Victor Macaruso, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

 

Past Involvement in NACADA:

 

Years in NACADA: 2 years

 

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

 

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

 

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Helped gain commission status for the Assessment of Advising Interest Group; founding member, Assessment of Advising Commission Steering Group.
• Current member of Assessment of Advising Commission and Advising Administration Commission
• Current member of Theory and Philosophy of Advising Interest Group

Other:

• Attended 2003 Administrators' Institute.

 

Platform Statement:

 

During the past year I have worked with Lynne Higa and Mike Kirk-Kuwaye as they guided and nurtured the Assessment of Advising Interest Group. Now that our interest group has become the Assessment of Advising Commission (ASAC) with the largest membership of any commission in NACADA, I pledge to establish policies and procedures that will allow everyone's voice to be heard. I will establish subcommittees to allow members to explore their particular interests, expand the list serve and resources to meet the needs of the members, and provide greater depth and breadth in the Commission's web site to make it an even more useful resource. In addition, I will invite members to contribute to an Assessment Primer that will provide resources for those beginning the assessment process.

 

In my previous role as Vice President and Dean of a liberal arts college, I gained extensive experience in the theory and practice of assessment. Since I became Coordinator of Advising at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I have committed myself to expanding and improving the on-going assessment of advising. I am a founding member of the Assessment of Advising Commission Steering Group, and am presently chairing the Commission's effort to survey the status of assessment of academic advising in colleges and universities throughout higher education. I believe that my connections with the Technology in Advising Commission, the Advising Administration Commission, and the Research Committee will benefit the Assessment of Advising Commission. I would like to use my experience and involvement in assessment and my commitment to the growth of our newly minted commission to help our Commission meet members' assessment needs.