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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Best Practices
What's Your Office Doing?
January 20, 2019 - POSTED BY Susan Dickinson, University of Iowa POSTED IN General
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
5 Easy Ways to Motivate Student Employees
September 16, 2018 - POSTED BY Trina Landmesser, University of Northern Iowa POSTED IN General Sometimes you hire a student who walks into the office everyday like they just got done listening to a motivational TED Talk.
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
Get Organized This Summer!
June 12, 2018 - POSTED BY Trina Landmesser, University of Northern Iowa POSTED IN General
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
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!
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 |
day when the entire staff is in the office at the same time.
have always looked a certain way, is that the way they need to stay?
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?! 
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: