NYCLSA Professional Development Scholarship Winner Announced!
NYCLSA is pleased to announce that the 2017 Professional Development Scholarship has been awarded to Dr. Thomas Priester of SUNY Genesee Community College. Dr. Priester used the award to attend the NADE conference in Oklahoma City in March 2017.
NYCLSA is pleased to announce that the 2017 Professional Development Scholarship has been awarded to Dr. Thomas Priester of SUNY Genesee Community College. Dr. Priester used the award to attend the NADE conference in Oklahoma City in March 2017.
NYCLSA Promising Student Award Winner Announced!
NYCLSA also congratulates Ashley Groll, winner of the 2017 Promising Student Award. Ashley, a junior, is an elementary education major at Niagara University and vice-president-elect of her campus Lions Club.
NYCLSA also congratulates Ashley Groll, winner of the 2017 Promising Student Award. Ashley, a junior, is an elementary education major at Niagara University and vice-president-elect of her campus Lions Club.
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.
