Reunion!

It was a blast! Enough said.





Two "admissions people" posing for a picture together. Angel is the Director of Admissions at Pitzer College

NYSACAC conference

The New York State Association for Admissions Counseling annual conference was held last week at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. The conference is held every year at a different New York State college and is a great opportunity for admissions counselors and guidance counselors/college advisers to see one another, network and make new friends. The "NizzyACAC" conference is what I look forward to at the end of every year; kinda like the prom:) The conference keynote speaker was Jonathan Kozol, a highly regarded educator/author. I was very interested to hear about the work he is doing with the Barrack Obama regarding education policy.

One of my favorite aspects of the conference is the chance to see another college campus. I inevitably fall in love with the host institution every conference and Manhattanville was no exception. The student workers we met were incredible ( I bonded with the Hawaiian students), the facilities were impressive and the professors I met were very impressive. Conference participants also have the "luxury" of staying in the dorms!


A picture from inside the "castle" at Manhattanville


Most of the Skidmore crew inside our dorm room


Dalton Conley addressed the conference on Tuesday night. I asked him to sign my copy of his book, Honky.

IGR Workshop: One of the best professional workshops I've experienced

Summer for the "admission professional" entails a number of conferences and workshops. I was lucky enough to participate in an incredible workshop right here on the Skidmore campus. The IGR workshop was a very effective workshop to help professors, staff members and community members open up dialog surrounding race and identity. Thirty plus Skidmore staff members were admitted into the program run by the program directors, Monita and Charles (now retired). The three day workshop was challenging, rewarding and empowered participants with more knowledge, tools and experience to work with majority and diverse populations! I highly recommend the IGR workshop!

Here is a link to a short clip about IGR workshops/classes.

Skidmore is in the process of introducing more IGR type classes (there are a few offered already on campus) into the academic curriculum.