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Archive for September, 2010

Saluting IECA Member Experts Presenting At NACAC

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association From the NACAC Conference in St. Louis The annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling gets started today following a day of pre-conference seminars and campus tours. The kick-off event for several hundred is the IECA Member/College Admission Officials annual luncheon. IECA … Read more »

Heading to NACAC: 5 Things That Independent Educational Consultants Need to Share with College Admission Representatives

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Over the next 48 hours, more than 120 independent educational consultants (IECs) will be heading to the NACAC conference in St. Louis, including more than 80 IECA members. This year we arrive armed with new information; new facts that demonstrate a far more expansive role … Read more »

With IECA Conference Approaching, Focus on ROI

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA With the fall conference of the Independent Educational Consultants Association just six weeks away, many are deciding whether to attend. Given the nature of the economy and budgets, one way to evaluate is by examining the ROI or Return on Investment. For schools that often means the ability to … Read more »

Ethics Matter: IECA Taking Bold Action to Ensure Professionalism

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Many months ago, The New York Times reporter/blogger Jacques Steinberg sat in my office and we looked at Web sites together. Outlandish claims. Ridiculous promises. False credentials. Needless to say, these were not Web sites of IECA members. No wonder Harvard’s William Fitzsimmons describes the field of independent … Read more »

Parents Can’t Seem to Let Go…and That’s All Right with Today’s Students

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA It won’t surprise anyone that parents today are having a difficult time letting go of their children when they head off to college or boarding school. Thanks to new technologies such as Facebook, instant messaging, texting, Skype and smart phone apps, parents have numerous arsenals to stay in … Read more »

Kudos to IECA Members Breaking New Ground in Online Communication

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA A number of IECA members have explored creative use of social media, Web sites, and other forms of electronic communications, providing new ways to reach families and serve student needs. A few highlights: Mark Montgomery (Associate Member, CO) has probably done more to harness the educational and outreach … Read more »

Six IECA Conference Innovations You May Have Missed

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consulting Association We are still in the early stages of conference registration for IECA’s Fall National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. However, we have already passed 600 attendees and are looking forward to a wonderful gathering. Here are six new, improved, or unique aspects to the conference that you … Read more »

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