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President’s Message
Dear Colleagues:
Are you awash in budget cuts? Facing layoffs? Struggling to hold on to precious resources? I am
sure the answer to these and related questions are yes! We are indeed facing difficult times. It
has been said that crisis’s offer opportunities, yet, it is difficult to see opportunity when you are
burdened with so many hard decisions.
In turning the world up-side down we need to find those things that bring value to who we are
and what we do. Like finding a photo or special keepsake, made even more precious after a devastating fire, we treasure those things we feared lost. As educators our greatest rewards lie in
the successes of our students. ASL provides us a means by which we can celebrate their success and renew our commitment to our role as educators bringing value to that role and the students we serve.
We are now seeing an increasing number of adults turning to higher education for new knowledge and skills. Many are
struggling to balance new financial demands while meeting home and family obligations. Now more than ever they need
ASL.
For those of you who have paid your dues, we thank you. For those who have not, we encourage you to do so noting the
value your chapter brings to you, your institution and the students you serve.
Sincerely,
Patricia A. Brown, President, pbrown@wcu
JCJC National Counsilor in the Spotlight
Jones County Junior College ASL National Counsilor Diane Williams was featured on WDAM-TV 7’s Pride of the Pinebelt, a weekly series honoring individuals. Williams, directs the new Non-Traditional Student Success Center.
"It provides a home-base for non-trad students to congregate and visit with
other students sharing the same experiences," said JCJC President Jesse
Smith.
The center hosts monthly meetings of the college's Non-Traditional Student Association, a newly-formed group that boasted 200 attendees at its January
meeting. Williams also helps students come up with schedules that accommodate their potentially overwhelming out-of-classroom lives.
"You have a lot of students who come back, apprehensive, who say 'I worry
about my ability to juggle my family with school,'" explained Williams.
Working as a team, Diane Williams is
pictured with Mr. Jim Kelly, Vice President
for Instructional Affairs.
She also addresses the psychological component of nontraditional students returning to
school and feeling like outsiders on the campus.
The center was featured as a front-page story in the Hattiesburg American newspaper
on January 27, 2009 and also had a full page honoring nontraditional scholars on Jan.
11, 2009.
You can view or download the Pride of the Pine Belt video segment online at
http://www.alphasigmalambda.org/oil/dianewilliams.asf
We are so excited to have our
Nontraditional Student Success
Center. We are the only community/junior college in the state that
has a nontraditional student center, nontraditional student association, and an affiliation with a national honor society. We are leading the way in adult education!
-Diane Williams
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2009--2010 ASL Scholarship Information
Who May Apply:
Who May Apply: Any student at an institution that has an Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter and who has achieved the
follow criteria:
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Completed 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of graded coursework at their institution (Not
including transfer credits)
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Achieved an overall grade point average of at least 3.4 (Triangle Club: Second Century Scholarships) or 3.2 (General Society Scholarships) on a scale with 4.0 as the highest grade at their
institution
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Is 24 yrs of age or older
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Is enrolled in a baccalaureate or associates degree program at the matriculating institution
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Has a financial need for assistance in completing the degree
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Student does not have to be a member of the local Alpha Sigma Lambda chapter to apply
•
Student applicants do not have to be members of the local Alpha Sigma Lambda chapter to
apply.
Number of Awards to Be Given:
Number of Awards to Be Given: Two Triangle Club: Second Century Scholarship in the amount of $1500.00 (available only to applicants from Triangle Club: Second Century chapter institutions.)
Four additional $1200.00 scholarships and two $1500 scholarship open to students from any
chapter institution.
Deadlines
Deadlines Applications from the Triangle Club: Second Century Chapters must be postmarked no later than
March 31, 2009. (Click here for a list of Triangle Club: Second Century Chapters)
Applications from all other chapters must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2009.
Application Information
Application Information Additional information including application materials can be found online at alphasigmalambda.org
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Fitchburg State College
Taken from: Sentinel and Enterprise, http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/community/ci_11652018?source=rss
Fitchburg State College has established a new honor society on campus which recognizes undergraduate evening adult learners.
The college will be home to the Pi Gamma Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society,
the premier national honor society for adult learners, which was established in 1945.
The honor society's aim is to recognize the special achievements of adults who achieve academic
excellence while balancing competing interests of home and work.
Alpha Sigma Lambda is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship and recognizes high scholastic
success in an adult student's career.
A committee of faculty, staff and students organized the movement to bring the honor society to
campus, including Lisa Moison, program advisor and retention specialist for the Graduate and Continuing Education Office; Sara Ringquist, Graduate and Continuing Education budget manager and
evening student; and Beth Fullerton, Graduate and Continuing Education advisor and faculty member.
"The college is dedicated to the success of our adult learners, and we believe that having an honor
society dedicated to them would provide both support and inspiration to these hard-working students, who have to balance the demands of family, career, and life in general with the challenges of
higher education," said Brian Bercier, associate dean of Graduate and Continuing Education.
The first membership induction into Alpha Sigma Lambda will be held during the spring semester.
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Drury University
The Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society inducted 15 new members into the Drury University's Alpha Xi Chapter on November 14, 2008. Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society was
created 59 years ago to recognize dedicated adult students who have achieved academic excellence while handling the unique responsibilities of adult students.
The Drury chapter was organized in 1969. In order to apply for
membership in Alpha Sigma Lambda, students must be degree
seeking with more than 30 hours, four completed semesters at
Drury University, and a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 before 30 hours or a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 after 90
hours.
32 guests attended the Alpha Sigma Lambda induction ceremony
on Friday, November 14, 2008, supporting family and friends.
The new inductees are:
Rhonda Addington, Angela Nuckels, Johnny Battista Recla, Amy
Warren, Don Eldridge, Deloris VanWinkle, Becky Guhlke, Tanya
Roberts, Susan D. Ready, Jessica Street, Christina Ludtke, Erin
McCormick, Jessica Avery, Jonathan Quinn, Kimberly Pearcy.
The new officers are: President: Johnny Battista Recla; Vice-President: Don Eldridgel; Secretary:
Tanya Roberts.
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Sacred Heart University
When Alanna K. Morton completes her degree in Business at Sacred Heart University, it will mark a
milestone in a journey of learning that began at Sacred Heart in the fourth grade. That was when
she first attended summer programs in science offered by the late Dr. Babu George for pupils from
the area. In fact, she earned her first college credit from SHU in the ninth grade in an advanced
placement course.
The Norwalk resident, who is taking classes two evenings a week, balances the demands of her
studies with full-time responsibilities as a development assistant at the Fairfield County Community
Foundation, also in Norwalk. Her hard work was recognized on November 5th when she – along
with 31 fellow students at University College – was honored with induction into the Alpha Sigma
Lambda National Continuing Education Honor Society. Membership is reserved for students with a
minimum of 24 credit hours at SHU who maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5. Twelve of
those credits must be in the liberal arts. These adult learners have achieved academic excellence
while balancing the demands of professional and personal life.
The newly inducted members of ASL were honored at a ceremony in the William H. Pitt Health and
Recreation Center on campus in the presence of family and friends. In addition to spotlighting their
exceptional achievement as scholars, the honor is an additional credential in their career portfolio.
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Sacred Heart University
Mary Lou DeRosa, the interim dean of University College, explained that admission to Alpha Sigma Lambda “recognizes
a high level of academic achievement. This accomplishment is commendable for any student but extraordinary for a part
-time or adult student who is balancing real-life responsibilities with college coursework.” She noted that ASL encourages
and celebrates both scholarship and leadership. “Alpha Sigma Lambda desires of its members a continuing effort to cultivate the important qualities of leadership: a sense of purpose, enthusiasm, energy, integrity, decisiveness and technical
mastery. It’s a very select group,” she concluded.
Also honored were
Ansonia resident Jeffrey Griffin;
Bethel resident Carolyn Blanch;
Bloomfield resident Sasha-Gaye Tinker;
Bridgeport residents Leah DeSabia and
Lisa Riccoboni;
Canton resident Jacqueline Skenderidis;
Cheshire resident Tabitha Vincent;
Darien resident Teri Toth;
Fairfield residents Asami Green, Leslie
Jezior and Deborah Smey;
Milford residents Darlene Mihalakos and
Jacqlyn Paulsson;
Monroe resident Carol Ogrinc;
Norwalk residents Karina Cuevas and Jessica Lise Mendoza;
South Norwalk residents Barbara Henry, Luz Pena and Ingrid Stewart-Williams;
Redding resident Carole Paige; Stamford resident
Lynne Gomez;
Stratford resident Megan Coughlin; T
rumbull residents James Antonucci, William Austin,
Sarah Langley, Stephanie Toigo, aand Leslie
Youngblood;
Washington Depot resident Barry Volante;
West Suffield resident Susan Grabowski;
Wilton resident Robynne Pivec Quinn; and
Scottsdale, Arizona resident Julissa Krosky.
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Penn State World Campus
Penn State World Campus celebrated its fourth Alpha Sigma Lambda
induction ceremony on Saturday, December 20, 2008, on the Penn
State University Park campus. The newest members of the World
Campus Pi Delta Chi chapter are:
Jessica Bultmann, Palatine IL
Michele Dixon, Midlothian VA
John Goring, Media PA
Beth Lerario, Birdsboro PA
Ina Levin, Allentown PA
Tony Little, New Oxford PA
Christine Renninger, Kutztown PA
Eric Swanson, McLean VA
Jill Trostle, Hanover PA
Penn State World Campus specializes in adult online education, delivering 62 of Penn State's most highly regarded graduate, undergraduate
and professional education programs through convenient online formats.
Graduating student John Goring is inducted into the Penn State World Campus Pi Delta Chi chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda by Dr. Pete Rubba at the induction ceremony on December 20, 2008. Founded in 1998, the World Campus is the University's 25th campus,
serving more than 7,000 students in all 50 states, in 42 countries, and across six continents. For more information, visit
the World Campus online at www.worldcampus.psu.edu.
Photos from the Pi Delta Chi induction ceremony are posted online at: www.flickr.com/psuworldcampus
DePaul University
Vincentian service based activates coming up at DePaul:
March 16th thru April 16th, 2009: Annual Professional Clothing Drive to benefit the working poor and those leaving
welfare. This year proceeds will go to families of TABITHA HOUSE & INNER VOICE, INC. The event is sponsored by
the DePaul University School for New Learning’s ASL chapter.
Tabitha House and Inner Voice, Inc. are Chicago based not-for-profit organizations that collect and distribute professional attire to those leaving welfare and the working-poor. Join the cause by contributing your items and let’s help get
people dressed to impress!
May 2009: 4th Annual Adopt-A- Beach Clean Up - season kick off (date to be confirmed).
Clean-up of 12th Street Beach (at the Museum Campus), one of Chicago’s beautiful lakefront beaches. All supplies and
a light breakfast are provided.
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Fairfield University
The Gamma Phi Chapter of Fairfield University inducted 15 new members to Alpha Sigma Lambda at its induction ceremony on November 14, 2008.
Inductees were Kenneth J Carroll, Jody Canophy, Lorraine Reed Coyne, Marie H. Ely,
Andrea B. Farley, Efrosyni Gayrielidis, Karen L. Joseph, Katherine Loh, Channing
Moore, John Mortimer, Dennis W Polio, Maria E. Roach, Jillian Suozzi, Maria Eugenia
Sutton, and Kristin Wargo.
Honorary inductee was Atilla Levai, Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and the 2008 William F. Murphy ASL Scholarship
recipient was Kathryn Sorrentino.
University of Maryland University College
The University of Maryland University College welcomed the following individuals into their ASL chapter:
Samantha Leloux, Aki Andrews, James O'Curran, Brian Boyle, Roger Miller Jr., Lianne Carroll, Crisaldo Velasquez,
Dana Murphy-Duong, Darren Jorgensen, David Charles Higginbotham, Holly Helm, Kira Loera, Jack Letscher, Jacqueline Griner, Jason Wright, Jasmine Jordan, John Morehouse III, Maria Gil, Jose Herrera, James Ritton, Patrick Kellaher,
Kelle Bartels, Kara Crowther, Yillia Kimata, Maria Proctor, Michael McGlothan, Michael Garcia, Michelle Bizek, Tannia
Crespo, John Freeman, Mary Katherine E. Randolph, Rachel Spencer, Tristan Trinidad, Sarah Brown, Crystal Farr,
Sharon Wilt, Shanelle Griffin, Jason Symak, William Smith, Tracy Friend, Karen Thorson, and Heather Simmons.
Roberts Wesleyan College
Kudos to our recent inductees to Alpha
Sigma Lambda (ASL) National Honor
Society!
We are proud to announce the following
students' inductions, which occurred on
campus in Shewan Recital Hall on September 12, 2008:
Jacqueline Blake, Providence Crowder,
Theodore Demyda, Alena Johnson,
John Kucak, Mark Logan, Rebecca Mullally, Teresa Pulvine-Stew, Tammy
Spear, and Aaron Zacek.
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New and Returning Chapters
THE WESCOE SCHOOL OF MUHLENBERG COLLEGE: Eta Chi
NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY: Xi
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE: Alpha Sigma Delta
SALEM COLLEGE: Sigma Chi Nu
STRAYER UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE CAMPUS: Omicron Gamma
STRAYER UNIVERSITY KNOXVILLE CAMPUS: Sigma Kappa
STRAYER UNIVERSITY - SHELBY OAKS: Sigma Sigma
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY: Kappa Sigma Upsilon
LINCOLN COLLEGE NORMAL: Alpha Beta Epsilon
WILLIAM PENN COLLEGE FOR WORKING ADULTS: Alpha Lambda Phi
FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE: Pi Gamma
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Upsilon Upsilon
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Tau Alpha Mu
EASTERN UNIVERSITY: Iota Theta
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY - AMBLER: Nu Omicron Xi
Conferences
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
2009 Conference
"Nourishing Partnerships for Lifelong Learning"
March 7-11, 2009
Seattle, WA
University Continuing Education Association
2009 Annual Conference
"Transcending Boundaries"
April 1-4, 2009
Boston, MA
American Association of Community Colleges
2009 Annual Convention
April 2009
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