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Thanks a million for all of the great ideas for reaching out to adult students! These will help us jumpstart our efforts! Lindy -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ramage, Travis Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:07 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: addressing the needs of adult students? Lindy et al, At UW-Barron County we have a student organization, ENCORE, that is for returning adult students (ages 22+). As the facilitator/advisor for that group, I have coordinated the following events/activities. I have attached posters/letters/etc I have used to promote the events. * Semester dinners with an activity * Family Fun Day * Welcome Back picnic * Meetings to share survival strategies and ideas (However, given their busy schedules, the attendance at the meetings has been poor.) * Holiday cookie exchange * Non-trad Week activities (second week in November) Please let me know if you can't open any of the attachments and let me know if you have other questions about returning adult students. I also invite two current students to my open house programs to share their experiences with prospective adult students looking at coming to college. Travis Ramage Coordinator of Adult Student Services/ Academic Assistance Advisor UW-Barron County 1800 College Drive Rice Lake, WI 54868 Phone: (715) 234-8176 #5438 Fax: (715) 234-8024 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website: www.barron.uwc.edu -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Coleman, Melinda L. Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:29 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: addressing the needs of adult students? Hello, At the College of Charleston, we are exploring ideas about addressing some of the needs of older-25 and over-students. Note that these are students who are degree-seeking, and are not transfer students. Some of the concerns that have been expressed in individual meetings with these students are: lack of knowledge of current methods (like text messaging) of communicating with assigned partners, study groups, etc., feeling singled out in the classroom as 'the person with all the knowledge', simply because of age, when that person really feels like the least-knowledgeable, because of age (!). Some of the ideas we have discussed are: informal, monthly 'brown bag' lunch meetings for support and help with problems, forming an online support group made of current older students, recent college graduates, and support staff, mentors. Does anyone have other suggestions? Thanks! Lindy Lindy Coleman Study Skills Coordinator Center for Student Learning at the Addlestone Library [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]