Less than one week remains to submit your nomination materials for the 2008 NACADA Annual Awards Program!  Participation in the Awards Program is a great way to enhance the visibility of advising on your campus.

The 2008 Awards Call, including nomination eligibility criteria, deadlines, forms and submission guidelines, is available online. Nominations must be received in the Executive Office no later than the Monday, March 3 deadline.  Be sure to closely review the applicable information in the 2008 Awards Call before submitting your final nomination materials.

It is recommended that nomination materials be sent to NACADA by a shipping service for which delivery can be tracked. NACADA will send an e-mail confirmation to the nominator upon receipt of each submission. Contact NACADA at nacada@ksu.edu if you do not receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your nomination materials.

Swirling to a Degree: The Ups and Downs of College Transfer

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A Live Internet-broadcast Webinar Event

The days of single college attendance are waning. Current trends in higher education indicate that today’s college students no longer feel a need or obligation to attend one college from beginning to end, but rather find opportunity and excitement in “customizing” an educational plan with courses from multiple institutions of higher education. This new multi-institutional enrollment pattern has attracted a variety of names: “swirling”, “double dipping”, “mix and match”, “campus hopping” and many more. Multi-college attendance can range from a single transfer from one institution to another to multiple transfers to simultaneous enrollment. Cost, convenience and technology are among the many reasons students give for “swirling”, but research shows that with opportunity comes challenge. Can “swirling” result in a comprehensive and coherent education? This Kansas State University College of Education / NACADA-sponsored Webinar presentation will explore the many issues that surround “swirling” and suggest ways in which two and four year colleges can partner to provide strong transfer advising.

Registration deadline is March 14, but participation is limited by our Service Provider, so don't miss your chance - Learn More and Register Today!

Ensuring Advisor Success: Mastering the Art of Advising through the First Year of Advising and Beyond

Thursday, April 17, 2008

A Live Internet-broadcast Webinar Event

Are you a new advisor at the beginning of this exciting career?   Are you responsible for the training and development of advisors in your unit or at your institution?  Then this broadcast is for you!

Taking Advising to New Heights

2008 Annual Conference: Chicago, October 1- 4

Over 700 Presentation Proposals were received for the October 1-4, 2008 Annual Conference in Chicago. They were reviewed by fellow NACADA members with expertise in specific areas; assuring that there will be a variety of session formats with presentations focusing on a broad range of current advising issues.

If you submitted a proposal, you will receive notification of its status by mid-April. Our thanks go to Ann Anderson and her 2008 Program Committee, NACADA Commission Chairs, and the hundreds of readers who made the proposal selection process run smoothly.

An abbreviated Preliminary Conference Registration Form is available if you are fortunate enough to have money left in this fiscal year’s budget.

Hotel reservations will be accepted beginning March 14. If you are interested in sharing hotel accommodations to stretch your travel budget, you will be able to sign up on the site as well.

A good way to get involved and meet new people is to volunteer at the conference. Sign up by emailing Pam Rodriguez.

Webinar recordings available on Disk

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• New! DW11CD - Shared Responsibilities: What Advisors and Administrators Need to Know to Better Assist GLBTQA Students
• New! DW10CD - Academic Advising and Support in Residential Learning Communities
• New! DW09CD - On the Horizon: The Future of Academic Advising and Technology
• DW08CD - College Student Mental Health: Information and Suggestions for Academic Advising
• DW07CD - Legal Issues in Academic Advising
• DW06CD - Academic Advising's Integral Role in the Academic Success and Persistence of Students
• DW05CD - Expanding Your Comfort Zone: Strategies for Developing and Demonstrating Cultural Competence in Academic Advising
• DW04CD - Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the Teaching and Learning Components of Academic Advising
• DW03CD - Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program: Institutional Commitment, Professional Development, Incentives, and Recognition
• DW02CD - Academic Advising Syllabus: Advising As Teaching in Action
• DW01CD - Advising as Teaching

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Please join us in congratulating the newly elected members of the NACADA Leadership! Below are the results of this year's election. The term of office for these individuals will begin at the conclusion of the Annual Conference in Chicago this fall. An article summarizing election results and related statistics will be printed in the June 2008 issue of Academic Advising Today — be sure to check it out! 

President (2008-2009): CASEY SELF
Vice President (2008-2009): JAYNE DRAKE

Board of Directors: KAZI MAMUN, CELESTE PARDEE, KATHY STOCKWELL
(3-year term each, 2008-2011)

Region Chairs (2008-2010) --

Region 2: KATHIE SINDT
Region 4: DOUG WADDELL
Region 6: PAT MASON-BROWNE
Region 8: BRETT MCFARLANE
Region 10: DAWN FETTIG

Commission Chairs (2008-2010) --

Advising Administration: JANET SPENCE
Advising Students with Disabilities: LADONNA BRIDGES
Advising Transfer Students: AMANDA HATTON
Assessment of Advising: RICHARD RIBB
Engineering and Science Advising: DAN KING
Faculty Advising: VICTORIA MCGILLIN
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered & Allies Concerns: MARK VEGTER
Multicultural Concerns: CORNELIUS GILBERT
Small Colleges and Universities: KRISTI QUIROS
Undecided and Exploratory Students: KATHLEEN SMITH

Committee Chairs (2008-2010) --

Finance Committee: JOANNE DAMMINGER
Membership Committee: RODNEY MONDOR
Research Committee: PETER HAGEN

The elections of the Administrative Division Representative (2008-2010) and the Regional Division Representative (2008-2010) will be conducted soon, now that new incoming Committee and Region Chairs have been elected. Results of these special elections will be announced in a couple of weeks.

Faculty Advising: Collaborating for Success

Third Annual Seminar

June 19-20, 2008 in Portsmouth, Va.

Since faculty play such an integral role in academic advising, it is imperative that all constituencies work together to assure that faculty have the information, tools and resources to effectively engage in the advising process. This two day seminar will provide participants with the opportunity to gain essential insights on fostering collaboration among those responsible for advising. In addition, faculty participants will engage in activities to strengthen their advising skills.

Kathy Stockwell, Jayne Drake, and Marti Hemwall will facilitate instruction and discussion in important advising topics for individuals and teams from public, private and two-year institutions.

For more information on how you and your team of faculty advisors and administrators from your institution can enhance or improve advising on your campus click here.  We are looking forward to your participation! 

2008 NACADA Academic Advising Summer Institutes

June 22-27 - Portsmouth, Va.

and

July 27- August 1 - Austin, Texas

Join administrators, advisors and faculty advisors for a comprehensive look at academic advising today. Along with general sessions, workshops and topicals, participants develop an Action Plan for enhancing or improving advising on their individual campuses. You might be interested in looking at descriptions of some of the Action Plans prepared for past Institutes. 

Plan now to arrange for teams or individuals from your institution to attend in 2008! And YES - A limited number of Wesley R. Habley Scholarships are available for Summer Institute attendance.  Applications are available now on the Annual Awards Program website and will be due by March 3 for either Institute or no later than May 1 for the Austin Institute.

Because many institutions have varying summer schedules and the Institute has limited enrollment/faculty ratios, we offer the Institute two times each summer. So, choose either by date or location - we welcome you at either one!  Register soon to ensure your participation! Information on hotel accommodations, travel and program details can be found on the Summer Institute webpage! Register now as participation is limited!

An email was recently sent to all NACADA members announcing the publication of the March 2008 edition of NACADA's quarterly e-Publication, Academic Advising Today.  This edition opens with a look at Nurtured Advising: An Essential Approach to Advising Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by three Edward Waters College advisors. We are sure you won't want to miss all the interesting articles and features, so if you have not yet read it, find the March edition here.

It takes but one SPARK to ignite the flame for an idea. Does your campus have an unusual or exceptional process or program that could spark an idea on another campus?  March 15 is the deadline for article and "Sparkler" submissions for the June edition of Academic Advising Today. Share your thoughts, experiences and successes with your advising colleagues -- Check out the Guidelines today!

Featured this month in the Clearinghouse:

• Pre-Health Care Advising: “Congratulations – you’re the new pre-health advisor! Now what?” by Ruth O. Bingham and Beverley Childress. A logical look at organizing pre-health care advising with comprehensive links to resources that will help pre-health care advisors assist students.

The NACADA Research Committee announces a Request For Proposals (RFP) for NACADA grants that support advising research. Stipends up to $5,000 are available to support a single-year proposal. Practicing professionals (administrators and faculty), as well as graduate students seeking support for dissertation research, are eligible.

Research proposals for 2008 are due March 15, 2008. Find information and application here.

Need research ideas? The Committee has delineated a research agenda listing ten advising topics deemed to be critical within advising research. Find these topics here.

Have a research topic? Want to connect with a Research Committee member to discuss your research? Join the NACADA Research Registry.

Consider reviewing a book for the NACADA Journal. Find available titles posted on the Book Review Website. New book titles include: Educational research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches, The formation of scholars: Rethinking doctoral education for the twenty-first century, The Blackwell handbook of mentoring: A multiple perspectives approach, and many more! Check out the selection today!

Reviewers must be current NACADA members.  Reviewers have three months from the receipt of the book to read and write the review. The book becomes the property of the reviewer upon acceptance of the review for publication. New and veteran reviewers are encouraged to participate. Veteran reviewers should note that the Journal allows one book review per member year.

Register now for these end-of-year Internet Broadcasts:

May 13, 2008 - Making Career Advising Integral to Academic Advising

Presenters: Ken Hughey (Kansas State University) and Joanne Damminger (Rowan University)

Registration deadline is May 2.

Learn More

June 11, 2008 - Advising Student-Athletes on a College Campus

Registration  deadline is June 2.

Learn More

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As explained by NACADA Emerging Leaders Development Team member Nathan Vickers (University of Texas-Austin), in the March 2008 edition of Academic Advising Today, NOW is the time to apply for the 2008-2010 Class of NACADA Emerging Leaders and Mentors.

Applications for the 2008-2010 Class of Emerging Leaders and Mentors are now available online. The Emerging Leader Program was developed to encourage members from diverse groups to get involved in leadership opportunities within the organization, outfit participants with the skills and tools necessary to pursue elected and appointed leadership positions, increase the number of leaders from diverse groups, and encourage and assist members of underrepresented populations to attend State, Regional, or National Conferences. Emerging Leaders are provided funding to assist them with travel and involvement in the association for the first year of their two-year commitment to the program.

Applications for both the Emerging Leaders and Mentors are due May 1, 2008 with final selection being made by June 2008.

For information the program, including criteria and applications, visit the ELP Website.

The NACADA Commission and Interest Group Division has received proposals to form three new Potential Interest Groups — Advising in Interdisciplinary Programs, Doctoral Students, and Graduate-Level Courses in Academic Advising. In addition, History of Academic Advising will continue as a Potential Interest Group this next year.  A Web page has been created for each of these groups on which a short description of its purpose and focus is posted along with the contact information for its initial Chair. A list serve has also been established for each of these Potential Interest Groups and subscription instructions are also available on the applicable Web page. Direct links to these new Web pages are provided below. 

• Advising in Interdisciplinary Programs — Steve Pajewski, Chair
• Doctoral Students — Amanda Cuevas and Sarah Keeling, Co-Chairs
• Graduate-Level Courses in Academic Advising — Wes Habley, Chair

• History of Academic Advising — Eric White, Chair

Members interested in these Potential Interest Groups will have an opportunity to meet at the 2008 NACADA Annual Conference in Chicago this fall. Each group will also be given an opportunity to participate in the annual Commission and Interest Group Fair held during the Conference. Plan to visit these tables at the CIG Fair and attend the organizational meeting of the new group(s) of interest to you.

If you have questions or would like to become involved with one of these groups prior to the fall Conference, please contact the Chair of that group directly. To designate one or more of these Potential Interest Groups as one of your four chosen Commission or Interest Group preferences in your member record, please e-mail NACADA or complete the online form.

Congratulations to the following groups for recently being granted official Interest Group status after first being formed last year as Potential Interest Groups. Official Web pages have been established for these interest groups at the site links below, and are "works in progress" as the Chairs gather additional information and resources to be posted.

• Advising and Academic Coaching — Bill Johnson, Chair
• Advising First-Year Students — Laura Mooney, Chair
• Advising Military Students and Dependents — Lisa Keenan, Chair
• Ethics and Legal Issues in Advising — Lisa Young, Chair

NACADA members and/or colleagues are encouraged to subscribe to the respective list serve established for each Interest Group last year. These lists provide an excellent opportunity for colleagues to network with each other and share concerns and ideas. List serve subscription instructions for these groups can be accessed from the Web sites above, or click here for a master list of available list serves on advising-related topics.

Please welcome the following new Interest Group Chairs to the NACADA leadership. Contact information for these Chairs is on the Interest Group's web site at the applicable link below. Many thanks to the outgoing Chairs for these Interest Groups whose time and efforts while serving in these leadership roles are truly appreciated!

Lisa Young -- new Ethics & Legal Issues in Advising Interest Group Chair, replacing Aura Rios Erickson who started this group and served as Chair in 2007. 

Leah Panganiban -- new Large Universities Interest Group Chair, replacing Myla Rugge who started this group and served as Chair since 2006. 

Click HERE for a complete directory of the NACADA Leadership.

The Service to Commission Award provides Commissions with a special opportunity to recognize NACADA Commission members who have significantly contributed to a particular Commission's overall goals and objectives through their service and activities. Information on the procedures for this award, including criteria, eligibility, submission guidelines and a nomination form can be found here. For reference, click here for a list of the past winners of this award.

Documents containing complete nomination information in Word format must be e-mailed to the NACADA Executive Office (Attn: Julia Wolf) no later than April 1, 2008.

NACADA has combined a wide variety of print-based, video, and audio professional development tools that will make advisor training and development easy and effective. Monograph articles and Pocket Guides can make great discussion starters. Videos and CDs with Power Point voice-over can be shown to workshop groups or viewed individually. Choose from the topics listed.  Up to 20% discounted pricing typically given only at NACADA annual conferences and institutes apply to these packages. Click to order your professional development packages.

Professional Development Package for March - Diversity Training