[Nesabes] FW: NCTN Summer eNewsletter on Adult Transition

[Bower, Carol]

Greetings from the National College Transition Network (NCTN)!
NCTN eNewsletter June 2008

 

Here's just some of the news you'll find on the NCTN website.

 

NEW DIRECTOR ARRIVES!
It's a pleasure to introduce Ellen Hewett, our new NCTN Director.  Ellen
hails from Springfield College, an institution known for its long
history of outreach to adult learners.  As our staff grows, I will be
moving over to become the NCTN's Senior Advisor and passing the
eNewsletter baton over to Ellen.  All of us here at the NCTN look
forward to serving you.

 

DO YOU USE MAPPING THE FINANCIAL JOURNEY?
One of Ellen's first activities is heading up an evaluation of our very
useful and popular publication, Mapping Your Financial Journey:  Helping
Adults Plan for College, a publication produced by the NCTN in
collaboration with the National Endowment for Financial Education
(www.nefe.org).  We are interested in locating programs that have used
this publication or would like to use this publication in their adult
education program this fall.  For more information, please contact Ellen
at:
ehewett at worlded.org

 

EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS IN ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE THIS NOVEMBER
Are you coming to Providence, RI for our second annual conference on
November 17-18, 2008?  For the details...
SEE  http://www.collegetransition.org/conference08/registration.html

 

"IN THE NEWS" ON OUR HOMEPAGE
What's a Pre-Transition Program?  Click on our homepage then scroll down
to read about a collaboration between San Jacinto Adult Learning Center
and El Paso Community College in Texas.  Can we link to what's going on
in your state?  Just let us know.
SEE http://www.collegetransition.org 

 

THREE NEW PROMISING PRACTICES
In our Promising Practice #8, Pat Fina, from the Community Learning
Center in Cambridge MA, shares the detailed steps to creating an Alumni
Newsletter and the many ways you can put one to good use.
SEE http://www.collegetransition.org/promising/practice8.html

 

Then move on to our Promising Practice #9 and learn about Wrap Around
Services and why they are so effective, written by Janie Mendoza from
Capital Idea in Austin TX.
SEE http://www.collegetransition.org/promising/practice9.html

 

And finally, our Promising Practice #10 which focuses on Recruitment.
Find out how Don Sands, from X-Cel in Jamaica Plain MA, grows his
transition class by reaching out to community partners.
SEE http://www.collegetransition.org/promising/practice10.html

 

COABE 2008 NCTN TRANSITION STRAND
The NCTN hosted its fourth Adult Transition Strand at the COABE 2008
Conference in St. Louis, MO.  If you couldn't make the trip, you can
still join in the learning by viewing each presenter's PowerPoint.
Thank you to all the presenters:  Blanca Andrade, Peg Rood, Pam Meader,
Cristine Smith, Peter Kinsley, Susan Tollefson, Wendy Quinones, and our
own Priyanka Sharma and Sandy Goodman!  
SEE http://www.collegetransition.org/profdev/strands/2008.html

 

ACCUPLACER QUESTION FROM MEMBER
One of our members, Judy Suiter from Fergus Falls MN, would like to hear
from anyone who has developed a course around preparing for the
Accuplacer, the placement test used by many community colleges.  Please
contact Judy directly at:  jsuiter at fergusfalls.k12.mn.us

 

WEBSITE CONNECTION AVAILABLE FOR COLLEGE PARTNERS
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), NCTN's
collaborator for Mapping Your Financial Journey:  Helping Adults Plan
for College, also offers schools an easily-implemented and noncommercial
online financial education program, "CashCourse," to provide students
with the resources needed to learn and practice positive money
management habits.  To learn more...
SEE http://www.CashCourse.org

 

CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE?
If you find that the links in our eNewsletter do not automatically
connect you to the website, please cut and paste the entire address into
your web browser.

 

Let us know what you think of the NCTN Web resources and how we can best
serve you.  And, help the Network grow by passing this email along to
others interested in adult transition and encourage them to sign up for
the free individual membership.

 

Cynthia Zafft, Senior Advisor
National College Transition Network
World Education, Inc.
czafft at worlded.org

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