[Oacrao-l] 16th Annual ACT Southwest Region Conference on College Readiness and Success

[Don.Pitchford at act.org]

Greetings from ACT, 

The ACT Southwest regional staff is excited to invite you to join us, once 
again, for the 16th Annual ACT Southwest Region Conference on College 
Readiness and Success. This popular conference will be held at the 
magnificent Marriott River Center  
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/satrc-san-antonio-marriott-rivercenter/ 
located at 101 Bowie Street directly on the famous San Antonio Riverwalk. 
The conference is uniquely scheduled to begin the afternoon of Wednesday 
April 18th and conclude after Friday morning brunch on April 20th. The 
16th annual conference has been designed to require the maximum of 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: http://www.fiesta-sa.org/    

This informative ACT conference provides 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 $165.00 per 
person. This cost includes four complete meals. The conference program and 
on-line registration information is available here : 
http://www.regonline.com/sw_postsec_2012 

The 16th Annual ACT Southwest Conference provides post secondary 
administrators, from both student and academic affairs, with the 
opportunity to learn more about best practices associated with 
testing/assessment , student recruitment, course placement, remediation 
and retention related strategies. Most 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 focuses on strategic enrollment management. 
We have also added several research based sessions that will provide 
insightful information relative to student persistence and success. Much 
of the conference will focus on how ACT's programs and services, 
specifically the COMPASS internet delivered placement and diagnostic 
system, can strategically be used to enhance student success. This 
conference continues to grow 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 
optimal enrollments, 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 quickly 
fill so be sure to secure a room asap as we  again expect to fill our 
allotment before the hotel registration deadline of March 27th.  San 
Antonio experiences some phenomenal tourism trends during Fiesta week so 
alternate lodging options will be limited.  You can contact the hotel at 
1-800-266-9432 to rsvp and mention the ACT GROUP rate. Or simply click on 
this link to register on-line   https://resweb.passkey.com/go/actsw2012 . 
  We are looking forward to seeing all past attendees, and a significant 
number of new attendees, this spring in festive San Antonio.  Should you 
have any questions about the conference, please contact Ruby Howard, 
Conference Coordinator at 512 320-1850 or email ruby.howard at act.org .

Don Pitchford PhD
Senior Consultant, Client Outreach, P-16
Austin, Texas
Don.Pitchford at act.org
512.320.1850

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