Mitzi Patterson, Allen County
Community College, Burlingame, KS
Past Involvement in NACADA:
Years in NACADA: 7 years
Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments
achieved while in office:
National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in
Office:
Committee Activities and Accomplishments: Planning committee
member, 2004 Region 7 Conference. Conference Planning Committee,
1997 NACADA National Conference in Kansas City. Currently in my
third year as Secretary of the Kansas Academic Advising Network
(KAAN).
Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:
Have been member of Two-Year Colleges Commission since joining
NACADA and have worked to promote membership in the Commission.
Also current member of Advising Administration Commission and
Distance Education Advising Interest Group. Past member, Advising
Adult Learners Commission.
Other: Have been a presenter at the national conference
and at the State conference.
Platform Statement:
As Director of Outreach Student Services at a small campus serving
1100+ students, I work with all areas of student services.
My heart has always been in academic advising because I know from
experience that students who receive good advisement are satisfied
students, leading to better retention. I have attended two
NACADA Summer Institutes, five NACADA national conferences, two
regional conferences and am on the planning committee for the
2004 Region 7 Conference. I also train and develop new faculty
and professional advisors. The two-year colleges represent a large
portion of the membership of NACADA and this group has always
been willing to share ideas, present at conferences, and if elected,
I hope to continue in the tradition of the previous commission
chairs, who I have come to know and respect. We play an
important role-advising students who might otherwise never start
college. It gives me a great deal of satisfaction to observe
the changes in these students as they succeed in college, graduate,
and move on to a university. I will promote active involvement
among our Commission members.
