ASPIRE Membership Information
By becoming an
ASPIRE member you'll be joining a vibrant
organization of hundreds of members actively
dedicated to educational opportunity for
disadvantaged individuals.
Membership benefits
Newsletter
ASPIRATIONS keeps members in touch with
information about national, regional, state, and
project activities.
Staff development is
available at the annual fall conference, at the
various state meetings and workshops, and
through the Department of Education training
grants.
Annual Conference, rotated among the six
states yearly, is an opportunity for project
staff to interact with colleagues from different
programs and states, and with national leaders.
The
Directory contains
names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses
of ASPIRE members and TRIO personnel in the
region.
Involvement allows
TRIO personnel opportunities for participation
and mutual support according to ability and
resources. A wide range of important activities
that contribute to educational opportunity
regionally and nationally are available,
including the advocacy with policy and decision
makers.
Levels of Membership
Professional Membership
is available to persons employed full-time or
part-time in TRiO, Gear Up, or other educational
opportunity/equal access type programs located
in the states of Colorado, Montana, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah or Wyoming. Is also
available as to any persons that have maintained
ASPIRE Professional membership for a minimum of
10 years, and is now retired from the position
they held within TRiO programs during their
ASPIRE membership period. Each Professional
Member is entitled to one vote and is eligible
to hold any office within the Association.
Associate Membership is available to
persons meeting any of the following three
criteria: (1) employed in a clerical/support
staff position within a TRiO, Gear Up, or other
educational opportunity/equal access type
programs located in the states of Colorado,
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah or
Wyoming; (2) persons employed full-time or
part-time in TRiO, Gear Up, or other educational
opportunity/equal access programs located in
states which are not included in the ASPIRE,
Inc. region. Each Associate Member is entitled
to one vote, and may serve on committees, but
may hold no office in the associate or serve on
the Board of Directors.
Emeritus Membership is available to any
person that has maintained ASPIRE Professional
membership for a minimum of 10 years, and is now
retired from the position they held within TRiO
programs during their ASPIRE membership period.
Each Emeritus Member is entitled to one vote,
and may serve on committees, but may hold no
office in the association or serve on the Board
of Directors.
Friends and Alumni is available to any
individual not employed in a TRiO, Gear Up or
other educational opportunity/equal access
program in the ASPIRE, Inc. region, who
generally supports the mission, goals, and
objectives of ASPIRE, Inc., and has an active
concern for TRiO students. Each Friends and
Alumni Member may have voice but no vote and may
not hold office in the association.
TRiO Participant Membership is available
to any TRiO Program participant in the states of
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Utah or Wyoming, not currently employed by a
TRIO or Gear Up program, who generally supports
the purposes, goals, and objectives of ASPIRE,
INC., and has an active concern for TRiO
students. Each Participant Member may have voice
but no vote and may not hold office in the
association.
How to Join
Download a copy
of the ASPIRE
Regional Membership Application or the
State Membership Application using
Acrobat Reader. Submit to the membership
chair, below. If you are interested in any
additional information regarding regional
membership, please contact:
Dawn Eckhardt, TRIO Programs
University of North Dakota
2891 2nd Ave N, Stop 9027
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9027
Fax: 701-777-3627
Questions?
dawneckhardt@mail.und.nodak.edu or
701-777-4373
