NEW BEGINNINGS: NEXT STEPS FOR COLLEGE ACCESS

CACg network meeting, June 14-15, 2010, Boulder, Colorado

The fourth CACG Network meeting took place June 14-15 at the State Higher Education Policy Center in Boulder, Colorado. The meeting focused on how states can use the extension of the federal CACG program to improve access and success for low-income students. The meeting highlighted recent research on effective webportals, marketing strategies, successful partnerships between K-12 and higher education systems, and access and success challenges for undocumented students.

AGENDA

 

PRESENTATIONS

 
  • SESSION: State College Webportals to Promote Access and Success
Student Information Portal Assessment
Bruce Chaloux, director of student access programs and services and the electronic campus, Southern Regional Education Board
 
Higher Education Web Portals: Serving State and Student Needs
Mollie McGill, associate director, WCET
 
  • SESSION: Getting the Message Out: College Access Marketing Revisited
A Shout Out to Getting the Word Out: College Access Marketing Revisited
Alice Anne Bailey, project coordinator, Southern Regional Education Board Go Alliance
 
Additional Materials:
Planning a College Access Marketing Campaign
Outline of Key Steps to Starting a College Access Marketing Campaign
 
  • SESSION: Two to Tango: How Higher Education and K-12 Can Work Together to Improve Success
Two to Tango: How Higher Education and K-12 Can Work Together to Improve Success
Sharmila Basu Conger, policy analyst, State Higher Education Executive Officers
 
  • SESSION: Access and Success Issues for Undocumented Students
Access and Success Issues for Undocumented Students
Yessica Holguin, senior college and financial aid advisor, Denver Scholarship Foundation 

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AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS

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AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS

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AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS