Good Afternoon, I would like to invite you to attend MEEOA's Spring In-person Professional Development Day <https://www.meeoa.org/professional_development.php?id=12>. Our theme for the day will be, "Be Our Guest: Creating a Magical Student Experience" We have some truly great professional development learning opportunities and activities planned. This training is for all TRIO staff including administrative specialists/assistants. The description is as follows, *Higher Education in the United States is becoming more competitive as the number of traditional-age college students is declining. In order to be successful we need to not only expand our pool of potential applicants, we also need to implement programs and strategies that will increase retention. Developing opportunities to positively impact and shape TRIO Students' Experiences will help to ensure your success. Creating an experience that is unique, meaningful, and even Magical, will result in higher rates of student satisfaction and increase retention. Together we will explore the approaches and techniques used by industry leaders which will guide the creation of a service strategy that focuses on the student and their having an amazing experience every time they interact with you.* *Date and Time: *May 20th, 2022 from 10:00am - 3:00pm *Location: *Eastern Maine Community College, Maine Hall, Room 119 / 120 354 Hogan Rd, Bangor, ME 04401 *Cost: *Free & Lunch will be provided! *What to Bring: *Pen and paper *Register *Here <https://www.meeoa.org/pd_registration_step1.php>! Please register <https://www.meeoa.org/pd_registration_step1.php> before May 18th, so we can get a headcount for how many lunches we need to provide. There is a section in the registration for dietary preferences as well. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to myself, Ginny, Sam, or Mary. We hope to see you there! Best wishes, PD Planning Committee -- Kelsey Bailey Veterans Upward Bound Advisor P: 207-615-6681 TRIO Veterans Upward Bound 102 Bedford St Portland, ME 04101 VUB website: www.usm.maine.edu/vub Subscribe to VUB's Monthly Newsletter <https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/7826E5A61C4AA15F> Pronouns: She, Her, Hers *Confidentiality Notice: * *The material transmitted herein is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that constitutes work **product or is confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Distribution or copying of this communication or reliance upon its contents by unauthorized participants is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail.*