M OVING O N U P ! B ECOMING M IDDLE M ANAGEMENT AT YOUR A LMA M ATER Ashley Pallie ‘08, Associate Director, Scripps College Daniel Irving ‘08, Assistant Director, Pitzer College Conor O’Rourke ‘03, Senior Assistant Dean, Pomona College

A GENDA & O BJECTIVES The Landscape Common Opportunities & Challenges Knowing When to Stay/How to Leave Well Advancement Strategies Discussion

P OLL T HE A UDIENCE ! Who are you? Private or public? Alumni? Position in Your Office?

S URVEY Distributed to the NACAC Exchange 74 responses from 4 year post-secondary institutions 31% from Public 69% from Private

Q UIZ On average, what percent of admission counselors are alumni? A) 85% B) 65% C) 45% D) 25% Answer: C

Q UIZ What percent of schools have alumni working as middle managers? (Associate Director, Senior Associate Director etc.) A) 79% B) 53% C) 34% D) 17% Answer: B

S URVEY R ESULTS

P ROMOTION R ATE W ITHIN L AST 3 Y EARS

O PPORTUNITIES & C HALLENGES Current Students Faculty and Staff Alumni Prospective Students/Families Co-workers and Office Dynamics

W HEN TO S TAY, W HEN TO L EAVE Are you still learning? Advancement Opportunities? Goals? Switching Sides or Changing Institutions

A DVANCEMENT T IPS & S TRATEGIES Importance of Self-Advocacy Managing Up Dress for the Career You Want Make Sure People Notice Your Work Lead, Don’t Overstep Don’t Cut Your Institution Slack

D ISCUSSION

C ONTACT I NFO Ashley Pallie, Scripps College: Daniel Irving, Pitzer College: Conor O’Rourke, Pomona College: