MOCAN – Missouri College & Career Attainment Network

PDI: Financial Aid Offer Review Watch Party (virtual)
2025-01-28 08:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Workshop Title: Financial Aid Offer Review Watch Party
Workshop Description: This training will show you the power of analyzing aid offers and give you the tools, knowledge, and language to support students with this critical step in the financial aid process. We will begin by reviewing key aid offer terminology, examples, and practices. We will then introduce uAspire’s College Cost Calculator and walk through a case study to show how to use this tool and explain the results to students.
Who Should Attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners, anyone assisting students with the financial aid process
REGISTER HERE

PEN + PDI: Community Within the Network (St. Louis)
2025-01-24 10:00 - 14:00 | ANEW Rooftop, 519 N Grand, St. Louis, Missouri, 63103
Postsecondary Equity Network and College and Career Readiness partners are invited to join the next meeting of the Community Within the Network. We’ll discuss Ethics in Higher Education and FAFSA updated.
To attend, please reach to tball@mocollegecareer.org or cwashington@mocollegecareer.org.

PEN Administrative Leadership Institute
2024-12-04 10:00 - 15:00 | University of Missouri-St. Louis
Postsecondary Equity Network institutional administrators and practitioners are invited to a one-day leadership institute with Dr. Kaye Monk-Morgan, President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center. The session will focus on “Your Leadership Edge.” Participation is by invitation only. For more information, contact Trent Ball.

MASFAP Virtual Financial Aid Workshop
2024-11-21 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
Did you miss the in-person financial aid workshops this fall? It’s not too late! Join us online on November 21 at 9 AM.
This 90-minute virtual workshop will cover:

What to expect with the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Financial Aid Offers and how to help your students understand covering the cost
Additional resources and tools you can use with your families

You can register to attend the virtual workshop on November 21 here. We hope to see you virtually later this month!

PDI: Employer Relations - Connecting Students to the Real World (virtual)
2024-11-15 10:00 - 11:30
Workshop Title: Employer Relations – Connecting Students to the Real World
Workshop Description: This session will provide an overview of employer relations and strategies for connecting your students to local companies. Topics will include understanding the employer perspective, benefits and types of real-world experiences, targeting companies by industry, and developing experiential programs for students. Attendees will also learn how to create a marketing pitch to encourage companies to engage with their school and how to build a network for alumni to support your efforts.
We will be joined by Dr. Lakeisha Mathews, Director, Career & Internship Center at the University of Baltimore and Past President of the National Career Development Association
Who should attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners
REGISTER HERE

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (St. Louis)
2024-10-30 08:00 - 11:00
Workshop Title: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop
Workshop Description: Hosted by the Missouri Association of Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP) and Missouri College and Career Attainment Network (MOCAN)
Topics Include:
The Other Side of FAFSA Simplification
What Happens After Filing the FAFSA
Small Group Scenarios
Decoding Financial Aid Offers
Covering the Costs
Who should attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners, anyone assisting students with the financial aid process
REGISTER HERE

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Kansas City)
2024-10-29 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Sedalia)
2024-10-24 09:00 - 14:30

PDI: FAFSA Completion Part II with uAspire (virtual)
2024-10-23 10:00 - 11:30
Workshop Title: FAFSA Completion, Part II
Workshop Description: Parent Contributor Walkthrough – Whether you have decades of experience with the FAFSA or you are just starting out, this is a great look under the hood of the most frequently used financial aid form. This training will walk you through the online form, give you opportunities to practice with complex scenarios and highlight the potential pitfalls all practitioners and students should be aware of.
Who should attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners

REGISTER HERE

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Hannibal)
2024-10-22 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (West Plains)
2024-10-18 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Columbia)
2024-10-17 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: FAFSA Completion, Part I with uAspire (virtual)
2024-10-15 10:00 - 11:30
Workshop Title: FAFSA Completion, Part I
Workshop Description: Dependent Student Walkthrough – Whether you have decades of experience with the FAFSA or you are just starting out, this is a great look under the hood of the most frequently used financial aid form. This training will walk you through the online form, give you opportunities to practice with complex scenarios, and highlight the potential pitfalls all practitioners and students should be aware of.
Who should attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners

REGISTER HERE

PEN Student Leadership Forum
2024-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | St. Louis Community College – Forest Park
Students attending Postsecondary Equity Network partner institutions are invited to a one-day leadership seminar on the Resilient LiFE with facilitator Marz Bishop. For more information contact Trent Ball.

Community within the Network
2024-10-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Saint Louis University, 1 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri, 63103
Postsecondary Equity Network and College and Career Readiness partners are invited to join the next meeting of the Community within the Network. We’ll be joined by Dr. TaJuan Wilson who will facilitate a discussion around The State of DEI in Recruiting and Hiring in Higher Education. To attend, reach out to Trent Ball.

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (St. Joseph)
2024-10-11 08:30 - 12:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Springfield)
2024-10-10 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Poplar Bluff)
2024-10-08 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: Passions, Values, and Skills - Creating Opportunities for Student-Centered Career Exploration (virtual)
2024-10-04 10:00 - 11:30
Workshop Title: Passions, Values, and Skills – Creating Opportunities for Student-Centered Career Exploration
Workshop Description: The Opportunity Network will join us to discuss the concept of ‘best fit careers’, explore passions, values, and skills as drivers of students’ career exploration, and connect with peers to share ideas, resources, and best practices.
Who should attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners
REGISTER HERE

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Trenton)
2024-10-03 10:30 - 13:30

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Rolla)
2024-10-03 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Joplin)
2024-09-27 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Cape Girardeau)
2024-09-25 08:00 - 11:00

PDI: MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop (Kirksville)
2024-09-24 08:30 - 11:30

PDI + PEN: College Application Storytelling After SFAA v. Harvard
2024-09-13 10:00 - 11:30
Workshop Title: College Application Storytelling After SFAA v. Harvard
Workshop Description: Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard didn’t just eliminate race-based affirmative action from college admissions, but created a framework for how students must talk about their identity across the whole application. During this presentation we will:

Explain the Supreme Court and the Office for Civil Rights’ approaches to storytelling on the college application
Offer counselors concrete, ready-to-use tools for teaching students how to create their applications
Instruction not just on what should go in the application but how to actually do it

Presenter: Dr. Stephen Himes of Storyboards College Admission Portfolio
Dr. Himes has a J.D./Ed.D with an emphasis in Civil Rights in Education Law. As a member of the Education Law Association, he presents nationwide on how Supreme Court decisions like SFFA v. Harvard contribute to school resegregation and the opportunity gap.
Who should attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners, college/institution partners
REGISTER HERE

PDI: Introduction to Financial Aid with uAspire (virtual)
2024-09-06 10:00 - 11:30
Workshop Title: Introduction to Financial Aid
Workshop Description: This training will provide an overview of the main types of financial aid and financial aid application process, while incorporating a student-centered approach to the terminology and requirements.
Who should attend: High school counselors, college and career advisors, community-based practitioners

REGISTER HERE

FAFSA Drop-In Office Hours - Grandview
2024-07-29 17:00 - 19:00
Join MOCAN and its partners every Monday evening for in-person FAFSA assistance. No appointment needed.
Available Dates: June 3rd – July 29th
Location: Mid-Continent Public Library – Grandview Branch, 12930 Booth Lane, Grandview, MO 64030
More information: www.mofafsa.org/kansascity

MOCAN FAFSA Frenzy - Poplar Bluff Area
2024-07-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Three Rivers Community College, 2080 Three Rivers Blvd, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Need help finishing your FAFSA? We can help!
Join us at Three Rivers Community College from 10 AM to 2 PM.

FAFSA Drop-In Office Hours - Southeast Branch
2024-07-22 17:00 - 19:00
Join MOCAN and its partners every Monday evening for in-person FAFSA assistance. No appointment needed.
Available Dates: June 3rd – July 29th
Location: Kansas City Public Library – Southeast Branch, 6242 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64130
More information: www.mofafsa.org/kansascity

Adult Learner Network - Missouri Resources for Adult Learners
2024-07-16 10:00 - 11:00
Missouri Resources for Adult Learners
Tuesday, July 16, 10 AM
Register for Zoom Webinar
Resources and access funding available to Adult Learners in Missouri:

State Funding (grants and scholarships)
Job Center Services
MSLF Resources

Who should attend:

Employers: talent management, HR professionals
Higher education: admissions and financial aid
Community organizations working with adults

Presenters:

Erik Anderson, Director- Financial Assistance, MDHEWD
Jerri Bowles, Job Center Services, MDHEWD
Alexandria Miller, Program Manager, Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation
