Programs

  • Educational Opportunity Association

    THE PURPOSE OF THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ASSOCIATION, (THE ASSOCIATION) IS TO BRING TOGETHER INTO A WORK AND STUDY COMMUNITY PERSONS WHO HAVE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN OR WHO ARE PROFESSIONALLY INVOLVED IN BROADENING ACCESSIBILITY TO AND SUCCESS IN FORMAL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. MAJOR FOCI WILL BE: 1) ELEMENTS WHICH PREPARE STUDENTS FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES; AND 2) INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES TO THE CHALLENGE OF SERVING MORE DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENTS WHO, BY REASON OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATION, FIRST GENERATION STATUS, ETHNIC DEFINITION, MILITARY VETERAN STATUS, AND/OR DISABILITY, ARE IN A POSITION OF DISADVANTAGE WITH TRADITIONAL MAINSTREAM AMERICAN STUDENTS. THE ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSE(S) BY: 1) PROMOTING RESEARCH, EVALUATION, PROGRAMMATIC AND FISCAL PLANNING, AND TRAINING INCLUSIVE OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO THE CONCERNS OF THE ASSOCIATION; 2) DEVELOPING THE CAPABILITY TO MAKE TIMELY AND MEANINGFUL RESPONSES TO ISSUES AND CONCERNS AFFECTING THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF STUDENTS; 3) ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK PRIMARILY FOR PERSONS PROFESSIONALLY INVOLVED IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; 4) ENGAGING IN THE SPECIFIC AND GENERAL COORDINATION OF EFFORTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS HAVING PURPOSES SUPPORTIVE OF OR IN HARMONY WITH ASSOCIATION CONCERNS; AND, 5) AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ACCORDING TO QUALIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EOA FOUNDATION.IN 2022, ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCUDE CONDUCTING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR THE TRIO AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP) STAFF; PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE TEN STATE CHAPTERS WITHIN OUR REGION; ASSISTING THE TEN STATE CHAPTERS WITH ZOOM SERVICES AND OTHER TECHNICAL SUPPORT; AND PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE AND PRE-COLLEGE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR REGION THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $527.1K