School owners, managers and admissions staff will gather in Orlando this November to expand their knowledge of industry best practices and finding solutions to some of our schools’ greatest challenges. If you have unique solutions to student recruitment, student retention or regulatory issues, share your ideas with us by filling out an AACS Annual Speaker Application 2016. Don’t wait — the AACS Annual Committee’s deadline for speaker applications is July 11.The Committee will carefully review applications to select speakers. Convention registration and hotel information is also available online.

 

According to Jonique Williams from the Stevenson Academy of Hair Design, in order to teach like a beauty artist, you must think like one. Check out how at #CEAamp16. Learn more about Jonique's breakout session and many others on our website.

 

The Government Relations Team is currently working on a number of topics that are pertinent to our industry. We’d like to remind you of the following, as well as prepare you for upcoming Call To Action items.

 

Beauty Changes Lives is honored to introduce the 2017 Leo Passage Scholarship.The scholarship competition awards (4) four winners with the opportunity to present cohesive photo collection of inspired looks integrating hair, nails, makeup and fashion at theBeauty Changes Lives Experience at America’s Beauty Show, March 25, 2017. Each winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to the show, and will collaborate with Pivot Point’s global creative team to present a runway collection and participate in a professional photo shoot. Visit www.beautychangeslives.org to learn more.

 

If you missed the recent AACS and ASCP-hosted webinar on Grassroots Marketing for schools, we have it recorded. In this webinar you will learn tips and tricks to creating your community of people and organically spreading the word about your school, and what it has to offer both for students and on your clinic floor.Thank you to Natalie Parkin, owner of Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare, for presenting this webinar.

 

Post-secondary 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 (Violence Against Women Act) went into effect July 1, 2015 and apply to all post-secondary institutions that participate in the Federal Title IV student financial aid program, even wholly online institutions and institutions without residential housing. Training requirement is at least annually. Train your staff using the AACS Online Training Center course, Title IX and VAWA Training: Building Safer Campuses authored by Katherine Brodie of Duane Morris, LLP.