Welcoming All Learners:  Establishing Success Pathways for Neurodiverse Students

A Planning Workshop (via Zoom)

Tuesdays, September 12 and 26, from 3:00–5:00 pm EDT

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The Yes We Must Coalition is offering a workshop to college/university teams for Welcoming All Learners: Establishing Success Pathways for Neurodiverse Students, a two-session workshop on Tuesdays, September 12 and September 26, from 3:00–5:00 pm EDT. The workshop will be led by Dr. Elizabeth Coghill, EdD. BIO, who serves as the Executive Director for Student Academic Success Services at East Carolina University and is a published leader in creating support systems for neurodiverse learners.

Students who demonstrate the potential for college success and bring neurodiverse learning profiles represent a growing population on today’s college campuses. Although post-secondary academic support services have progressed in addressing the academic needs of marginalized students, a gap remains in our understanding of how learning differences impact student success and ways to customize academic support services for neurodiverse student populations (Coghill & Coghill, 2020). Neurodivergent students have lower retention, persistence, and graduation rates than their neurotypical peers (Newman, Wagner, Cemeto, & Knokey, 2009), compounding the challenges experienced by low-income students, in particular. Campus teams will gain a solid foundation for understanding neurodiverse students and how post-secondary educators can impact their success. The workshop will focus attention on successful campus programming models and investigate ways post-secondary leaders, faculty and staff can transform the campus experiences of neurodiverse students.

This workshop is intended for cross-campus teams of at least 2 people to enhance understanding and expand support for neurodivergent students.

What Is Involved?

The workshop will consist of two 2-hour virtual gatherings in Zoom on Tuesdays, September 12 and September 26, 2023, from 3:00–5:00 pm EDT. Campus teams will complete a pre-workshop exercise and also a team assignment in between sessions.

Who Should Attend?

Teams from all Yes We Must Coalition member schools and other colleges/universities who share our commitment to increasing the success of students from low-income backgrounds are invited. The workshop content and activities are relevant whether participants have already explored or developed support systems or are only just considering it. Campus teams will participate together in the workshop sessions and develop an action-oriented plan for their campus.

Teams must consist of at least 2 members. Suggested team members include academic, student life, and enrollment administrators, librarians, First Year Experience and other faculty, academic success staff and advisors, student life and athletic department staff.

Campus Team Outcomes:

• Gain a better understanding of the needs and characteristics of neurodiverse students and the role of Executive Functioning in academic success.
• Recognize and respond to common barriers to academic success by exploring models for practical applications to widen access, build support teams and approaches, and uncover funding sources.
• Meet colleagues at Yes We Must Coalition member schools and others who share common goals and contexts for advancing success of all students and stimulate collaborative work on alternative strategies.
• Leave with an invitation to participate in a post-meeting virtual Community of Practice to assist one another with plan implementation.

How to Register and Cost for Participating

Cost for a Campus Team of at least 2 and up to 4 members is $350 for Yes We Must Coalition institutional members; cost for a team from non-YWMC institutions is $500. For teams larger than 4, additional members may join at a cost of $75 per additional member. Please look carefully for these categories when you register via PayPal.

Team registration deadline is Monday, August 28. To register, one college/university representative should complete the online Registration Form on the Yes We Must website at https://www.yeswemustcoalition.org/neurodiverse-learners-workshop/ [the page you are reading] — providing names, titles/​roles, and email contacts for team participants. Payment must be made by credit card at time of registration through the PayPal link at the bottom of the online form. Registrants will be sent links to the Zoom workshop sessions as well as the pre-workshop exercise to complete and return.

Workshop Leader

Dr. Elizabeth Coghill, EdD. BIO, serves as the Executive Director for Student Academic Success Services at East Carolina University, which includes overseeing the STEPP Program, Supporting Transition and Education Through Planning and Partnerships. Her professional experiences include learner support services, academic advising, registrar, systems training, career services, and admissions. Coghill’s research and practice interests focus on educational access, academic success, and sense of belonging of marginalized student populations: neurodiverse learners, students of color, first generation, economically disadvantaged, and military affiliated students. She is an early adopter of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) techniques embedded within a campus learning center. She is a co-editor and author of Supporting Neurodiverse College Student Success: A Guide for Librarians, Student Support Services, and Academic Learning Environments, a Roman and Littlefield publication.

For Questions
Contact Ann Landis, Program Manager at the Yes We Must Coalition, at
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Campus Team Registration Form

Cost for a Campus Team of at least 2 and up to 4 members is $350 for Yes We Must Coalition institutional members; cost for a team from non-YWMC institutions is $500. For teams larger than 4, additional members may join at a cost of $75 per additional member. Please look carefully for these categories when you register via PayPal. Team registration deadline is Monday, August 28.

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