Diversity
American Student Assistance® (ASA) is committed to developing and sustaining an inclusive, high-performing workplace. We strive for all our associates to embrace and utilize one another’s talents and backgrounds, nourish innovative thinking, achieve their full potential, and contribute to ASA’s success.
At ASA, we believe that “diversity” goes beyond the traditional definition of race or gender. Through the attributes that make us unique as individuals—our ages, national origins, languages, religions, sexual preferences, disabilities, time served in the armed forces, ethnic, social, or economic backgrounds, or anything else—we believe that we are all part of the diverse culture that exists at ASA.
As a mission-driven, public purpose organization, ASA’s greatest strategic asset is its people. Our future success is dependent on our continued ability to attract and retain a diverse workforce that is able to recognize and leverage one another’s strengths. To that end, ASA’s Board of Directors and senior management recognize the benefits of our workplace diversity. They are committed to attracting, optimizing, and retaining the best possible employees in a competitive labor market by:
- – Training and promoting from within
- – Celebrating our diversity at every opportunity
- – Expanding formal and informal diversity-awareness training opportunities
- – Expanding our network by working with diverse organizations
- – Communicating, communicating, communicating
Finally, we look to all our associates to foster an atmosphere in which everyone feels welcome and accepted. We believe that ASA is a great place to work for many reasons—with our diversity being one that sets us apart from many other employers. With everyone’s help, we can truly distinguish ourselves as an “Employer of Choice”—a place where people want to work, develop, and help us fulfill our public purpose mission.
