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Teri
Teri Morse, Advisor (2015-16 President, MEEOA)
Maine Educational Opportunity Center
Mid Coast Territory
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*COE Weekly Update*
February 22, 2016
*2016 National TRIO Day:* Get excited, this year marks the 30th Annual National
TRIO Day
<http://www.coenet.us/coe_prod_imis/COE/TRIO/TRIO_Day/What_is_TRIO_Day/COE/NAV_TRIO/TRIO_Day_What_is_TRIO_Day.aspx?hkey=649b0175-f408-4702-9dfd-a671f059521e>
on Saturday, February 27th! Check out our 2016 TRIO Day Packet
<http://bit.ly/TRIODAY2016> for more resources on how to promote TRIO day
in your community this month. Are you planning anything special? Let us
know!
*Announcement 1: *Are your TRIO undergrads or recent grads looking for a
PAID summer internship? ACT is hiring at their Iowa City, IA
headquarters. Check out
http://www.act.org/aboutact/careers/summerintern.html and contact Julie
Divoky at ACT at [log in to unmask] for more information.
*In the News*
Black Expo in Sacramento promotes higher education, voter turnout
<http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article61574867.html> (*Sacramento Bee*)
(February 20, 2016)
Jefferson Community College gets $116,000 from SUNY to increase college
access for at-risk students
<http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/jefferson-community-college-gets-116000-from-suny-to-increase-college-access-for-at-risk-students-20160220>
(*Watertown Daily Times*) (February 20, 2016)
Leahy: Congress must make college affordable
<http://vtdigger.org/2016/02/19/leahy-congress-must-make-college-affordable/>
(Vermont Digger) (February 19, 2016)
Helping disadvantaged kids get to college
<http://www.wcax.com/story/31257918/helping-disadvantaged-students-get-to-college>
(WCAX.com) (February 18, 2016)
Helping students succeed: ETS program recruiting sixth grade students
<http://www.laureloutlook.com/news/helping-students-succeed> (*The Laurel
Outlook*) (February 18, 2016)
Ayuda a latinos a graduarse
<http://www.vidalatinasd.com/news/2016/feb/12/ayuda-a-latinos-a-graduarse/>
(Vida Latina San Diego) (February 12, 2016)
*Government Relations Update*
COE’s 2016 Policy Seminar is just two weeks away! Join us March 6-8 in
Washington, DC for sessions featuring TRIO alumni who now serve as
congressional staff, an address by Senate Labor-HHS-Education
Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO), and the return of
TRIO Family Feud! (Click here
<http://www.coenet.us/files/policy_seminar-2016_Policy_Seminar_Tentative_Agenda_021616.pdf>
to view a preliminary agenda.) Registration information is available here
<http://www.coenet.us/coe_prod_imis/COE/Events/Policy_Seminar/2016/COE/NAV_Events/36th_Annual_Policy_Seminar.aspx?hkey=856edd0b-1762-4b51-908f-5089549450d8>.
Want to learn more about what happens at the Policy Seminar and, more
importantly, how to pay for it? Check out the replay of the webinar, “Why
YOU Should Come to Policy Seminar”
<http://www.coenet.us/COE_Prod_Imis/COE/NAV_Events/36th_Annual_Policy_Seminar.aspx?&WebsiteKey=b12f8263-178f-40a8-8d8c-6c9b4e9bdf71&hkey=856edd0b-1762-4b51-908f-5089549450d8&Tabs=4>
!
If you have any questions or concerns about the Policy Seminar or other
Government Relations matters, please contact Kimberly Jones (
[log in to unmask]) or Selene Ceja ([log in to unmask]).
*Department of Education Update*
Talent Search applications were due at 4:30 Eastern Time on February
5. Approximately 900 grants were submitted (which includes grants that were
submitted multiple times). The link to ED’s responses to the community’s
comments can be found at
http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=ED-2015-ICCD-0118-0002.
The EOC RFP is out and the due date is Monday, April 4, 2016. Attached are
the Federal Register Notice, the final RFP, and the package.
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