Before Super Bowl Sunday, Chattanooga will have College Goal Saturday.
The College Goal Initiative is a free, half-day conference organized by the Public Education Foundation so that high school students, parents, educators — even current college students — can learn how to succeed in college and apply for financial aid.
IF YOU GO
What: College Goal Initiative, a free college preparation conference When: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: UTC University Center, 615 McCallie Ave.
“We believe that students and families have the power to make informed decisions,” said PEF Vice President Stacy Lightfoot, who’s in charge of the nonprofit Chattanooga organization’s college and career success initiative.
Denis Bega, regional operations director for the U.S. Department of Education, will kick off the event with a speech titled, “Life After High School: It’s Not Your Parents’ College Anymore.” More than 20 workshops have topics that range from interviewing and applying to highly selective colleges to “succeeding regardless of color or class.”