Living the Mission: Celebrating 25 Years of GEAR UP

We invite you to register for the 2024 NCCEP / GEAR UP Annual Conference, which will take place July 21-24 in spectacular Washington, DC.

This year’s theme aims to highlight the incredible impact and work this community has accomplished over the past 25 years. We look forward to celebrating the past and encouraging future successes with you!

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Have you been looking for fun ways to enhance your college tours – not just with students, but also with family members? Facilitated by NCCEP’s Family Engagement Advisory Committee, this conversation is meant to help you gain and share ideas on how to create meaningful college tours with families.

Join the conversation on May 9 at 2:00 pm ET! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

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Getting a degree, credential, or training changes the lives of students, their families, and even their communities. That is why we celebrate College Signing Day each year! 

Join ReachHigher in celebrating ten years of cheering students on to postsecondary opportunities, supporting school counselors and college access professionals, and celebrating College Signing Day.  

Here are a few resources to assist you in planning and hosting your College Signing Day initiative: 

• View the 2024 College…

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together. The transition from high school to college ramps up in the spring of senior year. Join Communications Advisory Committee members to share your challenges and solutions related to communicating about financial aid, celebrating Decision Day, and avoiding summer melt.

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With the annual NCCEP/GEAR UP Leadership Awards, we wish to recognize those individuals for their contributions to GEAR UP as a whole. 

There are 3 categories for awards: (1) Family Leader of the Year, (2) Student of the Year, and (3) Professionals of the Year (one executive-level and one providing direct services).

Award winners will be recognized at the 2024 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference in Washington, DC. 

Learn more and submit your nomination.

Join us for a 30-minute webinar and Q&A on NCCEP’s Study Lab. Learn about the Study Lab's online courses for GEAR UP professionals. Can’t attend? Register and we’ll send you the recording.

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Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together. 

During this Discussion Lab, we’ll explore how to gain buy-in from the schools you work with when it comes to implementing your GEAR UP family services. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” for this work, attendees will share what has worked (and what hasn’t!), hear from others, and brainstorm together to develop new ideas. 

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In Learning Labs, participants attend live virtual sessions with a small group of peers while also taking online courses on their own time.

• Coordinator Learning Lab: Explore common challenges facing new GEAR UP professionals who lead programs at school sites.

• College Success Learning Lab: Learn how to help students succeed in the first year of college.

Learn more and apply today.

The National GEAR UP Academy is designed to develop the skills, knowledge, and practices of GEAR UP leaders, practitioners, and partners. Designed for engagement, this event focuses on topics relevant to GEAR UP, focusing on tools, key information, and team time.

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