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Venue Location
Venue Location

Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square

South Queen Street 25
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Organizer
Organizer
Organizer: Mid-Atlantic Association of Career Schools
Contact Person: Admin
Event Details
Event Details

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Career Schools (Formerly PAPSA) is over 70 years old and continues to host one of the country's largest annual conferences for leaders and staff at technical colleges and career schools.


You are invited to join several hundred of your school colleagues, vendors, speakers, and other officials at MAACS' 2023 Annual Conference to be held July 25 & 26 at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.


The draft conference agenda has been released and can be viewed here: Conference Agenda 2023.pdf (maacs.us)


There will be two dozen sessions to choose from, plus keynote speeches, panel discussions, and other meetings to help school leaders operate their schools, stay in compliance, and successfully educate and place their students. We also have several receptions, meals, and networking events to help school leaders, staff, and vendors meet new peers or grow existing relationships.



Group hotel rate is $149 a night, and can be used for any stay between July 22 - July 28. Must be booked by July 7 or group rate expires. We expect the room block to sell out. Click link below to reserve a room.

Book Your Group/Corporate Rate | Marriott International

Agenda
Agenda
  • Day 1

    July 24, 2023

  • Day 2

    July 25, 2023

  • Day 3

    July 26, 2023

  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM

    Annual Golf Tournament--Hosted by Oozle Media

    Annual Golf Tournament--Hosted by Oozle Media

    Annual Golf Tournament
    This year's Annual Golf Tournament will be held at Tanglewood Manor Golf Club. Located at 653 Scotland Rd. Quarryville, PA 17566.
    Our host for this event is Oozle Media.

    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Reception with Elected Officials: Congresswoman Virginia Foxx & Congressman Lloyd Smucker

    Reception with Elected Officials: Congresswoman Virginia Foxx & Congressman Lloyd Smucker

    Reception with Elected Officials: Congresswoman Virginia Foxx & Congressman Lloyd Smucker
    Reception to be held at Greenfield Restaurant, located at 595 Greenfield Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601
    Elected Officials:
    Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, Chair of the Committee on Education & the Workforce
    Congressman Lloyd Smucker, Committee on Education & the Workforce; Subcommittee on High Education and Workforce Development
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Advanced Legal Workshop for Schools--Hosted by Duane Morris LLC

    Advanced Legal Workshop for Schools--Hosted by Duane Morris LLC

    Advanced Legal Workshop for Schools--Hosted by Duane Morris LLC
    Workshop Location: Heritage A
    Workshop Location: Heritage A

    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Conference Registration Table Open

    Conference Registration Table Open

    Conference Registration Table Open

    2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

    Break with Exhibitors

    Break with Exhibitors

    Break with Exhibitors

    9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

    Exhibitor Set-up

    Exhibitor Set-up

    Exhibitor Set-up

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Annual Cosmetology and Barber School Meeting

    Annual Cosmetology and Barber School Meeting

    Annual Cosmetology and Barber School Meeting with Special Guest State Representative Mike Sturla
    Meeting Location: Heritage C

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

    Annual Cosmetology and Barber School Luncheon--Hosted by Milady, Oozle Media, Beauty Schools Marketing Group & Beauty As A Business

    Annual Cosmetology and Barber School Luncheon--Hosted by Milady, Oozle Media, Beauty Schools Marketing Group & Beauty As A Business

    Annual Cosmetology and Barber School Luncheon--Hosted by Milady, Oozle Media, Beauty Schools Marketing Group & Beauty As A Business
    Luncheon Location: Commonwealth 1 & 2

    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Annual Business Meeting

    Annual Business Meeting

    Annual Business Meeting
    Meeting Location: Heritage C

    1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Plenary Session: "Federal Regulatory & Legislative Affairs"

    Plenary Session: "Federal Regulatory & Legislative Affairs"

    Plenary Session: "Federal Regulatory & Legislative Affairs"
    Part 1: US Congressman Lloyd Smucker, Member of U.S. House Education & Workforce Committee
    Part 2: Tom Netting, TEN Government Strategies
    Session Location: Heritage C

    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

    Up Your Texting Game! How to Build Rapport and Engage Leads Over Text

    Up Your Texting Game! How to Build Rapport and Engage Leads Over Text

    Breakout Session #1a
    Speaker: Jenn Lyles, Beauty School Marketing Group
    Recommended Audience: Admissions/Marketing
    Session Location: Heritage A

    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

    Improving Financial Literacy for More Successful Repayment Outcomes

    Improving Financial Literacy for More Successful Repayment Outcomes

    Breakout Session #1b
    Speaker: Matt Chin, UNISA
    Recommended Audience: Financial Aid & Career Services
    Session Location: Heritage B

    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

    What's In Your Wallet? How to Turn Limited Financial Resources Into A Long-Term Plan to Fulfill Student Outcomes and Spur Growth

    What's In Your Wallet? How to Turn Limited Financial Resources Into A Long-Term Plan to Fulfill Student Outcomes and Spur Growth

    Breakout Session #1c
    Speaker: Calvin Fortenberry, TFC Tuition Financing
    Recommended Audience: School Leaders & Financial Aid
    Session Location: Heritage D

    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

    State Regulatory Update for Maryland Schools Under the Higher Education Commission

    State Regulatory Update for Maryland Schools Under the Higher Education Commission

    Breakout Session #1d
    Speaker: Emily Dow, Maryland Higher Education Commission
    Recommended Audience: School Leaders & Compliance Staff
    Session Location: Heritage E

    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

    Leveraging Technology to Increase and Retain Enrollments

    Leveraging Technology to Increase and Retain Enrollments

    Breakout Session #2a--Hosted by FA Davis
    Speaker: Steven Sabold, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
    Recommended Audience: Admissions/Marketing & IT Staff & School Leaders
    Session Location: Heritage A

    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

    Post-Pandemic Pandemonium! Strategies to Keep Student Loans from Being Your Worst Nightmare!

    Post-Pandemic Pandemonium! Strategies to Keep Student Loans from Being Your Worst Nightmare!

    Breakout Session #2b--Hosted by FA Davis
    Speaker: Mary Lynn Hammer, Champion Col-EDGE Solutions
    Recommended Audience: Financial Aid
    Session Location: Heritage B

    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

    Best Practices for Schools In Technological Change Management

    Best Practices for Schools In Technological Change Management

    Breakout Session #2c--Hosted by FA Davis
    Speaker: Ahmed Zaeem, Pathway Labs
    Recommended Audience: School Leadership
    Session Location: Heritage D

    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

    Proceed With Caution! Important Changes to U.S. Department of Education's Change in Ownership and Financial Responsibility Regulations

    Proceed With Caution! Important Changes to U.S. Department of Education's Change in Ownership and Financial Responsibility Regulations

    Breakout Session #2d--Hosted by FA Davis
    Speaker(s): Mike Wherry, McClintock & Associates
    Jonathan Tarnow, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
    Recommended Audience: Legal/Compliance & School Leadership
    Session Location: Heritage E

    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

    Opening Reception & Annual Cocktail Challenge--Hosted by Crown Brush

    Opening Reception & Annual Cocktail Challenge--Hosted by Crown Brush

    Opening Reception & Annual Cocktail Challenge--Hosted by Crown Brush
    Reception & Challenge Location: Exhibitor Area

    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Dinner On Your Own

    Dinner On Your Own

    Dinner Break

    9:00 PM - 10:30 PM

    President's Reception

    President's Reception

    President's Reception
    Reception Location: Commons on Vine
  • 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

    Conference Registration Table Open

    Conference Registration Table Open

    Conference Registration Table Open

    7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

    Breakfast Available

    Breakfast Available

    Breakfast Available
    Breakfast Location: Exhibitor Area

    8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

    Opening Announcements

    Opening Announcements

    Opening Announcements
    Announcements Location: Heritage C

    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

    Maximizing Student Resilience: Passion, Perseverance and Purpose

    Maximizing Student Resilience: Passion, Perseverance and Purpose

    Plenary Session
    Speaker: Duncan Kirkwood, National Education Speaker & Director of Center for Resilience at Villa Maria College
    **This plenary session will also be eligible for Continuing Education Credits for educators and faculty.**
    Session Location: Heritage C

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Does Your Website Actually Bring In Students? Conversion Best Practices Your Site Could Be Missing

    Does Your Website Actually Bring In Students? Conversion Best Practices Your Site Could Be Missing

    Breakout Session #3a
    Speaker: Becky Banks, Oozle Media
    Recommended Audience: Admissions/Marketing & School Leaders
    Session Location: Heritage A

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Tips and Tools for Job Search Success

    Tips and Tools for Job Search Success

    Breakout Session #3b
    Speaker: Bob Amell, STARS Campus Solutions
    Recommended Audience: Career Services
    Session Location: Heritage B

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Organized! What It Takes to Be A Really Organized Instructor

    Organized! What It Takes to Be A Really Organized Instructor

    Breakout Session #3c
    Speaker: Doug Fisher, McGraw Hill Speakers Bureau
    Recommended Audience: Education/Faculty
    Session Location: Heritage D

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Title IV & Financial Statement Audit Update

    Title IV & Financial Statement Audit Update

    Breakout #3d
    Speaker: Chris Wade, Symphona LLP
    Recommended Audience: Financial Aid & Legal/Compliance & School Leadership
    Session Location: Heritage E

    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    Break With Exhibitors

    Break With Exhibitors

    Break with Exhibitors

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Test Your Knowledge With Trivia

    Test Your Knowledge With Trivia

    Breakout Session #4a
    Speaker: Lisa Olmedo, Gragg Advertising
    Recommended Audience: Admissions/Marketing & School Leaders
    Session Location: Heritage A

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Certification, Job Placement, Compensation, and What Employees Are Looking For

    Certification, Job Placement, Compensation, and What Employees Are Looking For

    Breakout Session #4b
    Speaker: Danielle Sadighi, AMCA Exams
    Recommended Audience: Career Services & School Leaders
    Session Location: Heritage B

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Imparting Knowledge and Skill With Staying Power

    Imparting Knowledge and Skill With Staying Power

    Breakout Session #4c
    Speaker: Carol Woodard, YappyCarol
    Recommended Audience: Education/Faculty
    Session Location: Heritage D

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    State Regulatory Update for Pennsylvania Private-Licensed Schools

    State Regulatory Update for Pennsylvania Private-Licensed Schools

    Breakout Session #4d
    Speaker: Nichole Campbell, PA Private License School Board
    Recommended Audience: School Leaders & Compliance Staff
    Session Location: Heritage E

    12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

    Advance 360 Reveals Opportunities for Mid-Atlantic Region Higher Education Recruitment

    Advance 360 Reveals Opportunities for Mid-Atlantic Region Higher Education Recruitment

    Breakout Session #5a
    Joel Espinoza, Advance 360 Education
    Recommended Audience: Admissions/Marketing & School Leaders
    Session Location: Heritage A

    12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

    How to Navigate These Changing Times

    How to Navigate These Changing Times

    Breakout Session #5b
    Speaker: Patty O'Rourke, School Consultant & Former Career Services Director
    Recommended Audience: Career Services "Placeholder"
    Session Location: Heritage B

    12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

    Words Matter--Effective Communication

    Words Matter--Effective Communication

    Breakout Session #5c
    Speaker: Carol Woodard, YappyCarol
    Recommended Audience: Educators/Faculty & School Leaders
    Session Location: Heritage D

    12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

    Complying with New Regulatory Requirments

    Complying with New Regulatory Requirments

    Breakout Session #5d
    Speaker: Roger Swartzwelder, Maynard Nexsen LLP
    Recommended Audience: Legal/Compliance & School Leaders
    Session Location: Heritage E

    1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

    Awards Luncheon--Hosted by Campus Cloud Solutions

    Awards Luncheon--Hosted by Campus Cloud Solutions

    Awards Luncheon
    Annual Awards presentation during lunch, sponsored by Campus Cloud Solutions
    Drawing of raffles and prizes
    Luncheon Location: Commonwealth Ballroom
Speakers
Speakers
  • Tom Netting (CEO of TEN Government Strategies)

    Tom Netting

    CEO of TEN Government Strategies

  • Carol Woodard (CFO at YappyCarol)

    Carol Woodard

    CFO at YappyCarol

Sponsors and Partners
Sponsors and Partners
Exhibitors
Exhibitors

Virtual Advisor

  • Enrollment Resources

  • Campus Cloud Services

  • STARS Campus Solutions

Certification Association

  • American Medical Certification Association

Financial

  • Case Sabatini, CPAs and Auditors

  • Global Financial Aid Services

  • TFC Tuition

  • Financial Aid Services & Genesis SMS

  • Mcclintock & Associates

  • Symphona LLP

  • Champions Companies

Marketing

  • EdwardsSchoen

  • CampusLogin & Great Exposure

  • Gragg Advertising

  • Oozle Media

  • Advance 360

  • Meera AI

Book Publishers

  • G-W Publisher

  • Elsevier Health Publishing

  • FA Davis Company

Education Company

  • McGraw Hill Education

  • Milady

  • ProsperU

  • Technical Training Labs, Inc.

Wholesale Company

  • Burmax

  • Crownbrush

Community
Community

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