The Offices of Academic Enrichment and University Studies provide a series academic workshops at no cost to University students throughout the academic year. Their one-hour workshops address key avenues to success in college, including study strategies and academic success management. No pre-registration is necessary; Please call 831-3025 for further information. YOU CAN FIND THE SCHEDULE POSTED on the ASPIRE GET INVOLVED PAGE so it is there as a reminder throughout the semester. Go ahead and plan to succeed by taking advantage of these excellent UD resources.
ASPIRE Community, the Office of Public Engagement at the White House has announced the deadline for applications for whitehouse internships. Go to www.whitehouse.gov/internship for additional information.
The deadline to apply for the White House Internship Program is January 22, 2012. Don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity to work at the White House.
Interns work in key offices like the Office of the Vice-President, the Office of the First Lady, Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Domestic Policy Council and get the chance to attend meetings with government officials, conduct research, staff events, and write memos. If you or anyone else you know is interested, make sure to apply now!
At the recent end of semester gathering, ASPIRE president, Quindara Lazenbury, announced the slate of officers elect. They are a talented and already very involved group. The officers elect will shadow current officers during the spring 2012 semester and will assume responsibility for the ASPIRE student organization in fall 2012. The officers elect are:
President–Kathyrn Kull, sophomore, Psychology Education major
Vice President –Ellenie Cruz, junior, English Education major
Treasurer–Sai Gajjala, freshman, Engineering major
Secretary — Morgan Sagan, sophomore, Elementary Education major
Public Relations — Kevin Nai, sophomore, English Education major
Historian — Arpita Mandal, sophomore, English Education major
YES, we did the work! We learned a lot!! We kept it moving!!! It is time to Celebrate!!!
ASPIRE members will celebrate the end of the fall semester on Friday, December 2nd from 5:00-6:30pm in Trabant Room 206. RSVP:http://www.facebook.com/events/2 Come out for lots of good food, fun, awards and fellowship. Meet the candidates for leadership in 2012-13. Reconnect with friends and relax a bit before exams begin… All the party animals will be there… 
Melva Ware pictured above with ASPIRE leaders Teresita Mariano, Quindara Lazenbury, and Taria Pritchett
ASPIRE Director, Melva Ware, was recognized on Saturday, November 12, 2011 by the Delaware Chapter of 100 Black Women, Inc. Dr. Ware received an award as the Peoples Choice, given a letter writing campaign mounted by ASPIRE leaders which resulted in Ware receiving more nomination letters for an award than any of the other awardees. The day-long networking summit was titled, My Sister’s Keeper, and it was organized to explore issues that relate to the health, education and welfare of African American women and families in Delaware. The awards ceremony took place during a luncheon attended by about 300 people to celebrate the achievements of “unsong sheroes” who have made a positive difference in the lives of girls and families. Ware noted during brief remarks that she was most pleased by the opportunity to introduce the community to folks in several organizations, including ASPIRE, Learning Link of Delaware and Minorities Achieving Collegiate Success. Ware noted further that these folks are involved in efforts to engage students and families in planning for college and are waging a battle to overcome low expectations that are visible in the acceptance by too many students of mediocre grades. Ware suggested that the whole community must agree to challenge low expectations.
Lawrence “Mr. Bain” Manley (Junior English Education major), Elvio Diaz (Senior Accounting major), Elise Jackson (Senior English Education major) and Teresita Mariano (Senior English Education major) reconnected with students from Bayard Middle School, during the 54th Annual College Night at UD’s Bob Carpenter Center on Tuesday October 25, 2011. Bain, Elvio, Elise, and Teresita have spent summer semesters involved in research and experiential learning projects at the Wilmington school. 
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Elijah Anderson, Sociology Professor at Yale University, is the author of Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City. Prof. Anderson will deliver the 50th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture for the School of Public Policy and Administration on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 5:00pm in Bayard Sharp Hall.
This lecture provides a special learning opportunity for preservice teacher education students and teachers in classrooms who want to become more effective practitioners in work with urban students.
ASPIRE President, Quindara Lazenbury, introduced UD President Patrick Harker, to begin the recent presentation by author Rebecca Skloot, who spoke to UD freshmen on October 13. Ms. Skloot, author of this year’s common reader, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, spoke about her expereinces in writing the book and about her life as a very independent student. She credited her curiosity and unwillingness to accept “no” or “no information known” as an answer with her success in researching and writing the story of the Lacks family. (read more…)
At their October 5th meeting, ASPIRE members learned about the work of the ArtsBridge project. ArtsBridge scholars, including ASPIRE officer, Amber Beaman, reported on work done last summer with middle school students in Wilmington to teach science and math concepts through music, visual art, and dance.
The meeting highlight was definitely the “hands-on” opportunity to create a little ASPIRE Art…members started with brand new ASPIRE t-shirts and were last seen having a great time “tying” and “dying!”
ASPIRE member, Ellen Baca, sent the following greeting recently:
Hello ASPIRE I plan to be active in the Spring Semester…I’m in Granada Spain :0)…climbed a mountain yesterday to visit a 13th century castle…lovinggggg my time here with all the Spanish culture, food, scenery and language!
