Region Chair   Region Chair Michael "Brody" Broshears University of Southern Indiana (812) 465-7097 mbroshears@usi.edu		Region Conference Co-Chairs - 2012 Nancy Roadruck University of Akron (303) 972-7425 nancy5@uakron.edu Jennifer Hodges University of Akron (303) 972-5114 jhodges@uakron.edu
Join the Great Lakes Region email lists today! Region 5   Region V Steering Committee Michael "Brody" Broshears Chair, Region 5 University of Souther Indiana Jennifer McCaul Past Region Chair  Grand Valley State University Nancy Roadruck 2012 Conference Co-Chair University of Akron Jennifer Hodges 2012 Conference Co-Chair University of Akron Teri Farr-Behnke Illinois Liaison Illinois State University Shannon Lynn Burton Michigan Liaison Michigan State University Alison Lahn Ontario Liaison Brock University Cara Wetzel Indiana Liaison Purdue University Bernadette Citano Ohio Liaison University of Akron Diana Maki Wisconsin Liaison University of Wisconsin-Madison Region V Strategies for Achieving NACADA's Mission & Goals NACADA Strategic Goal 1: Address the academic advising needs of higher education globally. Region 5 will provide comprehensive professional development opportunities through our regional conferences, allied/state/campus organizations and one day workshops. NACADA Strategic Goal 2: Advance the body of knowledge of academic advising. Region 5 will disseminate the knowledge acquired from the research through the Region 5 grants program and support for Best of Region award. NACADA Strategic Goal 5: Ensure the effectiveness of the NACADA organization Region 5 will promote diversity within the association at all levels through a regional future leaders program called ‘Great Lakes, Great Leaders’.
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Mission Statement:

Region V Steering Committee will promote and support the academic advising efforts of its members in Region V, the Great Lakes Region, through its leadership acting as a critical bridge to its members and the NACADA national organization. The Steering Committee will assist with the professional development of its members through meetings, the development and distribution of materials, presentation of awards and recognitions, and the offerings of grants to create opportunities to allied organizations.

Nature of the Operating Principles:

NACADA’s Region V Steering Committee will be organized and conduct their work under these Operating Principles, once they are approved by Region V membership.

Steering Committee Roles and Responsibilities

• Steering Committee Members:
• NACADA Region V Steering committee members will include the Regional V Chair, the most recent past Region V Chair until a Region V Chair-elect is chosen, NACADA state and province representatives from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, and Wisconsin, up to two representatives from the current Regional V Conference committee, one representative from the next immediate Regional V Conference committee, and Region Project Coordinator (ex officio).
• The steering committee will be responsible for:
• Promoting the practice and quality of academic advising.
• Supporting the professional developments advisors in the region.
• Maintaining lines of communication between NACADA and state and allied advising organizations.
• Administering the Region V budget.
• Deciding the offering of and allocation of grants to allied organizations.
• Promoting and encouraging membership in NACADA.
• Creating sub-committees and task forces to address selected regional issues.
• Meetings:
  • The steering committee will meet at least quarterly to conduct regional business. These meetings will follow the following guidelines:
    • The steering committee will meet in person before regional and national conferences.
    • Other quarterly meetings may be conducted either in person or through use of telecommunications.
    • Representatives of the steering committee maybe responsible for one site visit to the regional conference site, six months before it is held, to assist the conference planners. Future regional conferences will consider the inclusion of this expense in their budgets.

Steering Committee Members’ Responsibilities

• Day to day operational procedures regarding the function and roles and responsibilities of the region steering committee can be decided by a vote of a majority of the steering committee membership if it does not change the overall structure or principles as agreed upon by the region membership.
  
  
• Regional Chair
• The NACADA Regional Chair serves as the Regional Chair of the Steering Committee. In this capacity, the Regional Chair is responsible to convene meetings, initiate agendas, and maintain communication with Region V Steering committee and NACADA’s Regional Division Representative to insure adherence to NACADA’s bylaws. The Regional Chair can also request State/Province and Regional Conference Representatives to serve specific administrative responsibilities on the Steering Committee.
• State/Province Representatives
  • To represent NACADA at the state and province level at meetings and other occasions deemed necessary to carrying out NACADA’s and Region V mission.
  • To attend Steering Committee meetings.
  • To be the primary point of contact for advising organizations allied with NACADA in their respective state or province.
  • To take a leadership role in providing and improving state or province communication linkages between NACADA, Region V steering committee, and those allied organizations within their defined geographic area.
• Region Project Coordinator
  • Work on projects assigned by the region chair and/or steering committee
  • Perform other tasks assigned by the Region Chair and/or steering committee
  • Selection and Role
    • This position will be an ex officio (nonvoting) member of the regional steering committee appointed by the region chair and/or steering committee based on a need during a given year.
    • This position may not be filled at all times and will vary based on goals, projects and priorities as determined by the steering committee each year.

Regional Conference Representatives

• To present to the other members of the steering committee timely and accurate updates on the planning of the regional conference.
• To solicit from the Steering Committee assistance, when it is needed.

Annual Regional Budget

• All members of the steering committee will approve the Annual Budget for Region V.
• However, approval for regional expenditures must be have the consent of the Regional Chair, Conference Chair, and the appointed regional treasurer, who is selected by the Regional Chair, from among one of the state/province representatives.

Region V Grants

• To promote strategic goals for the Region and NACADA the steering committee will offer grants to allied advising organizations within the region through a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
  • All monies allocated for grants cannot exceed the maintenance of balanced accounts for the Regional Budget.
  • The grants will be initiated by the Region V Steering Committee and presented to them where they will decide, by majority vote, the winners.
  • In the case of a tie vote by the Steering Committee on any grant proposal, the Regional Chair of the Steering Committee will decide the outcome.
  • Members of the steering committee are responsible for seeing that knowledge of the grants is widely communicate to NACADA members and allied advising organizations within the region.
  • All grants must have clearly stated requirements.
  • All grants availability will be announced by May 30th of each year.
  • All grant applications must be received by posted deadline dates.
  • The steering committee will review the grant applications and announce those grants receiving support prior to the national conference each year.
  • Selection of winning grants and allocation of awards will be determined by the majority vote of the Region V Steering Committee.
  • Members of the steering committee, who are also members of allied advising organizations submitting RFPs, will recuse themselves and not vote on that proposals merits.
  • It is the Steering Committee’s responsibility to judiciously and fairly award grants. If in the case that there are no qualified grant applications submitted, the Steering Committee should publicly state their decision and reallocate or save the funds.

Elections

• Regional Chair
  • The Great Lakes Region V Chair Elect will be required to attend the Region Conference in the spring of the election year prior to taking office in October at the Annual Conference. This will allow the chair-elect to meet with the region steering committee to learn how the organization functions and be better prepared to take on responsibilities of this role without delay.
  • The Regional Chair will be elected in accordance of the bylaws of NACADA
• NACADA State and Province Representatives
  • Each state/province will elect a NACADA State and Province Representative at large by the NACADA membership residing in those respective geographic entities.
    • The State/Province Representatives must be NACADA members.
    • The election process for State and Province Representatives will correspond to NACADA’s established policies and election cycle.
    • Terms will begin at the National Conference at the Regional Meeting.
    • The term of office will be for two years.
    • To provide greater representative continuity to the steering committee, a staggered election cycle for NACADA State and Province Representatives will be established. The election cycle will be:

• Regional Conference Representatives:
  • NACADA members at the institution(s) hosting the Regional Conference will select a Representative to the steering committee.
  • Members of the institution hosting the Regional Conference will determine the selection process.
  • One Regional Conference Representative for the next immediate Regional Conference will also serve on the steering committee.
  • The current Regional Conference Representative will cycle off the Regional V Steering Committee at the end of the next immediate National Conference. At that time the next immediate Regional Conference Representative will become the Regional Conference Representative and a new next immediate Regional Conference Representative will be added.
  • All Regional Conference Representatives must be NACADA members
  • The hosting Regional Conference can select an alternative member to serve in case the selected Regional Conference Representative is unable to attend a Steering Committee meeting.