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NACADA Committee Chair Overview

Leadership Opportunity — Committee Chair

  • elected by members of the committee
  • serves a 2-year term
  • Prior to taking office, candidates must have completed a full term as a member of the respective committee.

Committee Chairs are elected by their Committee members and provide leadership for Committee activities in support of the profession by representing its members and their needs and concerns through the Division Representatives and communicating with the members. The Committee Chairs report to the Administrative Division Representatives.

Major Leadership Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate the various activities of the committee and lead Committee meetings during the Annual Conference.
  • Appoint new members to the committee annually.
  • Coordinate of communication with the Division Chairs and the Executive Office Liaisons.
  • Manage the committee web site.

Meetings to attend:

  • Division Leadership meeting at the NACADA Annual Conference
  • Annual Committee Meeting at the NACADA Annual Conference
  • Committee or Division meetings via teleconferences

 

Budgets to prepare and monitor:

  • Submit annual budget requests as needed for committee activities.

 

Written reports/communications:

  • Communications with members— Announcements are sent to committee members by e-mail as needed. A web page, maintained at the Executive Office, is updated by through the Committee Chair.
  • Utilize committee list serve for discussions, soliciting information and ideas from committee members, or communicating information to committee members.
  • Submit a post-conference Leadership report after the Annual Conference 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.
  • Submit 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.
  • Academic Advising Today e-publication — submit short reports about committee activities.

 

Resources and Support:

  • Your institution gives approval and provides support to your commitment to this position, including your registration fees and all expenses for the Annual Conference.
  • The NACADA Board of Directors appropriates limited funds towards participation in the annual fall leadership meetings.
  • The Executive Office provides staff assistance for web updates, communications to members, financial management, membership information and statistics, etc.

For a more complete outline of the responsibilities of NACADA Committee Chairs, please refer to the Leadership information at the link below, visit the Administrative Division web site, or contact Maxine Coffey, Administrative Division Liaison, at 785-532-5717 or mcoffey@ksu.edu.


NACADA Diversity Statement

NACADA values diversity within our leadership in regard to institutional type, size, and employment position as well as diversity in regard to ethnicity, gender identity, age, culture, and sexual orientation.

 

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