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College Summits Webinar

College Summits Webinar. Tennessee College Access & Success Network Susan Rhodes, The Ayers Foundation. What’s a College Summit?. A college summit is held at a location where students can be divided into different rooms to listen to presentations from each college. Fall for Seniors

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College Summits Webinar

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  1. College Summits Webinar Tennessee College Access & Success Network Susan Rhodes, The Ayers Foundation

  2. What’s a College Summit? • A college summit is held at a location where students can be divided into different rooms to listen to presentations from each college. • Fall for Seniors • Spring for Juniors • Presentation length15-20 minutes about admissions, scholarships, housing, and college life. • The students rotate after each presentation to a different college.

  3. Benefits of a College Summit • In depth info about colleges • Individualized attention from recruiter • Smaller setting so students aren't as intimidated and will ask questions (it can be intimidating for a student to approach recruiters at college fairs) • Allows recruiters to meet with a larger number of students and provide better information • Slide shows and videos helps students visualize themselves at that school.

  4. Sample Summit Schedule SCHEDULE • SESSION 1 9:00-9:15 • SESSION 2 9:20-9:35 • SESSION 3 9:40-9:55 • SESSION 4 10:00-10:15 • SESSION 5 10:20-10:35 • SESSION 6 10:40-10:55 • LUNCH 11:00-11:45 • SESSION 7 12:00-12:15 • SESSION 8 12:20-12:35 • SESSION 9 12:40-12:55 • SESSION 10 1:00-1:15 • MEET WITH COLLEGE OF CHOICE 1:15-1:30

  5. Rural College Summit Grants Who is eligible: • Schools or school districts • Classified as Town or Rural by the National Center for Education Statistics • 50% or more Free and Reduced Price Lunch We’ll award 8-10 grants up to $1200 each We will want you to report: • Which higher ed institutions participated • How many students attended • New partnerships/future plans formed as a result of event

  6. Rural College Summit Grants • Application deadline: Sept. 6, 2013 by 4:30pm CDT • Applications emailed to Bob Obrohta at bobrohta@tncollegeaccess.org • Award notification: Sept. 9, 2013 • Implementation deadline: April 11, 2014 • Summits for seniors must occur by Dec. 20, 2013 • Summits for juniors must occur by April 11, 2014

  7. We encourage… • Partnering with other organizations to serve more students and/or reduce costs • Other schools/school systems • Higher education institutions (host, provide lunch, etc.) • Targeting TBR, UT, and TICUA institutions • Include wide range of options including technical, two-year, and four-year

  8. We’ll provide • Outreach materials you can customize • Sample timeline, schedule, and letters inviting colleges to participate • Sample evaluation to use with students

  9. RFP • Applying Organization Nameand Address • Applicant Name and Contact Information: name, title, phone number, email address • Applying Organization’s Free and Reduced Lunch percentage • Please provide a Scope of Work that includes a timeline for the implementation of your Rural College Summit. (500 word maximum) • Please provide descriptions of the students to be served: number to be served, juniors vs. seniors, etc. • Please provide a list of the higher education institutions you will invite to participate in your Rural College Summit. Please include any confirmations you have already received. • Budget and Budget narrative • How will you track the results of your Rural College Summit? (250 word maximum)

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