{"id":2572,"date":"2016-07-14T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nortonnorris.com\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2016-07-14T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T07:00:42","slug":"revelations-future-paths-peek-symposium-career-education-admission-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nortonnorris.com\/revelations-future-paths-peek-symposium-career-education-admission-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Revelations and Future Paths: A Peek into the Symposium for Career Education Admission Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it\u2019s the only thing that ever has.\u201d \u2013 Margaret Mead<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Without a doubt, that sentiment by Ms. Mead is one of my core beliefs and on June 8th<\/sup>, I had the privilege of bringing together a group of committed higher ed professionals at the inaugural Symposium for Career Education Admission Professionals.<\/strong>\u00a0 The event brought together high school counselors and professionals working in and for career colleges and community colleges to understand the similarities and differences each share in serving students.\u00a0 In many cases, this includes advising underserved, first-generation, and\/or at-risk student populations who are not looking to take a traditional route when it comes to their post-secondary education.<\/p>\n

The Symposium lent itself to the discovery of a number of ideas to help the college admission professional move forward, with a goal of determining how these somewhat unlikely partners can work together to provide meaningful guidance for students interested in alternate paths to higher education. \u00a0\u00a0Three main ideas\/takeaways surfaced during the workshop related to development of the career education admission professional.\u00a0 These takeaways include:<\/p>\n