NASPA-ALSC

Honored to help host this social tonight at #NASPA25 to celebrate professionals working with Adult Learners and Students with Children! If you are at the NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education annual conference in New Orleans, stop by the Chequers Room at the Hilton Riverside tonight at 7pm to learn about the ALSC Knowledge Community and meet our research grant winner Yazmyn C. Smith, MS, CHES?!

Attending NASPA nationals in NOLA in just a few weeks? Check out some of our sponsored sessions! ??

Join us for our monthly convening tomorrow at 1 pm! We'll be having the Off-campus and Commuter Student Services KC join. Let us know if you need the link. See you tomorrow! ????

With the semesters under way, what ways are you all finding to support the adult learners, students with children, or even other students who are taking care of others?

Last week, we held yet another excellent meeting with our NASPA-ALSC Knowledge Community! We discussed avenues for partnership, paving pathways for students returning to higher education, and the exciting talent that will be represented at the NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education national conference. Special shout out to Elaina Curtis, M.Ed. for her presentation on the ways in which the Alray Scholars Program supports adult learners.

One of the best parts of the NASPA-ALSC Knowledge Community is our commitment to highlight such incredible talent, research, and student-centered drive! Congrats Yazmyn C. Smith, MS, CHES?. NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Yazmyn C. Smith, MS, CHES? PhD candidate at Louisiana State University, serves as Director of Compliance at Southeastern Louisiana University. A former teen parent and advocate for student parents, she champions equitable access to education for pregnant and parenting students. Her research explores Title IX compliance and building transformative support systems for student success. Congrats again to Yazmyn for being the recipient of our 2024 research grant!

This week was filled with thought-provoking and student-centered partnership opportunities through the Adult Learners and Students with Children (ALSC) KC within NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education! Yesterday, our NASPA-ALSC KC and the Administrators in Graduate and Professional Student Services (AGAPSS) KC came together for a meet-up on ways our student populations overlap as well as resources we could share with one another. Thankful for Valerie Shepard, Jackie Yun, and the entire AGAPSS team for making this event and collaboration possible. Today, the ALSC KC leadership team came together to review our goals for the upcoming year, review the critical feedback of our membership, and create a schedule of topics for the new year that adhere to the interests and needs of our members. I am truly grateful to be the chair of a KC with such driven, caring, and strategic leadership.

It is always such a joy and privilege to support this incredible NASPA-ALSC KC team! Through thoughtful dialogue and resource-sharing, this group is committed to supporting adult learners and students with children. Being the chair of this community reminds me of why I love NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and working in higher education. Message me if you would like to get involved and learn more!

Did you all know our KC gives out awards for the work you all are doing with Adult Learners? As a NASPA member you are eligible to apply or nominate someone for the various awards that we have. Due Date to Apply is October 9th. Awards Include: - Adult Learners & Students with Children Research Grant - Outstanding Undergraduate Student Parent Program - Outstanding Undergraduate Adult Learner Program