A recent statistic come out that 5% of Illinois State University students are considered “Non-Traditional.”
Non traditional students are students that had a gap from when they left high school and when they started college.
Senior Program Coordinator and Leadership Education and Development Britt Kotiw says there are many ways to define non-traditional students and leaves it to students to determine if they want that label.
Non-Traditional Student Quinn Flynn has a hard time meeting people who understands her and people her age.
To combat with this issue, Leadership Education and Development along with a branch of Dean of Students created a breakfast and resource fair event for Non-Traditional students for them to connect with one another.
Different organizations also volunteered in the event to give non-traditional students a different point of view of the experience.
Keynote Speaker and Non-Traditional Student Natasha Fever wishes people seen her as a regular student instead of being called just a Non-Traditional student.
The Dean of Students is offering the Tina and Mick Rowe scholarship for non-traditional students helping them with their financial aid for those who have been out of high school for ten or more years.
This will hopefully help non-traditional students be comfortable being labeled as a non-traditional student.