CACG Network Meeting #1 -- Fostering the College Going Culture

FOSTERING THE COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE

CACG Network Meeting, April 14-15, 2009, Las Vegas, NV

The first CACG Network meeting took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 14-15, 2009. With a theme of "Fostering a College-Going Culture," the meeting featured WICHE staff and other experts facilitating discussions on crucial issues related to the implementation of CACG projects, including creating state marketing and college awareness plans, developing effective websites and webportals, grant administration, and more, all set in the rapidly changing current economic context.

AGENDA 

PRESENTATIONS

• SESSION: CACG Programs in the Network states

  The Washington State College Access Challenge Grant Program
  Weiya Liang, Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board

  Alaska’s Peer Mentor Pilot Program
  Lora Jorgensen, Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

• SESSION:  Marketing to Students: A Look at Effective Information Campaigns

  Marketing to Students: A Look at Effective Information Campaigns
  Alice Anne Bailey, project coordinator, Southern Regional Education Board Go Alliance

  Introducing the National KnowHow2Go Campaign
  Jeanna Keller, program officer, Lumina Foundation for Education

• SESSION: Websites and Web Portals: Reaching Students Their Way

  College Access Websites: Reaching Students Their Way
  Brian McGill, counselor, Riverton High School
  Additional Material: UtahMentor.org – Utah’s Premier College Access Web Portal

• SESSION:  The Future of College Access Programs

  Updates on College Access Programs: Perspectives from Washington, D.C.
  Brian Sponsler, graduate policy fellow, Institute for Higher Education Policy

• SESSION:The CACG Network Resources: What’s Available to You

  The College Access Challenge Grant Network: Additional Resources
  Patrick Lane, project coordinator, WICHE