Carol Gruber, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 13 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• Chair, Commission for Advising Student-Athletes, 1995-1997

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Region 6 Conference Committee, 1998-1999 - coordinated Call for Proposals, and proposal evaluation and selection.

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

• National Conference Program Committee, 1997

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member of Advising Student Athletes Commission and LGBTA Concerns Commission
• Current member of High School to College Advising Interest Group
• Regional Liaison for Commission on Advising Student-Athletes, 1995-2001

Other:

• Attended 2003 Administrators' Institute, San Antonio , TX .
• Have presented 12 times at Regional and National NACADA conferences, including two pre-conference workshops.
• Have had three NACADA journal publications and one NACADA monograph publication; two additional journal articles are pending.

Platform Statement:

I am truly honored and so pleased to accept the nomination for Chair of the North Central Region 6 of NACADA. The spirit in which I accept this nomination includes a strong belief that leadership and service go hand in hand. During my years of involvement in NACADA, I have seen the association get stronger and more responsive to its members' needs. This is no more evident than with the new leadership structure and the additional support at the Regional and State level. The call has been made and answered for additional response to our members at a local level.

The current Region 6 goals of providing methods for regional and state-wide members to receive support and information locally, is one of the most important things we can do, and if elected, I will continue to ensure this is a reality. With the tightening of budgets on all of our campuses, it is critical that we find innovative ways to serve the needs of the membership. I will work hard to continue our regional goals of providing drive-in conferences, web-site and list-serve development for greater communication, and increased Regional membership. Additionally, I believe that I have the experience to effectively seek and communicate our regional needs, goals, and ideas to the national leadership.