E-AIR Special Bulletin: The Electronic AIR Volume 26, No. 54
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~ NACAC National Conference 2007: Call for Session Proposals
~ Graduate Course in Institutional Research
~ The 7th Annual Assessment Conference at Texas A&M University
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NACAC NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2007: CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
invites AIR members to submit session proposals for the 2007 NACAC
National Conference in Austin, TX, September 27-29, 2007. The Call for
Proposals is available at
http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/Events/NatlConference/CFP/. The
deadline for submitting a proposal is January 19, 2007. NACAC is a
member association consisting of more than 9,500 high school
counselors and college admission officers nationwide. More information
is available at www.nacacnet.org (http://www.nacacnet.org/).
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THE 7TH ANNUAL ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
 - EXPANDED PROGRAM AVAILABLE

The 7th Annual Assessment Conference Committee is excited to offer a
wonderful slate of presentations for February 22-23, Building
Assessment Capacity: Foundation to Fruition. In addition to our
plenary speakers, Linda Suskie, Stephen Spangehl, and Geri Malandra,
please click on the Expanded Program Information for a complete list
of presentations at http://assessment.tamu.edu/conference/agenda.htm.

Please do not forget to register! After January 31, the conference
registration fee will increase to $200. For more information about
registration, click here:
http://assessment.tamu.edu/conference/registration.htm.

Should you need overnight accommodations, the Texas A&M Assessment
Conference has a block of rooms with the conference site hotel, the
College Station Hilton, for $85 a night. Unfortunately, we cannot
ensure the rate past January 31. For reservations, please call the
College Station Hilton directly at 979-693-7500.
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A GRADUATE COURSE IN INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

A Graduate course in Institutional Research will be offered on-line
through the Penn State World Campus in Spring 2007: Studying Students
and Student Affairs Programs (HiEd 598C). This 3-credit course may be
taken as graduate degree elective &/or counted toward the Graduate
Certificate in Institutional Research. The course begins January 22
and ends April 30.

For more information and a syllabus for each course, visit the World
Campus web site at
http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/wc/InstitutionalResearch.shtml (click
on Curriculum). For answers to *frequently asked questions* plus
information about admission to the IR certificate program, visit
http://www.ed.psu.edu/cshe/ir.html or contact Trudi Haupt (
mailto:tth1@psu.edu).
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Electronic AIR Volume 26, Number 54 (1/17/2007)
Editor: Meihua Zhai, University System of Georgia
(mailto:meihua.zhai@usg.edu)
Associate Editor: Marne Einarson, Cornell University
(mailto:mke3@cornell.edu)

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