• APRIL 1 — 2009 Service to Commission Awards nomination deadline - all nomination materials/support letters due to Julia Wolf, Executive Office, from selection committee chairs via e-mail attachment in Word format.
• APRIL 7-15— Service to Commission Award nomination materials forwarded via e-mail attachment to Commission Award Selection Committees by Executive Office.
• APRIL 15 — Deadline for short "News & Updates" activity updates from Commission/Interest Group Chairs for June 2009 issue of Academic Advising Today . E-mail directly to Leigh Cunningham at leigh@ksu.edu. Guidelines for these activity updates are posted at www.nacada.ksu.edu/AAT/guidelines.htm.
• ONGOING — Individual Commission Award Selection Committees review nominations and determine final decision about awarding Service to Commission Award (due May 1).

• MAY 1 — Final written proposal due from Chairs of Interest Groups seeking Commission status -- e-mail the proposal to Victor Macaruso (vmacaruso@lssaa.wisc.edu), Jennifer Joslin (jjoslin@uoregon.edu), and Julia Wolf (jqwolf@ksu.edu).
• MAY 1 — Final decisions for 2009 Service to Commission Awards due to Executive Office. Notifications and public announcements will be made shortly thereafter.
• MAY 8 — Abstract for annual conference program (135 words or less), outlining agenda and/or discussion topics for the annual fall meeting of your respective commission or interest group, is due to Rhonda Baker, baker@ksu.edu. Conference staff will contact you soon with additional details on these abstracts.
• MAY 8 — Final abstract for HOT TOPIC session (135 words or less) is due to Rhonda Baker, baker@ksu.edu. Describe hot topic to be presented/discussed, including CHANGES to title and/or presenter(s) if different from that originally submitted. Conference staff will contact you soon with additional details on these abstracts.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS, LINKS, AND SUGGESTIONS --

• San Antonio Hotel Reservations:  Be sure to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible for the annual conference in San Antonio this fall. Reservation information is available on the conference web site at www.nacada.ksu.edu/AnnualConf/2009/hotelinstructions.htm. 
• The CIGD Division meeting is on Tuesday, September 29th, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Attendance at this meeting is required for both current and incoming Commission Chairs, optional for Interest Group Chairs.
• Fall Division Meeting Reimbursement Guidelines: www.nacada.ksu.edu/BoardMeetings/Fall09MtgReimbursement.htm
• Expected Attendees at Fall Leadership Meetings: www.nacada.ksu.edu/Leadership/Fall09MeetingAttendees.htm
• Use of NACADA LOGO: Some questions have arisen lately regarding the use of the NACADA logo on Facebook pages, wikis, blogs, etc. Please note that anyone wishing to post the NACADA logo on such sites must first get permission to do so from Charlie Nutt, NACADA Executive Director (cnutt@ksu.edu). This step has been put in place since the content and discussion via these sites are not regularly monitored by NACADA. If you happen to notice our logo on a web page that you feel may not have been authorized, please contact us so we can look into the situation. Thank you.

• Check the general NACADA calendar for other dates of interest.

Please let Victor, Jennifer, or me know if you have any questions about these items. Thanks for all your efforts on behalf of your NACADA colleagues!

Julia