Dear EOC Colleagues:

As noted in my April 2009 correspondence to you (click here to read), the theme of our 2009 Annual Conference, "EOC’s of the Future—Regulatory Implications: A Pivotal Point in EOC Survival" implies that EOC is at a very important juncture. There are a number of questions that require some answers. What’s happening to EOC? Its mandatory objectives appear to be driving it more toward adult education and away from higher education. Is EOC more aligned with Workforce Initiatives than with TRIO? Veterans Upward Bound has organized to establish its own course, should EOC do the same?

The 2009 annual conference will provide opportunities for these issues to be addressed. In addition, it will cover the new requirements for EOC and attempt to identify promising practice models for your programs to adopt. We are planning to have COE or ED or both address their perspectives on these new requirements. In the end, we want you to participate in identifying the path EOC should take in the ensuing years.

Please make every attempt to attend and register early if you can. You can register at: www.neoca.org. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at www.mbrock@susla.edu or Frances Ervin at Frances.Ervin@wichita.edu .

Sincerely,

Major Brock

Vice President