[Oacrao-l] 15th annual ACT Post Secondary Conference on Student Readiness and Success

[Don.Pitchford at act.org]

Greetings from ACT, 

The ACT Southwest regional staff is excited to invite you to join us this 
year in festive San Antonio!  This email serves as a reminder to register 
(if you have yet to do so) to attend the  15th Annual ACT Southwest Region 
Conference on College Readiness and Success. This year's conference will 
be held at the historic La Mansion Del Rio  located directly on the famous 
San Antonio Riverwalk. The conference is uniquely scheduled to begin the 
afternoon of Wednesday April 6th and conclude after Friday morning brunch 
on April 8th. The 15th annual conference requires only a two night stay 
and coincides with the internationally recognized Fiesta San Antonio 
cultural celebration. More information about this popular event can be 
found here:  Fiesta   

This informative ACT conference will provide you and your staff with a 
great low-cost opportunity for professional development as well as an 
opportunity to experience what many consider one of the best "cultural 
festivals" in the world. As a non for profit partner of higher education, 
ACT is sensitive to budget constraints that many are experiencing. Thus, 
we are able to offer this conference at a very low cost of $150.00 per 
person. This cost includes four excellent meals. The conference agenda can 
be viewed by clicking on the registration link at this website : 
Conference Registration 

The 15th Annual ACT Southwest Conference will provide post secondary 
administrators, from both student and academic affairs, with the 
opportunity to "recharge" after a long winter and learn more about best 
practices associated with testing/assessment , student recruitment, course 
placement, remediation and retention related strategies. All session 
presenters are post secondary administrators who will share expert insight 
relative to how they have been successful in achieving critical 
institutional goals on their respective campuses. An informative 
enrollment management/admissions related track is included that will focus 
on strategic enrollment management strategies associated with recruitment 
and retention. Much of the conference will focus on how ACT's programs and 
services, specifically the COMPASS internet version, can strategically be 
used to enhance student success initiatives associated with recruitment, 
placement, advancement and retention.  This conference has grown in 
attendance each year as it provides a wide array of campus administrators 
with an opportunity to gather valuable information relative to what others 
across the nation are doing to ensure college readiness, increase student 
persistence and enhance overall institutional effectiveness. 

If you are unable to attend, please forward this email to any other 
administrator or staff member that you believe would benefit from 
attending.  Please note that there is a limited number of hotel rooms 
available to conference attendees at $149.00  per night. These are quickly 
filling so be sure to secure a room asap as we expect to fill our 
allotment before the hotel registration deadline of March 14th (one month 
away!). San Antonio experiences some phenomenal tourism trends during 
Fiesta week so alternate lodging options will be limited.  You can contact 
the hotel at 210-518-1000 to rsvp and mention the ACT GROUP rate. Or 
simply click on this link to register on-line
La Mansion Del Rio .   We are looking forward to seeing all past 
attendees, and a significant number of new attendees, this spring in 
festive San Antonio. 

Don Pitchford PhD
Higher Education Consultant
Austin, Texas
Don.Pitchford at act.org
512.320.1850
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