ACT’s Center for Impact and Learning team works to provide a variety of learning and networking opportunities. This page includes upcoming events, links to past events you may have missed, and speaking engagements where you can hear from the Center staff.

The Center provides space for deeper conversations virtually and in-person to highlight success strategies, promote impact infused research solutions, and engage with high impact organizations and leaders to discuss how to support all individuals, including students of color, first-generation students, families with economic challenges, and exceptional learners. These activities include webinars, Facebook Lives, and regional, state, and national conferences.

Increasing College Application Completion with ACAC

Boost your school’s college-going culture by leveraging proven strategies from the American College Application Campaign. This session provides a practical roadmap for planning application events, engaging families, and building schoolwide momentum. Lisa Sommer King will share adaptable best practices and real-world examples to help you streamline the application journey for every student.

Attendees will learn to:

  • Implement ACAC strategies to increase application completion rates.
  • Plan and execute effective college application events.
  • Engage students and families effectively throughout the application process.

Presenter:

Lisa Sommer King has worked for the American College Application Campaign since 2016 as senior communications specialist and was named director in 2020. Prior to joining the Campaign, King served local, state, and national nonprofits and education institutions through her communications consultancy, including the National College Attainment Network. Lisa holds a master’s degree in strategic communication from Michigan State University and a bachelor’s from Central Michigan University.

Register Now: ACT Webinar | Summer Counselor Webinar Series

ACT School Counselor Summer Webinar Series

As fall planning approaches, your schedule is demanding. Join the ACT Counselor Outreach Team for a four-part webinar series designed to translate complex data into stronger advising conversations and schoolwide impact.

Whether you’re supporting first-generation applicants or aligning with your administration, these sessions provide practical frameworks and tools you need to support students navigating admissions, testing, and postsecondary planning.
The Schedule at a Glance
Register for one or all four webinars. Join the sessions that fit your needs. All session times are in Eastern Time. If you are unable to attend “live,” a recording of the sessions will be sent to all registrants.
Wednesday, July 22
  • 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Understanding the ACT: Foundations and Tools for Student Success
  • 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. — Strengthening Counselor–Administrator Collaboration for Student Success
Thursday, July 23
  • 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. — Increasing College Application Completion with ACAC
  • 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. — Supporting First-Generation and Underserved Students
Across all sessions, we’ll explore:
  • Clear frameworks for understanding ACT test structure and scoring
  • Practical strategies to support first-generation and underserved students
  • Approaches to increasing college application completion
  • Strategies for strengthening collaboration between counselors and school leaders

Who Should Attend?
This webinar series is ideal for:

  • Middle and high school counselors
  • College and career advisors
  • Counseling directors
  • Counseling team

Why Host a College Application Event: Insights from ACAC 2025 School of Excellence Awardees

Each year, the American College Application Campaign (ACAC) works with every state and the District of Columbia to host college application events in high schools and community organizations. Our goal is simple: ensure every student gets the support they need to apply to college.

This past school year, ACAC honored 26 high schools as School of Excellence awardees for their demonstrated commitment to student success and for serving as exemplary models for their state’s college application campaign.

Now you can learn from the best!

We’re bringing together three School of Excellence recipients in a special webinar to share the strategies they deployed during the 2025-26 application season to ensure they reached students who needed support navigating the complex college application and admissions process.

Join us on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at noon ET for a webinar where you’ll learn:

  • The importance of hosting a college application event.
  • Innovative ways to reach students.
  • Strategies to remove barriers that prevent students from applying to a postsecondary institution.

Register Now: ACT Webinar | Why Host a College Application Event

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