Pre Conference

Join us on Wednesday, April 7, from 1:00–4:00 p.m. for two engaging pre-conference professional development opportunities!

Building a Life-Changing College Counseling Program
Middle Management Institute

These interactive sessions offer valuable insights, practical strategies, and opportunities to connect and collaborate with fellow professionals. Whether you're looking to strengthen your college counseling program or grow your leadership skills, there's something for everyone!

We hope you will consider joining us early for this amazing opportunity to strengthen your advocacy skills to better support our students and colleagues.

Cost to attend this session is $50. Details below - Registration Coming Soon!

Building a Life Changing College Counseling Program

We all know the work we do each day impacts countless students. We also know that sometimes we are simply surviving, recycling what worked last year (and the year before that…and the one before that, too).

With time for thoughtful planning and mapping of college counseling curriculum at a premium, we hope you will join us for an impactful session that will help you critically evaluate the programming you have now and consider how you can update/build new programming you can implement at minimal cost tomorrow.

We will cover:

Impactful essay writing workshops
Engaging letters of recommendation
Group activities that work at scale
Creating meaningful opportunities for student self-reflection and goal setting

During this time, we will also explore how programming needs to shift based on your load, how to identify students who plan to pursue college seriously, how to scaffold resources to make them more accessible for your families, and provide intentional time for you to plan.

Please join us for this fast-paced, information filled session to start your conference off on the right foot!

Pre-Conference Faculty:

Amanda Booth, Director of College Counseling, Wichita Collegiate, Wichita, KS
Amy McQuade, Associate Director of College Counseling, Casady School, Oklahoma City, OK
Jill Manning, College/Career Advisor, Union Public High School, Tulsa, OK
Josh Bottomly, Associate Director of College Counseling, Casady School, Oklahoma City, OK
Kelly McGrath-Malahy, College Advisor, Putnam City North High School, Oklahoma City, OK
Tara Houston, College and Career Counselor, Putnam City West High School, Oklahoma City, OK

Registration Coming Soon

Middle Management Institute - James Powell

Building a Life Changing College Counseling Program

GPACAC is excited to offer a Middle Management Institute (MMI) for one of our preconference opportunities in Oklahoma City.

MMI is specifically designed for current and aspiring middle managers in the college admissions setting to learn more about the opportunities, challenges and skills involved in these critical roles.

Potential focus areas this spring may include coaching and team development, data-informed decision making, managing up, and building partnerships as a middle manager.

More information, including institute leaders and firm session topics, will be available soon!

Registration Coming Soon

Refund / Cancellation Policy

Our refund policy is below. Extenuating circumstances will be discussed with the current GPACAC leadership. This registration policy should be available on the conference website:

GPACAC will refund the conference registration fee minus a $50 processing fee when written notice is given 30 or more calendar days prior to conference start date.
No refunds will be given after 30 or fewer calendar days to the event start date.
Transfer of registration to another attendee can be made up to seven days before the conference start date.
Vendors and exhibitors/sponsors will not be granted a refund.
If the in-person conference is canceled, GPACAC leadership will assess and collectively decide the best course of action, announcing the policy to membership if this should arise.