ASPIRE offers a number of supportive services to assist you in becoming a college graduate, which includes various tuition-waived courses, leadership and service learning opportunites, and much more...it all starts with YOU and taking a confident leap forward.
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"What's happening" in ASPIRE...
7th Annual Student Recognition Banquet
Wednesday April 22, 5:30pm
at the Terrace in the MSC
RSVP by Friday April 10
Fall 2009 opportunity for students interested in graduate school
Contact your ASPIRE advisor to express your interest in being ASPIRE sponsored in a three-day workshop designed to help you prepare for graduate school.
Featured presenter, Donald Asher, is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the graduate admissions process. Tens of thousands of students have seen his lectures, tapes, and teleconferences. He is the author of eight books, including Graduate Admissions Essays, the best-selling guide to graduate admissions.
Information from the 2008 Fall conference can be seen in the following link.
WAEOPP Leadership Development Opportunity
ASPIRE sponsored course offerings
Spring 2009
TRDIS 101-003 (1 cr.) (3rd quarter) Career Exploration
TRDIS 120-002 (2 cr.) Strategies for Academic Success
TRDIS 200-001 (1 cr.) Short-term Cultural Experience
PSYC 370-700A or 701A (2 cr.) Interpersonal Effectiveness
EDUC 495-002 (2 cr.) Personal Learning Experience
Contact Sharon Franklin, Interim Director by email for phone (715) 232-2995 to sign up for classes or if you have questions.
Important Reference Links:
A message from Margaret Kitze, ASPIRE Writing Support Specialist
2009 Spring Registration and Financial Commitment Dates
Midterm Grade Evaluations
(Student Academic Progress Request Forms)
ASPIRE offers students a chance to request midterm feedback from their instructor(s).
Students will meet with their ASPIRE Advisor to fill out the form for as many classes as they wish for instructor feedback. The students then hand the form(s) to their instructor(s) for constructive feedback about how they are performing in the classroom.
For Spring 2009, the deadline for instructor(s) to submit progress back to ASPIRE is by March 30th. If you are an ASPIRE student and wish to have your progress assessed, make an appointment and meet with your ASPIRE Advisor as soon as possible. Or, if you are already meeting with your ASPIRE Advisor, mention it at your next meeting.
Upon receving the progress reports, students will meet with their ASPIRE Advisor to go over the progress form(s) together.
This midterm evaluation is of great benefit to those students who desire first-hand feedback directly from their instructor(s).
ASPIRE Advisors:
LINK to Practice Tests:
powered by ASPIRE-Student Support Services
PPST, GRE, ACT, others Improving Writing/Math skills: LearningExpress
Fee waivers are available to take your PPST...CBT. Reference the link below.
A limited number of fee waivers are available for up to three tests for CBT. If you have been given a fee waiver and do not keep your appointment to test, your fee waiver will be forfeited and you may not be given another waiver. Individuals who receive fee waivers are not eligible for refunds if they cancel their appointments. For more details, see the fee waiver section in The Praxis Series 2008-09 Registration Fee Waiver. Must have your Financial Aid Counselor sign-off on the form.