Methodology and Admissions Speakers Needed: Deadline this Friday
The CEA & AMP Annual Convention, July 30 – August 2, 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 & AMP Convention Detail Now Online
Educators are you ready to be a STAR? Admissions staff are you ready to get AMPed UP? Mark your calendar and start making your plans for July 30 – August 2, 2016 in Las Vegas as the CEA Annual Convention gets AMPed up with the addition of the Admissions & Marketing Professionals track. You can now see an outline of the schedule and make your reservation to attend CEA & AMP Annual Convention, the only one of its kind. Check out the details on our website and be sure to join our Facebook Event Page to start connecting with others now.

States at Work
As the East digs outs from a historic blizzard, 37 state legislatures are actively meeting this week. AACS is monitoring a significant number of bills of interest to barbering and cosmetology schools. To this end, please find a weekly report of key legislative and regulatory developments here [link to full article attached].

AACS Gainful Employment Compliance Reminder: THIS Sunday
AACS reminds our membership that 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 this new process will be challenging for all institutions subject to the GE requirements.

A Win/Win Scholarship Opportunity
The BCL Massage Envy Spa scholarship benefits students and their schools. Winning students receive $1,500 to apply toward their massage therapy program tuition at an AACS member school. And each winner’s school receives $500 to invest in its programs. Six scholarships will be awarded in 2016 and applications are being accepted through March 28. More information is available at www.beautychangeslives.org, or by contacting Suzanne Mulroy at smulroy@beautychangeslives.org.

The Hierarchy of Metrics
Business owners shy away from the topic of measurement, likely because it’s hard. But, if one of the primary objectives of owning a business it to grow and improve then this is your truth – you can’t improve what you can’t measure. Learn more about building marketing metrics in this Duct Tape Marketing article.

Using Effective Communication Methods: FREE Tutorial
Communication and organizational success are directly related. Good communication can have a positive and mobilizing effect on employees. Poor communication can produce powerful negative consequences. In this tutorial, we cover practices that will help managers and supervisors to become more effective communicators. Check out the FREE Tutorial at the AACS Online Training Center.