2015 GRC Raffle: Buy Tickets Now and Win a Trip
Buy a raffle ticket now while supporting your Government Relations Committee. Win a trip to New York, San Diego, Las Vegas or a Caribbean Cruise. Each package is limited to the sale of only 200 raffle tickets (to increase your chance of winning)! Winners will be drawn on Monday during breakfast at the AACS Annual Convention & Expo. You do not need to be present to win. Tickets are $50/each. A special thanks to the package sponsors: New York State Beauty School Association, Association of Cosmetology & Hairstyling Schools of NJ, Naylor Association Solutions, Gemcor and guitar shadowboxes provided by Sport Clips.
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AACS would like to inform membership of recent Board changes. Karyn Laitis has recently stepped down as AACS board member with one year remaining in her term. In compliance with the Association Bylaws, the recent change in her employment status no longer qualifies her to hold a board seat. We are sad to see her step down as she contributed a great deal to AACS and the board of directors. We wish her great success in her future and hope our paths cross again soon. Thank you Karyn. Octavia McDougle, owner of Beauty Anatomy Institute of Cosmetology and Wellness in Pompano Beach, Florida, has accepted the board approved appointment of director for the AACS Board of Directors with a term that expires in the fall of 2016.
Get Your Purple On
 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and it's time to CUT IT OUT! During the AACS Annual Convention & Expo, sign up your school or salon for training. See Brigid in booth 829 to schedule your CUT IT OUT Training Class. CUT IT OUT®: Salons Against Domestic Abuse is dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the U.S. by building awareness and training salon professionals to recognize warning signs and safely refer clients, colleagues, friends and family to local resources.
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Membership Survey — Winner Announced
 Thank you to each AACS member who completed the recent membership survey. The Board of directors will use the feedback throughout the strategic planning process for the next several years. We know there are many changes that continue to affect our industry and it is important that we hear from all members to ensure the association continues to meet your needs. Your responses and comments are a critical component to complete our future planning. Each respondent was entered into a drawing for a $25 VISA gift card. Congratulations to drawing winner, Linda Mottishaw, Owner/Executive at The School of Hairstyling, Chubbuck, Idaho.
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Department of Education Provides Additional Guidance — How to Confirm Compliance with GE Reporting
 Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Education published Electronic Announcement #61 – Confirming Compliance with Gainful Employment Reporting Requirements providing additional information on how institutions verify compliance with the GE reporting requirements using the NSLDS GE Program Tracker List. Institutions are encouraged to review the entire EA but the primary takeaway is that each program must individually have the word 'YES' in its 'GE Source' column AND any value other than 'A1' in the 'Status Reason' for EACH award year (2008-2009 through 2013-2014). For more information click here.
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Congratulations to recipients of the Fall 2015 BCL Massage Envy scholarship competition! Winners and their respective AACS member schools are as follows: Heather Chappell and Hayley Morsey, both students at Finger Lakes School of Massage, Ithaca, NY; Christina Pico, Bellus Academy, Poway, CA; Rebecca Roberts, Finger Lakes School of Massage, Mount Kisco, NY; and Barbara Whiteman, Lincoln College, Normal, IL. Stay tuned to WINK for winners of the BCL Tippi Hedren Professional Nail Scholarship Program and the Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Scholarship competition. Winners of both competitions will be announced this month.
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Stock Photography Sites Rush to the Cinemagraph Craze
Cinemagraphs are basically stylish, glossy GIFs, where very slight motion is introduced to a portion of a still image. They’ve been around for years, but have become popular in advertising more recently because of sites such as Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter, which have developed video products that are optimal for cinemagraphs. They are becoming ubiquitous on social media, and stock image agencies are looking to capitalize on its popularity. There is even a startup focusing solely on cinemagraphs — which are still photographs but with subtle movement — and it will compete with major image sites that are about to go deeper into the genre as well. Find out more details including where you can get cinemagraphs.
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Ask Yourself These Questions Daily to Avoid Most Common Leadership Traps
 Making the best choices in your career or for your business means avoiding the common traps many leaders fall into. Every day, Chris Holmberg tries to put himself out of business. As an executive coach for nearly two decades, he’s worked with leaders of tiny startups and multinational corporations alike. But the core of his practice remains pretty counterintuitive: There’s no solution. No secret sauce. He doesn’t claim to have magic formulas for building teams or running meetings or tripling ROI. Instead, he’s in the business of building mindsets that can handle anything. Find out which three questions you need to ask yourself to avoid the most common leadership traps.
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Staples Advantage Custom Pricing is available for AACS Members! 
