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Free Fall Counselor Workshops

These free half-day sessions will update school counselors on important program developments for the new school year, including the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®), the SAT®, PSAT/NMSQT®, and the latest developments in federal financial aid and CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®.

Take advantage of your opportunity to discuss “best practices” and hear about new developments.

Online registration starts June 2.

For more information and to register, click here.


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Become a Charter Member of the CollegeKeys Compact™

The deadline for charter membership in the CollegeKeys Compact™ is July 1. Please join your colleagues in making a commitment to provide college access and success for all students, with special emphasis on low-income students.

To learn more, click here.

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2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology Registration

America’s future scientists are on alert as registration opens for the 2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.  Students may enter an individual or team research project and compete to win thousands of dollars in college scholarships. 

Research project instructions and registration can be found online.

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The Access & Diversity Collaborative National Seminars

From Theory to Action: Policy and Program Development Strategies to Meet Educational Goals in Lawful Ways

The seminar provides practical policy guidance on issues associated with diversity-related enrollment management policy development (including outreach, recruitment, admissions, financial aid and scholarship policy development) at undergraduate, post-graduate and professional schools.

June 19-20, 2008
Coral Gables, Fla.

To learn more and register, click here.


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Recruitment PLUS™ User Group Conference

Whether you are a Recruitment PLUS beginner or expert, this conference promises informative user-led sessions and discussions geared to help your office be as effective
as possible.

June 18–20, 2008
Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks
Portland, Maine
To learn more and register, click here.


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Advisory Panel on Student Concerns Seeks Students from the Midwestern,
New England and Southern Regions

The College Board invites member institutions to nominate one student to serve on a panel that advises College Board staff, councils and committees.

We currently are seeking outgoing, articulate students who will be juniors in 2008–09. Please send your nomination by June 20, 2008.

For more information and a nomination form, click here.


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The College Board Leadership Institute for Principals™

Apply today and join a network of leaders dedicated to transforming schools.
Accelerate professional growth, advance successful collaborations and actualize courage
and confidence.

For more information and to apply, click here.


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The Sheraton Seattle
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Seattle, Wash. – July 16–20, 2008

Attend professional development workshops in AP® courses and Pre-AP® strategies.

Identify resources that can support your school's AP program.

Learn about methods and policies for increasing educational access and equity.

Network with colleagues from across the United States and around the world.

Visit exhibits about new textbooks and classroom technologies.

Hear prominent speakers from education, science, politics and the arts.

Linda Darling-Hammond
Linda Darling-Hammond is Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University where she has launched the Stanford Educational
Leadership Institute and the School Redesign Network and served as faculty sponsor for the Stanford Teacher Education Program. She is a former president of the American Educational Research Association and member of the National Academy of Education. Her research, teaching and policy work focus on
issues of school restructuring, teacher quality and educational equity.
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Public intellectual Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
Howard Gardner
Best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds positions as adjunct professor of psychology at Harvard University and senior director of Project Zero, a research group at HGSE.

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Forum 2008 Houston     Education First — Our Future Depends On It

The annual conference of the College Board brings together professionals from across the educational spectrum.

Prominent speakers and honorees include:

Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University
Bill White,
mayor of
Houston, Texas
Bud Selig, commissioner of
Major League Baseball
Peter O’Donnell Jr.,
chairman of the O’Donnell
Foundation of Dallas

Choose from 100+ sessions and workshops for education professionals


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