Senator Durbin’s Letter to Counselors Warning of Predatory For-Profit Colleges
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ILLINOIS Association for College Admission Counseling
By Nate Bargar, University of Cincinnati Each year before our Illinois team of delegates prepares for the National Association for College Admission Counseling National Conference and the Saturday morning Assembly, they are reminded that when Illinois speaks on this national stage,…
IACAC Advocacy Day: Get On Your “A” Game
By Amy Thompson, York Community High School You are a constituent. Your place of employment is full of constituents and the students you help are also constituents (or future ones). Your voice deserves to be heard. When you speak, you…
IACAC Endorses Legislation to Release MAP Funds
By Paul Welsh Government Relations Committe Co-Chair Fenton High School Thank you to all members who contacted state legislators in support of MAP funding for our students. Since our last call to action, IACAC officially endorsed SB 2043. SB 2043 will…
Illinois Budget Update
By Steve Landgraf, Bob Skorczewski, and Paul Welsh Government Relations Committee Co-Chairs The Government Relations Committee has been following the budget situation in Springfield closely. The current impasse leaves many students uncertain about their ability to finance higher education. Additionally, it…
IACAC Visits Legislators in Springfield
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Visiting Our Elected Officials in Springfield
As the Government Relations Committee looks ahead to 2015, we are very mindful of the new challenges and opportunities that IACAC, our institutions, and the students we serve will face in the new year. Last November’s election ushered in many changes,…
Advocacy in our nation’s capital
By Bob Zigmund, Saint Ignatius College PrepGovernment Relations Committee Co-Chair Every year, NACAC’s Government Relations Committee hosts a two-day event consisting of legislation updates and conversation as well as a day of education advocacy in which members from across the country,…
President’s Update: 2014 is Off to a Great Start
By Mike DunkerIACAC President I’m sitting here looking out my back window at a couple feet of snow, and at a thermometer that says 14 degrees below zero. I’m also listening to three of my children who have been cooped…
Scandal, House of Cards, and an Inside Look at Education Advocacy in Washington
House of Cards/Netflix By Bob Zigmund St. Ignatius College Prep Characters like Olivia Pope of Scandal and Frank Underwood of House of Cards offer the average television and Netflix viewer a fictional, insider’s look into Washington D.C. politics and the…