Edsouth Outreach Initiatives

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Edsouth Outreach Initiatives
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• Established in 1992, Student Outreach Services
  (SOS) is a community service program  that
  promotes student interest in higher education by
  increasing awareness of college, career, and
  financial aid opportunities.
• The SOS staff is dedicated to supporting  school
  counselors and teachers by providing free college
  and career planning resources and services for
  students and parents.

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SOS counselors are available during school hours
or at evening events to conduct free
presentations throughout the state of Tennessee.
Presentation topics include College
Planning Financial Aid Admissions Career
Development Financial Literacy Life After High
School SOS counselors serve in designated Grand
Divisions of the state.
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Tennessee College and Career Planning
Systempowered by Kuder

• The Tennessee College and Career Planning System
  powered by Kuder provides students with a
  lifelong portfolio including career, interest,
  and skills assessments and is offered free to all
  Tennessee students in grades 7-12 through school
  guidance counselors. It offers access to
• Kuder Career Search with Person Match (interest
  assessment), Kuder Skills Assessment, and Supers
  Work Values Inventory
• Education planner
• Planning timeline
• Occupation search and career comparison
• College major and instructional program search
• College search and comparison
• Financial aid information and scholarship search
• Resume builder

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• Free college planning materials are sent to high
  school counselors nationwide
• How To Get Money for College booklets for
  students and parents
• Corresponding How to Get Money for College
  video for use in the classroom or at financial
  aid workshops
• eCampusTours.com poster for counseling office or
  school bulletin board
• eCampusTours college planning website promotional
  rack card
• eCampusTours Scholarship Search promotional
  bookmark

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• Sponsored by Edsouth, eCampusTours is a unique
  college planning website featuring 360 by 360
  virtual campus tours of over 1300 college
  campuses.
• Students can create personal portfolios allowing
  them to save favorite tours and articles, as well
  as book actual visits to participating schools.
• eCampusTours also includes articles about College
  Planning, Campus Life, Career Exploration, and
  Paying for College (Financial Aid, Scholarships,
  and Student Loans).
• On average, eCampusTours receives over 150,000
  unique visitors per month.

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• Edadvisor e-mail service reminds students about
  important deadlines and provides helpful planning
  tips.
• Articles containing advice about academics,
  career planning, and financial aid are geared
  toward several audiences high school students,
  current college students, and parents.
• Approximately 125,000 parents and students
  receive Edadvisor each month.