Dear Colleagues,

If you are interested in learning more about or getting involved with ACCEPT (Admission Community Cultivating Equity and Peace Today), we would love to connect with you. 

 TACAC Members - if you were at the ACCEPT breakfast meeting during conference, please use this link to share your information with us. If you are interested in learning more and were not at the conference, please feel free to sign up as well!. 

Call for Communications Co-Chair

The Texas Association for College Admission Counseling is currently accepting applications for the position of Communications Co-Chair. The Communications Co-Chair works closely with the TACAC Executive Board to engage and manage communications with membership.

Are you interesting in developing as a leader? Do you have time to give, and a desire to get involved in TACAC? Join us for Leadership Development Institute (LDI), coming to a city near you!! We have revamped the LDI format and curriculum, and will now off four one-day regional LDI programs throughout Texas. 

Channeling his icon and inspiration Ric Flair, outgoing TACAC President Mickey Saloma lifted his title belt above his head to the roaring approval of over 700 colleagues. The belt, a gift for a year of hard work, camaraderie, and more hard work, was presented to Saloma during the passing of the gavel.

“I’m not going to cry because it’s over,” Saloma said, passing the gavel to new President Micah Lyles. “I’m going to smile because it happened.” 

Duties of the Conference Coordinator include:

1. Coordinate the activities of all subcommittees.
2. Track conference expenses of the subcommittees.
3. Track conference hotel expenses and overall income with Executive Assistant.
4. In coordination with Executive Assistant, act a liaison to the hotel, including the reservation of meeting rooms and equipment.
5. Other responsibilities as delegated by the Chairperson

Please complete the 2020 Conference Coordinator application by April 10th to be considered. 

TACAC Texas Legislative Day

 TACAC needs you to help us further the mission of developing professionals committed to providing the highest quality counseling to ensure students' access to and persistence through post-secondary education. In order to best serve our members, the Executive Board needs a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and expertise.

Please consider submitting a nomination/application for one of the following Executive Board/Committee Chair positions:

Do you need LPC Credits?  Learn about the opportunity to earn LPC Credits and Volunteer for the DFW NACAC below!

Today is the last day to apply for ACCI Faculty, and we are featuring Kimberly Morris from Stephen F. Austin State University! She has been in admissions for 15 years. She is the currently Associate Director of Admissions.

In 2017, Kimberly was invited to present a single session, which prompted her to re-apply as faculty where she fully participated in 2018.

Put a Bow on 2018: Share Your Favorite Memory of the Year

By: Tyler Hicks

Secondary Counselor & College Advisors Middle Management Institute 2019 Houston Baptist University

The Texas Association for College Admissions Counseling (TACAC) hosts a number of professional development opportunities throughout the year. One of the most successful and popular is the Middle Management Institute, or MMI. The TACAC Middle Management Institute (MMI) has traditionally been a professional development program designed for both current and aspiring managers working on the post-secondary side of our profession; January 2019 will see the program expand to include secondary counselors and college advisors. We believe that there is much the organization can provide in the way of professional development in a collaborative environment that will continue to feed into the work that college counseling professionals so richly engage in on a daily basis. Participants of TACAC’s Inaugural Secondary Middle Management Institute can expect a rigorous curriculum built around dynamic educational sessions and collaborative learning experiences.

Executive Board

The Government Relations Committee reminds you to VOTE!  Early Voting runs through Friday, November 2^nd and election day is Tuesday, November 6^th.  Texas Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; during early voting you may vote at any voting location in your county.  Election day voting may be restricted to your precinct, visit the Countywide Polling Place Program to learn if you can vote anywhere in your county or if you need to vote at your precinct.

 For non-partisan information on the candidates and other issues on your ballot, check your local newspaper or resources like the League of Women Voters of Texas to learn more.

So many of us in this profession can remember our first days as a college admission counselor, or as a high school counselor. Were you nervous to speak in front of others? Did you look at a high school calendar, and think - how do I plan events for parents and students? Did you go to your first college fair and look around, thinking, "how do so many of these college reps know each other?" 

It’s that time of the year again, colleagues: The time of Starbucks, late nights and jam-packed schedules. It’s travel season, and with the first TACRAO week just around the corner, it’s time to prepare to meet new students, new counselors and new friends.

We’ll all be on the go this fall, whether we’re hitting the road or not. But that won’t stop us from making this season memorable. We’ve created a special sign to help you do just that.

Dear TACAC Family,

 On behalf of the TACAC Executive Board, I want to welcome you to the new school year. It is an exciting time to be part of the TACAC Family. Over the past several months, we have been working hard to make 2018-2019 the best year ever.