Spring Conference

GREETINGS TASPIANS,
 
WE NEED YOU! PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING ATTENDING THE SPRING MEETING! THIS WILL HELP US IN PLANNING A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND THE FUTURE OF OUR TRiO FAMILY. TAKE A MINUTE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE AWESOME THINGS WE ALREADY HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU AT THIS CONFERENCE.

Chris Stokes
2009 State Initiatives/Spring Conference Chair Christopher-Stokes@utc.edu
 
2009 Spring Conference/ State Initiatives Theme \" TRiO... Changing Lives in the 21st Century\"
Friday, April 24, 2009
Conference Time: 9am-5:30pm
Sheraton Nashville Downtown/ $117 night for those needing to stay Thursday Night.
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=1236
 
Highlights of 2009 Spring Conference
 
General Session Speaker:  Karl Dean,
•     Mayor of Nashville, TN
•     In September of 2008, Dean unveiled his  Education Reform Blueprint with five key areas of focus: teacher recruitment and professional development, youth engagement, youth employment and career exploration, increased school choice, and reforming our existing schools.
 
Presentation by :
•     TN State House of Representatives Education Committee ( Confirmed)
•     TN State Senate Education Committee ( Pending)
 
TRiO Treasures Luncheon:
•     Showcasing highlights of Student Initiatives Competition
•     Speaker(s): TRiO Alumni, Justin Amaker. Undergraduate Student at Vanderbilt University, Major
 
Afternoon Workshops presented by:
•     U.S. Treasury Department
•     Volunteer Tennessee, (formerly TN Commission on National & Community Service)
•     Tennessee Higher Education Commission
 
WE HAVE INVITED CAPITOL HILL TO COME TO US!
1.    I ENCOURAGE ALL TASPIANS TO COME OUT, WITH YOUR BEST TRIO FOOT FORWARD.
2.    LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD, AND BE THE VOICE OF THOSE WE SERVE.
3.    THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS CAN CHANGE LIVES. LETS COME TOGETHER TO SHOW OUR CIVIC LEADERS HOW IMPORTANT TRiO CAN BE IN THE STATES EDUCATION PLAN.
4.    AND LET THEM SEE THE GREAT RESOURCES AND WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WE POSSESS
Chris Stokes
2009 State Initiatives/Spring Conference Chair CHRISTOPHER STOKES Coordinator Upward Bound Math Science: PRISM Metropolitan Bldg. Rm 113 Dept. 6648
615 McCallie Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
423.425.2207(o)
423.425.2249(f)
Christopher-Stokes@utc.edu