MCAN saves recordings of webinars for your convenience and professional development. Recording and SCECH quiz links are posted as quickly as possible after a webinar's completion, but please allow up to several business days. Most webinars are eligible to earn SCECHs for up to three months past their recording date, but there may be exceptions.
Single Session Webinars
Better Essays with Less Stress
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Susan Knoppow, CEO, Wow Writing Workshop
As college application deadlines approach, learn how to strategically use your limited time so you can support students without stressing out. Join Wow Writing Workshop CEO Susan Knoppow for a lively discussion about time management, student expectations, and counselor capacity. She will share Wow's proven method for helping any type of student cross the finish line with effective, authentic essays, written in their own words and their own voice. Whether you have time to meet one-on-one with students or you can only spare a few minutes for a classroom full of anxious seniors, Wow's free resources will help you reframe your role in the essay-coaching process so students can complete essays that enhance their applications without over-burdening you. Based in Oakland County, Wow is the premiere essay-training company for counselors, consultants, and essay specialists around the world. Learn more about Susan and Wow at wowwritingworkshop.com.
Demystifying Sticker Price of Independent Colleges and Universities
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Colby Spencer Cesaro, Vice President, Michigan Independent College & Universities
Join Colby Cesaro, vice president of Michigan Independent College and Universities, to learn about financial aid available at independent colleges and universities in Michigan, including: federal aid, state aid, institutional aid, and free-tuition programs. This webinar will cover net price communications and participants will learn how award letters are structured to best understand the real price of college — it is not just sticker price! The session will also highlight the upcoming MICU College Guidebook, a must-have planning tool with updated information on Michigan’s independent colleges and universities.
Thrive Scholars 101: Helping Michigan Juniors prepare to Thrive at Top Colleges and Career
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CaVar D. Palmer Reid, Ph.D., Managing Director of High School & College Programs, Thrive Scholars
For more than 20 years, Thrive Scholars has been providing high-achieving, low-income students from under-resourced communities the opportunities they need to thrive at top colleges and in meaningful careers, all at no cost to the students! Throughout their journey with Thrive, scholars will have their own college access manager, college success manager and individualized career coaching, so we can empower underrepresented students to achieve their full potential. In this webinar we will cover our mission, model, and impact. We'll also cover the application process for current 11th grade scholars. In the meantime, if you have identified students at your school that could be a good fit for our program, you can:
1) Share our flyer and website with your students.
2) Encourage students to attend a Thrive Info Session to learn more!
Webinar Series
October 1, 2025 - October 21, 2025
Presenters: Leaders from admissions offices at Michigan public and private colleges and universities
Join MCAN for a Fall 2025 series of webinars hosted by admissions experts from Michigan’s postsecondary institutions. The webinars provide an overview of the admissions process from each institution and address updates to their current admissions practices.