Update from Gaelyn Hastings*, NEOA President and COE.*
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*COE Weekly Update*
October 26, 2015
*ANNOUNCEMENT #1*: To make it easier for you to register for Council
events, starting on Saturday, October 31, COE is changing the login system.
When you log into our website, instead of your current username, you will
use your primary (work) e-mail address. Your password will remain the same.
*ANNOUNCEMENT #2*: Save the Date: 2016 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program
in Salamanca, Spain—sponsored by COE and Travel & Education
May 28-June 30, 2016
Cost: $2,300
Application deadline: early January 2016
Applicants must be enrolled at institutions that are members of COE.
Questions? Contact: Holly Hexter, COE, [log in to unmask]
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*In the News*
Help poorer students to “navigate” university, says Harvard professor
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWVHSML> (Times Higher Education)
(October 26, 2015) Moving on up: College Application Week helps students
into higher education <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWEKWFP> (*Traverse
City Record-Eagle*) (October 25, 2015) The “best kept secret” in education
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWOTYVQ> (*The Daily Reporter*)
(October 21, 2015)
LeBron James joins Michelle Obama in championing higher education
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWKMGQS> (ESPN) (October 21, 2015)
States continue to improve graduation rates, particularly for underserved
students <http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWRAZFL> (U.S. Department of
Education) (October 19, 2015) TRIO office?pairs with first-generation
students to give them an extra “push”
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWQBRNO> (*The Standard*) (October 20,
2015) Rep. Kind visits UW-Stout to talk about TRIO grant program
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWFEESS> (WEAU.com) (October 19, 2015) UMF
student receives award for academic success despite adversity
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWEMULZ> (CentralMaine.com) (October
18, 2015)
*Government Relations Summary*
For the last several weeks, our community has urged Members of Congress to
support a new budget deal to “raise the caps” so that a funding increase
for TRIO would be possible in FY 2016.
Just this afternoon, an announcement emerged that the White House and key
congressional leaders are wrapping up negotiations on a two-year budget
deal that would lift the spending caps on both defense and non-defense
programs (including education programs such as TRIO) through FY 2017. The
deal would also raise the nation’s debt ceiling through March 2017. (See *White
House, GOP Near Two-Year Budget Deal
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWULVHQ>* for more details.)
While this shows that our advocacy is working, it is important to keep the
pressure up. Even once a deal is reached, it will still need to pass
through both chambers of Congress. Therefore, it is important that all
TRIO supporters—program personnel, students, alumni, community leaders, and
others—continue to raise their voices and urge Congress to “raise the caps”!
Remember, TRIO will only be able to receive the $60 million funding
increase if there is an increase in the non-defense spending caps!
Communicate directly with congressional offices via phone calls, e-mailed
letters, and social media. You can find your contact information for your
legislators at (http://www.congressweb.com/coe/legislators
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWXGCRD>).
Also, don’t forget to join in COE’s #TRIOTUESDAY
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWTLHPC> campaign! You can
participate simply by committing to do one activity to connect with your
legislators and ask them to “raise the caps
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWIMFVE>” every Tuesday from now until
the end of the year.
Want an example? Start a Thunderclap campaign on social media like those
initiated by TRIO leaders Amber Mitchell
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWPFOHT> of Oklahoma or Tammy Napotiek
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SITTJNRSUWQUGOY> of Washington State (in
concert with the 2015 NAEOPP Conference).
Please feel free to contact the Government Relations team via e-mail (
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(323.919.6905) at the Council at any time for assistance or to provide
updates on your outreach efforts!
*Department of Education Update*
*Talent Search and EOC Grant Competition*
The draft *Talent Search* RFP came out last week (see Federal Register
Attachment). Last weekend a correction was made to the Federal Register.
Comments are due November 5 instead of December 7. Please note this! COE
highly recommends you review the draft and make comments where you feel
appropriate. COE will send out our comments next week.
*DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0118] *
*Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for
Grants Under the Talent Search Program *
*Correction *
In notice document 2015–25354, appearing on pages 60358–60369 in the Issue
of Tuesday, October 6, 2015, make the following correction:
On page 60368, in the third column, under the heading *DATES: *the entry
‘‘December 7, 2015’’ is corrected to read ‘‘November 5, 2015’’.
The draft *EOC* RFP came out on October 22. Attached are the
materials. Comments are due November 23. As noted in TS, please review and
make comments. COE will send out their comments to the community in the
middle of November.
*TRIO Program APRs*
ED stated the APR schedule (barring any setbacks) is as follows:
EOC: open on 11/2; due 12/4
SSS: open on 11/2; due 12/4
TS: is delayed a bit. Will send more information out once we have it.
UB/UBMS: open on 11/2; due 12/4
McNair: open on 12/1; due 12/31
VUB: open on 12/15; due 1/22
*SSS Phone Conversations with Program Specialists*
ED stated that SSS Program Specialists will be having technical assistance
calls with all SSS grantees over the next month. Never hesitate to call
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