Special Interest Groups allow for candid conversations surround affinity, allyship, and how to best assist our students.

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Black and African Diaspora Special Interest Group (BAD SIG)

The Black and African Diaspora Special Interest Group (BAD SIG) will support and advance the work of counseling and enrollment professionals as they help the students and the community realize their full potential, with particular emphasis on African American’s transition to postsecondary education. The Black and African Diaspora SIG is committed to promoting highly professional, hands-on community work that fosters ethical and social responsibility.

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To get more information on the BAD SIG, please fill out our interest form here:

For any questions, please contact Jasmine Alfred at jaalfred@owu.edu.

 

Rural and Small Town Special Interest Group

The Rural and Small Town SIG mission is to bring rural and small town admissions and college counseling professionals, as well as those committed to rural and small town education, together to increase college access and success, promote college-going culture in rural areas, and support counselors and students at rural and small town schools. The purpose of the group is to bring together professionals who support rural education and share knowledge of rural assets, challenges, and issues with one another.

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All professionals committed to rural and small town student admission, matriculation, and success are welcome to join. 

 

For more information on the Rural and Small Town SIG please fill out our interest form here: 

For any questions, please contact Gabriel.Lomeli@UToledo.Edu or glandis@uakron.edu.

 

Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Special Interest Group

The Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Special Interest Group (SIG) empowers AANHPI professionals and counselors who advocate on behalf of AANHPI students to be active change makers at the national, regional and local levels. We promote student-centered counseling practices that recognize and celebrate the plurality of AANHPI identities. We are champions of ethical standards that support AANHPI students through the transition to and completion of their postsecondary education, to achieve greater access and equity in higher education for all AANHPI identities.

We would like to note that this is an affinity space and not an ally space.

 

For more information on the AANHPI SIG please fill out our interest form here:

For any questions, please contact ccunningham@uakron.edu or brendagerhardt@gmail.com.