The Counselor's Podcast™, a service of the Naviance Network™, features leading voices from the counseling community speaking on topics of professional interest. These podcasts are available free-of-charge. Click the title of a podcast to play it in your browser or use iTunes or your favorite RSS reader to subscribe to The Counselor's Podcast so you'll never forget to download the latest episode.
Choosing a Rural College
December 1, 2007
Download Podcast Now! Terry Cowdrey is Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. During her 25-year admission career, she has also worked at Vanderbilt University, Pomona College, Wesleyan University, and the University of New Hampshire. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Common Application and has held leadership positions in many regional and national organizations. She is a frequent and favorite panelist at conferences nationwide.
Choosing a Small College
November 6, 2007
Download Podcast Now! J. Carey Thompson is Vice President for Enrollment and Student Planning Services at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Before joining Centre College, he was Director of Admission at Furman University, his alma mater. Mr. Thompson holds a graduate degree from Vanderbilt University in Educational Leadership and actively participates in professional organizations at the regional and national levels. He speaks frequently at conferences and by invitation on issues of college admission counseling.
The Personal Essay: Making the Connection
October 6, 2007
Download Podcast Now! Jonathan S. Katzenbach is Associate Dean of Admission at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a member of Penn's admissions staff since fall 2003, serving previously as a Regional Director. He recruits students from Maryland, Washington DC, Arizona, and New Mexico, personally representing about 1200 applicants a year, and is a member of both the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Rocky Mountain Association for College Admission Counseling. Prior to working at Penn, Jonathan worked as an editor at Houghton Mifflin in Boston and as a high school English teacher.
How Colleges Read Applications
September 6, 2007
Download Podcast Now! Shawn Abbott is currently Director of Admission at Stanford University. Previously, he was Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Columbia University and Assistant Director of Admissions at Boston University. He is a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Administration with a concentration in urban studies at Columbia University. In addition to his many contributions to the field of higher education, Shawn appeared as a member of the scholarship committee in the ABC reality show, The Scholar.
Planning for College Admissions (Spanish-language presentation)
September 6, 2007
Download Podcast Now! Yasmin Rivera-McGinnis is currently Associate Director of Admission at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She began her admission career at Boston University and has read tens of thousands of applications for college admission. In addition to the work she does on campus, Yasmin also educates students, parents and counselors about the admission process throughout the school year. She was most recently featured in "Counselors, what to do when colleges come to you" on nextstepmagazine.com.
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