The NCCEP team will be setting aside time to engage in a series of events featuring unstructured conversations with prospective applicants to help address any questions you may have about the GEAR UP program, issues related to program design and implementation, and the grant writing process. While we cannot promise to have all the answers, our team will do our best! Simply join the meeting, raise your hand, and we’ll address your questions to the best of our ability.

You only need to register for one session and can join any of the working lunches. As such, you don’t need to make three separate entries.

• Jan 17, 2025 12:30 PM (ET)

• Jan 24, 2025 12:30 PM (ET)

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

During this Discussion Lab, we will explore how to incorporate financial literacy topics into GEAR UP family programming across age groups. Come ready to share your ideas, what you’ve tried, and learn from others.

Join NCCEP’s Family Engagement Advisory Committee for this conversation-based meeting.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

This webinar is for prospective State and Partnership applicants preparing for the 2025 GEAR UP competition. We will focus on the GEAR UP competitive priorities, evidence standards, demonstrating a rationale, and logic models.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Interested in presenting at the 2025 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference taking place from July 13 - 16 in San Francisco, CA? We are accepting proposals to present via our Request for Proposals (RFP).

The NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference is the national convening of professionals, parents, students, policymakers, and community partners who support GEAR UP programs and the students they serve.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

This webinar is for prospective State and Partnership applicants preparing for the 2025 GEAR UP competition. We will focus on adapting to the new GEAR UP selection criteria, effectively navigating the peer-review, and common application pitfalls.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

No communications budget? No problem! Join members of the Communications Advisory Committee to crowdsource a list of no- and low-cost communications tools. Be prepared to share your favorite free resources for photos, design, social media, websites, writing, translation, and more!

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

GEAR UP’s mission is to increase postsecondary attendance so it’s critical to collect, understand, and share college enrollment data. Learn how College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium (CCREC) member GEAR UP Tennessee uses the National Student Clearinghouse to dissect and disseminate information about who and where students are going to college. Come ready to have a conversation about how you access and use postsecondary data, as well as college enrollment trends.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Are you interested in presenting at the 2025 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, but don't know where to start?

Join the Director of Programs, Dr. Katie Hill and Coordinator of Programs and Operations, Adriana Feijoo at the Request for Proposal Office Hours to learn more!

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

During this Discussion Lab, we’ll brainstorm strategies to kick off the year with fun-filled family engagement activities. Come ready to share your ideas, what you’ve tried, and learn from others. Join members of NCCEP’s Family Engagement Advisory Committee as they host this conversation-based meeting.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

The perceived cost of college is one of the biggest barriers in accessing higher education for students and families with low incomes. Join members of the NCCEP Communications Advisory Committee and your GEAR UP colleagues from across the country to have a conversation about how to communicate college affordability.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

The Coordinator Learning Lab is a short-term, cohort-based professional development program for those relatively new to GEAR UP. It offers a place for coordinators to come together and explore common challenges facing GEAR UP professionals.

Next session: September 16 - November 22, 2024

NCCEP committees include a diverse group of volunteer members that help engage the community, share their expertise for professional development, and offer input to NCCEP on programs and services.

Most committees meet monthly via Zoom. Committee members contribute 1 – 2 hours per month over a 2-year term, from October 1 to September 30.

Join us as we delve deeper into National GEAR UP Week, exploring its significance and impact. This session is a continuation of the presentation given at the NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, designed to provide attendees with even more comprehensive insights and resources. Participants will gain access to tools, valuable information, and innovative ideas from NCCEP, as well as Communication Specialists who are actively serving on the national committee.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

The College Advising Learning Lab is a short-term, cohort-based professional development program where participants learn how to help students select the college that fits their needs. Hosted in partnership with Bottom Line.

Next session: September 2 - November 15, 2024

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

During this Discussion Lab, we’ll reflect on our GEAR UP efforts, projects, and goals from this past year. We will celebrate and share our successes, identify what might not be working, and create a plan to move forward for next year.

Come ready to share your lessons learned, and to learn from others. Leave with activities that you can use for your own development, to use with your GEAR UP team and colleagues, or to even use with your students.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Now that you’ve wrapped up the revised GEAR UP Annual Performance Report (APR), we want to learn if there was anything that presented unique challenges to you. We’ll use the feedback to sharpen our technical assistance ahead of the 2025 APR. Take a moment to provide your comments by completing a brief survey.

Join us for a 30-minute webinar and Q&A on NCCEP’s Career & College Clubs. Learn how this program and curriculum can be your go-to resource for serving your students and achieving your GEAR UP goals. Can’t attend? Register and we’ll send you the recording.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Hear from U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten about the FAFSA to ensure that your organization has all the information needed to help students and families in your community. During the webinar they will touch base on the new SAIG data sharing agreements that your organization can leverage.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

With the annual NCCEP/GEAR UP Leadership Awards we wish to recognize those individuals for their contributions to GEAR UP as a whole. There are 3 categories for awards: (1) Family Leader of the Year, (2) Student of the Year, and (3) Professionals of the Year (one executive-level and one providing direct services).

Learn more and submit your nomination.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

During this Discussion Lab, we’ll explore strategies for family visits to college campuses. Come ready to share your lessons learned, and to learn from others.

Join NCCEP’s Family Engagement Advisory Committee for this conversation-based meeting.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

The transition from high school to college ramps up in the spring of senior year. Join Communications Advisory Committee members to share your challenges and solutions related to communicating about financial aid, celebrating Decision Day, and avoiding summer melt.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

This webinar is specifically for prospective 2024 GEAR UP State applicants who will be requesting a full or partial waiver from the GEAR UP scholarship requirements. We will focus on exploring an applicant’s options, broad guidelines for developing estimates, and how to prepare a waiver request.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

This webinar is for prospective State and Partnership applicants preparing for the 2024 GEAR UP competition. We will focus on adapting to the new GEAR UP selection criteria, effectively navigating the peer-review, and common application pitfalls.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

This webinar is for prospective State and Partnership applicants preparing for the 2024 GEAR UP competition. We will focus on the GEAR UP competitive priorities, evidence standards, demonstrating a rationale, and logic models.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

Join us for a 30-minute webinar and Q&A on NCCEP’s Study Lab. Learn about the Study Lab's online courses for GEAR UP professionals. Can’t attend? Register and we’ll send you the recording.

All event times are scheduled in ET.

In Learning Labs, participants attend live virtual sessions with a small group of peers while also taking online courses on their own time.

• Coordinator Learning Lab: Explore common challenges facing new GEAR UP professionals who lead programs at school sites.

• College Success Learning Lab: Learn how to help students succeed in the first year of college.

Learn more and apply today.

Come ready to participate! Discussion Labs are an opportunity to share, learn, and problem-solve together.

During this Discussion Lab, we’ll explore how to gain buy-in from the schools you work with when it comes to implementing your GEAR UP family services. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” for this work, attendees will share what has worked (and what hasn’t!), hear from others, and brainstorm together to come up with new ideas.

Join NCCEP’s Family Engagement Advisory Committee for this conversation-based meeting.

Register here.

All event times are scheduled in ET.