Coldspring Oakhurts HS GEAR UP Week with Marlon Lizama
2025-09-24 08:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Speaker: Marlon Lizama
Event Title: Fall 2025 R2 UT Austin GEAR UP Week ColdSpring Oakhurst with Marlon Lizama
Client Program/Organization: University of Texas at Austin
Event Description: Presentation by Marlon Lizama
Theme: Celebrating GEAR UP Week
Start Date: 2025-09-24
End Date: 2025-09-24
Start Time: 8:45 AM
End Time: 10:00 AM
City/State: Coldspring, TX
Audience: High School
Number attending: 250

Coldspring Oakhurts MS GEAR UP Week with Marlon Lizama
2025-09-24 10:30 - 16:30
Speaker: Marlon Lizama
Event Title: Fall 2025 MCR UT Austin GEAR UP Week ColdSpring Oakhurst with Marlon Lizama
Client Program/Organization: University of Texas at Austin
Event Description: Presentation by Marlon Lizama
Theme: Celebrating GEAR UP Week
Start Date: 2025-09-24
End Date: 2025-09-24
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
City/State: Coldspring, TX
Audience: Middle School
Number attending: 112

Fall 2025 Sunnyside School District Student and Family Presentations with Laura Rizo and Ernesto Mejia
2025-09-25
Speaker: Laura Rizo and Ernesto Mejia
Event Title: Fall 2025 Sunnyside School District Student and Family Presentations with Laura Rizo and Ernesto Mejia
Client Program/Organization: Dr. Rizo will provide student programs for Sunnyside School District with UW GEAR UP
Dr. Rizo and Ernesto will provide parent workshop for Sunnyside School District with Yakima Valley Partners for Education and UW GEAR UP in the evening
Event Description: Student and Family Presentations by Dr. Laura Rizo featuring Ernesto Mejia
Theme: GEAR UP week celebration
Start Date: 2025-09-25
End Date: 2025-09-25
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 8:00 PM
City/State: Sunnyside, WA
Audience: Middle School
Number attending: 1355

DC GEAR UP Thinkfast Game Show Programming with Lamarr Womble
2025-09-25 08:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-26 08:00 - 14:00
Speaker: Lamarr Womble
Event Title: DC GEAR UP Thinkfast Game Show Programming
Client Program/Organization: DC CAP Scholars
Event Description: CoolSpeak will provide Thinkfast Interactive Game Show and Keynote Presentations provided by Lamarr Womble for 9th Grade GEAR UP Students.
Theme: GEAR UP Week/Thinkfast Game Show/College/Career Readiness.
Start Date: 2025-09-22
End Date: 2025-09-26
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 2:00 PM
City/State: Washington, DC
Audience: High School
Number attending: 600

2025 Philadelphia GEAR UP Week Celebration
2025-09-25 08:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-26 08:00 - 15:00 | Philadelphia, PA, USA
Speaker: Zach Gowen and Lilyan Prado- Carrillo
Event Title: 2025 Philadelphia GEAR UP Week Celebration.
Client Program/Organization: The School District of Philadelphia
Event Description: Zach Gowen will provide Student Keynote Presentations, and Lilyan Prado-Carrillo will provide Bilingual Presentations.
Theme: GEAR UP Week/College Readiness/Resiliency/Youth Empowerment
Start Date: 2025-09-24
End Date: 2025-09-26
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
City/State: Philadelphia, PA
Audience: High School
Number attending: 1000

CT GEAR UP Financial Literacy Workshops with MJ Bridges
2025-09-25 08:00 - 15:00
Speaker: Melvin Bridges Jr.
Event Title: CT GEAR UP Financial Literacy Workshops.
Client Program/Organization: GEAR UP-Waterbury NVCC
Event Description: MJ Bridges will provide Financial Literacy Workshops for College Students.
Theme: Financial Literacy/Workshops/CollegeLeadership/First GEN
Start Date: 2025-09-25
End Date: 2025-09-25
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
City/State: Waterbury, CT
Audience: College
Number attending: 70

2025 Greeley Schools District6 GEAR UP Week Student and Family Engagement Programming.
2025-09-25 08:00 - 20:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Juan Cangas

Event Title:

2025 Greeley Schools District6 GEAR UP Week Student and Family Engagement Programming.

Client Program/Organization:

Greeley Schools

Event Description:

Juan Cangas will be providing Student and Family Engagement programming over the course of three days.

Theme:

Student/Family Engagement, Post-Secondary Awareness, GEAR UP.

Start Date:

2025-09-23

End Date:

2025-09-25

Start Time:

8:00 AM

End Time:

8:00 PM

City/State:

Greeley, CO

Audience:

Middle School

Number attending:

150

Fall 2025 Auburn University GEAR UP Week 5 School Tour
2025-09-25 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Chris Collins

Event:

Fall 2025 Auburn University GEAR UP Week 5 School Tour

Description:

CoolSpeak will deliver a keynote to the students of Russell County and Eufaula High School

Theme:

GEAR UP Week

Date:

9/25/2025

Presentation Start Time:

9:00 AM

Event Address:

Selma, AL

Venue:

School Auditorium

Audience:

High School

Number Attending:

441

Fall 2025 Auburn University GEAR UP Week 5 School Tour
2025-09-26 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Chris Collins

Event:

Fall 2025 Auburn University GEAR UP Week 5 School Tour

Description:

CoolSpeak will deliver a keynote to the students of Russell County and Eufaula High School

Theme:

GEAR UP Week

Date:

9/26/2025

Presentation Start Time:

9:00 AM

Event Address:

Union Springs, AL

Venue:

School Auditorium

Audience:

High School

Number Attending:

441

Fall 2025 CSUF GEAR UP Week Buena Park Assemblies
2025-09-26 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Juan Cangas

Event:

Fall 2025 CSUF GEAR UP Week Buena Park Assemblies

Date:

9/26/2025

Presentation Start Time:

9:00 AM

Event Address:

Buena Park, CA

Audience:

High School

Number Attending:

850

UT Austin GEAR UP Week with Marlon Lizama for Aldine ISD
2025-09-26 10:30 - 17:00
Speaker:
Event Title: Fall 2025 UT Austin GEAR UP Week with Marlon Lizama for Aldine ISD
Client Program/Organization: University of Texas at Austin
Event Description: GEAR UP Week
Theme: College Readiness and Motivation
Start Date: 2025-09-26
End Date: 2025-09-26
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
City/State: Houston, TX
Audience: Middle School
Number attending: 300

Fall 2025 Workforce Solutions Borderplex PD
2025-09-27 10:00 - 15:00
Speaker: Laura Rizo
Event Title: Fall 2025 Workforce Solutions Borderplex PD
Client Program/Organization: Workforce Solutions Borderplex
Event Description: Director Training on Positivity focused approaches from Jon Gordon’s Book
Theme: positivity Focused Approaches
Start Date: 2025-09-27
End Date: 2025-09-27
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 2:00 PM
City/State: El Paso, TX
Audience: Professional
Number attending: 70

91st Annual MoASSP Fall Conference
2025-09-28 08:30 - 22:00
Speaker:

Carlos Ojeda Jr

Event:

91st Annual MoASSP Fall Conference

Description:

Chu will deliver his keynote during the 91st Annual MoASSP Fall Conference

Date:

9/28/2025

Presentation Start Time:

7:00 PM

Audience:

Professional

Number Attending:

350

91st Annual MoASSP Fall Conference
2025-09-29 08:30 - 22:00
Speaker:

Carlos Ojeda Jr

Event:

91st Annual MoASSP Fall Conference

Description:

Chu will deliver his keynote during the 91st Annual MoASSP Fall Conference

Date:

9/29/2025

Presentation Start Time:

7:00 PM

Audience:

Professional

Number Attending:

350

Fall 2025 Oakland University GEAR UP with Dr. Rizo
2025-09-30 10:00 - 14:00
Speaker: Laura Rizo
Event Title: Fall 2025 Oakland University With Dr. Rizo
Client Program/Organization: Oakland University, Pre-College Programs
Event Description: Celebrating Oakland University GEAR UP with Dr. Rizo
Theme: College Readiness, Motivation, and Leadership
Start Date: 2025-09-30
End Date: 2025-09-30
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
City/State: Pontiac, MI and Oak Park, MI
Audience: High School
Number attending: 600 and 456

Strong Start, Stronger You: Perseverance and Progress.
2025-10-01 09:30 - 13:30
Speaker:

Multiple Speakers

Event Title:

Strong Start, Stronger You: Perseverance and Progress.

Client Program/Organization:

AIU3

Event Description:

CoolSpeak Team Members will provide Keynote Presentations and Breakout Sessions for High School ESL Students.

Theme:

ESL/Consortium/Youth Empowerment.

Start Date:

2025-10-01

End Date:

2025-10-01

Start Time:

9:30 AM

End Time:

1:30 PM

City/State:

Pittsburgh, PA

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

300

2025 Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3 Consortium
2025-10-01 09:30 - 13:30 | Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Fall 2025 KC Jobs Leadership Series W. Dr. Rizo
2025-10-02 08:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-16 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker: Dr. Laura Rizo
Event: Fall 2025 KC Jobs Leadership Series W. Dr. Rizo
Date: 10/2/2025 & 10/16/2025
Presentation Start Time: 8:00 AM
Workshop Start Time: 9:00 AM
Event Address: Kansas City, MO
Audience: High School
Number Attending: 50

Conference: Waypoint
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-08

PA Leadership Charter School Virtual Event with Ernesto Mejia
2025-10-06 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker: Ernesto Mejia
Event Title: PA Leadership Charter School Virtual Event
Client Program/Organization: PA Leadership Charter School
Event Description: Ernesto Mejia will provide a Virtual Presentation for Parents.
Theme: Virtual Event/EL/Family Services/Immigration Experiences/Student Transitions
Start Date: 2025-10-06
End Date: 2025-10-06
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: 7:00 PM
Audience: Parents
Number attending: 50

2025 Shoshone Middle High School W. Juan
2025-10-09 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker: Juan Cangas
Event: 2025 Shoshone Middle High School W. Juan
Description: Juan will share his story and provide a workshop with students
Theme: Motivation
Date: 10/9/2025
Presentation Start Time: 8:00 AM
Workshop Start Time: 9:00 AM
Event Address: Shoshone, ID
Audience: High School
Number Attending: 225

Fall 2025 Mount Vernon Schools Assemblies
2025-10-10 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Juan Cangas

Event:

Fall 2025 Mount Vernon Schools Assemblies

Description:

Juan will share his story with students during this visit

Theme:

Real Decision Making

Date:

10/10/2025

Presentation Start Time:

7:30 AM

Workshop Start Time:

5:30 PM

Event Address:

Mount Vernon, WA

Venue:

School Auditorium

Audience:

High School

Number Attending:

500

Joliet Junior College's Annual Latinx Empowerment Conference
2025-10-10 08:30 - 13:30
Speaker:

Ernesto Mejia

Event Title:

Joliet Junior College’s Annual Latinx Empowerment Conference

Client Program/Organization:

Joliet Junior College

Event Description:

The theme encourages youth to see their role in building change collaboratively, starting on campus, growing in community, and carrying forward into their futures.

Theme:

Tejiendo El Futuro.

Start Date:

2025-10-10

End Date:

2025-10-10

Start Time:

8:30 AM

End Time:

1:30 PM

City/State:

Joliet, IL

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

475

East Windsor Regional School District Professional Development Day.
2025-10-13 08:00 - 14:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Carlos Ojeda Jr.

Event Title:

East Windsor Regional School District Professional Development Day.

Client Program/Organization:

East Windsor Regional School District

Event Description:

Carlos Ojeda Jr. will provide a Presentation and workshop for Staff.

Theme:

Professional Development/Education.

Start Date:

2025-10-13

End Date:

2025-10-13

Start Time:

8:00 AM

End Time:

2:00 PM

City/State:

Hightstown, NJ

Audience:

Professional

Number attending:

550

Fall 2025 Butte County Office of Education CA Mini Corps PD
2025-10-14 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Dr. Laura Rizo

Event:

Fall 2025 Butte County Office of Education CA Mini Corps PD

Description:

Dr. Rizo will be working with the coordinators of BCOE CA Mini Corps on

Theme:

Professional Development

Date:

10/14/2025

Workshop Start Time:

8:00 AM

Event Address:

Fresno, CA

Venue:

Hotel Conference Room

Audience:

Professional

Number Attending:

15

2025 University of Wisconsin-Madison McNair Scholars Program Seminar.
2025-10-14 18:00 - 20:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Melvin Bridges Jr.

Event Title:

2025 University of Wisconsin-Madison McNair Scholars Program Seminar.

Client Program/Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Event Description:

MJ Bridges will provide a Financial Literacy Workshop for College Students.

Theme:

Financial Literacy/Education/College.

Start Date:

2025-10-14

End Date:

2025-10-14

Start Time:

6:00 PM

End Time:

8:00 PM

City/State:

Madison, WI

Audience:

College

Number attending:

40

Conference: TEA PFE
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-17 | Waco, TX, USA
