Wisconsin Association for College Admission Counseling

August 4-6, 2010
St. Norbert College (DePere)

Join us for three days of fun, excitement and interaction with your fellow Admission Professionals. New Counselor Institute (NCI) is an intense 3-day orientation workshop for college admission professionals with less than one year of admission experience. Attendees learn basics about admission counseling and have an opportunity to network with colleagues. NCI is a chance for you to build relationships with peers and mentors in Admission. The information is all geared towards your new career. Don't miss this professional development opportunity.

Your journey will include sessions on:
- Admission as a Career vs. Job
- Advice on Working for an Alma Mater or non-Alma Mater
- Athletics Recruiting
- Ethics in Admission
- Meet School Counselors
- Mock College Fair
- Planning Programming
- Perfect Campus Visit
- Reading Applications
- Recruiting Students of Color
- Rookies on the Road
- Supervising Student Workers
- Technology in Admission
- UW-Help, WAICU and WACAC
- WACAC Mentorship Program

NCI is about networking and having fun. Your time at NCI will also include: teambuilding, role playing, and a t-shirt exchange.

New Counselor Institute ends with 4th Annual Summer Outing (Brewer Game) which will be nice chance for all NCI attendees to mingle with some veterans in the Admission profession.

Fee: TBD/participant

Institute fee includes:
- All meals
- Lodging
- A rookie travel survival kit
- Activities on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

2010 Site Coordinator:
Toby Deutsch
(414) 229-6899
UW-Milwaukee
deutsch@uwm.edu