KSU hosts Adult Learner conference
More than 150 attend three-day ANTSHE event Kennesaw State University’s Office…
Georgia (Mar 25, 2014) —
Belle Wheelan, president of Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC);
Mary Ellen Dallman, co-chair, Georgia Adult Learning Consortium;
Marcia Daniel, associate vice-president for Client Success at Ellucian;
Mary Beth Lakin, director, College and University Partnerships /Center for Education
Attainment and Innovation - American Council on Education
KSU's Adult Learner Programs gave students the opportunity to serve in several leadership roles. The Adult Peer Assistance Leaders (PALs) worked with ALP staff to facilitate the conference. The PALs along with members of the Adult Learner Student Organization (ALSO) volunteered to ensure the conference was a success and were responsible for facilitating presentations, managing silent auctions, introducing speakers, troubleshooting technology issues and staging conference materials.
ANTSHE, the Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education, is a nonprofit organization advocating for the success of adult learner students through providing training and community resources to academic professionals, giving annual scholarships to nontraditional students, promoting scholarly research through their peer reviewed academic journal, The Nontrad Journal and lobbying policy makers and institutions for educational reforms that benefit adult learner students.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
