Upcoming ProgramsTO REGISTER FOR ANY ACCIS PROGRAM: Are you a college/university interested in hosting an ACCIS program? Email Emmi Harward, ACCIS Executive Director, to discuss! Scroll for more information on upcoming programs or click on a program below. More information about ACCIS programs can be found by clicking on the "Programs" tab in the header bar above College Tours College ToursACCIS/Northwest 5 Tour PROGRAM IS FULL. The Northwest Five Consortium comprises five premier liberal arts colleges in Oregon and Washington: Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR), Reed College (Portland, OR), University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA), Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA), and Willamette University (Salem, OR). These five national liberal arts colleges are pleased to cooperate in showing you some of what the northwest has to offer students. As you consider participation in this tour, the NW5 campuses ask that you only register if you have not attended the NW5 Tour within the past 5 years AND no one from your school was represented on the tour last year. Registration fee will be $250 for a double occupancy hotel room and $450 for a single occupancy room (limited availability). Attendees also pay for round-trip travel to/from the tour. Included in the registration fee are hotel accommodations, transportation between campuses, and meals from Sunday evening through Thursday noon. Counselors are responsible for arranging and paying for their own travel to Seattle and from Portland and must be able to stay for the entire tour. Please do not arrange travel until your registration and payment are confirmed. For general planning purposes, attendees must arrive in Seattle (SEA airport) by 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 1. Departure at the end of the tour will be from Portland (PDX airport) and flights must be scheduled to depart no earlier than 6:00 pm on Thursday, March 5. For those who are unable to secure flights for Thursday evening departure, the NW5 Consortium may arrange for an additional hotel night upon request. Questions? Feel free to contact Emmi Harward. Office Assistants ProgramsTwo programs planned for 2020! More information about the ACCIS Office Assistants Program is found by clicking on the "Programs" tab in the header bar above. March 17 - 19, 2020 Our host hotel is the AC Hotel Raleigh North Hills and the room rate is $169/night. Attendees will receive the group block code and direct reservation link upon confirmation of registration. March 29 - 31, 2020 Our host hotel is the Courtyard by Marriott Albuquerque and the room rate is $120/night. Attendees will receive the group block code and direct reservation link upon confirmation of registration. Registration fee is $325 and attendees will reserve and pay separately for a hotel room within a group block at our host hotel; the link for hotel reservation will be included in the confirmation email. The program fee includes the opening dinner, one lunch, most local transportation, and program costs. Participants pay for their own travel to the program, hotel, breakfasts (Raleigh only), one dinner, and any other expenses. More information on OAPs can be found on the Programs page. Registration for both programs will open on the same day/time as noted, above. Capacity for each program is 35 participants. When registration opens, a link will appear next to the program listings above. Members must be logged in to their ACCIS online accounts to register; we encourage all key school contacts to ensure that their office assistants have their own accounts to facilitate registration. From past experience, we know that these programs fill very quickly, so we recommend being already logged in to your ACCIS account when registration opens. We will maintain waitlists for each program and have been able to accommodate a few waitlisted members each year New Counselors WorkshopJune 26 - 28, 2020 Registration will open on April 14 at 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am PT on this page. The New Counselors Workshop is designed for college counselors who are new to the work, whether shifting from another role in independent schools, moving from college admission, or approaching the role with fresh eyes. This gathering of 35 participants, led by a rockstar ACCIS-member faculty, focuses on essential skills, knowledge, and strategies for guiding students and families through the college search process, learning about college options, and networking resources for continued professional growth. *We ask that you only register if you know that you will use the space for a new hire. Current members are able to register a "guest" if the new hire/attendee does not yet have an ACCIS account of their own. If you would like to register a new counselor for the Summer Institute as well, please do so separately AFTER a new hire profile has been created. Summer InstituteJune 28 - July 1, 2020 Registration will open on March 12 at 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am PT on this page. ACCIS Summer Institute remains a highlight of the year for our members. Each summer, we travel to a fantastic college campus for intentional time together to share our own experience and expertise. This is what makes our flagship professional development event different from other conferences; every conversation is relevant to the work of college counseling in independent schools. Join us at the University of Oregon as we come together to ask and answer questions, and much more. Post-Summer Institute College TourJuly 1, 2020 Registration will also open on March 12 at 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am PT on this page. As Summer Institute at the University of Oregon ends, 30 participants will depart early in the morning for a day trip to visit Oregon State University. A charter bus will take participants (and their luggage) north to Corvallis for the day, and will return to drop off at the Eugene (EUG) airport. ColloquiumRec Writers Workshop Registration will open on February 18 at 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am PT on this page. Back by popular demand, the ACCIS Colloquium 2020 is a Rec Writers Workshop hosted by St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island. The Workshop is intended to help college counselors sharpen their skills in recommendation letter-writing. Workshop sessions will offer participants the chance to have a few of their letters reviewed - with warmth and positivity - by trusted, professional peers. Experienced admission leaders will join the program to discuss letter-writing from their perspectives, highlighting strategies for conveying student candidacies concisely and powerfully. Finally, there’s a small amount of writing time built into the program. Participants can put into practice what they’ve learned, maybe even trying out a new approach or letter format. Your registration fee will cover meals and programming. All meals will be covered from Monday evening through breakfast on Wednesday. Monday evening we will be hosted on the campus of Salve Regina University; breakfast will be hosted both Tuesday and Wednesday by St. George’s School, and an ACCIS sponsored dinner on Tuesday night will be at a local Newport favorite. Discounted hotel rates for single and double occupancy will be available at the Wyndham Newport Hotel. Plan to arrive in Newport in time to kick-off the Colloquium at 4:00 pm on Monday. We will wrap up on Wednesday before lunch. There will be an optional visit to Providence College available to interested participants on Wednesday afternoon. New Directors WorkshopNDW is offered every other year and will return in July 2021.
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