CERPP Conference 2017-Student Selection: Art, Science & Emerging Trends
January 22-24, 2017 (Marina del Rey, CA)
The attributes of a successful college student go well beyond measures of the ubiquitous and at times misapplied components of standardized tests, class rank, and high school grades. The abilities to adapt, persist, interpret, lead, be creative, handle disappointment and difficulty, negotiate complex systems, and engage and have empathy for others often make the difference between a student who is a good choice or a poor one in admission, and a student who is engaged and successful on campus or one who is not.
Over 180 participants from around the country joined us in Marina del Rey, CA to address these matters and ask the following questions. What does the latest research tell us about how admission decisions are made and what biases and practices remain unexamined? What new approaches show the greatest promise for equity and for understanding of the qualities that matter in a successful student? How are so called “non-cognitive factors” considered in college admissions and how can they be given their due? How might college preparation change if these attributes were more widely understood to be critical in college admission and success?
2017 Conference
Please click on each day for the conference blog, which provides a summary of each session. All available presentations are linked to as PDFs.
- Turning the Tide
- Richard Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer on Education; Faculty Director, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- How Admissions Decisions are Made and Why (Lucido presentation)
- Independent School Reponse (Baker Tew presentation)
- Jerome A. Lucido, Professor of Research; Associate Dean for Strategic Enrollment Services; Executive Director, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, USC Rossier School of Education
- Laurel Baker Tew, Chief Enrollment Officer, Viewpoint School
- History and Future of Nonacademic Factors in Admission Decisions
- Donald Hossler, Senior Scholar, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, USC Rossier School of Education
- Jerome A. Lucido, Professor of Research; Associate Dean for Strategic Enrollment Services; Executive Director, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, USC Rossier School of Education
- Emily Chung, Program Director, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, USC Rossier School of Education
- Importance of Context in Admissions Decision Making
- Michael Bastedo, Professor; Director, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan
- The Systematic Identification of Disadvantaged in Educational Opportunity (Ballinger presentation)
- The Systematic Identification of Disadvantaged in Educational Opportunity (Perfetto presentation)
- Philip Ballinger, Associate Vice Provost, Enrollment Management, University of Washington
- Greg Perfetto, Executive Research Scientist, College Board
- The Systematic Identification of Personal Attributes in Admissions (Rikoon presentation)
- The Systematic Identification of Personal Attributes in Admissions (Wright presentation)
- Samuel Rikoon, Associate Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Keith Wright, Director of Psychometrics, The Enrollment Management Association
- Meeting Institutional and Student Needs in Admissions: Recipes for Selecting Qualified & Diverse Applicants
- David Payne, Vice President & COO, Global Education, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Learning from Each Other
- James Goecker, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communication, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Courtney McAnuff, Vice President, Enrollment Management, Rutgers University
- Yvonne Romero da Silva, Vice Dean, Director of Admissions, University of Pennsylvania
- Arlene Wesley Cash, Vice Dean for Enrollment Management, Guilford College
- Reporting Out: Research Agenda
- How to review your business model: Some best practices (Staisloff, 2013)
- Forms and formula: How the federal government distributes aid to students (White-Lewis & Valle, 2015)
- Where financial aid began: Partnering with campuses and states (Valle, 2015)
- Pell grant: Building block of student-based aid (Valle, 2015)
- Turning the tide: Inspiring concern for others and the common good through college admissions (Weissbourd & Thacker, 2016). Access the full report, related articles and resources, along with a digital toolkit by the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Making Caring Common Project.
- Overdue revolution: Character strengths in the admissions equation (Holmes, 2015)
Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors whose generosity made our Student Selection: Art, Science & Emerging Trends conference possible:
- College Board
- ACT
- Hobsons
- Texas IB Schools
- USC Rossier School of Education
- Institute on Character and Admission
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