Welcome to the PNACAC Summer Institute!

    July 24 - 26, 2024
    University of Portland

    Agenda

    Wednesday, July 24

    TIME

    LOCATION

    SESSION

    11:00 - 12:30Bauccio CommonsCheck-in and Key Pick-up for On-campus Lodging
    • Parking is free anywhere, but we recommend the main lot (section E2 on this map)
    • Space will be available for holding luggage, if needed
    12:30 - 1:30Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Lunch & Welcome with MMI
    • Grab food in the cafeteria and return to the board room
    • Land Acknowledgement
    • PNACAC President-Elect Welcome
    • Space will be available for holding luggage, if needed
    1:45 - 2:00Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Intro to Summer Institute
    2:00 - 3:00Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Getting Across the Finish Line Together: Admissions and Its Place in the University

    Faculty:     
    • Jarrod Larse - Assistant Director of Admissions, Oregon State University
    3:00 - 4:00Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Connecting to Mission and Vision

    Faculty:
    • James Miller - Associate Provost & Dean of Admission, Seattle University
    4:00 - 5:00Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Creating a Memorable Presentation

    Faculty: 
    • Palmer Muntz - Senior Regional Admissions Counselor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
    5:30 - 7:00Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Welcome Reception
    • Heavy appetizers
    • All SI and MMI attendees
    • PNACAC Board
    • SI and MMI faculty
    *Leave at 6:30 or so if you are attending the Pickles game
    7:00Lents Park - Walker StadiumOptional Pickles Baseball Game with the PNACAC Board (limited complimentary tickets; $16 at the gate)
    • Complimentary tickets will be sent to the email address used for registration from "Vivenu"

    Thursday, July 25

    TIME

    LOCATION

    SESSION

    8:00 - 8:30Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Breakfast with MMI
    8:45 - 9:45Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Travel Tips: We Learned the Hard Way, So You Don't Have To!

    Panelists:
    • Anna Aegerter - Sr. Associate Director of Admissions/Director of PNW Recruitment, University of Redlands
    • Palmer Muntz - Senior Regional Admissions Counselor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
    • Jarrod Larse - Assistant Director of Admissions, Oregon State University
    9:45 - 10:45Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Drafting Communication: Good Practices for Internal and External Groups

    Faculty:
    • Erin Hays - Associate Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management, University of Oregon
    • Richard Cleare - Assistant Director for Residency and Admissions Intern Supervisor
    11:00 - 12:15Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		A Frank Discussion with Deans and Directors (with MMI)

    Moderator:     Zachary George - MMI Chair

    Panelists:
    • Shannon Carr - Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services, University of Washington Tacoma
    • Sue Corner - Dean of Admissions, Willamette University
    • Erin Hays - Associate Vice President and Director of Admissions, University of Oregon
    • James Miller - Associate Provost & Dean of Admission, Seattle University
    • Ramon Silva - Director of Recruitment, Boise State University
    12:15 - 1:15Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Lunch with MMI and PNACAC Board
    1:30 - 2:30Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Telling a Story with Data and Territory Reports

    Faculty: 
    • Ramon Silva - Director of Recruitment, Boise State University
    2:30 - 2:45Dundon-Berchtold Hall​​​​Break
    2:45 - 3:45Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    ​​​​​​​Room 135    		Connecting with School Counselors and CBOs

    Faculty: 
    • Jennifer Reeves-Eisebach - Counselor, Roosevelt High School
    • Paris Nelson - Strategic Development and Policy Manager, Fourth Plain Forward
    • Peter Johnson - Counselor, Jesuit High School
    3:45 - 4:45Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    ​​​​​​​Room 135    		Difficult Conversations

    Faculty: 
    • Jennifer Reeves-Eisebach - Counselor, Roosevelt High School
    • Anna Aegerter - Sr. Associate Director of Admissions/Director of PNW Recruitment, University of Redlands
    EveningOff campusNo-host dinner (coordinated group options TBD)

    Friday, July 26

    TIME

    LOCATION

    SESSION

    7:00 - 7:30Bauccio Commons
    Board Room (or the Bluff, weather permitting)    		Optional Morning Yoga with Nora
    8:00 - 8:30Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Breakfast with MMI
    • Space will be available for holding luggage, if needed
    8:45 - 9:45Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Healthy Boundaries: Networking and Self-Advocacy in a Well-Connected Profession

    Faculty:
    • Jarrod Larse - Assistant Director of Admissions, Oregon State University
    • Julie McCulloh - Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Gonzaga University
    9:45 - 10:30Dundon-Berchtold Hall
    Room 135    		Leveraging Financial Aid as a Recruitment Tool

    Faculty: 
    • Erin Jensen - College Coach, Golden Ratio Northwest College Coaching / PNACAC President-Elect
    10:30 - 11:30Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Highlights and Current Issues (SI+MMI)

    Faculty:
    • Christina Nakada-Alm - Executive Director, Tacoma Community College
    11:30 - 12:00Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Closing & Reflection Activity
    12:00Bauccio Commons
    Board Room    		Boxed Lunch
    What you said you wanted to learn:
    • Admissions and enrollment management
    • admissions!
    • Basics of admissions, recruitment, and enrollment management
    • Better serving students, being a competent admissions counselor
    • College Admissions, recruitment ideas, etc.
    • College Fairs
    • DEI, networking, wellness, territory management, yielding strategies, professional and position advancement, etc.
    • Effective/ Compelling presentations
    • Enrollment Management
    • I hope to learn about more ways to successfully engage with high school students and communication tactics to help enrollment
    • I want to be able to learn how to grow professionally. I am looking forward to learning tips to help me grow when recruiting in high schools.
    • Learning new ways to help this generation want to pursue an education. New recruitment ideas. Whether that's interactions in person. over email, via zoom, tabling, etc.
    • Networking, wellness, DEI, etc.
    • New ways to recruit generation Z
    • Outreach strategies & best practives, travel planning rips, how to collaborate with community orgs to support targeted recruitment of Southeast Asian Students and other marginalized students
    • Scheduling visits, working with students, correspondence techniques, presentation etiquette, admissions world in the PNW
    • Self-Advocacy / Large-scale Budgeting / Policy Development
    • Tips and tricks to high school recruitment, how to effectively communicate with high school counselors
    • Tribal relations and honoring obligations to citizens of federally recognized tribes, data practices, application workshops for prospective students

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