Department of Ed Federal Update Webinar November 17 - Register Now
Join AACS for a Department of Ed Federal Update webinar November 17, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Bruce Honer, FSA Training Officer U.S. Department of Education, will provide breaking news and answer your questions. The webinar will not be recorded so please mark your calendar! Register now. The webinar link, call-in number, and a pre-webinar resource will be emailed directly to registrants.

 

Thank You Exhibitors for Supporting AACS
AACS would like to thank all of the AACS Annual Convention & Expo Exhibitors for supporting the beauty education industry in 2015. You have a lot of choices out there, please give extra consideration to those companies that support your association.

 

Junior Style Stars National Student Competition - Apply Now

Junior Style Stars, a national hair competition for students only, is accepting enrollments until November 30. Encourage your students to apply for a chance to win a big cash prize, travel and educational opportunities. Visit juniorstylestars.com for more information.

 

Last week, immediately following enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act, AACS sent separate letters to Congress urging Senators and Representatives to take two specific steps to delay implementation of the Gainful Employment regulations. AACS' letter called upon Members of Congress to contact the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees within forty-eight hours to remind them of the important inclusion of different, but similar, provisions delaying implementation of Gainful Employment regulations contained in both the House and Senate mark ups of the Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bills and urging the inclusion of the more favorable Senate provision – delaying implementation until two years after the completion of the pending reauthorization of HEA – in the development, consideration, and enactment of any final Appropriations bill.

 

U.S. Department of Education to Host Two Gainful Employment Webinars in November
November 18 and 19 (Next Wednesday and Thursday), the U.S. Department of Education will host two Gainful Employment webinars, providing interested and effected parties with additional information and guidance on how to properly review and prepare follow up to the "Completer List" and introducing impacted institutions to the new Data Challenges and Appeals Solution (DCAS) system.  For more details on the Department's upcoming webinars, and the recently released Electronic Announcements, AACS reminds institutions to frequently visit the Gainful Employment Information 2014/2015 – Information Page on IFAP.

 

Celebrating Excellence in Education BCL Honorees
Congratulations to AACS member schools celebrated in Modern Salon’s November 4 Excellence in Education awards article. From testimonials and classroom celebrations to Avenue 5 Institute’s participation in the #IamAVisualArtist campaign petitioning the Bank of England to add Vidal Sassoon to its nominee list of "persons of historical influence," AACS member schools are living proof that "beauty changes lives."

 

Instagram Strategy: How to Grow a Loyal Following with Instagram
Is your business or organization on Instagram? Want to develop an engaged following? To discover how to create an Instagram strategy, listen to this Social Media Marketing podcast, an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what works with social media marketing. Listen and discover techniques you can employ right now to build an Instagram strategy and massive following.

 

6 Ways Work Will Change in 2016
Workplace trends for 2016 will be set in large part by what's happening in the freelance world right now. Most major workplace trends don’t evolve overnight, and if you know where to look, you can already witness their approach. Many of the trends that will come into focus in 2016 already exist today, but their significance is expected to grow and become mainstream in the year to come. Learn what the future has in store for beauty and wellness schools here.

 

Title IX and VAWA Training: Building Safer Campuses
AACS’s Title IX and VAWA Training: Building Safer Campuses course is designed to assist school personnel at all levels in the understanding of the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX"), and the Clery Act as it was amended in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. ("VAWA"). These laws require that all individuals in school settings understand and comply with the laws in terms of what is prohibited behavior in relation to sexual harassment and/or sexual violence, and what steps are to be followed when such prohibited conduct occurs. This course gives the participants information about the laws, as well as procedures to follow, to provide for the rights of all individuals under the laws. It also provides additional resources to assist schools in continuing to build and strengthen their Title IX and VAWA policies, procedures and training throughout the year. Purchase your enrollment key for this online training. Your VIP Code to receive the AACS member discount is aa7592.