2018 Conference Sessions

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Wednesday, December 5

2:00 - 3:15 PM

  • GEAR UP Virginia's Knowledge Cafe: A Menu of Best Practices

  • Removing Barriers, Not Lowering Standards

  • The Professional Mentorship Organization You Probably Never Heard Of

  • VCCS Resources: FastForward and Career Coach Certification Program

3:30 - 4:45 PM

  • Free Curriculum! - ECMC’s Believing & Realizing the College Dream

  • Issues and Best Practices in Rural Education

  • Partnering to Reach Latinx Students

  • The Struggle is REAL: Defining Your Own Balance

Thursday, December 6

9:00 - 10:15 AM

  • Developing a Systematic Program Review Protocol

  • Director's Roundtable

  • Reaching the Edges

  • SCHEV Resources: Preparing Students for College and Beyond

10:30 - 11:45 AM

  • College Collaboration = Sustainability! Let Me Show You How!!

  • Graduate Studies: The Future of Virginia Counseling and Access Professionals

  • Talking Across Differences

  • We Have Issues: Financial Aid Dependency and Verification Melt

2:00 - 3:15 PM

  • Assessment Without Opportunity is Dead: Scholarships and Tools Rule

  • Community Partnership Mentoring Program: A Best Practice

  • Degrees of Diversity: Creating A College Overnight Experience for Targeted Populations

  • The Heart of the Activity

3:30 - 4:45 PM

  • Facts and Myths of Student Loans: Stronger Together through Ombudsmanship

  • Retention Monster Killed by the 5 M's of Family Engagement

  • TRiO Works Stronger with You!

  • The Future is Bright: Creating New Opportunities for Students

Friday, December 7

9:00 - 10:15 AM

  • College Awareness Week "From Here Go Anywhere"

  • College Options for Military Students: The GI Bill and More

  • FAFSA: What's New?