A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM EFFORTS THIS FALL SEASON!
 

This fall season has been an exciting time in education!  With the September College Fairs, we had collective efforts from hundreds of volunteers and a coming-together of 80+ colleges and universities that served over 10,000 Montana students and exposed them to a multitude of opportunities available after high school.

Further, through your Counselor Update presentations, we hosted the largest Update yet with over 240 registrants.  Through this event and your team efforts, we continue to ensure students are getting up-to-date information about their best fit for college. 

All of your continued hard work allows us to preserve and grow the quality of these events.  Thank you for all the good work you do for students and Montana.  It is an honor to team with all of you in this mission.

Wishing you a very happy holiday this week!
~MPSEOC, Lauren, & Amy
www.MPSEOC.org  |  www.MontanaColleges.com

 MPSEOC NEWS & DATES

Support Montana Students Celebration  |  #MontanaStudents

|  See the pictures from your campuses and this celebration!  Thank you for showing your support!  Congratulations to the campus winners for the most pictures posted online in September with the #MontanaStudents:

• 1st Place with 31 photos  |  Chief Dull Knife College
• 2nd Place with 16 photos  |  Little Big Horn College
• 3rd Place with 13 photos (tied)  |  Montana State University & UM Western

Thank you for showing your great campus spirit and support of students!  Preview photos shared.

Welcome New MPSEOC Board Members!

|  Trevor Belnap, City College of Montana State University Billings

|  Emily Ferguson-Steger, University of Montana

|  Denise Ostberg, University of Great Falls

|  Laurie Rodriguez, Carroll College

Preview more on them!

Welcome to our new Vista / Campus Compact Team Member, Lauren Tobias! 

| We are so grateful to have Lauren a part of our  Montana team and MPSEOC family.  Lauren joins us all the way from New York to help MPSEOC grow in new ways.  Please welcome her when you see her, and share any ideas you may have on how we can better serve you through MPSEOC.  More...

SAVE THE DATES
 

|  ACTION ITEM  |  Share Your Campus Events & Dates  |  Due 12/15/2016

• Share your campus important dates / deadlines.  We will be helping promote these events for you to counselors, students, parents, and beyond.  Thank you for sharing!  More...

|  MPSEOC Board Meeting  |  December 12, 2016 

• Please share any agenda items or topics you would like discussed. 

|  Montana Tribal College Fair Circuit  | Feb 7-10 & Feb 13-14, 2016 

• You are invited!  Look for more Information Coming Soon!

MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT & SHARING

ABOUT | This section is driven by you, the members! Your advice, your resources, your articles, your stories.  Each issue will feature a different opportunity to share.  Send in responses to be shared with colleagues statewide over social media or in our next edition!

THIS MONTH'S CHALLENGE  | For the Love of Admissions - Calling all you road warriors! Do you have any favorite stories from your time on the road last month? Funny? Profound? Inspirational?  We want to hear it all and share your journey with the MPSEOC Members.  We will be sharing some of these great stories on social media and/or feature a few in our next edition.  More...

|  Email your favorite memories (pictures, written story, video, etc.) to:   Lauren.Tobias@MontanaColleges.com by 12/31/16.  

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES

| This section will list professional development opportunities such as relevant conferences, webinars, videos, and/or articles.  We would love for you to share any helpful resources you find as well.  Thank you!

Upcoming Conferences

|  NACAC 2017 Annual Conference Call for Proposals  | Due 01/09/17

|  MACRAO Spring Conference  |  March 2017

|  2017 MCAN Conference  |  March 27-29
|  AACRAO's 103rd Annual Meeting  |  April 2-5
| 2017 MASFAA Conference  |  April 19-21
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Recommended Upcoming Webinars

With so many new changes to the FAFSA deadline, admissions folks are being asked more questions about this process.  If you are not familiar, here are some great webinars to join for free.
Webinar |  Collaboration Between Records and Financial Aid:  It Is Possible!  (Hosted by AACRAO)  |  12/08/16 @ 12pm MST  |  More...
Webinar |  3 Part Series on FAFSA  |  AACRAO, The College Board, & NACAC  |  More...
TED Talk  |  As Work Gets More Complex, 6 Rules To Simplify  |  More...
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Recommended Information
Resource Packet  |  MPSEOC New Professional Welcome Packet  | More...

Article  |  How to Attract + Convert Generation Z With Social Proof  |  More...

Article |  How to Kill It at Snapchat: For Higher Education  |  More...
Article  |  Survey of College Counselors Reveals Best Practices for College Tours  |  More...

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|  Email any resources you may have to share to:   Lauren.Tobias@MontanaColleges.com by 12/31/16.