College Summit Institute 2008

Formerly called the Educators' Institute, the College Summit Institute is a professional development experience that unites passionate counselors, teachers, and administrators from across the country who are dedicated to the belief that all young people must plan for education beyond high school. Our 2008 national conference will offer dynamic sessions featuring a talented array of educational experts, leaders, and practitioners.  Through the College Summit Institute you will also have an unparalleled chance to engage in discussion with college admissions representatives at our College Fair and to enhance your repertoire of resources by exchanging effective practices with colleagues.

The College Summit Institute is the perfect learning experience for educators who are searching for new ideas about how to forge and sustain a college-going culture. Plan to join us in Baltimore, Maryland at the Renaissance Harbor Hotel from July 9-12, 2008.

College Summit Institute 2008 Registration

Before you register please read the information below.

  1. Once registered, your room at the Renaissance Harbor Place Hotel located in Baltimore, Maryland will be secured for you by our College Summit Institute events team. If for some reason you need to call the hotel directly, please note that your reservation will show up in the system beginning Friday, May 9, 2008.
  2. You will not need a reservation number to check in at the hotel. Rather all you will need to do is present your photo ID at check in. You may check in at the hotel at 4:00 p.m. EDT and check out at 12:00 p.m. EDT. If necessary, late checkout can be requested individually.
  3. College Summit will pay for three nights of lodging for educator guests only. Specifically, those dates are: Wednesday, July 9 - Saturday, July 12th. If you desire to arrive early or depart after the conference to enjoy Baltimore, you may extend your reservations at your own expense of $179.00 per night. Please review Baltimore Things to Do() for more information about our Institute city.
  4. Other attendee groups will be expected to pay for all Institute costs at their own expense.
  5. College Summit no longer provides reimbursements for meals, parking  and other travel expenses associated with the Institute.

The Students' Own Words
In Their Words is a collection of some of the best student essays from our first ten years.

The College Summit strategy was born from a desire to stop expecting first-generation and low-income students to do what middle-class students can’t do: manage their own way through the college admissions process alone.

"It seemed to me that it took two kinds of adults to help students enroll in college: the expert resource person, usually the school counselor; and the college-experienced adult who manages each student through the process face-to-face, usually a college-experienced parent. With few college-experienced parents available, counselors are asked to take on the impossible task of providing expert resources, and directly managing the process for hundreds of students. Schools serving significant numbers of low-income first-generation students faced an enormous challenge: without someone to manage the process along with the student, how could they expect to send more students to college?"

J.B. Schramm, College Summit Founder and CEO

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