Welcome to College Summit, Advocate!

  
Thanks for your interest in becoming a College Summit Advocate! College Summit will not achieve its mission of increasing the college enrollment rate of American high schools without significant public policy change at the federal and state levels. 

And, for that . . . we need YOU! 

Over the years, College Summit has dedicated substantial resources to change public policy. From 2005 to 2008, College Summit worked to ensure the enactment of a law that - for the first time in American history - mandated the U.S. government measure college enrollment data by high school.  The statute was authorized in Section H, Part 808 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008.
In 2008, College Summit published its first annual White Paper which described our vision for 21st-century Launch Pad high schools.

As we begin a new era of advocacy focused on a new federal administration, we will not be successful without you!  We need you to join - and create - a movement that ensures our leaders invest in an America where every high school is aiming for grade 13. Please check back here for updates and a call to action.  In the meantime, please visit College Summit’s Public Affairs webpage to become informed about our own advocacy. 

We look forward to your participation and your leadership in our movement!

5 Ways to Become a Policy Advocate for College Summit!

1.  Keep track of College Summit’s direct advocacy efforts via the Public Affairs section of College Summit’s homepage.

2. Join the “College Summit Advocate” - our new e-mail list with information about latest policy developments in our field.

3. Propose your own public policy ideas and messages directly to College Summit via e-mail at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

4. Visit and call your representatives in Washington D.C by clicking here to let them know why all American high schools in 2010 should know how their students are doing in the postsecondary world.

5. Mobilize and organize your family, friends, and colleagues to become College Summit Advocates!

5 Ways to Recruit Writing Coaches for College Summit

1. Connect with College Summit on Facebook and send the Writing Coach Causes out to your Facebook friends. You can also send out College Summit You Tube Videos and get involved e-mails to your networks

2. Write a Volunteer Blog on College Summit’s Launch Pad Blog and share your experience as a Writing Coach.

3. Attend a College Summit Volunteer Happy Hour or host your own College Summit “Meet Up” where you gather your friends and family and use materials provide by College Summit where they can learn about our volunteer opportunities.

4. Contact your regional office to find ways to stay connected throughout the school year.

5. Host a College Summit pot-luck lunch event at your workplace- where your co-workers can find out more about College Summit and how they can get involved.