Eric R. White, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 23 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• Board of Directors, 2002-2005-participating in the governance of NACADA.
• Treasurer, 1998-2002-assured that NACADA operated from a sound financial basis.
• Representative to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS), 1986-present-assisted with the revision of the CAS Academic Advising Standards and Guidelines.
• Multiversity Representative to the Board, 1983-85-promoted the concerns of the multiversity constituents to the Board.

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

• Assisted with sponsorship of Region 2 NACADA conference in State College, PA.
• Presented at many regional conferences.

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

• Chair, Placement Committee, 1986-88-established a placement bureau for both job seekers and employers.
• Chair, Committee on Standards and Ethics in Academic Advising, 1988-98-sponsored the development of the NACADA Statement of Core Values.

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member of Advising Administrators Commission and Commission for Undecided and Exploratory Students (CUES)
• Current member of Theory and Philosophy of Advising Interest Group

Other:

• Faculty, Academic Advising Summer Institute, 1999-2003
• Faculty, Academic Advising Administrators' Forum, 2000-2001
• Faculty, Academic Advising Administrators' Institute, 2003
• Member, Advisory Board to plan curriculum for the Administrators' Institute
• Have presented at all national conferences except two.
• Recipient, 2002 Virginia N. Gordon Award for Excellence in Academic Advising

Platform Statement:

The academic advising profession plays a critical role in higher education. As the premier organization promoting quality advising, NACADA must continue to meet its constituents' needs. Having served in elected and appointed positions from the committee level to Board of Directors, I am familiar with NACADA's strategic plans, the interaction with our Executive Office, and our constituents' expressed needs.

NACADA must promote continuing professional development in the form of local and national conferences and printed publications. We need to reach out to those who deliver advising programs who are not members, encouraging their participation.

NACADA must be in a position to speak forcefully for all who advise. NACADA needs to develop position papers, giving our members the voice to make their case for quality advising at their home campus. In an era of shrinking resources, the advising community must position itself to articulate clearly its role on college campuses world-wide. Advising needs to present itself as central to any institution's mission, as a partner in the educational endeavor, and as an opportunity where students can learn as much in the advising context as they would in the classroom. I would be honored to serve you as the next NACADA president.