A free event designed for students engaged in the college search process, the 2020 Quaker College Fair was held 11:00 am – 1:30 pm on Saturday, October 17th over Zoom. After the panel discussion, representatives from several college admissions spoke with attendees.
See below for the agenda, a list of panelists, and a list of the college admissions representatives.
Held annually, the Quaker College Fair exists to help Quaker and non-Quaker students think through the search process, access information, and consider what a values-based college search can bring to the discernment process. It is centered in conversations about “where will I thrive?” and “what do I really care about?”
We welcome Quaker families to bring their friends and also encourage groups of students to attend virtually together. Friends who teach in public schools are welcome to include interested students they may know. The virtual event is appropriate for all high school aged students, and is particularly relevant to Juniors, Seniors and their families.
2020 Agenda
- Introduction of program and opening remarks (5 mins)
- Individual talks from each panelist, followed by Q&A (65 mins)
- Closing remarks and thank you (5 mins)
- Breakout sessions with the college representatives (45 mins)
2020 Panelists
- Danny Wittels, Swarthmore College Admissions
- Hallie Ciarlone, Director of College Counseling, Delaware Valley Friends School
- Karim Zagha, Earlham College graduate; University of Leipzig graduate student
- Christopher Feagans, Earlham College graduate
2020 College Representatives
- Morgan Hill – Guilford College
- Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer – Long Island University Global
- Susan Hillman – Earlham College
- Jordan Audette – Friends University
- Micaela Beigel – Bryn Mawr College
- Michael Deleon – Haverford College
List of Quaker Colleges and Centers of Learning belonging to Friends Association of Higher Education
- Barclay College, Haviland, Kansas
- Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
- Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, Indiana
- Friends Theological College, Kaimosi, Kenya
- Friends University, Wichita, Kansas
- LIU Global, Brooklyn, New York
- Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania
- Malone University, Canton, Ohio
- Pendle Hill, Wallingford, Pennsylvania
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
- William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa
- Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio
- Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
