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Professional Development Committee

Pat Folsom, University of Iowa, pat-folsom@uiowa.edu

The Chair of the Committee facilitates the work of the group by:

  • Appointing new members to the committee annually
  • Coordinating the various activities of the committee and communicating with members via the committee listserv
  • Leading committee meetings during the Annual Conference
  • Attending Division Leadership meeting at the Annual Conference
  • Submitting a post-conference Leadership report in the fall in which goals are established for the committee and activities planned for the coming year, indicating their relation to the specific missions in the NACADA Strategic Plan
  • Submitting an annual Leadership report in the summer to advise the Council and Board of the status of the completion of goals established and activities planned for the committee over the past year in relation to the NACADA missions and strategies.

COMMITTEE PURPOSE

The Professional Development Committee reviews the professional development needs of the membership, recommends new initiatives to the Board of Directors, and monitors the ongoing offerings of the association. Advisory Board Chairs serve as members of this committee along with other appointees.

GOALS 2009-2010

  1. Develop plan for providing resources and support for advising administrators to create career ladders. 
  2. Incorporate AAC&U LEAP initiative into professional development for NACADA membership.
  3. Develop recommendations for low cost ways for delivering professional development to NACADA members. 
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Pat Folsom, Chair (2009-2011), University of Iowa
Nora Allen Scobie (Advisor Training and Development Commission Chair, 2009-20011), University of Louisville
Janet Spence (Advising Administration Commission Chair, 2008-2010), University of Louisville
Jayne Drake (Advisor Training Video Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Temple University
Blane Harding (Summer Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Colorado State University
Casey Self (Administrators' Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2009-20011), Arizona State University-Downtown
Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski (Assessment Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), University of Utah
Stacy Woycheck (Annual Conference Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), University of Maryland-College Park
Maura Reynolds (Publications Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Hope College
Terry Musser (Webcast Advisory Board Chair, 2009-2011), Penn State University
Graciela Caneiro-Livingston (2010), Clarke College
Mark Goodner (2010), Indiana University-Bloomington
Sarah Ann Hones (2010), Washington State University
Anabella Martinez (2010), Hofstra University
Rebecca Ryan (2010), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cheryl Schultz (2010), University of Iowa
Susan Anderson (2011), University of St. Thomas

Shannon Burton (2011), Michigan State University

Deborah Hull (2011), Texas A&M University
Howard Spearman (2011), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Leigh Cunningham, Ex Officio, NACADA Executive Office

MEETING MINUTES

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