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Mid-Atlantic Association of IB World Schools
University Recognition and Admissions Symposium
September 16, 2010 - Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
The Mid-Atlantic Association of International Baccalaureate World Schools (IB-MA) is holding a symposium designed to benefit college and university officials involved in the higher education of the Mid-Atlantic’s most promising youth. At this symposium, invitees will learn how to attract, retain, and support the best and brightest 21st-century learners.
IB students are inherently high-achieving and broad-minded; they emerge from the IB Diploma Program as well-rounded, globally-minded, independent thinkers. They are the students whom colleges and universities clamor for. As Jay Matthews, education writer for the Washington Post, noted, these high school students are “succeeding at the kinds of scholarly research that master’s degree candidates tackle.”
The issue of college and university AP and IB exam results and credit policies has received significant media attention over the years. Over seventeen states and most recently Virginia have adopted legislation that addresses IB and AP college credit policies. In addition, many private colleges have updated their credit policies to reflect changes occurring throughout the country. Some current IB credit policies send the unintended message that an IB education is inferior to its AP counterpart. At this symposium you will learn how other states, colleges and universities have addressed this issue, and you will be provided with curricular and assessment resources to assist you with your efforts in evaluating your University’s current policies.
The featured speakers at the symposium are:
- Drew Deutsch, Director of the International Baccalaureate Americas
- Sandra Wade-Pauly, University and Government Liaison, International Baccalaureate Americas
- Paul Campbell, Head of Regional Development, International Baccalaureate Americas
- Michele Sandlin, Director of Admissions, Orgeon State University
If you are a Mid-Atlantic university official and would like to attend the IB-MA Symposium please e-mail John Day at johnLday@mac.com.
Symposium Details:
When: September 16, 2010, Breakfast and Registration from 8:30-9:30, Symposium from 9:30-2:30, Lunch will be served from 12:00-1:00
Where: Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (an IB World School)
4301 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814-4459
Hotel Information: Rooms have been blocked at a conference rate at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda located at:
One Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin Ave),
Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20814
Tel: 888-421-1442 Fax: 301 657 6453
Please reserve your rooms by August 25, 2010 and state that you are with the IB-MA Symposium
Featured Speakers
Paul Campbell
Head of regional development, International Baccalaureate Americas
Paul Campbell is head of regional development for the IB Americas. In this role, he oversees the region’s work with interested schools, universities, governments, school districts, educational organizations, and associations of IB World Schools. He also oversees the IB support desk and the region’s annual conference.
An IB employee since 1988, Paul has served numerous roles for the organization, most recently as the head of outreach and volunteer services at IB North America.
Prior to working for the IB, Paul was a staff writer and columnist for several daily newspapers in northern New Jersey. At the same time, he worked for two large non-profit organizations, expediting cultural exchanges between lay people from the USA and the former Soviet Union. Paul’s education was from the University of Michigan, where he studied journalism and history.
Drew Deutsch
Director, International Baccalaureate Americas
Drew Deutsch joined the International Baccalaureate in April 2008 as the regional director for IB North America. On 1 January 2009, Drew was appointed as director of the IB Americas region.
Born and educated in the United States, Drew graduated from Georgetown University in 1992 with a bachelor of arts in psychology and received his IB diploma in 1988 from the United Nations International School in New York City.
Drew has over 15 years experience in the education services industry with The Princeton Review. He served in a wide range of roles across the company’s K12 Services and Test Preparation divisions, most recently as vice-president of account management and operations.
Michele Sandlin
Director of Admissions, Oregon State University
Michele Sandlin is the Director of Admissions and the Campus Visitor Center at Oregon State University. Michele is currently serving as AACRAO (American Association of College Registrar’s and Admissions Officers) Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management, and Chair of IB (International Baccalaureate) Americas College and University Recognition Board.
She has also served as the 2007-08 President of PACRAO (Pacific Association of College Registrar’s and Admissions Officers) and OrACRAO (Oregon ACRAO). She launched and served as the Chair of the AACRAO Admissions Institutes, which provides practical training across the country for new professionals, and served as Program Coordinator for AACRAO Group 1 Admissions and Enrollment Management. Michele is the recipient of the AACRAO Biliger Outstanding Service Award for 2005-06. She served on the State of Oregon IB statewide policy taskforce which successfully passed a policy effective Fall 2010, and served as Chair for the development and implementation of Oregon Transfer Days, which is a statewide transfer event for community college students looking to transfer to earn a baccalaureate degree.
Michele has had a 29 year career in enrollment management, having held leadership roles in Admissions, Orientation, Registration and Records, and Financial Aid. Her career began at Western State College in Colorado, and continued at University of Oregon, Pacific University, Portland State University, and Oregon State University. She completed her Master of Science degree in 1996 in Higher Education Administration and Policy at Portland State University. She is a native of the Colorado Rockies, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Sciences from Colorado State University.
Sandra Wade-Pauly
University and Government Liaison, International Baccalaureate Americas
Sandra Wade-Pauly graduated from UC Berkeley and the Monterey Institute of International Studies and attended the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has taught Political Science at San Francisco State University and served as the Diploma Programme Coordinator and College Counselor at the International School of Manila. She also served as Director of Studies at the United World College of Southeast Asia, where she organized the college’s first professional development program and their first teacher appraisal instrument. |
