2011 ACCIS Colloquium - "21st Century College Admissions and College Counseling; What does it look like from both sides of the desk?"

Schedule and Itinerary for the 2011 ACCIS Colloquium at
Sarah Lawrence College, July 31st - August 3rd, 2011

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Sunday, July 31st
1:00-4:00 pm    Counselors arrive at Sarah Lawrence, check in at Reisinger Lobby & move into Andrews Court
1:00-4:00 pm    Optional Campus Tours available
5:30-8:00 pm    Welcome Reception & Dinner with remarks by Amy Abrams and the Admissions Staff
8:00 pm            Optional evening social in Siegel Center North Room

Monday, August 1st
7:30 am         Breakfast in Bates Dining Hall
8:30am          Meet in the Esther Raushenbush Library
8:30 am         First Discussion: Defining college admissions counseling in the 21st Century: What is the role of the college counselor?
10:00 am        Coffee Break
10:15 am        Second Discussion: Robert Sternberg's College Admissions for the 21st Century
12:00 pm        Lunch in Bates Dining Hall
12:45 pm        Depart for Poughkeepsie, NY
2:30-5:00 pm    Vassar College Visit
5:00 pm            Depart for Marist College
5:30-8:30 pm    Campus Visit and Dinner at Marist College
8:30 pm            Depart for Sarah Lawrence College
10:00 pm          Return to Sarah Lawrence College

Tuesday, August 2nd
7:30 am        Breakfast in Bates Dining Hall
8:30am          Meet in the Esther Raushenbush Library
8:30 am        Third Discussion: The Impact of Social Media on the College Admissions Landscape
10:00 am        Coffee Break
10:15 am        Fourth Discussion: Panel Presentation: Digital admission experience for counselors, students and admission officers
12:00 pm        Lunch in Bates Dining Hall
12:30 pm        Depart for Fordham University, Rose Hill
1:00-4:00 pm  Fordham University Visit
5:00 pm          Dinner in NYC; explore the Big Apple
10:00 pm        Return to Sarah Lawrence College

Wednesday, August 3rd
7:30 am        Breakfast~in Bates Dining Hall
8:30am          Meet in the Esther Raushenbush Library
8:30 am         Fifth Discussion: Best Practices discussion/Share and Exchange ideas and materials
10:00 am       Coffee Break
10:15~am       Sixth and Final Discussion: Colloquium Wrap-up
11:45 am        Lunch in Bates Dining Hall
12:30 pm        Check out of Andrews Court
1:00 pm          Departure; program concludes and counselors return home