Good morning all and happy December!
I write to you with good news that registration for the 2021 Annual Conference is now open on the MEEOA website! https://www.meeoa.org/conference_reg_info.php

I'd particularly like to highlight our keynote speaker, Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave, the Associate Director for Inclusive Teaching Practices at the University of Denver. She will be speaking to us about "creating learning environments that value intersecting social identities, foster community, and enact collegiality for organizational culture change."

We are so grateful to the folks who have already volunteered to be moderators during the conference, and we are still looking for more moderators! Even if you are not as tech or Zoom-savvy, we can use all of the volunteer help we can get ☺ 

Here is a general outline of what each day will look like, so you can plan ahead. 
MEEOA 2021 Conference: Survive & Thrive in 2021
TimeWednesday January 6, 2021Thursday January 7, 2021Friday January 8, 2021
10:45- 11amWelcomeWelcomeWelcome
11-12pmKeynote: Cultural CompetencyCOE Update- NEOA Update- MEEOA Business Meeting
Speaker: Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave Associate Director for Inclusive Teaching Practices at the University of Denver. Jen Rudolph Brian PostSpeaker: Mary Sinclair
12-1pmLunch - Meet & Greet with your MEEOA ColleaguesLunch Lunch
1-2pmDiversity, Equity & Inclusion in a Black Lives Matter EraCreating Cultures of Wellness in EducationSupporting Students with Disabilities in a Remote Learning Environment
Speaker: Margaret Brownlee (MECCA) & Donna Gaspar Jarvis(UNE)Speaker: Kini-Ana Tinkham Executive Director Maine Resilience Building Network Speaker: Sara Henry Director of Student Accessability Services, UMO
2:15-3:15pmYou Belong Here: Inclusive Pedagogy & Equity LiteracySupporting Students with Unique Challenges through the FAFSA ProcessTechnology & TRIO During a Pandemic
Speaker: Elyse Pratt-RoncoSpeaker: Mila Tappan College Access & Outreach Manager The Finance Authority of MaineSpeaker: Michael Maxwell Director of Upward Bound
3:15-4:30pmSocial Hour/BingoAwardsClosing

Please feel free to reach out with any questions! 
Warm wishes,
Your 2021 Conference Committee
Katharine Lualdi, Lina Freeman, and Sam Prosser
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Samantha Prosser
TRIO Upward Bound Coordinator

University of Southern Maine
37 College Ave
Gorham, ME 04038
Phone: 207-780-5828
Fax: 207-228-8259

Pronouns: she, her, hers
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