Ground-Breaking Topics at This Year’s District Seminars

This year’s seminars include ground-breaking topics as well as foundational college and admission counseling training and will provide members the opportunity to build professional development, network with colleagues, and renew friendships. Make growing your professional knowledge a priority in 2015, and join us at one (or more) of the seven noteworthy IACAC District Seminars this March:

Region 1 Seminars

Southern District
Friday, February 27, 2015
Rend Lake College, Ina

This seminar will feature updates on NCAA changes, highlights from Illinois Wesleyan University, Fontbonne University, and Chamberlain College of Nursing, and insights from the ISBE’s task force on community service and civic responsibility. 

Western District
Friday, March 6, 2015
Western Illinois University, Quad Cities

This seminar is all about enhancing your skills as a college and/or admission counselor. Receive training on NACAC’s college awareness curriculum; hear transition feedback from current college students; and brag, borrow, and steal some best practices from your colleagues.  

West Central District
Friday, March 13, 2015
McKendree University, Lebanon

This seminar will bring you up to speed on NACAC’s college awareness curriculum; enhance your LGBTQ sensitivity and awareness regarding language and action; and break down the latest social media statistics.

Combined Region Seminar

East Central District & North Central District
Friday, March 20, 2015
University of Illinois, Springfield

This seminar will address the two ever-relevant and important topics of navigating the transfer process and understanding athletic recruitment while also offering participants the opportunity to brag, borrow, and steal some best practices from attendees.

Region 2 Seminars

Chicago & South Suburban District
Friday, March 6, 2015
Lewis University, Romeoville

This seminar will give participants the option to choose from a variety of sessions. Topics include NACAC’s college awareness curriculum training, becoming a Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) within your high school, Higher Education perspectives from the Attorney General’s Office, exploring new(er) ways to work utilizing tech tools. Additional topics include enhancing awareness of summer college and career readiness workshops for rising seniors, understanding LGBTQ students and how they navigate the college/admission process, empowering school counselors to increase student interest in and preparedness for computing and technology, supporting undocumented students, and encouraging and engaging underrepresented students to excel. 

Northwest District
Friday, March 13, 2014
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb

This seminar tackles topics on assisting transfer students in their college experience and helping students go from DACA to college diploma. Attendees will also receive training on NACAC’s college awareness curriculum.

West & North Suburban District
Friday, March 13, 2015
Dominican University, River Forest

This seminar will give participants the option to choose from a variety of sessions. It will feature Higher Education perspectives from the Attorney General’s Office, updates on DACA/Illinois Dream Act, Bachelor degree benefits and current job trend information, admission best practices and ethics updates, trade school and vocational program options, and retention initiatives promoting equity and success.

Opportunities to Give

There are two opportunities to give available at each of the District Seminars: Project Reach Donations and IACAC Scholarships. Please bring new or gently used school supplies to drop off at any District Seminar site. Monetary donations for the IACAC scholarships will be collected and donations can be made online.

Lunch is included and Illinois State Board of Education Professional Development hours are available at each seminar.