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The Action Network for Equitable Wellbeing at its core is a community of changemaking individuals, institutions of higher education, and organizations.  

We unite people who are determined to disrupt the status quo and are committed to doing the hard work of catalyzing the transformative change that is necessary to enable all college students to thrive and flourish.  We have a critical focus on improving outcomes for students who are part of historically marginalized groups.  We join together in action and problem-solving to redefine what’s possible.  

Though this work is hard, it is important and meaningful, and for many of our students it is life changing.  We can all go further in our pursuit of equitable wellbeing faster when we work together.   

All are welcome and needed.  YOU are needed. 

What it means to join

There is no financial cost to join.  

Transformational change does not occur solely from listening, networking, and passive learning experiences such as attending a conference — these are necessary parts of the change process but are not sufficient.  Accordingly, ANEW is action-oriented.  Changemakers who join this network are expected to actively participate in and contribute to this community.  This means: 

  • We show up and support each other
  • We are generous with sharing our knowledge and assets
  • We try new strategies for change
  • We share our learnings, including successes and failing forward experiences
  • We hold each other accountable for following-through on our commitments

We recognize that people are at different stages of readiness to participate and contribute.  ANEW offers a range of options at different levels of intensity that changemakers can choose to engage in. 

Complete the registration form to join

ANEW Activities

ANEW activities are grounded by the notion that radical transformation requires radical approaches — as individuals, in our academic institution, and how we work together as a collective.  ANEW disrupts traditional conference, professional development, and think tank paradigms and instead embraces a unique collection of values and methods to accelerate transformational change and achieve results.  

Enrollment: Open

Modality: Virtual

How you can participate: Individuals or teams

Scope: Network-wide calls typically occur 4-6 times per year

Enrollment: Open; pre-registration required.  

Modality: Depends.  Can be in-person or virtual

How you can participate: : Individuals or teams

Scope: 1-3 days annually; Participation is optional. 

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Enrollment: Participating teams are normally selected through an application process.  

Modality: Virtual

How you can participate:  Institutions must assemble a multi-discipline team to participate

Scope

  • Cohort-based.  Each Action Lab cycle focuses on a different challenge
  • Time-bound activities with a 3-12 month commitment depending on topic
  • Activities help teams to learn-by-doing
  • Teams are expected to submit brief monthly updates and participate in monthly calls throughout the Action Lab.  

Enrollment: Enrollment is rolling.  Participating institutions must complete an application and sign the WISHES/data use agreement.  

How you can participate: Institutions must assemble a multi-discipline team to participate

Scope: 

  • Long-term commitment to:
    • Administer WISHES at least 2x per semester
    • Document and share experiences and learnings from their changemaking work 
  • Receives school-level dashboard and access cross-institution benchmarking with WISHES
  • Option for peer coaching
  • Option to participate in exclusive PAC calls that occur 2x per semester 

How to Join