From: *Jodi Koehn-Pike*

*COE Weekly Update*

*August 8, 2016*



*Announcement:*  COE wants to hear from your students and alumni! We want
to share their views about policy issues in education and beyond. Please
share this survey <http://bit.ly/TRIO2016> with your students and alumni to
let us know what issues they care about most during this 2016 election
season. The COE Public Policy team will gather this information for
distribution to both the Clinton and Trump presidential campaigns. This
information will also serve as a platform for first-generation student
concerns throughout the public policy arena. Please take a few minutes to
share your thoughts and help us give a voice to first-generation
communities.





*In the News*

The sad truth about the student debt crisis: Policy makers still don’t get
it
<https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sad-truth-student-debt-crisis-policy-makers-still-dont-zakiya-smith>
(Linked In) (August 8, 2016)



One size doesn’t fit all in higher education
<http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/one-size-doesn-t-fit-all-in-higher-education/article_28b27063-8019-5e61-970a-285658846015.html>
(*Santa Fe New Mexican*) (August 7, 2016)



Put your money where your risks are: Cybersecurity requirements for
institutions of higher education
<https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/9444/Put_Your_Money_Where_Your_Risks_Are_Cybersecurity_Requirements_for_Institutions_of_Higher_Education>
(NASFAA) (August 7, 2016)



Pilot program teaches Maine high schoolers robotics through Bowdoin Upward
Bound
<http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/2016/08/pilot-program-teaches-maine-high-schoolers-robotics-through-bowdoin-upward-bound/>
(Bowdoin) (August 5, 2016)



Higher education institutions and civil rights groups should explore areas
of convergence
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcus-bright/higher-education-institut_b_11303208.html>
(*Huffington Post*) (August 4, 2016)



Students seek alternate higher education options
<https://communityimpact.com/houston/education/2016/08/03/students-seek-alternative-higher-education-options/>
(*Community Impact Newspaper*) (August 3, 2016)





*Government Relations Update*



*Have You Played TRIO BINGO Yet?*



This summer, COE challenges YOU to play TRIO BINGO
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tvF4pN00fpWPf_nIG0T8hmUhfH4O_BV3wA7x4s-jH_Q/edit?pref=2&pli=1>!
Winning is easy! You can invite your Member of Congress to visit your TRIO
program
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dnu2ecHcTDm5YWjDdag47ySff-DCxuBDpXf4_8RIUDY/edit>.
Create a video showcasing your students
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aAw5lYscJk> and their work in your
programs! Attend a townhall meeting or meet with your Member of Congress at
their local offices. Have students write letters or postcards
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rQtfM9pWS3WEltWGlHVDRzdWM/view?usp=sharing>
to Members of Congress expressing thanks for their support of TRIO
programs! (Don’t forget to mail them to COE for hand delivery!) There are
TONS of ways to get involved!!! Want ideas or need help? Contact Kimberly
Jones ([log in to unmask]
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[log in to unmask]
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>) by e-mail or phone
(202.347.7430) for assistance. We look forward to hearing from you!





*Department of Education Update*



*Talent Search Update*

On Friday, July 22nd, the Department of Education began issuing notices via
e-mail to Talent Search applicants whose scores qualify them for a second
review (i.e., applicants in the “funding band”). If you’ve learned that
your application falls within the “funding band,” please forward all
information (including your notification letter and readers’ scores) to
Angelica Vialpando ([log in to unmask]
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>) and
Kimberly Jones ([log in to unmask]
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>).  Funding band
appeals need to be into ED by today, Monday, August 8.



We also believe all successful and unsuccessful applicants will receive
packets in the mail. Timing is unknown.



*EOC Update*

We have no official word on the EOC competition.



*APR*

McNair APR Comments on the 2015-2016 APR are due by August 22, 2016



EOC APR Comments on the 2015-2016 APR are due by August 29, 2016



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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