We are excited to announce, Lee Kitchen, will be the closing speaker at the 2018 AACS Annual Convention & Expo. Lee is a 5-star Innovation Catalyst, Workshop Leader, Culture-Change Agent, Design Thinking Trainer and Seasoned Meeting Facilitator. During his 32 years at The Walt Disney Company, he helped create some of their most impactful marketing campaigns, memorable guest experiences and real-time operational efficiency changes. Now he serves companies hungry for innovation, internal creativity and fresh thinking. Here are a few of Lee’s specialties: 

• Lee TRAINS teams to think more creatively; helping them solve challenges and invent incredible new things, all while changing mindsets to innovate more often
• Lee helps teams INVENT solutions to business challenges by facilitating a structured problem-solving process to help people think differently.
•  Lee offers bite-sized innovation and creativity WORKSHOPS and KEYNOTES which are as enlightening as they are motivating. 

Don’t miss Lee’s presentation “Business as UNusual: a Design Thinking Overview” on Monday, October 22nd as he closes out what’s sure to be a thought-provoking convention set to move your business and its legacy forward.

As an AACS Member, you can SAVE $100 off the regular registration rate to the 2018 AACS Annual Convention & Expo if you book now through tomorrow - September, 21. There are 3 ways you can register:

1.      REGISTER ONLINE HERE 

2.      BY FAX OR EMAIL: Download registration form. Fax to 480.905.0993 or email to gina@beautyschools.org

3.      OR BY PHONE: Call 800.831.1086

Click here to view the full schedule with over 40 hours of education from the industry’s top experts and networking opportunities with the nation’s top school leaders. There’s something for everyone on your team.

 
Don’t forget to book your hotel by October, 3rd to take advantage of group rates. See you there!

Last week AACS sent out an alert that District Judge Randolph Moss had granted summary judgment to the student-plaintiffs in their case against Secretary DeVos.  The case involved their claim that Secretary DeVos had violated the Administrative Procedures Act and the Department of Education’s own regulations when she delayed the implementation of the Obama era Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule (“BDR”).  The case had been quiet for nearly 5 months when the ruling came out last week.  It was a surprise to many because the Secretary is widely expected to publish the final revisions to the BDR rule following negotiated rulemaking and comment earlier this year. 

Click Here to Read the Full Update and Next Steps

Social media is an integral part of the beauty school journey. Your students are immersed and influenced by countless social media platforms 24/7 and that includes their time spent at your school as they document student life. It's time to understand what they are doing and how it impacts your school.

Join Derik Parkinson of Oozle Media, Mary dela Cruz of IW Group, Inc. and Krista Smith of Tricoci University of Beauty Culture during this panel discussion facilitated by AACS Executive Director, Kathy Chow. You will learn how you can incorporate social media into your day-to-day and teach your students to positively utilize social media to activate their future in the industry.

Attention AACS School Members who are looking for an opportunity to generate new ideas for your business! Join us for these two interactive sessions where AACS Partners will be offering a variety of insights and perspectives as it relates to their area of expertise. These Q&A style, round-robin exercises will provide participants an opportunity to have their questions answered and walk away with fresh ideas on how to transform their business. Come make a connection!

Part one will focus on the early student life cycle: admissions, lead generation, marketing and more. Part two will focus on business and infrastructure: software, financial/accounting, insurance, layout and design and more.

Register now for the 2018 AACS Annual Convention & Expo

Increase graduate employment outcomes with a nationally certified career services staff. AACS Online Training Center offers your career services team the opportunity to earn the Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP) certification.

Learn more about CHEP in Career Services.

Are you providing certification opportunities for your employees? Display recognition seals on your institution's website to let your students know.