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How can I keep in touch after I graduate?

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Keeping in touch

The following information can smooth your transition from student to alum.

Address changes
Alumni association
E-mail accounts
Employment opportunities
NALP surveys
Updating your ASL bio, conducting searches, and requesting transcripts

Address changes

Graduates must notify ASL of address changes. Failure to update a new address could potentially cost you a case referral — something you do not want to lose. Your e-mail and  physical addresses are your only connection to ASL after graduation and are lifelines to other ASL graduates. To update your address, e-mail alumni@asl.edu or update ASL's records directly by logging into the alumni website.

Alumni association

ASL graduates are automatically members of the ASL Alumni Association. The alumni website allows graduates to keep in contact with classmates, post pictures, make announcements, post events, list job opportunities, and share ideas. To retrieve a username and/or password, e-mail alumni@asl.edu.

E-mail accounts

All “my.asl” student accounts remain as-is after graduation. Notifications and announcements will be sent to these accounts unless the graduate notifies ASL of a preferred e-mail account by e-mailing alumni@asl.edu.

Employment opportunities

Career Services will continue to post employment opportunities via e-mail , the ASL website under "Job Listings" (username: career_listings, password: listing) and on the ASL Alumni website.

NALP surveys

The National Association for Law Placement, or NALP, The Association for Legal Career Professionals, facilitates legal career counseling and planning, recruitment and retention, and the professional development of law students and lawyers. NALP's website provides information on recruiting trends, placement statistics, law firm information, law schools and more.

Who completes the NALP survey?

At the end of their third year, all students receive a NALP survey.  If you are already employed, please complete the survey and return it to Career Services before graduation.  After graduation, if you become employed, please complete the survey and return it.  If, however, you have not responded by Jan. 1, another survey will be mailed to you.  Please complete it and return it to us at that time, regardless of your employment status.

Is my personal status confidential?

Yes. Personal information is kept confidential. The employment information from all graduates is combined into a statistical report that is submitted to NALP. General, collective class information, however, is made publicly available.

What if I lose my NALP survey after graduation?

You can download and print a NALP survey here. If you have not responded by Jan. 1, another survey will be mailed to you.  Simply complete it and return it to us at that time, regardless of your employment status.  You may either mail it to Career Services, 1169 Edgewater Drive, Grundy, VA  24614, fax it to 276-935-8261, or e-mail it to  careerservices@asl.edu.

Updating your ASL bio, conducting searches, and requesting transcripts


  • Go to www.asl.edu
  • Select: “Alumni”
  • Select: “ASL Sonis – Update/Search”
  • Enter PIN number and e-mail address

If you have forgotten your PIN and want it e-mailed to you, enter your e-mail address. Then, click “If you have forgotten your PIN and/or ID, please click here.” This will prompt our system to automatically e-mail your PIN.  The e-mail address must match the last e-mail updated on your bio page. If you have changed e-mail addresses and cannot remember the last updated address ASL has for you, e-mail alumni@asl.edu.

Once logged on, you will see three tabs: Logout, Biographic and Update Bio.

  • Logout – Logs you out of the system
  • Biographic – Gives you a printable page of all classes taken, grades, total earned credits, GPA credits and GPA
  • Update Bio – Allows you to update your personal information

Requesting a transcript

 Under the "Biographic" tab you will find the "request" link. By accessing this link, you may request an official or unofficial transcript as well as a letter explaining ASL's grading system.

Searches and publicly available information

The selections below provide your searchable options:

  • Publish Name
  • Publish Phone
  • Publish Work Phone
  • Publish Address
  • Publish Email

Please keep your bio current. Not only does the “Update Bio” section keep ASL’s records updated, but it is also how other alumni contact you. Only the published search display options you have checked will be displayed when other alums conduct a search.

Search is located at the top right corner of the page. Here, you may search the alumni directory by first name, last name, state or graduation year.

 
 

Relay for Life, Team Sandy

ASL supports efforts to find a cure for cancer

Relay For Life is part of ASL's community service efforts. This year, "Team Sandy" is dedicated to Associate Dean, Sandy McGlothlin, who has been fighting breast cancer. Relay For Life is scheduled for August 5, 2011.