Here we are at the close of 2023. The Advising Success Network has much to celebrate and cheer about from the past year. 

In 2023, we connected across more than 10 in-person and virtual engagement opportunities; showcased four ASN Student Fellow recommendations, published eight new or updated toolkits, reports, resources, videos, and case study collections; recognized 10 institutions with the Holistic Advising Awards and Student Choice Awards; invited applications for the 2024-2025 ASN Cohort; and welcomed individual members of the Advising Success Network through the Engagement Interest Form (115+ in just three months so far - if you haven't already, please do).

There's already so much in store for 2024. Free online courses and content will launch early in the year; we'll announce and begin working with the 2024-2025 Cohort institutions; we'll be on the road and coming to a conference near you (we hope!); and we will continue to uplift students' voices and advocate for an equitable educational experience.

Thank you for all you do! We are optimistic about all that can be accomplished with and for students through the passion and collaboration colleagues like you bring to the community.  We look forward to connecting with you again soon.

From Complete College America and the Ada Center, Navigating Student Success Technology Curriculum (check out the webinar on January 29!)

From the Campaign for College Opportunity, Advancing Equity With Effective Community College Transfer Pathways

From the White House, Playbook: Workforce Investments That Work a State and Local Guide to High-Quality , Equitable Workforce Development (featuring Connecticut Guided Pathways and the Connecticut Community College System)

From Community College Daily, The student success dividend: Colleges that double down on their students will thrive in the long term

From Inside Higher Ed, Students want career prep in the curriculum

ASN provided info links during the December conference sessions, if you'd like to peruse the resources:

• NASPA's Racial Equity and Social Change Conference session Students and Advisors as Change Agents for Equitable Student Success
• Complete College America's Annual Convening: Future Ready session Integrating Career Advising for Equitable Student Success

-2024-

We start the year in Washington, D.C., at the AAC&U Annual Meeting January 17-19, with the session Examining Institutional Capacities for Holistic Advising Redesign and Institutional Transformation.

Join us in Seattle, WA, February 18-21 for the 43rd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience. The ASN will be an exhibitor and our resources and partners will be featured in three conference sessions. Register today!

In March, we will be at SXSW EDU in Austin, TX, from March 4-7 to facilitate the session Student-Inclusive Approaches in Higher Education - we hope to engage with you there.

Following SXSW EDU, we're back in Seattle, WA for the NASPA Annual Conference from March 9-13. The ASN will offer a pre-conference workshop (register now!) Understanding Institutional Strengths and Opportunities in Redesigning Holistic Advising Supports for Educational Equity on Saturday, March 9, as well as two general interest sessions during the conference. Meet us there to join in the conversation.

...and more to be announced in 2024

We welcome anyone interested in connecting with us and getting involved to complete this Engagement Interest Form. Tell us how you'd like to contribute in the Advising Success Network. Please share the form with your network, too!

Mission

Our mission is to help institutions build a culture of student success, with a focus on Black, Latinx/a/o, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander students, and poverty-affected students, by identifying, building, and scaling equitable and holistic advising solutions that support all facets of the student experience.

Vision

Our vision is a higher education landscape that has eliminated race and income as predictors of student success through a reformed approach to advising, in which all students are supported through a seamless, personalized postsecondary experience that creates better personal, academic, and professional outcomes.