Please donate to Fair Share and help MEEOA earn a free registration for
COE's Policy Seminar and the Seminar on Relations with the Department of
Education, a $450 value. MEEOA's budget is being stretched this year to
send our Maine Team to Washington, DC and you can help. Maine has a goal of
just 15 donations of either $100 or 10 for 10 donation (form attached) by
February 15 and as a result of the amazing generosity of MEEOA's members
this goal is truly within our reach.

Don't put it off, please donate today and help us reach our goal!

Laurie Davis, President of MEEOA

*Laurie J. Davis, MS.Ed '06*

*Executive Director TRIO Programs*
*Upward Bound and Student Support Services*

*University of Southern Maine*
*37 College Avenue, Gorham, ME 04038*
*Note new email: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
             **207-780-5282*

*Strengths **| **​Learner** |**​Connectedness*
*| Futuristic | Input | Responsibility*

*Pronouns*: *she, her, hers*

On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Teri Morse <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am sorry to have missed the MEEOA Conference this year. I wasn't able to
> reach out to members about participating in Fair Share in support of the
> Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). For those of you who are new to
> TRIO/GearUP I have attached a brief on what COE is and what it has
> accomplished over the years. Along with 2016 - year in review of COE's
> accomplishments. COE needs support from programs and from membership.
> Please consider giving at a level you can afford. Please know that every
> dollar counts and benefits all or programs and students.
>
> COE works to support TRIO through
>
>    -
>
>    Needed Program Improvement and Development for more than 3,000 college
>    access and success programs nationwide.
>
> January 2016 – COE kicked off a yearlong celebration of its 35th
> anniversary
> of advocating for low-income, first-generation students and students with
> disabilities. As a result of vigorous advocacy by COE and the TRIO
> community, during 2016 TRIO programs were able to serve approximately
> 33,000 additional students.
>
> Communities of Practice There are several ways to connect with college
> access and success professionals throughout our network. Information about
> COE-sponsored opportunities for professional development and growth for
> statewide college opportunity program professionals is available here
> <http://www.coenet.org/state_leadership.shtml>. To learn more about
> professional associations organized in your region of the country click
> here
> <http://www.coenet.org/affiliates.shtml>. Additionally, COE maintains
> several Communities of Practice <http://community.coenet.us/home> that
> allow college access and success practitioners to share best practices and
> cultivate new ideas. To join any of these communities, which are discussed
> in more detail below, click here <http://community.coenet.us/home>.
>
>
>    -
>
>    Research and policy analysis through the Pell Institute for the Study of
>    Opportunity in Higher Education to encourage policymakers, educators,
>    and the public to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for
>    low-income, first- generation students and students with disabilities.
>
> *April 2016 – COE’s research arm, the Pell Institute for the Study of
> Opportunity in Higher Education, released its third edition of the
> Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States at the National
> Press Club. This report received widespread coverage in publications such
> as The Atlantic, Forbes, Politico, Inside Higher Ed, and the Christian
> Science Monitor**.*
>
>
>    -
>
>    Advocacy for federally programs critical to college access and success
>    including TRIO, GEAR UP, Pell Grants, and other college access and
> success
>    programs that assist
>
>    low-income and first-generation students.
>
> March 2016 – COE hosted its 36th Annual Policy Seminar in Washington, DC,
> drawing its largest crowd in recent years.
>
>
>    -
>
>    Professional Development for college access and success
>    professionals—through COE’s Annual Conference, seminars, workshops,
> video
>    conferences, webinars, and other web-based idea exchanges.
>
> February 2016 – COE launched a new professional development program called
> “Hit the Ground Running” for college access and success professionals. This
> program, which included both online and in-person training modules,
> included coursework in budgeting, recruitment, financial aid, and other
> relevant topics.
>
>
>
> Making a donation is easy! Check out the link below or the pdf paper form.
> If you need help with the process please reach out to me or any other
> Executive Committee Member!!
>
> http://www.coenet.org/donate.shtml
>
> Teri Morse, Advisor  (2016-17 Past-President, MEEOA)
> Maine Educational Opportunity Center
> Mid Coast Territory
> 207.551.3331 CELL
> 207.581.2532 FAX
>