Attendees: Kathie Sindt (Region 2), Meredith Gerber (Region 3), Alison Hoff (Region 5), Brett McFarlane (region 8), Avi Rosensweig (Region 9), and Katie Davis (Chair)

Guest: Bobbie Flaherty

Absent: Representative from Regions 1, 4 and 10

No representation exists for Regions 6 and 7

Current and new members were introduced around the table. Region 1 representative Eileen Steeples was presenting at the time of the committee meeting and could not attend. region 4 representative Jennifer Humber was attending a pre-conference workshop and was unable to attend. Patty Shaw, Region 10, was the only committee member not attending the annual conference this year. We hope she will join us in Chicago in 2008.

Committee decisions included the following:

1.  Need for the MCS Committee booth:

The committee decided to keep the MCS booth because it now has a recognition factor. The volume of hard-copy job announcements that are dropped off at the booth is growing. The committee will request two additional tables for future annual conferences to accommodate these announcement handouts and additional seating for those wishing to spend some time looking through the Position Announcements notebook. The committee also will explore the use of a bulletin board and display at the annual conference to promote the committee's services.

The MCS booth needs to be kept separate from other booths (exhibitor, seminar evaluation, and hospitality) to maintain the confidentiality of any member wishing to have a CV/resume or cover letter critiqued. This was problematic at the 2007 conference and took some time to get resolved.

2. Promoting the MCS Committee:

A review of the MCS portion of the NACADA website needs to be undertaken in order to assess what changes could be made to make the MCS Committee more visible to members.

Region 2 and Region 3 will have a mini-MCS booth available at their meetings in 2008. A regional Position Announcements binder will be created by each representative for use at the meeting. It was suggested that stickers be available to members that read "I'm Looking" or "I'm Seeking."

3. Career Corner articles:

The following MCS committee members will author the Career Corner article for the Academic Advising Today deadlines in 2008:

January 15   Kathie Sindt

April 15       Jennifer Humber

July 15         Meredith Gerber

October 15  Avi Rosenzweig

In 2009:

January 15   Alison Hoff