Theory and Philosophy
of Advising Interest Group
Post-Conference Reports
NACADA
Commission and Interest Group Division
2004
Post-Conference Unit Report
Interest
Group: Theory and Philosophy of Advising Interest Group
Chair:
Peter Hagen
Section
1: Identify the leadership within your unit.
List
members of your steering committees, committee members, task force
members, conference chairs, etc. & their emails.
No Leadership
information provided.
Section
2: Outline your annual activities as they relate to the NACADA missions
and strategies.
Mission 1
: Address the academic advising needs of higher education.
No
Activity entered
Mission 2
: Advance the body of knowledge of academic advising.
Strategies:
2-A
Promote, support, and conduct research related to the enhancement
of academic advising through further understanding of the student,
the campus environment, advising processes, or other related areas.
| Task (Activities Planned) |
Person/committee assigned the task
|
Target Date |
Date Completed |
Assess progress or completion |
| Seek Commission status. |
Peter Hagen (Interest Group Chair),
Steering Committee to be formed in January 2005. |
2005-10-01 |
0000-00-00 |
|
| Complete editing of Special Issue
of NACADA Journal (Fall 2005, 25/2) devoted to the theory and
philosophy of academic advising. |
Peter Hagen (Interest Group chair),
guest editor for this issue. |
2005-09-01 |
0000-00-00 |
Four articles sent to co-editors for
blind review. About 12 others in various stages of readiness.
Introductory essay to be written sometime in spring 2005. |
| Propose notion of sabbatical grants
to promote scholarship on academic advising. |
Peter Hagen (Interest Group chair).
Others to be assigned later when steering committee formed.
|
2005-10-01 |
0000-00-00 |
Discussed issue with chair of Research
Committee. |
| Create "Panels with Respondent" programs
at future NACADA conferneces. Pilot program at 2005 national
conference. |
Peter Hagen (Interest Group Chair).
Others to be assigned later when steering committee formed.
|
2005-10-01 |
0000-00-00 |
|
Mission 3 :
Champion the educational role of academic advising to enhance student
learning and development in a diverse world.
No
Activity entered
Mission 4 :
Affirm the role of academic advising in supporting institutional
mission and vitality.
No
Activity entered
Mission 5 :
Promote the involvement of diverse populations in the Association.
No
Activity entered
Section
3: Issues/Items for consideration by the Division, Council or Board
of Directors.
| Title |
Details |
| Commission Status in 2005 |
Following formation of an Interest
Group Steering Committee (target date: January 2005), we will
draft proposal to seek Commission status. Target date for proposal
is October 2005 for the Las Vegas meeting of the CIGD. |
Section
4: List Volunteer Opportunities Available in your Unit.
| Volunteer Opportunity |
Details |
| Steering Committee membership
|
Nominations are solicited by January
2005 for membership on the Steering Committee for the Interest
Group |
Section
5: Summary of Annual Interest Group Meeting
The above items were discussed at
the October meeting of the Theory and Philosophy of Advising
Interest Group in Cincinnati. There were about 30 attendees.
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