Hi Susan, If you get money from your institution you can pay for individual memberships. You can't use your federal grant funds for that. Karen Hadley Keim (She/Her) Director Maine Educational Opportunity Center & Maine Educational Talent Search 207.299.6590 On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 2:51 PM Katharine Lualdi < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, Susan. > MEEOA program membership is an allowable cost, individual memberships > aren't because they are non-transferrable (vs. NEOA). But without the > individual memberships, you have to pay the full conference rate when the > time comes. > > All three are key to MEEOA's bottom line. > > Hope this helps. > Katharine > > *Katharine Lualdi, Ph.D.* > *Director, TRIO Student Support Services* > *Southern Maine Community College* > *Phone (207) 741-5974* > *Fax **(207) 741-5806* > *She/Her Why pronouns <https://pronouns.org/what-and-why>?* > [log in to unmask] > Book an appointment with me by clicking HERE > <https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21255915&calendarID=5067660> > > > *Please do NOT send documents containing all or part of a Social Security > Number, birth date, or other personally identifiable information using > unsecured email or text message.* > > > > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 4:44 PM Susan Dubay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> My name is Susan Dubay and I am the Director of Student Support Services >> at UMFK. Would someone mind talking me through the differences between >> program and individual? I have three staff and myself. >> >> Thank you so much. >> >> Sue >> >> On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 10:57 AM Kathryn Bosse <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello MEEOA, >>> >>> My name is Kathryn Bosse and I will be taking over for Kate as the new >>> Membership Chair for 2023-2024. I work at the University of Maine at >>> Presque Isle under both Upward Bound and Talent Search grants. I'm so >>> excited to work with all of you in this new capacity. >>> >>> As you know, it's Fall! Time to enroll/renew your MEEOA Membership >>> (Individual and Program) for the new year! >>> >>> Please access the links below to learn more about the benefits and >>> details of MEEOA membership, and let us know you'd like to be a member. * If >>> you have new colleagues in your program this year, please, please, share >>> this email. * It's an opportunity for them to learn more about our >>> Association and join this list-serv, on which we rely to share information >>> about upcoming events and reach out to colleagues on time sensitive issues. >>> The link to the membership page: >>> https://www.meeoa.org/membership.php?id=4 >>> The link to the join or renewal process: >>> https://www.meeoa.org/join_meeoa_info.php?id=4 >>> >>> Enrolling/renewing generates an invoice that you can use to make your >>> $25 individual (or $75 program) membership payment, or you can click the >>> yellow "PayPal" linke. If your membership name is different from your >>> payment name, please let me know ([log in to unmask])! >>> >>> Each person can have an individual membership. Each separate TRIO >>> Grant, even if one office runs more than one grant, is asked to have a >>> Program Membership. >>> >>> *Important NOTE*: If you're generating an electronic payment through >>> the University of Maine System for your MEEOA (or NEOA) payments, please >>> refer to the attached document, "Purchase Orders for MEEOA and NEOA for >>> UMS." *Following these steps will help us greatly in crediting you >>> electronic payment to the right invoice! If someone has fine-tuned >>> electronic payments for the Maine Community College System, we'd be >>> thrilled to have you share those steps with your colleagues.* >>> >>> Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to >>> seeing you at this year's MEEOA Conference! >>> >>> Kathryn >>> >> >> >> -- >> Susan M. Dubay >> Director of Student Support Services at UMFK >> University of Maine at Fort Kent >> 207.834.7869 >> [log in to unmask] >> Office located in Student Success Center/TRIO >> Apply for TRIO today! >> https://mycampus.maine.edu/group/umfk/trio-application/ >> >> >>