The Student Affairs Committee of ACA seeks to provide college students, 
interested in a career in corrections, the opportunity to attend ACA's annual 
conventions and conferences. We believe that many, would-be-interested students
do not attend these functions simply due to financial constraints. Part of our 
mission is to expose potentially interested college students to the unparalleled
professionalism and networking opportunities found at ACA conventions and 
conferences. Our committee has set extremely modest goals for student sponsorship
 and are seeking your help in the following areas:  

STUDENT REGISTRATION SPONSORSHIP

     Students must pay a registration fee of $50.00. We would like to encourage 
at least 15 college students to attend both the Summer Congress and Winter 
Conference by sponsoring their registration fee. The total cost of sponsoring 
these students at either the Summer Congress or Winter Conference  is $750.

STUDENT POSTER SESSION SPONSORSHIP

     The Student Poster Session is where students present their theoretical 
and/or empirical research on a topic of their choice directly related to the 
field of corrections and/or juvenile justice. The Poster Session is publicly 
located for viewing and provides an opportunity for academicians and 
practitioners to discuss the presented work. Each research project is judged 
according to the grouping to which it is submitted (undergraduate or graduate),
and the students displaying the best research and delivery receive an award. 
This has been very successful in encouraging student participation and we are 
pleased with its success. With your assistance, we anticipate continued growth 
and involvement. 

To encourage participation in this event, we would like to provide cash prizes 
to the top three finalists in the Student Poster Session. With your help, we 
believe these goals to be reasonable and obtainable. The total for the 
sponsorship of the cash prizes is $775. Prizes would be distributed as follows:

     --Graduate: (1) First Place-$200
                 (2) Second Place-$150
                 (3) Third Place-$100
     --Undergraduate:
                 (1) First Place-$150
                 (2) Second Place-$100
                 (3) Third Place-$75

We realize that many of you already provide assistance to the ACA and its 
members in a number of meaningful ways and for that we thank you. The input 
we received from you and other company representatives in developing this 
project was very valuable. We appreciate your continued support for the 
promotion of higher education and providing an investment in the future of 
our students and our field.

Thanks to the generosity of the North American Association of Wardens (NAAWS) 
and Superintendents, a financial account has been established at NAAWS 
specifically to handle your donations. Should you wish to help, please 
forward your donation to the NAAWS Student Affairs Sponsorship at:

		North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents
		c\o Student Affairs Sponsorship
		PO Box 11037
		Albany, NY 12211-0037
		(518) 786-6801

For more information about ACA Student Affairs please access our website at 
 http://acastudents.org

If you have any questions about the sponsorships or scholarships, please feel 
free to contact Lisa Hutchinson.  You can reach her via email at:
   lxhutchinson@ualr.edu or via phone at (501) 786-7048.