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Executive Board Positions Open
NYCLSA is actively looking to fill these Board positions very soon. If you are interested, please contact Jane Neuburger at janeneuburger@outlook.com or Sharon Green at sgreen@niagara.edu. President President-Elect Past President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Virtual Banking Officer Regional Representatives 
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Positions Filled
Treasurer (will be retiring) Michele Sojda Hilbert College (Retired) msojda2000@gmail.com Secretary Melanie Weinstein-Zeolla Associate Professor of Reading/Reading Center Coordinator Suffolk County Community College Ammerman Campus weinstm@sunysuffolk.edu Membership Coordinator Allison Bressmer Associate Professor of Reading and Basic Education Basic Education Coordinator Nassau Community College allison.bressmer@ncc.edu Newsletter Editor/Webmaster (will be retiring from position) Gina Sipley Instructor of Reading, Basic Education, and Women and Gender Studies Coordinator of Emerging Educational Technologies Nassau Community College gina.sipley@ncc.edu 
New York State Chapter
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The deadline to nominate a student for NYCLSA's Promising Student Award is Friday, January 25, 2019. Don’t miss this opportunity to help a worthy student get $300 to defray college costs.
Click on the link below to access the application.
NYCLSA 2018 Professional Development Scholarship Winner Announced!
Ellie Fosmire is the recipient of the 2018 Professional Development Scholarship of $500. Ellie, Academic Success Coordinator at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, will use the award to complete her doctoral work at Concordia University. She is researching the impact of virtual applications in supporting tutoring through social media.
Ellie Fosmire is the recipient of the 2018 Professional Development Scholarship of $500. Ellie, Academic Success Coordinator at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, will use the award to complete her doctoral work at Concordia University. She is researching the impact of virtual applications in supporting tutoring through social media.
NYCLSA 2018 Promising Student Award Winner Announced!
Meghan Hickman, a student at North Country Community College, is the 2018 winner of NYCLSA’s Promising Student Award of $300. Meghan, who was nominated by NYCLSA member Kate Wells, is a Child and Family Services major with a 3.94 GPA. She hopes to pursue a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree.
Meghan Hickman, a student at North Country Community College, is the 2018 winner of NYCLSA’s Promising Student Award of $300. Meghan, who was nominated by NYCLSA member Kate Wells, is a Child and Family Services major with a 3.94 GPA. She hopes to pursue a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree.
NYCLSA Overview
The first Symposium on Remedial/Developmental Education was held in New York in 1978. In 1979, twenty-five educators in college academic support services joined together to form the New York College Learning Skills Association. The NYCLSA constitution was ratified in April 1980 with these stated objectives:
- To advance standards for Learning Skills professionals through education, research and public service.
- To develop principles and standards for the establishment of learning assistance centers.
- To assist in the professional development of learning skills professions.
- To provide educational information and analysis to college educators and school systems, about learning skills research, systems, techniques and available support
To provide a forum for the interchange of ideas, methods and expertise to improve the learner's relationship with his/her institution and educational environment.
