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Recording Now Available: SSS Q&A Office Hours with Lisa on 09/29/26
NOTE: We've expanded this weekly webinar to include any SSS-related questions, not just APR questions. Invite your friends! 😀 Recording Now Available Click the link below and enter the passcode to view the recording of the SSS Q&A Office Hours with Lisa FREE Webinar – Recorded on 09/29/2026. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tspkwzXCDJiaVWGlLVIB5wPSrdKdoWMby1R6-98nol4PdVLnSrUuJULwwHGQID1a.bdqggISnjlooClK- Passcode: UM=1=v7d Google Drive webinar materials: https://drive.googl
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College & Career Pathways: Why Apprenticeships Matter for TRIO
NEC Attends the 10th Annual ApprenticeshipTexas Conference On September 24 and 25, NOSOTROS Education Center attended the Texas Workforce Commission’s 10th Annual ApprenticeshipTexas Conference in Houston. This year’s theme, “Building on the Past, Expanding Opportunities for the Future,” could not be more timely for those of us working in TRIO and other educational opportunity programs. The conference brought together workforce agencies, employers, educators, training provide
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UB/UBMS Proposal Questions Answered During Our FREE Lunch & Learn Q & A Webinars - Registration Now Available
Join us for a Q&A session every Monday beginning October 5 on the upcoming UB/UBMS proposal competitions! Get insider tips, clarifications, and insights from experienced grant writers to enhance your proposal. Can't join us live at 12 PM Central? No worries! Register to receive the on-demand recording to watch during your lunch break, after work, or during the weekend. Register just once to attend any or all sessions. The recording of each weekly webinar will also be posted o
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Special Edition Lisa’s Take: McNair GAN Update and November 1st Response Toolkit
McNair Project Directors and institutional leaders have a new compliance item to address before November 1, 2026. A new condition included in McNair Grant Award Notifications (GANs) directs grantees to contact their Federal Project Officer (FPO) by November 1 and explain both their intent to operate the McNair project in a race-neutral manner and how they will do so without using race or ethnicity in participant selection or employment-related procedures. The GAN explains tha
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NEC at the 2026 COE Annual Conference
NEC exhibited at the Council for Opportunity in Education's (COE) Annual Conference in San Diego last week. The conference hosted more than 1,000 colleges and agencies from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico, committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! We enjoyed meeting you and discussing our services. For more information, f
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