Western Association for College Admission Counseling

2012 IDEA Institute Sessions


Community Outreach Initiatives: Partnerships that Promote a College-Going Culture

Churches in the African American community are at the forefront of engaging African American youth in programs and events to motivate, support and "train them in the way that they should go."  Through education, mentorship, and leadership, churches proactively exert their considerable influence on the African American community as a whole.  This session highlights cutting edge innovative strategies and programs that empower our youth to leave a positive far-reaching footprint on the global community.  Specifically, the presenter will showcase the University of La Verne Master's Academy and fully describe its effective program model.  It does take a village to raise a child but it also takes education and training to raise a village.

PRESENTER
Sharon Cruz McKinney, Community Relations & Outreach Director, Admission Office, University of La Verne


Growing Tribal Scholarship and Leadership

This presentation will explore more specialized approaches to recruiting and retaining Native American Students in Indian country.  Panelist will share their experiences in creating meaningful reciprocal relationships and connections with Native American communities, Tribes and organizations.  These reciprocal relationships allow for institutions to learn from the communities they serve and develop leadership in Indian Country.  This presentation will cover aspect of conventional outreach, community based outreach, developing long-term partnerships and issues of institutional responsibility.

PRESENTERS
Leslee Lovato, Assistant Director: Office of Admission/Native American Cultural Center, Colorado State University
Jacquelyn Ross, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission, University of California Davis
Carmen Lopez, Executive Director, College Horizons & Graduate Horizons


Multicultural Recruitment: Identifying and Working with Bilingual Families

 Learn how Whittier College has been able to build a diverse student body with their successful Multicultural recruitment program.  The presentation will cover how the program has been able to grown over the past 6 years with very little funding.  Every element of the program will be covered including it's key components, such as a Bilingual Financial Aid Workshop, and how many students it has attracted to visit and apply to the college.

PRESENTERS
Stacey Doran, Senior Admission Counselor and Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment, Whittier College
Adriana Prejna, Admission Counselor, Whittier College



 Nine Numbers Do Not Define My Future

Working with undocumented students presents a distinct set of challenges.  In this presentation you will hear how one urban public school has built a multi-faceted program of information, advocacy, counseling, and fundraising by listening to student voices and addressing their stated needs.  This effort has created a partnership between students and staff that has improved understanding and collaboration between the two groups, improving academic success and higher education opportunities for our undocumented students.

PRESENTERS
Rachel Livingston, College Counselor, Helen Bernstein High School Complex of Schools
Heidi M. Coronado, Educational Consultant
John Kuhlmann, College Counselor, eCALS: Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars



NOSCA's Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling: A Transformative Process

In this session, the school counselor will learn how to use the transformative process to promote equity in student outcomes when using the National Office for School Counselor Advocacy's Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling.  The school counselor will learn to use the Eight Components publication as a tool to promote college and career readiness.

PRESENTER
Edgar Montes, Educational Manager, K-12, The College Board



The Pack Mentality: Maintaining Stability in Your Student Diversity Initiatives

In this session, we will explore the contextual framework behind modern day diversity in higher education.  We will juxtapose the history of the efforts with a contemporary application.  This discussion will include how the University of Nevada, Reno combines the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students into a single initiative, the award winning College Life 101 Program.

PRESENTER
Reginald Chhen Stewart, Director of Diversity Initiatives, University of Nevada, Reno












 
 
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