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NursingCAS staff are available to do teleconferences and in-person meetings with prospective and participating schools. We also host Webinars, regional events and open houses. Below is a schedule of upcoming events.

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Save the date: June 14, 2013
Enrollment management workshop and nursingcas open house

When:  Friday, June 14, 2013 - 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM                               
Where: The Arsenal on the Charles - Watertown, MA (Outside of Boston)
RSVP: Click here to RSVP

This free workshop and open house is for deans, admissions professionals, faculty, IT staff, nursing school recruiters, advisors, registrars and other decisions makers involved in the nursing admissions process. This event is a chance for you to find out more about how others have implemented, leveraged, benefited from, and use the service at their school and how you can do the same at your institution. Sessions will feature content for prospective, beginner, and advanced users of NursingCAS.

 

Featured topics:

  • The Business of Admissions: Hitting Enrollment Targets & Goals to Meet an Operating Budget
  • Doing More with Less
  • Facilitating a Paperless Review Process
  • Generating a More Diverse Applicant Pool
  • Holistic Admissions
  • Bringing Nursing Students Through the Admissions Funnel
  • How to Implement NursingCAS at Your School: Getting Internal Stakeholders On Board
  • Efficiencies & Cost Savings Gained with NursingCAS
  • How to Execute a Successful Online Admissions Review
  • Unleashing the Power of WebAdMIT (Admissions Management Software)

Featured Speakers:

  • Hilda Mejia Abreu, Associate Dean For Admissions & Student Services, The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing San Antonio (Keynote Speaker)
  • Laura Adams, Assistant Director of Admissions, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  • Kathryn Cochran, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Nancy DeBasio, Dean, Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, MO
  • Anita Hufft, Dean, Valdosta State University, University of Georgia System
  • Leslie McKeon, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Vanessa McMasters, Director of Transfer Services, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ
  • Lisa Rosenberg, Associate Dean for Admissions and Recruitment, Rush University, Chicago, IL
  • Angela Serpetti, Graduate Recruiting & Admissions Lead, University of Michigan
  • Robert Strachan, Admissions & Student Services Specialist, San Francisco State University

Space for this workshop and open house is limited to 75 attendees so please register at your earliest convenience. All attendees will have an opportunity to tour the NursingCAS facilities and get a first-hand look at processing and verification. The registration cut-off date will be May 15 or sooner due to space constraints.

Hotel accommodations are available at a negotiated rate of $239/night at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in beautiful and historic Cambridge, MA outside of Boston. Shuttle service will be provided from the Hyatt Regency Cambridge to the Arsenal on the Charles. Those that register will receive information regarding how to book the negotiated rate. Additionally, breakfast and lunch will be provided for attendees and there will be an optional meet and greet reception for attendees on the evening of June 13 at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge.

RSVP NOW: Visit https://aacn.wufoo.com/forms/admissions-workshop-nursingcas-open-house-614 to RSVP for this free event or send an email to Caroline Allen,  AACN’s NursingCAS Manager, at callen@aacn.nche.edu to sign up or if you have any questions. 


Upcoming Webinars

  • Best Practices for Utilizing NursingCAS for Graduate Admissions
    March 26, 2013 at 2:00-3:00 PM (ET)
    Register Now
    Speakers: Brandy Finck, Assistant Director for Admissions & Student Services, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and Angela Serpetti, Graduate Recruiting & Admissions Lead, University of Michigan
  • What’s New in NursingCAS and WebAdMIT for 2013 – 2014

Regional events

Charlotte, NC - April 2-3, 2013 at 4:45-5:45 PM
Reception
Coincides with GNAP Conference
Area school site visits, request to schedule

South Florida - April 8-11, 2013
Area school site visits, request to schedule

St. Louis, MO - April 12, 2013 at 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
How to Leverage NursingCAS to Attract Students to Your Online Programs
Speaker: Marian Carter, Samford University
Coincides with Hot Issues Conference

Oklahoma City, OK - April 16-17, 2013
Area school site visits, request to schedule

Austin, TX - April 18-19, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Dollars & Sense of Nursing Admissions: How to Leverage NursingCAS
Speaker: Hilda Mejia Abreu, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Coincides with BONUS Conference
Area school site visits, request to schedule
 

Click here to access past event and Webinar information

 

Contact

To schedule a teleconference, meeting, event in your area, or if you have any questions please contact Caroline Allen, NursingCAS Manager, at callen@aacn.nche.edu or 202-463-6930 x258. Continue to check back for updates and additional information.