The 2010 Western Regional Forum promises to be better than ever! Thanks to member feedback, we’re excited to offer a variety of program enhancements, including:
- Tailored sessions, specific to your professional focus
- More panel discussions, offering a variety of perspectives on key topics
- More opportunities to network, both with peers and cross-sector colleagues
All Sessions
Feb. 27-28, 2010
Preforum Workshop:
Roundtable Discussion: What Keeps You Up at Night: Navigating Admission Models in a New Economic Climate
Undocumented Students and Higher Education: Developing Strategies and Action Plans
A New Economic Reality in Professional Judgment: Recognizing Special Circumstances
The Well Balanced Student: Reducing Academic Stress
Vertical Hug: Working Together to Embrace Curriculum in our AP Vertical Team
Do the “Write” Thing: Writing Across the Disciplines
SAT® Test Center Supervisors Workshop
School Counseling in the 21st Century: Ensuring College and Career Readiness for All Students
Interest Sessions:
Re-imagining Remediation: Creating First Chances for Second Chance Students
A Sum Greater Than Its Parts -- Mixed Race Students and the 21st Century Landscape
Educating Your Bosses: What Presidents, Boards and Donors Need to Know About
Financial Aid
Financial Aid
Deconstructing the Award Letter: Helping Students and Families Understand their Financial Aid Offers
High School Dropout to College Candidate: Re-engaging and Re-connecting Students to College Readiness
Critical Thinking to Critical Action: Students Using AP® Skills to Have an Impact on
Their Community
Their Community
College Board Advocacy: Turning Reports Into Public Policy
Teaching Math Strategically on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) Standards
Who Are We: An In-Depth Look at Enrollment Professionals, the Movement to Centralize Enrollment Systems, and External Influences on our Practice
Transfer and Transition: Paving the Way
Federal Student Aid Reform: Next Steps and Implications for Institutions
They’re Just Not That Into You: When Applications Read Flat
The Not So Hidden Agenda: Closing the Achievement Gap
Growing an AP® Program From Nothing to One of the Top 10 in the Country in Five Years
Best Practices on Giving an SAT Presentation
Spotlight: States Taking Bold Steps to Make Change
Improving Community College Freshman Cohort Outcomes
Higher Education Opportunity Act 2008: What Counselors Need to Know About Federal Programs and Policy Changes in Financial Aid
Effectively Engaging Families of Pacific Islander Students
Using SpringBoard to Achieve College Readiness for ALL Students
Breaking Barriers: First Generation AP® Students Speak
Playing the Hand You’ve Been Dealt: Dealing with the Economic Impacts of Today
Seeking the Right Fit: Making the Most of Your Recruiting Resources
Accessing Federal Funding Opportunities to Drive Instruction and Leadership: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and More
The Other Credit Crisis: Financial Literacy for Foster Youth & Other At-Risk Populations
Stealth Applicants: Realities and Myths
Under the Radar: Expanding the Definition and Addressing the School Counseling Needs of Underserved Students
Believing the College Dream: Schools and Families Working Together: A New Curriculum
for Practitioners
for Practitioners
A Day in the Life of Teachers: A Report from the Front Lines of America’s High Schools
AP® in the 21st Century: New Developments, and Future Directions
PROFILE Goes Global!
Raising Arizona: How One State is Boosting Student Participation and Performance in Rigorous Courses for All Students
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Program Schedule
Feb. 27:
| 9:00 – 12:00: | Preconference workshops |
| 12:00 – 1:00: | First-time attendees reception |
| 1:00 – 2:30: | Plenary session with keynote address |
| 2:45 – 4:00: | Annual Meetings of the three assemblies (Academic, Financial Aid, and Guidance & Admissions) |
| 4:15 – 5:30: | Interest sessions |
| 5:30 – 6:30: | Reception/College Fair |
Feb. 28:
| 9:00 – 10:15: | Interest sessions |
| 10:30 – 12:00: | Colloquium: Transforming Our Future |
| 12:15 – 2:00: | Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Assembly (luncheon) |
| 2:15 – 3:30: | Interest Sessions |
| 3:45 – 5:00: | Interest sessions |