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Message to Alpha Sigma Lambda 2020 Graduates

Alpha Sigma Lambda graduates, each one of you has a story. Each one of you has a unique journey of how you found your way to pursuing a college education, perhaps stopping and starting again as you also navigated the challenges and joys of life. You moved towards your goal, and finally, after years of hard work (and late nights of studying for many of you), you have achieved your degree. 

Many of you probably also imagined the day you would walk across the stage, shake the hand of your institution’s president, and receive your diploma, with your family and friends watching.  Perhaps you were looking forward to that day, as you worked on your final classes, completing your final assignments. Yet, as your graduation approached, Commencements were canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.  I know that many of you were likely disappointed, and understandably so. Commencement ceremonies can serve as the grand finale to achieving your degree.  

As virtual ceremonies replaced the on-ground ones, I want to remind you that the sudden change in events does not diminish your accomplishments. Quite the contrary, when classes moved online, campuses closed, industries and companies shut down, unemployment increased exponentially, and people were falling ill with an unknown virus, you managed to continue your path. Regardless of how the current situation affected you, you managed to keep moving forward to complete your degree. The Board of Directors and the Home Office of Alpha Sigma Lambda are proud of your accomplishments! We hope that you still had a nice celebration, even if it wasn’t what you expected.

If you are our Alpha Sigma Lambda’s Facebook group, please share your graduation pictures with us so that we can celebrate with you or share your photos with us on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. 2020 Graduates can also ENTER TO WIN A FREE GIFT from Alpha Sigma Lamba Honor Society!

Congratulations, graduates!

Shelley Hintz

Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society President

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Upcoming Events

Alpha Sigma Lambda staff and board of directors will be representing ASLHS at the following upcoming conferences.

ACHE 81st Annual

ACHE 2019 Conference: Partnerships: Innovation & Collaboration

October 14-16, 2019 | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Register for the Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter Councilor Breakfast being held on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Bloomfield, CO.  The ASLHS Board of Directors and Home Office Staff will be present to meet you and assist you with any needs that you may have.  We are looking forward to seeing you!
$25 per person 

NACADA | The Global Community for Academic Advising Annual Conference 

October 20-23, 2019  |  Louisville, Kentucky  |  Kentucky International Convention Center

 

Alpha Sigma Lambda is a proud Silver Sponsor of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education 2019 Conference
St. Louis, Missouri | October 8 -11, 2019

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Alpha Sigma Lambda at ANTSHE 2018

 

Alpha Sigma Lambda was excited to exhibit at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina for the ANTSHE: Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education conference! #ANTSHE2018

ANTSHE’s mission is to provide scholarship opportunities, academic resources, and motivational support for non-traditional students, and to celebrate, and to build on the network of faculty, administrators, and advisors that work with and inspire non-traditional students to succeed. Learn more about ANTSHE 

Scholarship Applications Will Be Accepted Starting

January 10, 2018!

The purpose of ANTSHE Scholarships is to assist nontraditional students in their college education. ANTSHE awards scholarships in varying amounts each academic year. Applicants are required to be enrolled or plan to enroll for the academic year at an accredited college or university in a degree program of study. 

(Left) Tracy Sullivan, Chapter Volunteer; Earlee Corbin, ASLHS member of the Mu Chi Alpha chapter at Johnson C. Smith University and ANTSHE Chapter President; Sharon Nichols, ASLHS Office Assistant; Valerie Dennis, President of the Mu Chi Alpha Chapter at Johnson C. Smith University.

 

Speaker Dr. Robert W. Hill, Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership at Nova Southeastern University

Topic: “How to Foster a Civil & Socially Cohesive Classroom”

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Alpha Sigma Lambda Recognizes Adult Learners and Their Families

During the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) annual conference in St. Louis, the week of October 9, 2017, I was wandering the vendor exhibits when I came upon the Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) booth. A woman was chatting with one of the representatives from the honor society, and I was reminded of my inquiry into ASL some ten years ago. I wanted to share my enthusiasm for ASL, so I asked if I could put my “two cents” in. Below is the gist of my “two cents.”

I established the Pi Zeta chapter of ASL at Western Connecticut State University in May 2007, not only to honor high-achieving adult learners but also to recognize their families.

As those of us who have been, or who have worked with, adult learners know, jugging higher education along with other adult responsibilities can be challenging, at best.

Without the support of friends and family, that “juggling act” can be even more stressful. As a former adult learner, myself, I recall those challenges, and establishing a chapter of ASL was one small way in which I could “give back” to the adult learner community.

While our universities and colleges may offer membership to several honor societies, ASL stands out for the adult learner population, bringing these high-achieving students and their families together, as a community, in celebration and recognition.

Lisa G. Peck

Retired National Councilor,

Alpha Sigma Lambda, Pi Zeta Chapter

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT

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ASL Strategic Planning in 2016

Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society has been working on moving forward, and focused on growth in 2016. As part of this these new efforts towards development, the Board of Directors decided to consult Larry M. Starr, PhD and his associates at Systems Wisdom to see if they could help Alpha Sigma Lambda create a long term strategic plan.

The goal of this strategic plan was to help identify how the organization can better serve our adult honor student members, councilors, and grow as an organization so we can continue to honor the hard work of adult students, which is the heart of this organization, and continue to support adult honor students by increasing Alpha Sigma Lambda scholarships in the future.

The Alpha Sigma Lambda strategic planning sessions were led by John Pourdehnad, PhD, “recognized thought leader in systems and design thinking with primary areas of interest in the implications of systems thinking in complex interactive problem formulation, systems redesign and complex project management.” The first of these sessions included Alpha Sigma Lambda Board of Directors, staff members, social media staff, student members, chapter counselors and students in DOCTOR OF MANAGEMENT IN STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP program at Philadelphia University.

After the initial group meeting, we divided into smaller teams, in hopes that we could identify which areas people saw the organization growing, what areas need more support, and what people saw as the ideal Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor society in the future. Many great ideas were shared, and at the end everyone was excited about new ideas, and opportunities for Alpha Sigma Lambda to help adult honor students across the country for many years to come.

The latest planning session focused on the current staff and board members, identifying research and previous planning, we hoped to bring forward discussion based brainstorming during the meeting. Members helped determine the best directions to move forward with the help of the strategic planners, and finalized the strategic plan. This meeting was held in New Orleans in October 2016 and in conjunction with the Association for Continuing Higher Education 2016 Conference.

“Invited into the Strategic Leadership community are students, faculty, organizational leaders and mentors who are motivated to develop capacities to effectively navigate situational, organizational and dynamic complexity, and apply tools leading to creative and innovative outcomes.” Learn more about the Strategic Leadership program at Philadelphia University.

For more information on the project or the program design visit www.systemswisdom.com

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Welcome to the Future

Welcome to the NEW Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society Blog

We are thrilled to launch our new website and the ASL blog. The Alpha Sigma Lambda Board of Directors and office staff have worked incredibly hard to provide our student members, chapter councilors and education partners with a better online experience, and an opportunity to be a part of the ASL community.

Some of the new features on the site include an updated directory, a chapter councilor log in, and updated scholarship pages. Also, you can learn more about Alpha Sigma Lambda board members on their profiles and look out for guest blogs from our Board of Directors.

This year has been filled with many new changes at Alpha Sigma Lambda. Along with the website, logo, and blog updates, ASL has recently updated our social media networks. Please visit the social media page for further instruction, and refer to our social media policy guide.

The ASL blog will feature chapter highlights, member stories, and insight from Board members. If you would like to share your story, please submit it here or send to blog@alphasigmalambda.org. We hope that sharing member’s stories and highlighting their accomplishments will encourage and inspire others to continue their education.

Stay tuned for more new website features, tips and resources, as well as updates on 2017 Scholarship announcements!