NOTE: This email was sent to commission members on January 10, 2005.

TO: Multicultural Concerns Commission Members
FROM: Tina McNamara, Commission Chair
Date: January 10, 2005

Hello all! I hope 2005 has gotten off to a good start for you.

The NACADA Office has asked all of the Commission Chairs to solicit volunteers to read National Conference Proposals that in some way address the theme of a particular Commission. If you would be available to read proposals for the Multicultural Concerns Commission, please let me know by Wednesday, JANUARY 19. Reviews will take place February 9-22. Last year, our Commission received 13 proposals.

I would also like to encourage you to consider volunteering to be a reader for another Commission. One of the concerns discussed at our Commission meeting in Cincinnati was that multicultural issues are not addressed in many conference presentations. Perhaps we could work to change that. You can let me know if you would like to read for a different Commission, and I will forward your name to the appropriate chair.

Another way to get involved, of course, is to submit a conference proposal yourself! The deadline is Tuesday, FEBRUARY 8. For more information, including a tutorial for writing effective proposals that will help guide you through the process, visit the NACADA web site at www.nacada.ksu.edu/2005proposals/tutorial.htm.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Tina

Tina McNamara
Director of Undergraduate Advising
School of Education
Marquette University
PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
414-288-6981

tina.mcnamara@marquette.edu