MCEC Students
Use this website to learn about all of the upcoming Council for Exceptional Children Student Chapter and Michigan CEC events and activities offered throughout the year! This website is all about STUDENTS and their contributions to CEC and the education of exceptional children! Help us to make this website great… send your schools’ upcoming news and events to Katy Pluimer.
Important Events
Michigan CEC Annual Conference: The 83rd Annual MCEC Conference will be in person in Grand Rapids on March 1-3 2023. The conference features four Wednesday workshops, the state-of-the-state address with the Office of Special Education Director, Teri Rink and the keynote speaker, Gerry Brooks, will begin at 8:00am on Friday, March 3rd. There will be breakout sessions on Thursday and Friday of the conference with a special student strand for both days.
The Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education, assists Michigan CEC in providing a student stipend which allows full time, undergraduate students to attend the MCEC Conference at a HIGHLY discounted rate! ALL college students are eligible!
Reduced rates for all full time undergraduate AND graduate students (prices are subject to change):
- All three days: $45
- Thursday and Friday (1 or 2 days): $20
- Wednesday only: $25
For more information visit to the Student section for the 83rd Annual MCEC Conference website.
Mark your calendars for the 2023 MCEC Conference that will be held March 1-3, 2023!
MCEC has secured a significantly reduced rate for hotel rooms for students. The only way to get the $134.00 rate is to make the reservation online at this link. Please use the code "College83" to secure that rate. If you call the Amway to make the reservation, you will not get the student rate. The only way to get the student rate is to reserve the rooms online with the code.
All rooms in this block will be 2 queen rooms. The Amway will put all students on one floor for networking opportunities with other students.
| CEC-S Goals for 2021-2022 | |
|---|---|
| 1. | As a CEC-S Board, our goal is to increase attendance and membership of students at the State Conference and provide a high quality, research based presentation. |
| 2. | As a CEC-S Board, our goal is to make sure that the State Conference is a valuable experience, and is run as smoothly as possible, for our fellow students. |
| 3. | As a CEC-S Board, our goal is to provide students with further opportunities for statewide involvement. |