So agree, Mary! Lots of great breakout sessions. And, seamless presentations, Linda On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 4:56 PM Mary Sinclair <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello MEEOA! > > I have spent the last few days in the virtual COE Annual Conference, and > it has been a whirlwind! One of my biggest takeaways, that I wanted to > share with you all, is that a virtual conference may not have the same > relational feel, but the content and accessibility to speakers and > colleagues is still there! It gave me lots of hope and excitement for our > MEEOA Annual Conference, January 6-8. > > The Department of Education shared the APR dates (which, sounds like this > may be tentative), so I wanted to pass them along to you: > > EOC Open Nov 2 Closes Dec 7 > > SSS Open Nov 2 Closes Dec 7 > > UB & UBMS Open Nov 16 Closes Dec 18 > > TS Open Oct 16 Closes Nov 13 > > VUB Opens Feb 5 Closes March 5 > Angelica Vialpando said she would send out that info too, but I thought it > might be helpful for those of you who are planning. > > In the sessions this week, either in small conversations or through people > sharing in the chat, we were able to hear about so many ideas of what > programs are doing right now! It was amazing! Ginny Ward sent an email asking > for your input and interest <https://forms.gle/f7jogG4aSe3NTpEk8> in > professional development, and we are also planning to pick back up with > some regular times to get together as an association via Zoom. Please let > us know if you have specific requests! > > We are not in this alone. > Mary > > > *Mary Sinclair* > Student Services Coordinator, Upward Bound > <http://www2.umf.maine.edu/upwardbound/> > University of Maine at Farmington > 252 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938 > 207.778.7429 (w) 207.712.2930 (c) > Toll Free: 1.888.237.1667 > pronouns: she/her > UB Goes the Distance 2020 > <https://sites.google.com/umfupwardbound.org/ub-goes-the-distance/home?authuser=1> > > *President, Maine Educational Opportunity Association > <https://www.meeoa.org/index.php?id=1>* > -- *Linda J. Freeman* *University of Southern Maine* TRIO College Programs Advisor II Portland, Maine 207-780-4623 (POR) 207-753-6567 (LAC) *To set up appointment with me, please use:* https://linda-freeman.youcanbook.me *“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day.” R. W. Emerson* *Positivity~Learner~Achiever~Arranger~Includer*