National Organization Of Collegiate American Students

The Higher Education Act of 1965 gave opportunities for educational advancement and financial aid programs to previously disadvantaged students (Roebuck, 1993). This meant that underrepresented minorities were then granted access to colleges and universities which they were previously not permitted. As PWIs were increasing underrepresented minority enrollment in the 1960s, HBCUs were gaining strength. Financial aid and accrediting bodies were paying closer attention to the needs of these institutions; more and more students were enticed to enroll in higher education and seek otherwise impossible opportunities.

As a graduate student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, I had the opportunity to enhance my understanding of higher education through my coursework, and involvement with on campus organizations. While a graduate student, I also worked in both the student affairs and academic advising department and, I was able to conduct research as part of course assignments. As a non-traditional, first-generation undergraduate student, I found particular interest in research topics involving non-traditional students like myself. I found interest in the history of financial aid and the admission process in regards to a student who took less traditional routes to access higher education.

For students to have an opportunity to have a high quality education, many do not have the assistance to afford or navigate their way in college. Such as the first generation entering college with not enough

I believe that the National Honor Society should play a sizable role in the school community. The National Honor Society does an outstanding job commemorating students not just for academics, but also for leadership, characteristics, and service. Almost all other awards given at schools deal strictly with congratulating students for excellent academics, whereas top students of the National Honor Society excel in all of the criteria.

The National Honors Society (NHS) is a group in which leadership, teamwork, and motivation skills are all developed, among a collection of other characteristics through various service projects. Granted these are the benefits listed on the website and not known to me through personal experience, I am certain that being apart of NHS would be beneficial to my life in preparing to enter the real, independent world and head off to college within the next few years. As a soft-spoken scholar, NHS would provide a way for me to familiarize myself in a collaborative and teamwork-filled setting that could better prepare me for jobs, as well as it would teach me to be a leader, and push me into the world to help and think about others rather than just

Over the last two years of my High School education, I found the extracurricular activities I fit in the most. I am part of Student Council, National Honor Society and a member of the tennis team. They all have molded me to be the best. However, I feel like tennis has impacted me the most. It’s a sport that has taught me so much, from being physically fit, to mentally prepared for any outcome. I learned that a game it’s not about winning or losing, but about how it’s played, and what it took to get there. Being in a team is about contributing others, and learning from them. It’s about accepting that we all make mistakes, and only practice can reduce the times we make them. So many loses and few victories, but I always preferred to sheer my

On November 9th 2015, a town hall meeting took place in my political science class. This meeting was a chance for students of the school to bring up concerns, or issues regarding there education. For their voice to be heard directly to the faculty that runs the school, the students could finally have a chance to get a valid answer. There was questions about safety, mathematics, community college education, and typical student issues.

As an institution, Marist College has partaken in several social change movements. Students activists at Marist introduced The Marist Unity Project as an event to encourage communication and support within the college community, especially after the results of the presidential election. This movement included students writing positive messages on sticky notes and posting them on a wall. Everyone was also encouraged to share their valuable thoughts to others as a method to engage in an open dialogue between the students, faculties, and staff members. This effective project continued with a peaceful Unity March from the campus to the City Hall of Poughkeepsie. This march further emphasized the significance of unity and equality on all college

The answer might lie in starting outside of the legislation system to objectively show actually change occurring with small, but necessary step to assist community college students. The one thing congressmen and senators forget is the actually effective on these students lives. In the debate and objections, the challenges faced by community colleges students is forgotten.

group of adults and students. At this meeting the group determined to publicize their objections

With the many social issues that are being addressed, the efforts to promote change lead to student participation. Their active participation leads to others getting educated. “In our current political situation, harassment of marginalized communities are increasing.  Clubs like ours help promote safe spaces and hopefully that comes with tolerance,” say Jeffrey Leung, officer of the Gender Equity Club.

The letters and movement leaders demand to be visible and recognized and unequivocally seek larger numbers in Black student enrollment, increased Black faculty, curriculum and pedagogy that includes truth about race, class and sexuality (in history, law, political and economic realms). And the formation of Offices of Diversity and Inclusion on campuses throughout to further define these issues and discipline the institutions that purport to be inclusive, but whose history shows they are not.

Presently, the availability of educational opportunities at the college and university level is a critical state and personal interest given the needs of the state for a well-educated workforce which has never been greater. Too many, the focal point of attending college is receiving a high paying job in the future. Unfortunately, in most states, tuition is on the rise and students who come from low-income families find themselves struggling to fund their education. According to legislatures, “The cost of college in New Jersey, as in the nation, continues to grow faster than the rate of inflation.” (State of New Jersey 1). In the national financial aid policy resources that are typically given to the neediest families are shifting towards

Dedicated student organizations, similar to Women’s groups were developed to advocate for the the needs of these populations and voicing their opinions and concerns.

Over the course of several meeting with senate and specific senate members, it became clear that senate was fully aware that something had to be done to involve students in campus wide decision making and provide a forum where students’ needs and concerns could be shared.