ECMC The College Place Newsletter

September 20, 2023

 

Text Support Available For Your Students



The College Place Oregon is here to help students; and we're especially happy to meet students where they are. For the past several years, we've been offering text-based support to students across Oregon. If you'd like your students to get a little "nudge" to keep them on track, please encourage them to sign up at: 

https://bit.ly/ECMCTCP

We'll make sure they get the information they need when they need it, and our support and advice is just a text message away if they have questions. It's never too early or too late to sign up!

 

Statewide Paying for College Webinars

Paying for College webinars are in October this year due to the delayed opening of the FAFSA and ORSAA. Please help us get the word out- our flyer is attached.

 

Tuesday, October 24th at 6:30 pm (in English) register at: https://bit.ly/PFCE2023




Thursday, October 26th at 6:30 pm (in Spanish) register at: https://bit.ly/PFCP2023

 

Participants will be able to use the Q & A function to ask anonymous personal questions, which will be answered by some of Oregon's financial aid administrators. Questions may be asked anonymously, as we want families to feel comfortable asking those hard questions!



Register to host your own ECMC College Night Event

ECMC provides:

•    $1,000 scholarship to award live at your event to a high school student in attendance (eligible for the first 120 registered events hosted by high schools or postsecondary institutions)

•    PowerPoint presentation in English and Spanish (includes complete speaker’s notes – only available in English) along with video recordings of the presentation

•    ECMC’s Opportunities booklets

•    Site host guide (includes everything you need to know to host an event)

•    Train-the-trainer webinar

•    Customizable marketing materials available for download

•    Presentation guides and sign-in sheet




Sign up today at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023-2024ECNsignup

 

Register Now for College Application Week

Our friends over at Oregon Goes to College are "gearing up" for College Application Week- an opportunity to help students complete their applications and celebrate their accomplishments. Sign up to host events in your building that help your students complete the key steps to apply, pay and go to college. Register now to receive free support for this fantastic series of events:

https://oregongoestocollege.org/events


FAFSA/ORSAA Changes

Bite sized videos from the Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) and a webinar recording from the US Department of Education are now available on the Oregon Goes To College website. Be sure to check out all of the resources we've been curating for you at 

https://oregongoestocollege.org/fafsa-orsaa

Save the Date!

On December 13th, we'll be teaming up with Oregon Goes to College, Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and The Ford Family Foundation (hopefully with guest speakers from the Office of Student Access and Completion) to bring you a webinar with what you need to know when FAFSA and ORSAA open (in "December").


ASPIRE Fall Conference

This year ASPIRE will be hosting three events around the state. All three events will run from 9 am-4 pm with doors opening at 8 am. This year the conferences (which will have the same content) will be:

  • September 29th at University of Portland
  • October 6th at OSU Cascades in Bend
  • October 13th at Southern Oregon University in Ashland

Even if you are not an ASPIRE site, you are still invited to attend. You can learn more and register at this link: