Lots of great info!
Teri
Teri Morse, Advisor (2016-17 Past-President, MEEOA)
Maine Educational Opportunity Center
Mid Coast Territory
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*COE Weekly Update*
*September 13, 2016*
*Announcement 1: *
We had a great time in San Diego! We had record attendance—more than
1,600—at COE’s 35th Annual Conference. Watch our recap video here
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUFTZAE>! Other videos from the
conference can also be found on COE’s YouTube Channel. Also, visit our
Flickr album <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUPZPEQ> to view and
download images from the conference. More photos will be posted soon.
Finally, don’t forget to save the date for next year’s conference
—September 13-16, 2017 in Washington, DC.
*Announcement 2: *
Dear Annual Conference Attendees: The Evaluation Committee would greatly
appreciate your overall feedback and assessment of the COE Annual
Conference. Given the number of people who had early departures, we decided
to send you the conference evaluation instead of placing them on the tables
for completion. Please complete the conference evaluation on the Event
Mobi app, or on the attached google link: https://goo.gl/forms/
CFKj5wTXMXrdfnBl2 <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUBPGHU>. Your
feedback greatly improves our future conference plans. Thank you for your
feedback.
*In the News*
Is the federal government trying to take down the for-profit college
industry <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUICCWI> (*Chicago Tribune*)
(September 9, 2016)
Baker College takes the gold for providing veteran-friendly higher education
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUPRTFD> (Baker College) (September 9,
2016)
After ITT Tech’s collapse, other colleges try to pick up the pieces
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUMNUZF> (*The Chronicle of Higher
Education*) (September 9, 2016)
“Unprecedented” student debt result of Michigan’s higher education
policies, report says <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUZHTCU>
(NASFAA) (September 9, 2016)
TRIO programs provides students opportunities to learn about business
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUXJYAM> (SurfKY News) (September 7,
2016)
U of Chicago’s free expression letter exposes fault lines on campus
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUYXTUJ> (*The Chronicle of Higher
Education*) (September 2, 2016)
*Government Relations Update*
This week, legislators on Capitol Hill are negotiating a continuing
resolution <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUZITZK> to keep all
government programs running at their current funding levels through
December 9. This means that we have between now and early December to
target Members of Congress locally to shore up their support of the proposed
$60 million increase <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUGZSZV> in TRIO
funding for Fiscal Year 2017. (Because funds allocated for Fiscal Year 2017
will fund activities during Program Year 2017-2018, a $60 million funding
increase would result in increase in current TRIO grant awards as well as
boost the number of grants funding in the upcoming Upward Bound, Upward
Bound Math/Science, Veterans Upward Bound, and McNair Postbaccalaureate
Achievement Program.)
Don’t miss this critical opportunity to invite your Members of Congress to
visit your TRIO program. Check out this one-pager
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUKBFRS> for more information on how
you can get started! If you have any questions please contact Kimberly
Jones ([log in to unmask]) or Selene Ceja ([log in to unmask]) via
e-mail or phone (202.347.7430).
*Department of Education Update*
*Talent Search and EOC*
At COE’s Annual Conference, Dr. Linda Byrd-Johnson stated that the TS
funding band programs will know of their funding status by this Thursday,
September 15. She also stated the EOC funding band programs will know of
their funding status by the end of this month.
*Upward Bound*
On August 18, the Department of Education released
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUIYAAS> a draft application for the
FY 2017 Upward Bound grant competition. The proposed application includes
one competitive preference priority worth three (3) points for applications
supported by evidence that meets the “moderate evidence of effectiveness”
standard. The draft application also proposes an invitational priority,
which affords no additional points, through which the Secretary encourages
applications from programs that would increase opportunities for
participants to earn postsecondary credits in high school (e.g., dual
enrollment).
The draft application is available here: http://www.regulations.gov/
document?D=ED-2016-ICCD-0090-0003
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUGJHMH>. All materials associated
with the competition are available here: http://www.regulations.
gov/docket?D=ED-2016-ICCD-0090 <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUQXHAH>
.
Comments on this draft application are due on September 16.
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?BBWFRGNVBUKERLR> Dr. Byrd-Johnson stated that
their goal is to have the final due date by the end of November.
*APR*
UB APR Comment Period for the 2015-2016: due by September 16, 2016
The Federal Register information is attached. If you have difficulties
pulling down the documents and/or finding where you comment, please contact
Angelica Vialpando ([log in to unmask]).
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