Dedicated to empowering college students with executive functioning challenges by fostering a strengths-based community that celebrates their unique abilities and accomplishments.
AsUR's Mission
AsUR supports students with executive functioning challenges by providing a strengths-based, supportive community that recognizes and celebrates neurodiverse ways of thinking and learning. The AsUR program focuses primarily on first- and second-year students, providing early support during the important transition to college when students are developing new academic habits, independence, and self-management skills.
Many of the skills required for success in college such as managing time, organizing coursework, starting assignments, and keeping track of deadlines are connected to executive functioning. When students experience challenges in these areas, the increased independence and complexity of college life can make academics, daily routines, and long-term planning more difficult.
AsUR is an intensive student support program designed to help students build these skills through personalized mentoring, structured support, and community connection. By helping students strengthen executive functioning skills and develop strategies that work for them, AsUR supports students in building confidence, resilience, and independence throughout their college experience.
Executive Function Skills We Focus On
AsUR supports the development of seven core executive functioning areas:
Monitoring (self and tasks)
Planning and organizing
Working memory
Cognitive flexibility (switching)
Initiation
Emotional regulation
Inhibition
Goals of the AsUR Program
Support the transition to college through early intervention
Provide structured support for primarily first- and second-year students as they adjust to the increased independence, academic expectations, and self-management required in college.
Strengthen executive functioning skills for academic success
Help students develop key executive functioning skills that support effective learning and academic persistence.
Promote independence and self-management
Equip students with practical strategies, tools, and routines that help them manage coursework, responsibilities, and long-term goals more independently.
Foster a strengths-based, neurodiverse community
Create an environment where neurodiverse students feel supported, understood, and empowered while recognizing and celebrating diverse ways of thinking and learning.
Build confidence and resilience
Support students in developing confidence in their abilities while learning to navigate challenges, adapt strategies, and persist through academic and personal obstacles.
Encourage self-advocacy and resource utilization
Help students learn how to communicate their needs, seek appropriate support, and effectively utilize campus resources.
Connect students with campus support systems
Collaborate with campus partners to provide coordinated support that promotes student success.
Promote student persistence and long-term success
Support students in developing the skills and habits that contribute to continued academic progress and success throughout their college experience.
Use assessment to continuously improve the program
Collect student feedback and program data to evaluate outcomes, track progress, and strengthen program effectiveness.
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