Kenny Eng, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 6 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

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

• Co-presenter at regional conference - "Total Recall: Mapping the Mind for Maintaining Memory", April 2005 — voted by peers as "Best of Region" and presented at national conference, October 2005
• Regional conference planning committee member -- April 2004, April 2005
• Co-presenter at regional conference - "Reigning in Technology to Update Advising Methods", April 2004

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments:

• Exhibits Chair, National Conference planning committee member - October 2005 

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member — Advising Business Majors Commission, Technology in Advising Commission, Advisor Training and Development Commission, Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues Interest Group

Other:

• Activities at the University of Southern California —
  • USC Council of Academic Advisors webmaster, July 2004-June 2006, and elected by peers to serve as Chair, July 2005-June 2006
  • USC faculty/staff advisor to several student organizations and residence floors
  • USC faculty/staff initiate, Delta Sigma Pi International Business Fraternity
  • USC Asian Pacific American Student Services Connections career mentor
  • USC member of the Asian Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Network
  • USC staff chaperone to undergraduate students on Marshall-sponsored trips to Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, China for a deeper understanding of global marketplace and foreign culture by site visits to multinational corporations
  • Board of Directors, Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc.
• Attended NACADA National Conferences, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 

Platform Statement:

• Highlight your previous involvement within this unit that will help you in leading this unit. What roles have you played within this particular unit as a member thus far?  

Aside from attending commission meetings, my previous schedule precluded me from participating further.

• What do you believe are the most important goals and initiatives for this unit in meeting the strategic plan for both the unit and the Association?

Some of the goals and initiatives that I believe the commission should consider to better advise business students are

(1) work more closely with the business community to better prepare students for their respective industries,

(2) partner with career advisors to serve the specific needs of business students,

(3) remind business students of the importance of practical experience and internships and a liberal arts background in addition to their knowledge of business, and

(4) forge partnerships with other professional organizations and AACSB.

• Why are you interested in serving in this leadership position or what influenced you to run for this leadership position? 

It is one thing to attend a conference and/or meeting here and there; it is another to be actively involved in the organization. Like any other experience, you get what you put into it. Therefore, I am choosing to be an active participant in NACADA and my profession. Specifically, as a young advisor and new administrator, I want to continue to grow with NACADA. Being nominated to be a commission chair is a great honor, and I would love to get more involved than what I have done in the past.

• Provide any additional comments or information (either personal or leadership-related) that you want potential voters to know about you that is not covered elsewhere in your platform information. 

Thank you to all those who have encouraged and supported me in my presentations to NACADA and service as part of planning committees. Those experiences have been a precursor for me to have a stronger involvement.