NACADA Emerging Leaders and Mentors are looking forward to getting together at the Annual Conference.  2008-2010 Class Emerging Leader Susan Anderson shares her TOP 10 LIST of things she is looking forward to in Chicago:

10. Increasing my knowledge of NACADA: Its history, present state, and being an active part of its future

9. Chicago!

8. Meeting NACADA colleagues and building meaningful relationships among our community

7. Being challenged and supported to optimally learn, develop and grow as an advisor, administrator and NACADA leader

6. Discovering new ways to think outside the box

5. Trying new initiatives and building new skills

4. Receiving guidance and support around the assessment implementation process

3. Envisioning/learning how I might eventually become a mentor for young professionals and new Emerging Leaders

2. Being a change agent

1. Discovering if Charlie Nutt is as cool as his Facebook picture!

Is the high cost of travel keeping you and your advising staff close to home? 

Plan to join us Online in November for two

Live Internet-broadcast Webinar Events

Infusing Research into Practice: Multiple Pathways to Conducting Research in Academic Advising

Friday, December 12, 2008

A Live Internet-broadcast Webinar Event

Interested in contributing to the body of research related to academic advising, but don't know where to start?  Then this is the event for you!

In recent years NACADA has revisited its definition, approach, and use of research to advance the field of academic advising. Specifically, the NACADA Research Committee and the Taskforce for Infusing Research Throughout NACADA have studied the ways in which advisors and administrators consume and produce research.  In this Online event, Joshua Smith (2006-2008 Research Committee Chair and current Taskforce Chair) and Wendy Troxel (Research Committee Member) will assist you in discovering the multiple ways that advisors and administrators can become involved in research that is relevant, useful, and advances the profession,

Registration deadline is December 2 - Learn More and Register today!

Ten Region Conferences provide great opportunities for you to share best practices, research results, and program ideas with your colleagues. Region Conferences are great introductions to the NACADA organization and, in fact, approximately 40% of participants report that their attendance at regional conferences are their first face-to-face experience with NACADA.  Enthusiasm for enhancing the quality of advising and advising programs are very apparent at all Region Conferences. Utilize the online presentation proposal submission system to submit your ideas for a session and plan to attend the Region Conference of your choice! 

2009 NACADA Academic Advising Summer Institutes!

  Kansas City, Missouri 

  June 28-July 3

Location TBA

July 26-July 31

Join us! 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! Arrange for teams or individuals from your institution to attend in 2009!  Kansas City will be the site of the June 28-July 3 Institute.  July 26-July 31 is the tentative timeline for the second Institute.

A limited number of scholarships are available for Summer Institute attendance. Applications will be available in December on the Annual Awards Program website and will be due by early March. 

Your choice of dates or locations! Many institutions have varying summer schedules and the Institute has limited enrollment/faculty ratios, so we offer the Institute two times each summer. So, choose the date or location which fits your needs! We welcome you at either one! Register soon to ensure your participation! Program outlines are available on the Summer Institute webpage and information will be posted as it becomes available!

NEW and IMPROVED Interface Page for Webcast CDs!

In response to our viewer requests, NACADA IT staff have expanded the Webinar CDs to allow the event handout to be included on the CD.  The new format is being used for our recordings beginning with our first Webinar in the 2008-2009 season.

Our opening Webinar for 2008-2009, Save Time and Energy: Utilize Existing Resources for Advisor Training and Development - now available on CD - was designed to:

• assist advisors and advising administrators in understanding the three areas that advisor training should address: conceptual, informational, relational;
• explain the essential steps for developing the content of an effective advisor training and development program;
• share the most common forms of on-campus advisor training;
• highlight creative resource usage by NACADA members; and
• demonstrate how to navigate the free resources available in the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.

It will serve as a foundation for our Conducting Professional Development Publication Package.

Order DW17CD or the complete Conducting Professional Development Package today!

The Annual Conference will be an excellent opportunity for you to collaborate with Commission and Interest Group members.

• Join us for the Commission and Interest Group Fair on Thursday, October 2, 7:15-8:15 a.m. Visit the various tables and converse with the Chairs and members of the Commissions and Interest Groups.
• Annual Commission and Interest Group Meetings are scheduled throughout the Conference. Check your program for those meetings of interest to you, or visit the meeting schedule summary.
  • Learn what is going on in the Commissions and Interest Groups - projects, activities, list serve discussions, new initiatives!
  • Volunteer to help with activities or serve on a committee within a Commission or Interest Group.
  • Consider running for leadership positions within the Commissions.
  • Meet and collaborate with colleagues on future conference presentations or articles for the Clearinghouse or Academic Advising Today.
  • Service to Commission awards are given by some of the Commissions - investigate and nominate a fellow Commission member!
• Attend one of the "Hot Topics" sessions presented by Commissions and Interest Groups during the last hour of the Conference on Saturday, October 4. Check your Conference Program for the specific meeting room for each session.
• Commission-sponsored presentations are scheduled throughout the Conference. Check your Program for these highlighted sessions. Here's your chance to see some excellent presentations!
• Congratulate the Commission and Interest Group members who have received various NACADA awards! (Visit the Websites below -- click on a specific Commission or Interest Group, and then on the "Awards" bullet in the left column.)
  • List of Commissions
  • List of Interest Groups

• Attend the initial meeting of one of the potential interest groups trying to get established or stop by their tables at the Commission and Interest Group Fair. See the conference program for the date, time and location of these meetings.

We are currently reviewing manuscripts for the December edition of NACADA's quarterly e-Publication, Academic Advising Today, and among those accepted for publication are:

• If I Only Knew Then: Observations on Life as an Advising Administrator by Jayne Drake (Temple University; NACADA in-coming Vice President)

• Matching Mentors for High Achieving Students by Marion Schwartz (The Pennsylvania State University; NACADA Advising High Achieving Students Interest Group Co-Chair)

• True Adventures of a Master Faculty Advisor by Cynthia A. Walker and Tamra Ortgies Young (Georgia Perimeter College)

We are also accepting article and *Sparkler* submissions for possible publication in the March edition (submission deadline November 15). If you are interested in sharing your thoughts with your colleagues in this format, check out the guidelines today!

The NACADA Research Committee announces a Request For Proposals (RFP) for NACADA grants that support advising research. Grants 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.

The Research Committee has two deadlines for 2009 funding proposals: November 1, 2008 and March 15, 2009. Click here for information regarding research grants.

Following the Annual Conference in Chicago, the newly elected NACADA Leadership will take office for the 2008-2009 leadership year. For a complete directory of NACADA's leadership, visit the web. 

Casey Self (Arizona State University) will serve as NACADA's President for the next year, while Jayne Drake (Temple University) takes over as Vice President. Kazi Mamun (University of California-Riverside), Celeste Pardee (University of Arizona), and Kathy Stockwell (Fox Valley Technical College) join the Board of Directors for the 2008-2011 term. Along with Casey Self and Jayne Drake, the other continuing members of the Board include Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski (University of Utah), Rob Mossack (Lipscomb University), Terry Musser (Penn State University), and Rich Robbins (Bucknell University). 

The Regional Division welcomes Kyle Ellis, as the newly elected Division Representative, joining Gail Stepina as the current appointed Division Representative. The incoming Region Chairs include Kathie Sindt (Region 2), Doug Waddell (Region 4), Pat Mason-Browne (Region 6), and Brett McFarlane (Region 8).  These new Chairs will join the continuing Chairs: Susan Kolls (Region 1), David Goss (Region 3), Lynn Freeman (Region 5), John Paul Regalado (Region 7), Deborah Nakashima (Region 9), and Dawn Fettig (Region 10).

The new leadership within the Administrative Division includes Joshua Smith as the newly elected Division Representative, with Skip Crownhart continuing as the appointed Division Representative.  The newly elected Committee Chairs include Rodney Mondor (Membership), Joanne Damminger (Finance), and Peter Hagen (Research) who join continuing Chairs Alison Hoff (Member Career Services), Susan Fread (Awards), Jane Jacobson (Diversity), and Albert Matheny (Professional Development).

Serving the Commission and Interest Group Division will be Jennifer Joslin, the incoming appointed Division Representative who will be joined by Victor Macaruso, the continuing elected Division Representative. The newly elected Commission Chairs are listed below, followed by those Commission Chairs continuing in these roles. New and continuing Interest Group Chairs are also listed below.

Incoming Commission Chairs: Janet Spence (Advising Administration); LaDonna Bridges (Advising Students with Disabilities); Amanda Hatton (Advising Transfer Students); Richard Ribb (Assessment of Advising); Dan King (Engineering and Science Advising); Vicki McGillin (Faculty Advising); Mark Vegter (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered & Allies Concerns); Cornelius Gilbert (Multicultural Concerns); Kristi Quiros (Small Colleges and Universities); and Kathleen Smith (Undecided and Exploratory Students).

Continuing Commission Chairs: Lisa Peck (Advising Adult Learners); Deb Noll (Advising Business Majors); David Benz (Advising Education Majors); Sarah Naylor (Advising Graduate & Professional Students); Pat Folsom (Advisor Training & Development); Janice Robinson (Advising Student Athletes); Leslie Staggers (ESL & International Student Advising); Sarah Ann Hones (Liberal Arts Advisors); Renee Babcock (Technology in Advising); Jeffrey McClellan (Theory & Philosophy of Advising); and Steve Schneider (Two-Year Colleges).

Incoming Interest Group Chairs: Les Ridingin (Native American & Tribal College); Andrea Harris (Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues); and Kelly O'Sullivan (Study Abroad Advising).

Continuing Interest Group Chairs: Bill Johnson (Advising & Academic Coaching); Mutlu Citim-Kepic (Advising Fine Arts Students); Laura Mooney (Advising First-Year Students); Marion Schwartz and Iona Black (Advising High Achieving Students); Lisa Keenan (Advising Military Students & Dependents); Scott Amundsen (Appreciative Advising); Natasha Buis (Canada); Bobbi Thomas (Distance Education Advising); Lisa Young (Ethics & Legal Issues in Advising); Joe Murray and Marcia Bimmel (First-Generation College Student Advising); Beverley Childress (Health Professions Advising); Joan Shinault and CarolAnn Popovich (High School to College Advising); Leah Panganiban (Large Universities); Jessica Bigger (New Advising Professionals); Dana Zahorik and Justin Fithian (Peer Advising & Mentoring); and Anne Harrington (Pre-Law Advising).

Potential Interest Group Chairs: Eric White (History of Academic Advising); Wes Habley (Graduate-Level Courses in Academic Advising); Sarah Keeling and Amanda Cuevas (Doctoral Students); and Steve Pajewski (Advising in Interdisciplinary Programs).

Plan ahead for on-campus, online professional development!

WEBINAR: February 4, 2009 - Success with Parent Education: Dialoguing with the New Student and their Parents at the Collegiate Level

Presenter: "Best of Region 7" winner Brian Nossaman (University of Oklahoma)

Registration deadline is January 23

Learn More

WEBINAR: February 27, 2009 - DIFS Makes the Difference in Student Motivation: Both Skill and Will are Needed for Student Success

Presenter: Ken Kiewra (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Registration deadline is February 17

Learn More

WEBINAR: March 26, 2009 - Making the Grade: What Advisors and Administrators Need to Know to Better Assist Students with Disabilities

Presenter: Marilyn Kaff (Kansas State University)

Registration deadline is March 17

Learn More

WORKINAR (new format for groups): April 23, 2009 - Career Advising in Action: Try It and Apply It, a follow-up to DW15 Making Career Advising Integral to Academic Advising

Presenters: Joanne Damminger and Betsy McCalla-Wriggins (Rowan University)

Registration deadline is April 14

Learn More

Participation for each event is limited by our Service Provider, so don't miss your chance - Register concurrently for any three Webinars and save $10 off each!

Would you like to propose a Webinar topic? 

The Webinar Advisory Board would like to hear which topics YOU would like to see presented in this format - and, they would also like you to see what considerations they will be addressing in choosing their topic list. Click here to review their rubric and submit your ideas.

Election information and printed nomination forms will be available in the NACADA booth in the Exhibits area in Riverside Center at the Annual Conference in Chicago and also will be printed in the back of the Conference Program. Information is also available online for the 2009 NACADA Leadership elections, including a list of positions to be elected, eligibility criteria, general election information, and an online nomination recommendation form. 

Nomination forms can be submitted either electronically, sent by fax or mail, or turned in at the Conference. All nominations will be due to the Executive Office by Friday, October 31, 2008.

More information can be found here regarding overviews of NACADA Leadership positions. If you have any questions, or would like to inquire as to eligibility for a particular position for yourself or a colleague whom you wish to nominate, please contact the NACADA Executive Office at (785) 532-5717 or e-mail us.

Your participation in the nomination process for these Leadership positions is encouraged!

Kansas State University in partnership with NACADA has offered a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising online. Now in addition to the Graduate Certificate, K-State is offering an online Master of Science in Academic Advising degree. Visit this NACADA Webpage for more information!