Our Affiliates
COE’s Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from its affiliate regional associations. There are ten regional member associations of the Council for Opportunity in Education.
national Listservs
TRIO — To subscribe, visit this webpage. To post a message to the listserv, send your e-mail to trio-list@uwm.edu.
TRIO-EOC — To join the TRIO-EOC listserv, visit this webpage. To post a message to the listserv, send your e-mail to trio-listeoc@uwm.edu.
TRIO-McNair — To join the National McNair listserv, complete the form here and click subscribe. Click the link in the confirmation email. To post a message to the listserv, e-mail McNair-L@po.missouri.edu.
TRIO-Student Support Services — Click here to join the TRIO-SSS listserv. To post a message to the listserv, e-mail trio-sss@uwm.edu.
TRIO-Talent Search — Click here to join the TRIO-Talent Search listserv. To post a message to the listserv, e-mail trio-listts@uwm.edu.
TRIO-Upward Bound — To join the TRIO-Upward Bound listserv, visit this webpage. To post a message to the listserv, e-mail trio-ub@uwm.edu.
TRIO-Veterans Upward Bound — Only staff that works for a Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program can join this listserv. If you work for a VUB program and want to join the listserv, visit the National Veterans Upward Bound Project Personnel (NVAUBPP) website.
NEOCA — The National Educational Opportunity Centers Association (NEOCA) supports Educational Opportunity Centers and similar programs that aid low-income, first-generation secondary, and postsecondary students to achieve a better life and quality education. To join the listserv, visit NEOCA’s website or click here.
Association for Equality and Excellence in Education, Inc.
AEEE
AEEE is a regional association of Academic professionals, administrators, faculty, staff, student alumni, parents, and policymakers dedicated to serving and furthering the opportunities for low-income, first-generation students, veterans, and students with disabilities in New York and New Jersey.
Association of Special Programs in Region Eight, Inc.
ASPIRE
ASPIRE, Inc.’s mission is to increase the educational and success opportunities for low-income and first-generation college students through advocacy, professional development, and legislative awareness (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming).
Mailing Lists
Caribbean Association of Educational Opportunity Programs
CAEOP
The Caribbean Association of Educational Opportunity Programs is committed to the development and excellence of the TRIO programs. CAEOP (née ACPOE) promotes access, retention, and opportunity for disadvantaged and minority youth in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Educational Opportunity Association
EOA
The Educational Opportunity Association is a non-profit consortium of professionals with the specific purpose of leveling the playing field of educational opportunity for first-generation, low-income, and disabled students. EOA is the representative professional body for colleges, universities, and agencies that host federally-funded TRIO educational opportunity programs within ten states in the great Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin).
Mailing Lists
Mideastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel
MEAEOPP
The mission of the Mid-Eastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MEAEOPP) is to assist low-income, first-generation, and traditionally underrepresented students in overcoming the economic, physical, academic, and social barriers that make access to higher education difficult, if not impossible. This regional association includes educational opportunity personnel from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Mailing Lists
Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs
NAEOP
The Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs promotes education development, improvement, and extension to non-traditional individuals. NAEOP represents professional educators who work with low-income, first-generation, and disabled students throughout the Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).
Mailing Lists
New England Educational Opportunity Association
NEOA
The New England Educational Opportunity Association, or NEOA, is an organization of professionals actively interested in ensuring equal educational opportunities in higher education. Founded in 1972, NEOA has a membership of more than 300 educators throughout the six New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).
Mailing Lists
Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel
SAEOPP
The Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel is an eight-state southeast regional association (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) dedicated to the professional development and support of TRIO professionals and the advocacy of the TRIO movement.
Mailing Lists
Southwest Association of Student Assistance Programs
SWASAP
The purpose of SWASAP is to provide support, training, and encouragement to TRIO professionals within the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas to strengthen their endeavor to serve the national and regional needs of the targeted population.
Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel
WESTOP
The Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel is one of 10 regional associations dedicated to furthering educational opportunities for low-income, first-generation and disabled students. WESTOP consists of six chapters — Arizona, Central California (CenCal), Nevada, Northern California (NorCal), Pacific Islands (PIC), and Southern California (SoCal).
Mailing Lists
Career Opportunities
Interested in working on behalf of first-generation and low-income students? View current openings at the Council for Opportunity in Education and beyond and apply today!
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