Summer Institute 2011
Agenda for ACCIS Summer Institute 2011
Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
June 19-22, 2011
Sunday, June 19
12:00-4:00pm Check In and Registration
Collins House (Admission Office)
3:00-4:00pm Optional Campus Tour
6:00pm Opening Reception hosted by Occidental College Admission Office
7:00pm Dinner- Collins House (Admission Office)
* Introductions
* Welcome and Remarks
* Speaker: Chris Craney, Professor of Chemistry
9:00-11:00pm Post-dinner cocktails and conversation
Collins House Lawn
Monday, June 20
7:00-7:45 am Organic Zumba with Maria Morales-Kent
Norris Hall Lounge
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
Marketplace-Johnson Student Center
8:30-9:00 am Welcome by Tamar Adegbile, Summer Institute Director
Johnson 200, Johnson Hall
9:00-10:15am Keynote Speaker: JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. Understanding the Adolescent Brain
Johnson 200, Johnson Hall
10:30-11:45am Session #1
* Understanding the Adolescent Brain; Conversation Continued--JoAnn Deak, Ph.D.
Fowler 112, Fowler Hall
* What Does and Does Not Work for Digital Natives--Canh Oxelson, Harvard-Westlake School; Roland Allen, St. Margaret's Episcopal School; Brett Schrader, Associate VP for Enrollment Management, Occidental College
Fowler 207, Fowler Hall
* Who Am I? What Do I Want? & How Do I Get it EXACTLY RIGHT?! Self-Knowledge and the College Process in our Error-Averse Culture--Laura Ross, St. Stephen's Episcopal School; Andrea Brownstein, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School; Chris Pluta, Lycee Francais de New York; Kassy Fritz, St. Andrew's School
Fowler 302, Fowler Hall
* Campus Tour (departs from stairs outside of Johnson 200)
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
Marketplace-Johnson Student Center
1:00-2:00pm JoAnn Deak, Ph.D.--Understanding the Adult Brain
Johnson 200, Johnson Hall
2:15-3:30pm Session #2--Breakout Sessions "How we do this...?"
* Organizing Electronic and Paper Communication from Colleges--Stuart Oremus, The Wellington School
Fowler 201, Fowler Hall
* Timely and Relevant Programming for Seniors--Michele Sternberg, Saint Edward's School
Fowler 309, Fowler Hall
* Interface of College Counseling with Curriculum--Academic Advising and Planning--Mary Hill, St. Paul Academy and Summit School; Sarah Markhovsky, Severn School
Fowler 207, Fowler Hall
* Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Counseling Cash-Poor, Asset-Rich Families and other Tricky Financial Issues--Sarah Boocock Beyreis, Cincinnati Country Day School
Fowler 209, Fowler Hall
* Helping Students Identify Fit and Interest in the Application--Jon Reider, University High School
Fowler 110, Fowler Hall
* Reporting Disciplinary Infractions--Sam Moss, Darlington School; Joe Bobrowskas, Holderness School
Fowler 202, Fowler Hall
* Working with Freshmen and Sophomores--Effective Programming and Advising--Kristen Learner, The Benjamin School; Thad Robey, Thayer Academy
Fowler 112, Fowler Hall
* Test Prep/Test Awareness-Best Practices and Programs--Jonah O'Hara, St. Stephen's Episcopal School; Bruce Hunter, Rowland Hall
Fowler 111, Fowler Hall
* Online Applications Submissions and other Web Issues--Liz Pleshette, The Latin School of Chicago; Ann Selvitelli, Suffield Academy
Fowler 208, Fowler Hall
3:30-4:30pm Free Time
4:30pm Depart for the University of Southern California
Meet Busses at the corner of Gilman and Bird Roads
6:00-7:15pm Reception and Presentation by USC Faculty
7:15-9:15pm Dinner at USC
9:30-11:00pm Socializing at Occidental College after returning from USC
Location: TBD
Tuesday, June 21
7:00-7:45 am Organic Zumba with Maria Morales-Kent
Norris Hall Lounge
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
Marketplace-Johnson Student Center
8:30-10:00am ACCIS Town Hall Meeting--Eric Monheim, ACCIS Executive Director
Johnson 200, Johnson Hall
10:00-10:15am Break
10:15am-12:00pm Panel Discussion with LA-area College Admission Deans
Johnson 200, Johnson Hall
12:00pm-5:00pm Depart for UCLA Visit (optional)
Meet Busses at the corner of Gilman and Bird Roads
1:00pm Arrive at UCLA
1:00-2:00pm Lunch in Dining Facilities
2:00-3:15pm Campus Tour
3:30-4:30pm Admissions Presentation
featuring Vu Tran, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
4:30-5:00pm UCLA Bookstore
5:00pm Depart for Occidental College
5:00pm Dinner on your own in Old Town Pasadena (shuttle service from Occidental College)
Wednesday, June 22
7:00-7:45 am Organic Zumba with Maria Morales-Kent
Norris Hall Lounge
7:30-8:30am Breakfast (Marketplace-Johnson Student Center) and Checkout of Dorms
8:30-9:45am Session #3
* Separate or Equal; How College Counseling Programs can Embed Educational Outcomes and Mission Philosophy in a Counseling Curriculum--Holly Becker, Jeff Durso-Finley, The Lawrenceville School
Fowler 302, Fowler Hall
* Eight (Maybe 10...) is Enough; Combating Application Creep--Steve Frappier, Ransom-Everglades School
Fowler 207, Fowler Hall
* Factors Affecting College Choice and the Impact of First-Choice Attendance on First-Year Satisfaction--Laura Palucki Blake, Assistant Director, Cooperative Institutional Research Program, Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA
Fowler 112, Fowler Hall
* Campus Tour (departs from Collins House)
9:45-10:00am Break
10:00-11:15am Session #4
* The Myth of Fit--Carl Ahlgren, Gilman School; Jeff Durso-Finley, The Lawrenceville School; Mark Moody, Colorado Academy
Fowler 302, Fowler Hall
* The Case for Change in College Admissions--An Update on the January Conference of the USC Center for Enrollment Research Policy and Practice--Maria Morales-Kent, Thacher School; Beth Slattery, Harvard-Westlake School
Fowler 112, Fowler Hall
* Factors Affecting College Choice and the Impact of First-Choice Attendance on First-Year Satisfaction--Laura Palucki Blake, Assistant Director, Cooperative Institutional Research Program, Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA
Fowler 207, Fowler Hall
* Campus Tour (departs from Collins House)
11:15am-12:15pm Closing Remarks and Box Lunches
Johnson 200, Johnson Hall
12:45pm Post -Institute College Tour Departs for UC Santa Barbara. Tour includes UCSB, Caltech and Loyola Marymount University.
Meet Busses at the corner of Gilman and Bird Roads