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Yara Zoccarato

Thu, May 22, 2025 6:18 PM

Hello Team,

Thank you for resending the press links and the information regarding the June 1st start date programs within our region-I really appreciate your quick follow-up.

Ahead of our upcoming Town Hall, I'd like to clarify a few important points for you to share with your state membership:

COE's planned litigation in defense of June 1st start date programs:
Relief from this legal action will only apply to institutions that have active COE Institutional Membership.
* This is not a decision made by COE-it is a legal requirement, as COE is a membership organization. COE cannot legally represent non-member institutions in litigation.
* Therefore, any program with a June 1 start date that is not currently a COE member is strongly encouraged to become a member by May 31 to be included in this legal effort.
* Programs with a September 1 start date are also encouraged to become members now. If funding is not released by September 1 for those programs, COE would need to initiate a separate lawsuit for those start-date programs.

Based on the information shared with me, it appears that the UB programs starting on June 1 are paid members, with the exception of two institutions from Connecticut. Vanessa Ramirez and I have already reached out to those institutions directly.

Please let me know of any other programs and if you have any further questions.

Best,
Yara Zoccarato
NEOA President
203-837-9399
https://www.neoaonline.org/index.php
[NEOA Logo]
Falo Portugues; Hablo Español

Hello Team, Thank you for resending the press links and the information regarding the June 1st start date programs within our region-I really appreciate your quick follow-up. Ahead of our upcoming Town Hall, I'd like to clarify a few important points for you to share with your state membership: * COE's planned litigation in defense of June 1st start date programs: Relief from this legal action will only apply to institutions that have active COE Institutional Membership. * This is not a decision made by COE-it is a legal requirement, as COE is a membership organization. COE cannot legally represent non-member institutions in litigation. * Therefore, any program with a June 1 start date that is not currently a COE member is strongly encouraged to become a member by May 31 to be included in this legal effort. * Programs with a September 1 start date are also encouraged to become members now. If funding is not released by September 1 for those programs, COE would need to initiate a separate lawsuit for those start-date programs. Based on the information shared with me, it appears that the UB programs starting on June 1 are paid members, with the exception of two institutions from Connecticut. Vanessa Ramirez and I have already reached out to those institutions directly. Please let me know of any other programs and if you have any further questions. Best, Yara Zoccarato NEOA President 203-837-9399 https://www.neoaonline.org/index.php [NEOA Logo] Falo Portugues; Hablo Español

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Williams, Rick

Thu, May 22, 2025 6:25 PM

Good Work Yara!

Rick Williams

Director – Lyndon Upward Bound
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Vermont State University
Lyndon Upward Bound
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Hello Team,

Thank you for resending the press links and the information regarding the June 1st start date programs within our region—I really appreciate your quick follow-up.

Ahead of our upcoming Town Hall, I’d like to clarify a few important points for you to share with your state membership:

COE’s planned litigation in defense of June 1st start date programs:
Relief from this legal action will only apply to institutions that have active COE Institutional Membership.
* This is not a decision made by COE—it is a legal requirement, as COE is a membership organization. COE cannot legally represent non-member institutions in litigation.
* Therefore, any program with a June 1 start date that is not currently a COE member is strongly encouraged to become a member by May 31 to be included in this legal effort.
* Programs with a September 1 start date are also encouraged to become members now. If funding is not released by September 1 for those programs, COE would need to initiate a separate lawsuit for those start-date programs.

Based on the information shared with me, it appears that the UB programs starting on June 1 are paid members, with the exception of two institutions from Connecticut. Vanessa Ramirez and I have already reached out to those institutions directly.

Please let me know of any other programs and if you have any further questions.

Best,

Yara Zoccarato

NEOA President

203-837-9399

https://www.neoaonline.org/index.php

[NEOA Logo]

Falo Portugues; Hablo Español

Good Work Yara! Rick Williams Director – Lyndon Upward Bound [cid:efc46ea6-1be9-4aa2-a944-35609c7439d2] Vermont State University Lyndon Upward Bound 1001 College Rd Lyndonville, VT 05851 Richard.Williams@VermontState.edu<mailto:Richard.Williams@VermontState.edu> Office: 802-626-5000 Cell: 802-274-5648 Vermont State University is built upon the best of Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College. Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, July 1, 2023. At Vermont State University, we foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice and strive to be a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment. Vermont State University does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, positive HIV-related blood test results, or any other status protected by state or federal law. PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, confidential, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of an email received in error is prohibited. ________________________________ From: Yara Zoccarato via NEOABOARD <neoaboard@lists.neoaonline.org> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 2:18 PM To: neoaboard@lists.neoaonline.org <neoaboard@lists.neoaonline.org> Cc: Yara Zoccarato <zoccaratoy@wcsu.edu> Subject: [NEOABOARD] June 1st Start Dates This message is from an external sender. Please be careful when clicking on links and attachments. Hello Team, Thank you for resending the press links and the information regarding the June 1st start date programs within our region—I really appreciate your quick follow-up. Ahead of our upcoming Town Hall, I’d like to clarify a few important points for you to share with your state membership: * COE’s planned litigation in defense of June 1st start date programs: Relief from this legal action will only apply to institutions that have active COE Institutional Membership. * This is not a decision made by COE—it is a legal requirement, as COE is a membership organization. COE cannot legally represent non-member institutions in litigation. * Therefore, any program with a June 1 start date that is not currently a COE member is strongly encouraged to become a member by May 31 to be included in this legal effort. * Programs with a September 1 start date are also encouraged to become members now. If funding is not released by September 1 for those programs, COE would need to initiate a separate lawsuit for those start-date programs. Based on the information shared with me, it appears that the UB programs starting on June 1 are paid members, with the exception of two institutions from Connecticut. Vanessa Ramirez and I have already reached out to those institutions directly. Please let me know of any other programs and if you have any further questions. Best, Yara Zoccarato NEOA President 203-837-9399 https://www.neoaonline.org/index.php [NEOA Logo] Falo Portugues; Hablo Español

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Sarah Morrell

Thu, May 22, 2025 6:28 PM

Thanks, Yara.

For what it’s worth, according to an attendee at COE’s proposal writing workshop (she’s referring to yesterday’s PWW):

“At the conclusion of today’s TS/EOC grant writing workshop, Angelica addressed the participants. She said, COE is confident the GAN’s for June 1 UB’s will be released on time. After McMahon’s testimony, she mentioned Senator Bennett from Colorado called ED to confirm. ED told him the GAN’s for June 1 UB’s will be out by May 31st”.

ED apparently stated that all the other GAN’s would be out by Sept. 1.

Best,

Sarah

On May 22, 2025, at 2:19 PM, Yara Zoccarato via NEOABOARD neoaboard@lists.neoaonline.org wrote:

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Hello Team,

Thank you for resending the press links and the information regarding the June 1st start date programs within our region—I really appreciate your quick follow-up.

Ahead of our upcoming Town Hall, I’d like to clarify a few important points for you to share with your state membership:

COE’s planned litigation in defense of June 1st start date programs:
Relief from this legal action will only apply to institutions that have active COE Institutional Membership.
* This is not a decision made by COE—it is a legal requirement, as COE is a membership organization. COE cannot legally represent non-member institutions in litigation.
* Therefore, any program with a June 1 start date that is not currently a COE member is strongly encouraged to become a member by May 31 to be included in this legal effort.
* Programs with a September 1 start date are also encouraged to become members now. If funding is not released by September 1 for those programs, COE would need to initiate a separate lawsuit for those start-date programs.

Based on the information shared with me, it appears that the UB programs starting on June 1 are paid members, with the exception of two institutions from Connecticut. Vanessa Ramirez and I have already reached out to those institutions directly.

Please let me know of any other programs and if you have any further questions.

Best,
Yara Zoccarato
NEOA President
203-837-9399
https://www.neoaonline.org/index.php
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Falo Portugues; Hablo Español

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Thanks, Yara. For what it’s worth, according to an attendee at COE’s proposal writing workshop (she’s referring to yesterday’s PWW): “At the conclusion of today’s TS/EOC grant writing workshop, Angelica addressed the participants. She said, COE is confident the GAN’s for June 1 UB’s will be released on time. After McMahon’s testimony, she mentioned Senator Bennett from Colorado called ED to confirm. ED told him the GAN’s for June 1 UB’s will be out by May 31st”. ED apparently stated that all the other GAN’s would be out by Sept. 1. Best, Sarah On May 22, 2025, at 2:19 PM, Yara Zoccarato via NEOABOARD <neoaboard@lists.neoaonline.org> wrote: CAUTION: EXTERNAL SENDER Hello Team, Thank you for resending the press links and the information regarding the June 1st start date programs within our region—I really appreciate your quick follow-up. Ahead of our upcoming Town Hall, I’d like to clarify a few important points for you to share with your state membership: * COE’s planned litigation in defense of June 1st start date programs: Relief from this legal action will only apply to institutions that have active COE Institutional Membership. * This is not a decision made by COE—it is a legal requirement, as COE is a membership organization. COE cannot legally represent non-member institutions in litigation. * Therefore, any program with a June 1 start date that is not currently a COE member is strongly encouraged to become a member by May 31 to be included in this legal effort. * Programs with a September 1 start date are also encouraged to become members now. If funding is not released by September 1 for those programs, COE would need to initiate a separate lawsuit for those start-date programs. Based on the information shared with me, it appears that the UB programs starting on June 1 are paid members, with the exception of two institutions from Connecticut. Vanessa Ramirez and I have already reached out to those institutions directly. Please let me know of any other programs and if you have any further questions. Best, Yara Zoccarato NEOA President 203-837-9399 https://www.neoaonline.org/index.php <image001.gif> Falo Portugues; Hablo Español --- To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to neoaboard-leave@lists.neoaonline.org.