2019 Agenda will be Available Spring 2019

Tuesday, September 11

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Admission Training Institute (ATI) and Admission Directors Institute (ADI) Day 1

Wednesday, September 12

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Admission Training Institute (ATI) and Admission Directors Institute (ADI) Day 2
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Pre-Conference Workshops (additional fees apply):

9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Bringing Disney’s Philosophy to Your School

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Design Thinking for Admissions Professionals
11:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration
6:00 – 8:00 pm Opening Reception

Thursday, September 13

8:00 – 8:45 am Breakfast 
9:00 – 9:45 am Opening & Awards
10:00 – 11:00 am    Workshops, Session A
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Workshops, Session B
12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch & Membership Updates
1:30 – 2:45 pm   

Featured Presentations:

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Professor of Education, Psychology & Neuroscience, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California

Brent Gage, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, University of Iowa

Lisa Ford, CSP, CPAE
2:45 – 3:30 pm Dessert and Sponsor Expo
3:45 – 4:45 pm Workshops, Session C
4:45 pm Adjourn & Dinner on Own
5:30 – 7:00 pm People of Color Reception (RSVP required)

Friday, September 14

8:00 – 9:00 am Affinity Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 am    Keynote Speaker: Scott Stratten, Disruptive and UN-traditional Sales, Marketing, Branding & Relationship Expert
10:30 – 11:30 am    Workshops, Session D
11:45 am – 1:00 pm       Lunch & Membership Updates
1:15 – 2:15 pm Workshops, Session E
2:30 – 3:45 pm

Featured Presentations:

Rosetta Lee, Professional Outreach Specialist, Seattle Girls School (WA)

Dana Campbell, CEO, Optimize Corps

Peace Bransberger, Senior Research Analyst, Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) & Barbara Eghan, Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid, Georgetown Day School, DC

Panel Discussion: The Future of Financial Aid
3:45 – 5:15 pm   

Happy Hour with Sponsors

Adjourn & Dinner on Own

Saturday, September 15

7:30 – 8:15 am Breakfast
8:15 – 10:15 am Character Skills Snapshot: One Year Later
9:15 – 10:15 am Workshop Sessions
10:30 – 11:45 am Keynote Speaker: Ritu Bhasin, President, bhasin consulting inc.
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Closing and Adjourn