Best Practices
What's Your Office Doing?
January 20, 2019 -
POSTED BY Susan Dickinson, University of Iowa
POSTED IN General
Now that admissions staff and students are back from winter break, many admissions offices are conducting their winter all-staff training. Although there are many similarities in how we all train and refresh staff on important topics, there’s a lot we can learn from each other about the best way to learn more about our campuses and improve in the work that we do to support students. To learn more about how different offices handle all-staff training, I spoke with Marcus Phillips from the University of Iowa, Tom Heiar from the University of Northern Iowa, and Drew Shradel from Cornell College.
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Ensuring College Credits Transfer and Apply
October 17, 2018 -
POSTED BY Tim Hauber, Iowa ACAC Transfer Ad Hoc Committee, Iowa State University
POSTED IN General
If its fall, most of us are busy with college fairs, school visits, campus visits, travel itineraries, applications, and endless emails. It’s hard to find a day when the entire staff is in the office at the same time.
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Because We’ve Always Done it This Way
July 11, 2018 -
POSTED BY Allanda Hageman, University of Iowa
POSTED IN General
Campuses have been hosting events and visits for as long as most of us can remember. But, just because your institution’s visits and events have always looked a certain way, is that the way they need to stay?
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Get Organized This Summer!
June 12, 2018 -
POSTED BY Trina Landmesser, University of Northern Iowa
POSTED IN General
I don't know about you, but my office and desk get organized about two times a year. It's not that I don't like an organized space, it just seems to always end up on the bottom of my "to do" list. Then comes winter or summer break, and I find myself elbow deep in papers to file, old notes to throw away, and oh-my-goodness is THAT what happens to grapes when you leave them in a plastic container for a month?! (Don't judge, but yes, that happened.)
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May 1 Deadline
April 15, 2018 -
POSTED BY Haley Best, Admissions Practices Chair
POSTED IN General
It's hard to believe that National College Decision Day is only a couple of short weeks away. All of the hard work of high school counseling staff and admissions professionals will soon come to fruition as we see the college classes of 2022 come together. As an admissions professional, I know that I am definitely excited to see what this next class will bring to our campuses!
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Get Ready to LEAP!
March 11, 2018 -
POSTED BY Lauren Garcia, Inclusion, Access, and Success Chair
POSTED IN General
The Iowa ACAC Inclusion, Access, and Success Committee is excited to host the third annual L.E.A.P. Conference on Wednesday, April 4, 2018!
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Advice for DACA Students
February 12, 2018 -
POSTED BY Gabriel Hernández Acosta, Admissions Counselor, Mount Mercy University
POSTED IN General
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), has been a huge help to the immigrant population that arrived here as children. After the entire population was placed on a roller-coaster of having DACA rescinded and reinstated, we are not yet sure what the future holds. As a recipient myself, and undocumented before this, I was always afraid of disclosing my immigration status. Although DACA recipients cannot apply for any federal aid, there are many ways that institutions can offer help. Here is what we recommend for DACA recipients:
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