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29^th Annual Conference

This year's Annual Conference will be held September 1-4, 2010 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA. For Conference registration or hotel information, please click here.

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Mitchem Letter to SSS Community on Delayed Competition Results (.pdf)

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Educational Opportunity Centers (.pdf),
McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (.pdf),
Student Support Services (.pdf),
Talent Search (.pdf), Upward Bound (.pdf)

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Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science and Veterans Upward Bound Competitions DELAYED until Summer/Fall of 2011 (.pdf)

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McNair Competition Scheduled for Summer/Fall of 2011 (.pdf)

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Click here for an explanation of the FY2011 TRIO funding crisis plus Frequenty Asked Questions.

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The notice of Proposed Rulemaking is posted at (http://www.ed.gov/ope/trio/) and was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. For your convenience, The Council for Opportunity in Education has prepared a document (.pdf) with the proposed changes separated by program.

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Marquette University's designation of the Little Rock Nine as recipients of the Pere Marquette Discovery Award, its highest honor, is a fitting testament to this group of outstanding individuals. — more

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The Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Standards released the 7^th edition of CAS Standards in August, 2009. Click here (.pdf) to view information about CAS, the TRIO and EOP contextual statement and standards.

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TRIO on the Airwaves — Kimberly A. Jones, Director of Congressional Affairs at the Council for Opportunity in Education, talks about our push to increase funding for TRIO programs to better support low-income, first-generation students.

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The TRIO/GEAR UP Compensation Survey assesses the levels at which institutions and organizations compensate college outreach professionals. The survey collects and compares compensation data by program, position, institutional division, institutional type, geographical location, demographic characteristics, educational level, length of employment, and employment status. — more

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Click here to view the latest issue of Equality and other publications in the COE Subscriptions Community. Login with your username and password, click on “Access your Communities” and then on the “Subscriptions” Community.

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A new report by the Pell Institute for Opportunity in Education, “Bridging the Gaps to Success: Promising Practices for Promoting Transfer Among Low-Income and First-Generation Students", highlights the work of six Texas community colleges with higher-than-expected transfer rates among their students. — full report

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National Studies Find TRIO Programs Effective at
Increasing College Enrollment and Graduation (.pdf)

Published by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.

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Addressing Study Error
in the Random Assignment National Evaluation of
Upward Bound (.pdf)

Prepared by Margaret Cahalan and published by the Council for Opportunity in Education.

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College Success for
Low-Income, First-Generation Students (.pdf)

Published by the Pell Institute.

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Upward Bound Math-Science: STEM Enrichment Education That Works (.pdf)

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Creating a Program Policy and Procedures
Manual (2^ND Edition) — Manual Order Form (.pdf)

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This 21^st Annual National Student Leadership Congress will be held June 5-10, 2010 at American University in Washington, D.C. Student registration and fees must be postmarked by April 30, 2010. Staff applications by April 7 at the latest. — more

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2010 Proposal Writing Workshops and Forums for EOC and Talent Search

To help you prepare an effective and successful proposal, the Council for Opportunity in Education is sponsoring the following EOC and Talent Search Proposal Writing Workshops for Institutional Members only.

Click here for details, including dates and locations.