Now Taking Speaker Applications for CEA & AMP Annual Convention
The CEA & AMP Annual Convention, July 30 – August 2nd, will take place in Las Vegas, and will offer education for beauty and wellness educators as well as a track for Admissions and Marketing Professionals (AMP). The committee is actively looking for educational sessions in the areas of education methodology, motivation, school admissions and marketing. If you’d like to apply to present a session, click here for the speaker application. Deadline to submit your application for consideration is July 29.

 

CEA Regional Training for Educators: 12 Hours of CEUs for Only $200
KANSAS CITY, JAN. 24 & 25, 2016    
ATLANTA, FEB. 21 & 22, 2016
DENVER, MARCH 13 & 14, 2016    
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 17,18 2016    
CHICAGO, MAY 22 & 23, 2016

Classrooms today are full of multi-generational learners challenging educators to customize their lesson plans for everyone from Baby Boomers to Gen Z. Whether you've been teaching for 50 years or just started your career, these 12 hours of continuing education will allow you to dive in and explore teaching in a way you never have before. This highly-effective, dynamic and interactive training is designed for all educators, from public to technical school. Learn diverse ways to deliver information, using video and hands-on activities, that addresses the unique learning styles that each generation brings to the classroom. Facilitated by Carol Woodard, Public Speaker/National Educator/Author, this class will be not only informational, but fun and inspiring! Register Here Today.

 

The second full week of January finds 2016 legislative sessions beginning in the majority of states – 32 to be exact. Eventually, 46 states will convene 2016 legislative sessions. Most of which will adjourn before Memorial Day. During this relatively compressed time frame, AACS keeps you apprised of legislative and regulatory activity from across the county. Click here to learn the latest updates.

 

AACS Actively Engaged in 2016 Borrower Defenses Negotiated Rulemaking
Over the holidays AACS received notice that our nominee — Chris Deluca — was selected to serve as the alternate negotiator representing the private, for-profit community in the 2016 Borrower Defenses Negotiated Rulemaking, which began yesterday. Prior to the first session the Department shared with the negotiators five issues papers for consideration. These materials were supplemented with an additional five issues papers presented to the negotiators yesterday morning. Your AACS Government Relations Committee has put together a group of experts to support Chris in representing our interests in these important negotiations and will be sharing more details with you and seeking your comment and feedback as the meetings progress. The 10 Issue Papers are available for your review here.

 

AACS Encourages You To Prepare for and Complete Two Important GE Compliance Requirements This Month
AACS wants to remind our membership the deadline for publication of the most recent GE Disclosures is Sunday, January 31, 2016. If your institution has not already begun the process of preparing to update your information, we strongly encourage you to do so sooner rather than later and to complete the process as soon as you can. We offer this recommendation because we anticipate that some time before the end of this month the Department will also provide all institutions subject to the GE regulations with their first series of GE program "Completer Lists" for review. Institutions will have just 45 days from receipt of the lists to review all of the student information and determine whether or not there are corrections or challenges required to be submitted under the new Data Collection and Appeal Solution system. AACS anticipates that this new process will be challenging for all institutions subject to the GE requirements.

 

Nail Students...Start Filing!
Let your school’s nail students know it’s time to start filing . . . their scholarship applications! The BCL | CND | Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship Competition is accepting applications Monday, January 11 through March 21, 2016. Five students will receive a $2,400 scholarship to help fund their nail education program. Students may apply via essay, video or inspiration board. And another hands-on scholarship is just around the corner. On Monday, January 25, the application window will open for the BCL Massage Envy Scholarship Competition. More information on both of these scholarships is available at www.beautychangeslives.org – just click on the "scholarships" tab.

 

Infographic: How Internet Behavior Shifted in 2015 
The mobile revolution has been the catalyst behind a shift in how people access the internet as well as user behaviors. From Millennials and digital natives who do everything from their mobile devices, to holiday shoppers using their mobile devices to do their research and find coupons, mobile has enabled people to take the Web with them everywhere they go. An infographic from social sharing and analytics provider AddThis provides insights into the shifting behaviors of internet users in 2015. Check it out on adweek.com.

 

Title IX and VAWA Training: Building Safer Campuses Now Available Online
Postsecondary institutions throughout the country have been adjusting to increased focus by the United States Department of Education ("ED") on reducing sexual misconduct on college campuses. ED has increased investigation of school compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX") through its Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") which enforces Title IX (130 plus institutions under investigation currently). The final federal regulations implementing VAWA went into effect on July 1, 2015 and apply to all postsecondary institutions that participate in the federal Title IV student financial aid program, even wholly on-line institutions and institutions without residential housing. Training requirement is at least annually. Train your staff using the AACS Online Training Center: Title IX and VAWA Training: Building Safer Campuses authored by Katherine Brodie of Duane Morris, LLP. Learn more and purchase here.

 

Is Your School Protected from Credit Card Fraud Claims?
As of October 1, 2015, liability for credit card fraud shifts from the bank to the store in cases where the bank has provided an EMV credit card but the store has not upgraded to an EMV terminal. Did you know that your AACS membership includes a free chip card terminal? Enjoy these additional benefits included in your AACS membership: Free chip card-enabled terminal ($500 value); Member-exclusive pricing with up to 20% savings; Free Big Data tool to attract new customers; No annual fees; Free protection against security breach; Committed account executive; Free PCI compliance assessment. Call Signature Card Services to receive your free chip card terminal and learn more about this benefit at 888-334-2284 OR email SALES@SIGNATURECARD.COM.