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November 21, 2020 – 13th Annual CICU College Access Fair

In collaboration with Fordham University and with funding awarded by The Bloomberg Philanthropies, CICU will hold an ONLINE College Access Fair & Workshops for African-American/Black and Latinx/Hispanic Students and their Families on Saturday, November 21, 2020. The Fair component of the event will take place from 12:00pm - 2:00pm. Additional information about the event and registration form to complete for your institution to participate are below.
 
There is no charge for this event as we are grant-funded. We welcome CICU member colleges and universities to represent your institution, along with selected CICU CBO partners. A Spanish speaking representative may be helpful.
How Will the College Access Fair Work?
When attendees visit the College Access Fair & Workshops website, cicu.org/CAF2020, on the day of the fair, the landing page will include a schedule and links to all the event’s components including workshops, meetings with Financial Aid Experts, and a help desk for real-time questions about navigating the event. On the landing page, attendees will find a sortable list of each participating college or university and a link to that institution’s Zoom room. As you will see below, we are asking that each institution identify itself in a number of categories which will then allow students to sort colleges based on their interests. There will also be a list for our invited partner CBOs

The Fair will be live from 12 – 2pm. Each institution/invited CBO will be asked to provide a link to their own Zoom space. If your institution does not have their own Zoom (or similar) platform, please contact Susan Nesbitt Perez (susan@cicu.org).

Tip: We strongly advise that you arrange your 2 hours as an open session format throughout the Fair – that will allow students, family, counselors to circulate from college to college. If you choose to offer some topic-specific session or videos, in addition to your open session, we also recommend that you keep them very short since we expect students to drop in and out over the 2 hours.
Registering to Participate in the College Access Fair
1. The registration form below asks that you provide the link to Zoom Meeting or Webinar or similar platform that you will use for your Fair “table” time. If the link is not yet available, please indicate “Link not yet available.” If your institution/CBO does not have its own platform account that you can use, please contact susan@cicu.org. While your university may have recommended or required settings for using Zoom, we recommend the following naming convention and settings:
• Topic: College Name (City)
• When: 12:00pm, Saturday, 11/21/20
• Duration: 2 hours
• Time Zone: Eastern
• Registration: NOT required
• Security: Passcode checked
• Video: Host ON; Participant OFF
• Meeting Options: Mute participants upon entry

2. On the registration form you will select the categories in which you would like your institution listed. The categories (tentative) are:
• Undergraduate Academic Programs [· Healthcare & Related Programs, · Liberal Arts, Humanities, or Social Science Programs, · STEM Programs, · Business Programs, · The Arts (Visual/Creative Arts]
• Your Mascot's Name
• Region: [Western/Finger Lakes/Southern Tier; Central/Northern/Eastern; Hudson Valley;
• Campus Setting [Urban, Suburban, Rural, Online-Only)
• Size (number of enrolled students)
• Graduate Programs (if you will be offering a meeting room devoted to Graduate Programs and Undergraduate Programs you’ll need 2 meeting rooms with distinct URLs)

3. Financial aid experts and CBO partners, please select the N/A options as needed in the questions that require answers below. Questions specific to Financial aid experts' participation is Q10.
Over the next few weeks, please look for additional information and promotional materials that we hope you will share with your contacts. Questions? Please contact Susan Nesbitt Perez (susan@cicu.org).

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* 1. Indicate the name and contact Information for the individual who will be the primary contact for your institution's participation in the Fair below:

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* 2. Contact information for an additional individual to include in CICU's communications about the 2020 College Access Fair. Please list names, titles and contact information (e-mail, phone) for additional reps attending below:

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* 3. Contact information for an additional individual to include in CICU's communications about the 2020 College Access Fair. Please list names, titles and contact information (e-mail, phone) for additional reps attending below:

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* 4. Provide LINK (URL) to the Zoom Meeting or Webinar (or similar platform) that you will use for your Fair “table” time. If the link is not yet available, please indicate “Link not yet available.” If your institution/CBO does not have its own platform account that you can use, please contact susan@cicu.org.

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* 5. Select Listing: Which categories should we list your institution? Please select all applicable options.

  Healthcare & Related Programs Liberal Arts, Humanities, or Social Science Programs STEM Programs Business Programs The Arts (Visual/Creative Performing Arts) N/A
Undergraduate Academic Programs
Graduate Study Academic Programs

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* 6. Select Listing:

  Western/Finger Lakes NY Central/Northern/Eastern NY Hudson Valley NY New York City/Long Island N/A
Location (Region)

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* 7. Select Listing:

  Urban Suburban Rural Online-only institution N/A
Campus Setting

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* 8. Select Listing:

  Small (fewer than 2,000 students) Mid-sized (up to 5,000 students) Large (more than 5,000 students) N/A
Size (number of enrolled students)

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* 9. To engage students in a fun way as they decide which colleges to visit during the college fair, we plan to offer a list of colleges by mascot name. What is the name of your college mascot (e.g., Rocky — a costumed yellowjacket)? If your school doesn't have a mascot, we'll still include you on the list – simply reply "No mascot" below.

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* 10. Financial Aid "Ask the Expert" Please provide the information below if you are signing up as a Financial Aid Expert for the "Ask the Financial Aid Experts." Note that the Ask the Experts appointments will be scheduled by appointment from 12-2pm.

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* 11. Please let us know if you have any additional comments or questions here:

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