The Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling

06/15/2026

RIDE 2026 is underway with a behind the scenes look at Kinnick Stadium!
📣🏈🚍

06/11/2026

What a beautiful evening to take the Iowa ACAC home office outside and put the finishing touches on the summer issue of Scenes! ☀️

Filled with articles, insights, and ideas from your colleagues, this is one issue you won't want to skip. It's not just about admissions...or is it? 🤔

Watch your inbox! 📚

06/09/2026

NACAC Conference 2026 is close enough to feel like a hometown conference - Minneapolis, we’re coming for you! 🚗🗺️

If you’d love to go but your budget is not playing nicely, our Opportunity Grant might be the solution.

We created it to invest in YOU, our members, plain and simple.
👉ANY member at any level may apply.
💲Hotel, travel, meals, registration - all potentially covered.

If the NACAC Conferece, or any national or Iowa ACAC PD opportunity is calling your name, take a peek at the grant.

You don't know what you might miss. Worth a shot!
👉https://www.iowaacac.org/opportunity-grant

NACAC Conference 2026 will take place October 8-10 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The premier event for college admission counseling professionals will feature over 6,500 attendees, 200+ exhibitors, hours of networking, 100+ education sessions, and more. Join us! https://ow.ly/ROjT50Z7NrH

06/08/2026

🌟 College Fair Registration Tip of the Week 🌟
One person. One login. Always.

Registering for a college fair? Use your own profile and login.
Not a member? You’ll make your own profile - easy-peasy.
Not sure if you're a member? Just ask.

Use your own profile login. If not? 🚫 Bad security + 🚫 your profile turning into theirs and mass confusion ensues.

✨ Everyone uses their own login. Everyone stays happy. ✨

06/03/2026

📢 ACU is BACK! 🎉
Huge thanks to Craig Juilfs and Ellsworth Community College for hosting the ACU Class of 2026!
👀 Stay tuned...it's going to be a great one!

06/01/2026

📢 Registration for exhibiting at our 2026-2027 college fairs isopen!
Deadline is August 14 - it'll come quicker than you think. Don't be that school. 😉

👉 https://www.iowaacac.org/college-fairs

06/01/2026

A heartfelt end‑of‑year pause to celebrate seniors, honor partners, and welcome a well‑earned summer reset in this latest blog piece from Colleen Koppes! She wants to hear from you, so give it a read and answer her question 😉👇
https://tinyurl.com/finalbell26

05/29/2026

This is our why ❤️

"Dear Iowa ACAC,
I am truly honored and grateful to have been selected a a recipient of this Scholarship.

Thank you for your generosity and for believing in my potential and future goals. Receiving this scholarship will help ease the financial burden of my education and allow me to focus more on my studies and career aspirations. Your support motivates me to continue working hard and striving for success both academically and personally.

I sincerely appreciate the opportunity you have given me and I hope to one day give back to others in the same way. Thank you again for your kindness and investment in my future."

05/29/2026

RIDE 2026 registration ends Sunday, May 31 — and once it’s closed, it’s closed. 👀💛

Snag your spot for just $25 (yes, that includes your school’s Iowa ACAC membership). License renewal credit? Yep.
Unexpected moments on the RIDE? Always.

Don’t watch everyone else roll out without you.
👉 https://www.iowaacac.org/the-ride

Iowa School Counselor Association

05/27/2026

⭐Introducing our 2026 Dr. Freddy Miranda Access Scholarship recipients!
Congratulations and we wish you all the best in your next step!

🌟 Hushindi Abwe - Herbert Hoover High School - Des Moines - attending University of Iowa - Nursing
🌟 Koda Warrington - MFL MarMac Community School District - attending Iowa State University - Environmental Science and Forestry
🌟 Aaris Dixon - Waterloo West High School - attending University of Iowa- Education
🌟 Mariana Reyes - Ottumwa High School - attending Indian Hills Community College - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
🌟 Stephanie Sagal-Cordova - currently attending University of Iowa - Nursing

Each recipient will have the opportunity to renew this $1,000 scholarship each year over the next four years.