leave empowered to be a stronger advocate for, and recruiter of, international students.

Program Directors:

  • Clay Hensley
  • Joan Liu

Gain actionable insights to enhance your effectiveness in working with international students.

This workshop will help you support, recruit, advocate for, and retain international students on your campus. Listen to insights on recent trends, best practices, and approaches related to international student mobility & decision-making. Seasoned faculty will deliver a series of interactive modules, following the college planning journey & enrollment channel, respectively. Leave empowered to be a stronger advocate for, and recruiter of, international students.

Program Directors:

  • Clay Hensley
  • Joan Liu

If a three-hour session is a better fit for your schedule, sign up for a Preconference Seminar taking place on Thursday from 7:00 – 10:00 a.m. Seminars cover a variety of topics and different levels of experience.

Learn More about Sponsoring a NACAC Conference 2023 Preconference Workshop

 

Sponsorship AMMI CHIEF Strategic Data Leading Global Match
Benefit(s) $15,000 $40,000 $35,000 $10,000 $25,000
Complimentary registrations Four (4) Five (5) Five (5) Three (3) Five (5)
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Logo recognition on official NACAC promotions including emails, website, social media, and signage ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Full registration list with name, title, institutional name, address, and registration type ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Continued ‘right of first refusal’ for the next year ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Happy Hour Social ✔ ✔
Opportunity to purchase Happy Hour Social for $10,000 ✔ ✔ ✔
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