Early Registration discount extended to June 6, 2003 for the San Diego Institute

• Are you creating a new Advising Center?
• Do you need help training faculty advisors?
• Are you looking for new ways to use technology to improve advising services?
• Do you need to develop or revise your advising manual or to put it on-line?
• Are you looking for strategies for evaluating or assessing your academic advisors or advising program?
• Does your institution need help in establishing effective learning communities?
• Are you developing a comprehensive student retention plan for your campus?

If you answered "YES" to any of the above questions, then

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE NACADA ACADEMIC ADVISING SUMMER INSTITUTE!

Schedules and program descriptions for both Summer Institutes are now posted!  Here are some of the topics:

• Role of Faculty in Advising
• Academic Advising as a Comprehensive Campus Process
• Legal Aspects of Academic Advising
• Advising and Student Retention

Visit the Summer Institute web site for registration and program details
or
Call: (785) 532 - 5717

Join us at either Institute!

Check Check out the recently updated conference web site for information regarding:

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

• Richard J. Light, Harvard University professor and author of the nationally renowned Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds, will be our opening keynote speaker on October 2. He will elaborate on key findings from the book and discuss recently completed research.
• Mark G. Yudof, Chancellor of the 15-campus University of Texas System, will deliver his address October 4th. As an administrator, he is a strong advocate of quality academic advising services and understands the difficulty and importance of the advising role.

SESSION TITLES/TRACKS:

• Over 300 sessions, titles, and their presenters are listed according to advising tracks or topics.  You can easily view the session offered in your area of interest.

OVERVIEW OF DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

AIRLINE AND AUTO RENTAL DISCOUNTS

• American, Delta, Northwest, Southwest and US Airways, as well as AVIS car rental, are offering discounts to our attendees.

TOURS

• Ultimate Venture is offering some great optional tours, including lunch at the Southfork Ranch (of the Dallas television series fame), a shopping excursion, a tour of historic Fort Worth including several museums, and a Dallas tour of modern and historic districts. You can also have dinner and spend an evening at the horse races, rodeo, or the largest honky-tonk in the world!

The NACADA Board of Directors has approved a partnership with Kansas State University's (KSU) College of Education to provide a Graduate Certificate Program focusing on Academic Advising. The 14 Semester Credit Hours will be delivered entirely "at a distance" so that advisors can complete the program without being in residence at KSU. The first courses will be available this Fall. Watch the NACADA web site for more information and costs as they become available.

All NACADA members should be receiving a complimentary copy of "The Family Guide to Academic Advising", a new joint publication from NACADA and the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. This guide is an excellent resource for distribution to new students and their families during orientation or other new student programs.

Orders can be placed with NACADA or the National FYE Resource Center.

Have you always meant to compile an advisor handbook but just didn't know where to begin?  Then the Clearinghouse's newest Advising Issue overview is for you.  Jerry Ford, long time presenter on this timely topic, lends his expertise to all wanting to produce a handbook. Jerry's sage advice can help you have a new handbook ready for advisors this fall!

Advising Course Information Needed

Does your campus offer a course dealing solely with academic advising? 

The NACADA Clearinghouse is compiling a list of academic advising courses.  If your institution offers a course dealing solely with academic advising, e-mail Marsha Miller at miller@ksu.edu.   Be sure to include the institution name (with link), the course's number, name and description.  Also, if known, send the course format (traditional classroom, on-line, etc) as well as term(s) the course is offered and instructor. 

Help us compile an updated list of available advising courses!