2025 Dry Run

Description

Dry Run is an annual workshop designed to provide new college admission professionals with valuable information about pertinent issues and situations, as well as equip participants with the necessary skills and practical experience needed to be an effective admission professional. Participants are led by Dry Run faculty who are experienced college admission and secondary school guidance/counseling professionals. This is a residential program and all participants and faculty are required to stay in on-campus housing, regardless of whether they live locally or not. 

Participants will be assisted by volunteer “faculty.” Dry Run faculty are seasoned college counseling professionals from a variety of secondary and post-secondary institutions. Dry Run faculty members consist of SACAC members who are leaders in our profession and have displayed multiple years of experience in a variety of key subject areas that are relevant to admissions and success in our field. During Dry Run, faculty will lead program sessions and share their expertise and diverse experiences with our future colleagues.

In addition, participants will break out into small group mentoring sessions with faculty members. These sessions allow for more in-depth discussion, question and answer, and application of the material presented in conference sessions. The program culminates with participants giving a short “dry run” presentation on their institution.

Faculty Application Overview

We need the expertise and enthusiasm of seasoned professionals to share their experiences and knowledge with our future colleagues. Our goal is to attract a diverse array of experienced professionals in order to offer sessions that will ensure a memorable experience for all Dry Run 2025 participants. Through the Dry Run faculty selection process special attention is given to ensure there is a large scope of experience levels and types within the selected group of faculty.

We encourage SACAC members interested in serving as a Dry Run faculty member to submit an application.  Before you apply to be a faculty member, please note that you or your institution will be responsible for the following costs:

• Your transportation to and from Rollins College for the program.
• Your dinner on Monday and Tuesday evening during the program.

Please make sure you have the permission from your supervisor or institution to attend Dry Run 2025 before you apply to be a faculty member. Interested members can apply here. 

 
The application deadline is Monday, February 3, 2025.  Selected faculty members will be notified via email in mid-February and are encouraged to attend the SACAC Annual Conference taking place on March 30-31 in Atlanta, GA.