No longer are the days when the typical college student is fresh out of high school.

Carol Aslanian, director of Adult Learning Services at the College Board in New York, N.Y., will give a lecture and a seminar on the changing face of college students on Oct. 3 in the Holmes Student Center Room 305.

Nationwide, over 45 percent of college students are nontraditional, she said.

A nontraditional student is defined as a student 25 years or older who attends school part-time or commutes.

Aslanian said she advises colleges on how to adapt programs, such as scheduling and recruiting, to fit the needs of nontraditional students and help them adjust.

Associate Provost Lou Jean Moyer said 39 percent of NIU undergraduate and 93 percent of graduate students at NIU are nontraditional students.

Linda Kersten, coordinator of the Office of Research and Evaluation in Adult Continuing Education, said Aslanian will address the needs of students who have outside responsibilities in addition to their education at NIU.

“Dr. Aslanian is an expert on understanding adult students,” she said.

Also, Aslanian will also meet with the NIU Task Force for nontraditional Students at 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. to discuss various ways to help nontraditional students in adjusting to college life.

The lecture, “Two movements that are Shaping Universities and Colleges: University Postsecondary Education and Lifelong Postsecondary Education” will be held at 3:30 p.m. The seminar, “Adults as Students,” will be held at 7 p.m.