Annual Convention PowerPoints Online

The AACS Annual Convention & Expo offered some incredible education for beauty and wellness school owners, directors, compliance and admissions staff. We’ve made the majority of the PowerPoint presentations—including all three sessions presented by the Government Relations Committee—available for download. Although this isn’t nearly as great as being at the actual event, hopefully you can glean some insight into the ideas presented at the sessions. Thank you to our 2014 AACS speakers for making the education top-notch and providing their material after the event!

The AACS Annual Convention & Expo webpage has been updated with videos, handouts, award winners and daily recaps.

In observance of Thanksgiving, the AACS office will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week. We want to wish our members a happy Thanksgiving! We hope you all enjoy spending time with your family and friends.

CEA Educator Training will be in five cities in 2015—you won’t want to miss this opportunity to be inspired and receive 12 hours of continuing methodology training! These two-day events, which are held in conjunction with Regions PCCS, will take educators to the next level. Hear from top-rated adult education professionals who inspire and motivate educators nationwide. Attendees will be given concrete ideas to take home and implement into their lesson plans immediately. Visit any of the five events next year for only $149/person. Click here for more information.

Planning some new print or online marketing materials for your school in 2015? Hiring a photographer to take quality images is only part of your assignment. Be sure to give some thought as to what you want the photos to say about your school. While these tips were written for a traditional college campus, they’re also relevant to any school wanting to put its best face forward when recruiting students.

In light of Thanksgiving, a time when people often assess what they’re thankful for, a recent SUCCESS article expressed a great idea when it comes to boosting your overall positivity by using the "at least" theory. Whenever something bad happens, and it could be a small thing or a big thing, find gratitude in the fact that it could always be worse. The writer, Melissa Balmain used the example: There’s a blackout while I’m in the basement of my house. At least it didn’t happen when I was cleaning the cats’ litter box, I tell myself. Next morning, I spill coffee all over the kitchen counter. At least it didn’t go in the silverware drawer. Read the full article here.