Membership Benefits

NYCLSA membership benefits include:

  1. Newsletters - two issues per year
  2. Semi-annual journal - Research and Teaching in Developmental Education
  3. Reduced registration fee at annual Symposium.
  4. Voice in election of officers and business at Annual Meeting.
  5. Opportunity for participation as officer, chair, committee member or regional representative.
  6. Opportunity to apply for a NYCLSA scholarship to help fund attendance at the Kellogg Institute, the Winter Institute, the Technology Institute for Developmental Educators, SI Training, for a graduate course in developmental education, or other professional development activity.
    - Application for Professional Development ScholarshipNYCLSA Scholarship Opportunities
    - Previous Scholarship recipients
  7. Access to regional professional activities throughout the year.
  8. Involvement at the national level through chapter affiliation with National Association for Developmental Education



Membership Information

Membership runs from January 1st through December 31st, although individuals may join at any time during the year.  There are four (4) categories of Individual Membership:

  1. Full-time Active Professional ($40): Those individuals who are actively involved full-time in post-secondary developmental studies programs or in the administration of them, or those who are otherwise interested in the purpose of NYCLSA;

  2. Part-Time/Adjunct Active Professional ($25):  Those individuals who are actively involved part-time in post-secondary developmental studies programs or in the administration of them, or those who are otherwise interested in the purpose of NYCLSA;

  3. Retired Professional ($25):  Those who continue to enhance post-secondary education for students in need of developmental and learning assistance or who are otherwise interested in the purpose of NYCLA and who are 55 years of age or more and formally retired from their careers;

  4. Student ($25): Those who are training for or working in careers in developmental studies areas or disciplines related to the student learning processes and who are enrolled in appropriate coursework either full- or part-time.
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   PLEASE NOTE: As NYCLSA is re-organizing, membership is FREE for 2019.     PLEASE JOIN and come to a HUB meeting/conference, TBA.