{"id":302,"date":"2019-12-23T14:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T14:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue3-2019\/?p=302"},"modified":"2019-12-23T14:22:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T14:22:37","slug":"new-organization-for-nontraditional-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue3-2019\/campus-currents\/new-organization-for-nontraditional-students\/","title":{"rendered":"New Organization for Nontraditional Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clubs & Organizations<\/span><\/p>\n

New Organization for Nontraditional Students<\/h1>\n

Many alumni have memories of their first days away from their family homes and adjusting to life straight out of high school as freshmen on the MMA campus. But, for the nontraditional student\u2014one defined as 24 years or older, married or a veteran of military service\u2014the transition can be especially tricky.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are surrounded by younger students with less life experience, and it\u2019s hard to connect with others to whom you can relate,\u201d says Rebecca Rankin, a Vessel Operations and Technology major who is secretary of the MMA Nontraditional Student Association. The group was established last spring to address such concerns and more. Rankin is 33 with prior college experience before coming to MMA.<\/p>\n

There are nearly 100 nontraditional students at MMA, including many veterans, of which 25-30 have joined the new group now affiliated with the National Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE).<\/p>\n

The MMA group has held several meetings and informal gatherings, and \u201cgetting together and talking about common concerns has been powerful just in itself,\u201d says Rankin.<\/p>\n

But the association is more than a support group and is also involved in helping nontraditional students gain credit and recognition for life and career experience at MMA, says Marine Transportation Operations major Nicholas Lewis, president of the association. \u201cWe\u2019re working to help create more concrete and consistent policies for nontraditional students, especially those in the regiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leaders from the group attended an ANTSHE national conference where there was much discussion about ways to generate scholarship opportunities. \u201cBecause of our age, we don\u2019t qualify for many of the MMA scholarships available to other students,\u201d says Rankin, \u201cso one of our key goals is to identify additional sources for financial aid.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the group is in its fledgling stages, it has the enthusiastic support of MMA leadership. \u201cWe believe they serve a vital role in our community,\u201d notes Janet Acker, one of the group\u2019s faculty advisors and executive assistant to President Bill Brennan.\u2588<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clubs & Organizations<\/p>\n

New Organization for Nontraditional Students<\/p>\n

Many alumni have memories of their first days away from their family homes and adjusting to life straight out of high school as freshmen on the MMA campus. But, for the nontraditional student\u2014one defined as 24 years or older, married or a veteran of military service\u2014the transition can be especially tricky.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are surrounded by younger students with less life experience, and it\u2019s hard to connect with others to whom you can relate,\u201d says Rebecca Rankin, a Vessel Operations and Technology major who is secretary of the MMA Nontraditional Student Association. The group was established last spring to address such concerns and more. Rankin is 33 with prior college experience before coming to MMA.<\/p>\n

There are nearly 100 nontraditional students at MMA, including many veterans, of which 25-30 have joined the new group now affiliated with the National Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE).<\/p>\n

The MMA group has held several meetings and informal gatherings, and \u201cgetting together and talking about common concerns has been powerful just in itself,\u201d says Rankin.<\/p>\n

But the association is more than a support group and is also involved in helping nontraditional students gain credit and recognition for life and career experience at MMA, says Marine Transportation Operations major Nicholas Lewis, president of the association. \u201cWe\u2019re working to help create more concrete and consistent policies for nontraditional students, especially those in the regiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leaders from the group attended an ANTSHE national conference where there was much discussion about ways to generate scholarship opportunities. \u201cBecause of our age, we don\u2019t qualify for many of the MMA scholarships available to other students,\u201d says Rankin,<\/p>\n

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