CEA Accepting Speaker Applications
 The CEA Annual Convention Committee is now accepting applications for speakers at the CEA Annual Convention, July 24 – 27 in Phoenix, AZ. If you or someone you know is a dynamic speaker that can speak on methodology or motivation, we’d love to hear from you. The deadline to complete the application is March 20. Click here for the speaker application.
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Legal Workshop Registration Open
 The AACS 2015 Legal Workshop — conducted by AACS General Counsel Ed Cramp and team — is scheduled for Monday, May 4 in Phoenix, AZ at the Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa. For only $300, beauty and wellness school owners will spend eight hours learning from top professionals about the latest information on how to keep your schools out of legal trouble. Registration is limited so register today.
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As you know, the cosmetology school industry has faced many challenges in recent years and more and more school owners are now strategically focusing on their businesses. One of the issues they find is the lack of accurate data on the cosmetology school industry. To help alleviate this problem, Pivot Point is sponsoring a survey to gather never before generated data on the status of the industry.
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Beacon Competition for Your Students: Deadline March 19
 "Beacon opened my eyes to the industry that I am in. It gave me a completely different outlook on the beauty industry and has changed me for the better." – Gary Hill, 2014 Beacon Winner
Creating and submitting a Beacon entry will help your students develop the tools and confidence to present themselves to potential employers and sharpen your goals and aspirations! For more information and the application click here.
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President Obama Unveils New "Student Bill of Rights: Taking Action to Ensure Strong Consumer Protections for Student Loan Borrowers" & Signs Presidential Memorandum Seeking to Improve the Student Loan Process
 Less than 24 hours ago, President Barack Obama unveiled his latest vision for improving higher education in the form of a new "Student Bill of Rights" focused upon "ensuring that all Americans have meaningful opportunities for a high-quality, affordable post-secondary education without the threat of unmanageable debt." Building upon four fundamental statements, the Administration uses this new proposal to reaffirm and elaborate on their fundamental higher education goals and priorities just as the GOP-controlled Congress prepares to begin its consideration of the 2015 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
In tandem with the new "Student Bill of Rights" President Obama also used his Executive Authority to sign a separate Presidential Memorandum "directing the Department of Education and other federal agencies to work across the federal government to do more to help borrowers afford their monthly loan payments including: (1) a state-of-the-art complaint system to ensure quality service and accountability for the Department of Education, its contractors, and colleges, (2) a series of steps to help students responsibly repay their loans including help setting affordable monthly payments, and (3) new steps to analyze student debt trends and recommend legislative and regulatory changes."
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Do You Love to Shop Online?
 If you shop on Amazon.com you could be donating to Beauty Changes Lives at no extra cost. When you want to shop on Amazon, just use this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-2513071 (mark as a favorite page for future use). It’s that easy. Amazon will donate 0.5 percebt of your eligible purchases to Beauty Changes Lives. You can also get there from smile.amazon.com and select Beauty Changes Lives as your charity of choice. Thank you!
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Tips for Finding Unique Stock Images
 Stock photography has made it easy and affordable for small businesses to access professional quality images for websites, brochures and digital marketing. But too often, businesses locate just the right image on a stock photo site, only to find that a competitor is using the same image in their advertising. Here are some tips to help you find quality stock images that stand out from the crowd.
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How Enterprise Leaders Like Bill Marriott Create Customer Loyalty
 In this article, Robert Reiss shares insight from three top CEOs who have seen great success within their organizations. What they share reinforces that everything is about delivering for customers — and that starts with people focused organizations who use behind the scenes technology to make the customer experience seamless. Learn more from these leaders in this Forbes article. For more interesting and valuable insight from top business and entrepreneurial leaders, don't miss the Keynote presentation by Robert Reiss at our Spring Executive Retreat May 1-4. Click here to Register TODAY.
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Effective and Efficient Instructional Strategies
 Planning Effective and Efficient Instruction provides new and experienced teachers with practical ways to design and deliver learning experiences that establish an environment that facilitates learning. The course summarizes important academic concepts while providing specific strategies for planning lessons, reaching learners, asking questions and assessing student mastery of the course and program objectives. Click here to register for this online class. As an AACS Member, your VIP discount code to purchase additional training is aa7592.
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