Think College News

Are you preparing a student for college? Attend this webinar!

[Project: National Coordinating Center] Join us for Planning for College Success Now: Recommendations for IEP Teams, a webinar about college preparation for students with intellectual disability. This webinar is for anyone engaged in preparing goals for students through the individual education planning (IEP) process.

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Accreditation Workgroup Updates

Update from the Accreditation Workgroup: December 2022

[Project: National Coordinating Center] The National Coordinating Centers' Accreditation Workgroup continues to work towards the creation of a program accreditation process and the establishment of an accrediting agency.  Read this update to learn what they are up to and what is planned for 2023.

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Come talk with other students on December 1!

desk with a laptop and photo of a group of students with a zoom logo and words online student group

[Project: National Coordinating Center] The Emerging Advocates Student Group is a discussion group for people with intellectual disability who are in college or just finished college, or who might be thinking about college. The group was created for students so they can share ideas and learn tips together about advocacy. 

Earn Your Transition Leadership Certificate Online

[Proiect: Transition Leadership Program] Through the Transition Leadership Program (TLP), UMass Boston offers a transition leadership certificate that focuses on the transition from high school to adult life for young people with a wide range of disabilities. The TLP is now accepting applications for September 2023.

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Piloting the Program Accreditation Process

Piloting the Program Accreditation process

[National Coordinating Center] The National Coordinating Center's Accreditation Workgroup is currently piloting a program accreditation process with college or university programs for students with intellectual disability (ID). 

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Building Regional Alliance Capacity in the Midwest

[Project: Inclusive Higher Education Network] Staff from the Think College Network was recently at the University of Missouri St. Louis to lead the Midwest Inclusive Postsecondary Education Alliance in a Capacity Building Institute. The purpose of this meeting was to disassemble the existing MIPSA regional alliance and reassemble it into three distinct regional alliances. 

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