Connections: Support Students Together
Known formerly as Articulations
Connections builds on the strong foundation of Articulation while expanding its purpose. Like Articulation, it brings together high school counselors, independent educational consultants, community-based organizations, and college admission professionals to strengthen relationships and share information. The difference is that Connections places greater emphasis on collaboration, timely topics, and practical strategies that counselors can immediately use to support students.
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New this year, Connections will conclude with a Student Panel and Closing Session, giving attendees the opportunity to hear directly from current college students about their experiences, ask questions, and gain insights they can use to better support future students. In lieu of lunch, breakfast will be served.
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Connections workshops are held each fall and focus on enrollment topics essential to school counselors, access agency advisors, and IECs to begin the academic year and recruitment cycle. OACAC Connections engage the widest audience of professionals in the field, and all are eager to reconnect and to be empowered with current information relative to the college decision making process.
Late and onsite registration will include a $10.00 late fee. Only online payment is accepted.
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For OACAC members, please be sure to utilize your membership coupon code during checkout to receive your $50 discount on registration. Your coupon code can be found within your email invitation to Connections, sent on August 10th.
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Refunds may not be issued for failure to add your coupon code. ​
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If you don't have the coupon code in your inbox, please confirm your membership status with us by emailing president@oacac.org.
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If you'd like to add a new membership onto your registration, please select the option for to opt-into membership via your registration form. After your payment is received, a coupon code to redeem your annual membership will be emailed to you.
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If your school must send a check, please contact one of the chairpersons below.
OACAC’s volunteer chairpersons:
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Christine Hubert, Co-chair
Deb Taylor, Co-chair
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Registration Fees
For OACAC members, please be sure to utilize your membership coupon code during checkout to receive your $50 discount on registration. Your coupon code can be found within your email invitation to Connections, sent on August 10th.
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School counselor, CBO, IEC, graduate student, or retired:
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$40.00 - member rate
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$90.00 - non-member rate
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College, University, or Military:
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​$65.00 - member rate
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$115.00 - non-member rate
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Presenter from a partner organization: $0.00
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Registration code required; contact a chairperson.
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Onsite registrations made after pre-registration deadline will incur a late fee of $10.00.
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Payment is accepted online. If your school requires a different payment method, please contact Christine Hubert or the Executive Administrator.
Connections FAQs
How do I access the member rate?
Every paid OACAC member received an email after August 10th with the membership discount coupon code. This code will subtract $50 from your Connections registration and recalculate your amount to the member rate. You will enter this coupon code during the checkout process. Refunds may not be issued for failure to enter your coupon code during checkout.
What if I've recently joined OACAC and did not receive the August 10th email?
Please reach out to president@oacac.org and we will confirm your membership status and receive you the coupon code.
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My OACAC membership was invoiced. How do I access the membership rate discount?
For those who have been invoiced, we are either awaiting your payment or are currently processing your recent payment. Once your payment is processed, you will receive an automated email notification about your activated membership status. For questions on your invoice or membership status, please email president@oacac.org.
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Will meals be served during the event?
Breakfast will be provided. The program is concluding a bit earlier this year so you can have lunch on your own.
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Where can I view an overview of the agenda?
Click here to view a sample schedule for the events.
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Who should register and pay?
Every person attending Connections should be registered. If a person registered to attend can no longer attend, another staff member may take their place by sending an email to: events@oacac.org If the staff member paid the member registration rate, then the substitute registrant should also be a member. If not, we can invoice for the difference. (Of course, we encourage all to join!) If you’re a presenter who is only attending to do your presentation, email one of our chairpersons for the registration code.​
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Does OACAC only take online payment?
Payment by credit card is required unless your school or organization does not allow for online payment. If you’re not permitted to pay online, You can email to: execadmin@oacac.org and state the school and list all the staff members who need to registered. A special invoice & instructions will be created for your staff.
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Can my office mail one check for multiple registrations?
Sure. However, every attendee must register individually. One staff member can email to: execadmin@oacac.org and state the school and list all the staff members who need to registered. A special invoice & instructions will be created for your staff.
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Can I get a refund?
Refunds will be reviewed upon request up to two weeks (14 calendar days) before the first day of the event. Requests must be sent via email to execadmin@oacac.org . Please include an explanation for your request, the payee and USPS address. You may be refunded any monies less any applicable credit-card processing fees if the original payment was by credit card. Refunds may be issued by OACAC check. Refund checks will be issued no sooner than 30 days after the last day of the event. If an OACAC event is canceled by circumstances beyond the control of OACAC such as but not limited to acts of God, war, terrorist threats, government regulations, public health crisis, disaster, civil disorder, inclement weather, sudden outage of electricity or water at the venue, or curtailment of transportation facilities – to the extent that such circumstances make it illegal or impossible to allow the OACAC event to occur, the participant agrees that they will not hold OACAC liable for the cancellation and/or disruption of the event (if in progress) and thereby request a return of any paid fees including but not limited to conference registration fees, sponsorship commitment fees, exhibitor table fees, meals, hotel and transportation costs.
What if I register and I am a no show?
Payment is still expected.
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Can you share with me about food at the event?
As caring, inclusive host organizations, we will always do our best to help you be safe and comfortable. Your hosts will offer as reasonably as possible a variety of foods that meet your lifestyle preferences (e.g., vegetarian, vegan). We are acutely aware of food allergies. While we cannot mandate or control a nut free/allergy free/grain-free environment, we can, however, offer options and have clear signage on food when we commune together. We cannot, however, control what attendees nor passers-by bring in or consume in the venue. We ask anyone with a food or environmental allergy to self-advocate and have a plan in place for what to do if they come in contact with an allergy causing element(s). This may include having a medical plan, wearing a medical alert bracelet, keeping emergency medication on their person and having their cell phone on their person to call for help, if needed.
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Are there resources from last year that I can view?
​Ohio Public Universities Admissions Council - Materials from Articulation 2025 (Slides and Guide)