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CTCL shares the collective sadness around the trem CTCL shares the collective sadness around the tremendous loss of life after an act of horrific gun violence at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. All students should have access to safe learning environments and spaces where they can discover, explore and play.

We stand with all students, families, educators and community members as they grieve. 

And we are reminded, as a student-centered organization of 44 liberal arts colleges, that we all have the power and voice to advocate at local, state and national levels for imperative change.
Excited to present at @iecaheadquarters #SpringCon Excited to present at @iecaheadquarters #SpringConference2022 on how several #CollegesThatChangeLives approach #TestOptional admission. Thank you to Cyndy McDonald for bringing together Dr. Steven Antonoff, Cathy Finks (#CollegeofWooster), Christine Bowman (#SouthwesternUniversity), CTCL Executive Director, Ann Marano, and Lauren Sefton (#RhodesCollege) to share their perspectives and insight! #StudentCentered #LiberalArts #HolisticAdmission #IndependentEducationalConsultants #GatheringTogether
We celebrate and congratulate Gil Villanueva, Asso We celebrate and congratulate Gil Villanueva, Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission at the University of Richmond, as he is named Vice President for Enrollment at Rhodes College. He will assume the role in July, when President-elect Jennifer Collins takes office.

President-elect Collins says of Villanueva, “He brings a deep wealth of experience, remarkable energy and vision, and true compassion for students to our community.”
Villanueva comes to Rhodes with three decades of experience in recruitment, admission, and enrollment management.

Villanueva said this about the College. “Because of the provisions of the mission and strategic plan, bold leadership, student-centered academic enterprise, compelling value proposition, award-winning physical plant, electric location, civic engagement, strong student outcomes, and fiscal stewardship, Rhodes College is poised to continue to bolster its stature among the nation’s top national liberal arts colleges.”

 A native of Manila, Philippines, Villanueva earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pitzer College and a master’s degree in education from Bucknell University. #collegesthatchangelives #StudentCentered #LiberalArts #WorldChanger
CBO, High School College Advisors & Counselors and CBO, High School College Advisors & Counselors and IECS - Thanks for completing our @ctclcolleges College Counseling Professionals survey so we can keep you posted on all things #CTCL, starting with the #Summer22 Tours in 17 cities and Counselor Breakfast programs in #LosAngeles, #SanAntonio and #Charlotte! Visit the 🔗 in our bio or bit.ly/CTCLHSUpdate today! 💻📱🎓
We are overjoyed to celebrate the 2022 CTCL Schola We are overjoyed to celebrate the 2022 CTCL Scholarship Recipients! The Board of Directors was inspired and impressed by the hundreds of students who shared their College admission journeys, Life goals and world changing ideas with us. We are confident that everyone who applied will impact their undergraduate communities and the world in very significant ways, especially our 2 Scholars! Bravo to them - for all they have accomplished, all they will contribute and all that they will become at their #CollegesThatChangeLives! Swipe right to learn more about them! 🎉🎓🙌
Our search for a Non-College-Affiliated Board Dire Our search for a Non-College-Affiliated Board Director is OPEN! We invite current high school counselors, CBO and school based college counseling professionals, and IECs to review the information brief and consider joining us as we work with and promote 44 CTCL member institutions in support of a student-centered college search process, championing the liberal arts, and educating students, families, counselors and the public about the accessibility of a quality post-secondary educational experience.

Know someone who would be a fantastic candidate? Share this post with them or nominate them! DM us their name and contact information. 

Letters of interest and supporting materials are due to Executive Director, Ann Marano, by May 27. Check out the 🔗 in our bio for more information. #collegesthatchangelives #studentcentered
CTCL is headed to the @iecaheadquarters Conference CTCL is headed to the @iecaheadquarters Conference in #Philadelphia! CTCL member institution representatives are excited to connect with IECs at our CTCL Reception and the College Fair and to share how our student-centered focus and 44 distinctly different schools can support you and the students and families you advise. See you there!
UM! YAH! YAH! @ctclcolleges member institution, @s UM! YAH! YAH! @ctclcolleges member institution, @stolafcollege, in beautiful Northfield, MN is searching for its next dynamic @stolafadmissions team member! Learn more at the link in our bio or visit https://buff.ly/3kElguP.
Earlier this spring, @ctclcolleges admission #Worl Earlier this spring, @ctclcolleges admission #WorldChangers collaborated on an #AdmissionCaseStudies program. Kudos to (L-R) Claire from @admissioncentre, Truth from @hampshirecollege, Christine from @southwesternu, Tyler from @wabashcollege and Richy from @kzooadmission! THANK YOU to @ideaschools for the invitation to partner! Learn more about these #DistinctlyDifferent #LiberalArts schools and the 39 other CTCL member colleges via the 🔗 in our bio. #StudentCentered #HolisticReview  #ChangingTheOdds #CollegesThatChangeLives
On #NationalCollegeDecisionDay we celebrate and co On #NationalCollegeDecisionDay we celebrate and congratulate CBO, High School College Advisors & Counselors and IECs as the students they've advised, coached, mentored, nudged and cheered on commit to their post-secondary choices! Thank you for investing so much in the next #collegebound generation! We are so happy to partner with you in support of a #studentcentered college search! #WorldChangers #MakingADifference #May1 👏 🎓🎉
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