You and your students are invited to the 2018 Council of International School and the IB College and University Fairs in Atlanta, New York and Texas. This will be an opportunity to meet face to face with admissions officers from around the globe who understand the IB and actively recruit IB graduates. They are all […]
As the summer comes to an end, everybody is taking advantage of back to school sales, reading back to school blogs, and chuckling at back to school memes on Facebook. But for leaders in university admissions, back to school often means organizing staff training sessions, and putting newly trained admissions officers on the road. Around […]
Celebrate the future 2018 graduating class on May 1st for College Signing Day! The Reach Higher initiative, led by former first lady Michelle Obama, uses this time to feature short videos of students to celebrate College Signing Day. Check out last year’s participation! Help us once again support her campaign by creating your own IB […]
Bisma Sheikh is the IB Americas Development Associate and an IB Diploma Programme graduate. Growing up in a rural Virginia community, if you weren’t being encouraged to pursue an advanced diploma with dual-enrollment, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses, there was a pretty good chance that you were in one of the vocational training programs, […]
Here in Regional Development, we work to not only support universities and counselors with IB recognition issues, but “development” is truly like “two sides of the same coin.” As interested schools consider bringing on an IB programme, the question inevitably arises, “what will be the outcomes of IB graduates?” “what is the return on investment?” […]
Marie Vivas is the IB Americas Senior Development Manager. She has overall responsibility for university recognition in the Americas region, working closely with admissions professionals counseling university bound students. In our little corner of the IB world we are always looking for opportunities to increase student access to higher education and to prepare them for […]
Rachelle Bernadel is the IB’s University Relations Administrator at the IB Global Centre in Bethesda, MD, USA. She is also an IB graduate of Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland. As we wind down from conference season, I love reflecting on how so many educators come to these events excited with a thirst for knowledge […]
Marie Vivas is the IB Americas Senior Development Manager. She has overall responsibility for university recognition in the Americas region, working closely with admissions professionals counseling university bound students. Dear Colleagues, I just spoke to Karen Phillips of the Texas IB Schools Association and to our former IB colleague, Ann Wink, about the aftermath […]
Marie Vivas is the IB Americas University Relations Manager. She has overall responsibility for university recognition in the Americas region, working closely with admissions professionals counseling university bound students. Ah yes, August…. Everybody is taking advantage of back to school sales, reading back to school blogs, and chuckling at back to school memes on Facebook. […]
Every year, engaged IB educators and others conduct fascinating research on our programmes, students, and schools. Whether large or small, these studies produce valuable knowledge worth sharing. That’s why the IB Global Research team is hosting a research poster session at the IB Global Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA (20-23 July, 2017). Whether you’re a […]
