ACCIS members are leading presentations throughout the NACAC National Conference.  Please support our members in their work during the conference.  Below is a list of the presentations and the ACCIS members involved.

NACAC Educational Sessions

A100 - TH 3:15 PM  Myra Simpson (The Ranney School) & Carl Ahlgren (Gillman School) - Ethical Dilemmas in College Admissions

A104 - TH 3:15  PM  Mark Moody (Colorado Academy) & Emmi Harward (The Bishop's School) - Making the Most of a Counselor Visit Program

B210 - FR 8:30 AM - Jasmin Escobar-Taylor (The Bishop’s School) - A Balanced Approach to Advising First-Generation, College-Bound Students

B213 - FR 8:30 AM - Jill Apple (Saint Paul Academy and Summit School), Jim Jump (St. Christopher's School), and Phyllis D. Gill (Providence Day School) - Town Meeting

C305 - FR 10:15 AM  Jon Reider (San Francisco University High School) - The 500 Word Personal Essay

D400 - FR 1:30 PM - Carol Wasden (The Hockaday School) & Laura Ross (St. Stephen’s Episcopal School) - Disciplinary Reportong
Practices & Phiosophies

D403 - FR 1:30 PM - Susan Rexford (Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School) - Partnering to Communicate With Colleges, Counselors, Students, and Parents

D406 - FR 1:30 PM - Eric Monheim (Sidwell Friends) - Increasing Your NCAA I.Q.

E500 - SAT 8:30 AM - Susan Tree (Westtown School)  - Working Together to Serve Students as Learners in the College Planning Process

E507 - SAT 8:30 AM - Jed Geary (Eagle Hill School) - Preparing Students with LD and ADHD for College Success

F607 - SAT 10:00 AM - Hector Martinez (The Webb Schools) - How to Get Your Gilrs to Consider Women's Colleges

F610 - SAT 10:00 AM - Mary Hill (St. Paul Academy and Summit School) - Tranparency in College Admission and Financial Aid

F611 - SAT 10:00 AM - Ali Bhanji (Potomac School) & Gavin Bradley (Pace Academy) - Mountains and Molehills

G700 - SAT 11:30 AM - John Lintner (Kent School) - TOEFL(r) 101: Helping international Students Demonstrate English Proficiency for Admission

G701 - SAT 11:30 AM - Carl Ahlgren (Gilman School), Jeff Durso-Finley (The Lawrenceville School) & Mark Moody (Colorado Academy) - The Myth of Fit

G705 - SAT 11:30 AM - Julia Ando and Kristin Vaughn (Fort Worth Country Day School) - Three Novel Ways to Offer College Counseling Instruction

The ACCIS Annual Membership Meeting will take place on Thursday, September 30th at the NACAC National Conference in St. Louis. 

Here are the details:

Location:  Renaisance Grand Hotel in Majectic A (located in the Renaissance Ballroom Plaza on the 2nd floor) at 800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63101

Time:  10:30 am to 12:30 pm

The Chronicle of Higher Education's Eric Hoover was in attendance at the ACCIS Summer Institute, and he has posted some of his observations in his blog focusing on college admissions: Head Count.  Click here to read Eric's thoughts!