Please join us in congratulating the newly elected members of the NACADA Leadership! Below are the results of this year's election. The term of office for these individuals will begin at the conclusion of the Annual Conference in Baltimore this fall. An article summarizing election results and related statistics will be printed in the June 2007 issue of Academic Advising Today - be sure to check it out!  Also listed below are two recent leadership appointments.

President (2007-2008): Jennifer Bloom
Vice President (2007-2008): Casey Self

Board of Directors (3-year term each, 2007-2010): Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Jayne Drake, Rob Mossack

Region Chairs (2007-2009) --

Region 1: Susan Kolls
Region 3: David Goss
Region 5: Lynn Freeman
Region 7: John Paul Regalado
Region 9: Deborah Nakashima

Commission Chairs (2007-2009) --

Advising Adult Learners: Lisa Peck
Advising Business Majors: Deborah Noll
Advising Education Majors: David Benz
Advising Graduate & Professional Students: Sarah Naylor
Advising Student-Athletes: Janice Robinson
Advisor Training & Development: Pat Folsom
ESL & International Student Advising: Leslie Yeager
Liberal Arts Advisors: Sarah Ann Hones
Technology in Advising: Renee Babcock
Theory & Philosophy of Advising: Jeff McClellan
Two-Year Colleges: Steve Schneider

Committee Chairs (2007-2009) --

Awards Committee: Susan Fread
Diversity Committee: Jane Jacobson
Professional Development Committee: Albert Matheny
Member Career Services: TBA

The election of the Commission and Interest Group Division Representative (2007-2009) will be conducted soon, now that new incoming Commission Chairs have been elected. Results of this special election will be announced in a couple of weeks.

Advisory Board Chair Appointments:

Assessment of Academic Advising Institute Advisory Board Chair (2007-2009): Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski
Academic Advising Administrators' Institute Advisory Board Chair (2007-2009): Pamela Marsh-Williams

Less than one week remains to submit your nomination materials for the 2007 NACADA Annual Awards Program!  Participation in the Awards Program is a great way to enhance the visibility of advising on your campus.

The 2007 Awards Call, including nomination eligibility criteria, deadlines, forms and submission guidelines, is available online. Nominations must be received in the Executive Office no later than Monday, March 5. Be sure to closely review the applicable information in the 2007 Awards Call before submitting your final nomination materials, as there were a few changes in the criteria for certain awards.

It is recommended that nomination materials be sent to NACADA by a shipping service for which delivery can be tracked. NACADA always sends an e-mail confirmation to the nominator upon receipt of each submission. Contact NACADA at nacada@ksu.edu if you do not receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your nomination materials.

The NACADA Research Committee announces a Request For Proposals (RFP) for NACADA grants that support advising research. Stipends up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) are available to support a single-year proposal. Practicing professionals (administrators and faculty), as well as graduate students seeking support for dissertation research, are eligible.

Research proposals are due March 15, 2007. Find information and application here.

Need research ideas? The Committee has delineated a research agenda listing ten advising topics deemed to be critical within advising research. Find these topics here.

Have a research topic? Want to discuss your topic with other members researching similar topic? Join the Research Registry.

Click here for the list of State Conferences.

Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the

Teaching and Learning Components of Academic Advising

Don't miss this live Webinar Event, which will be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Historically, academic advising has moved from a clerical activity to a student-centered activity to the present recognition of academic advising as an integral learning experience of the college community and culture. However, until college campuses move away from only program or delivery outcomes that primarily focus on the behaviors of those planning and delivering the advising experiences and begin to carefully develop, teach and measure student learning outcomes for academic advising, advising will continue to be on the "edge" of the learning mission of the college campus.

In this NACADA-sponsored Webinar presentation, Tomarra Adams (Assistant Dean of Advising & Student Services and Assistant Professor for Pan-African & Women & Gender Studies at the University of Louisville) will provide a foundation for the development of student learning outcomes as well as hands-on strategies for teaching these outcomes, activities and experiences for students, and strategies for measuring the outcomes.

Participants will learn:

• how student learning outcomes must clearly relate to the institutional or unit's advising mission.
• how to develop student learning outcomes that express what students should know, do and appreciate.
• how to develop instructional strategies and experiences for students.
• strategies for measuring the student achievement of the learning outcomes.

March 23rd is the last day to register, but participation is limited by our Service Provider and the event is likely to fill before that date, so visit the Webinar Webpage to learn more and REGISTER today!

Third Annual

Effectively Engaging Faculty in Academic Advising Seminar

Burlington, Vermont

June 21-22, 2007

Faculty members have an essential and vital role in the academic advising experiences of students on most campuses. Data in the NACADA 2004 publication, The Status of Academic Advising, indicates that over 80% of four-year institutions, almost 50% of public two-year colleges, and 80% of private two-year institutions utilize models which rely on faculty involvement in academic advising.

Since faculty play such an integral role in academic advising, it is imperative that they have the information, tools and resources to effectively engage in the advising process. This two-day seminar will provide faculty with the skills they need to be more effective advisors as well as hands-on strategies and material that faculty and administrators can take back to their campuses to share with other faculty advisors.

NOTE: The seminar begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 21 and ends on Friday, June 22 at 3 p.m. The ending time is a change from what was previously published, so please adjust your departure plans accordingly. 

Faculty for the 2007 Faculty Seminar will be:

Marti Hemwall, Lawrence University

Kathy Stockwell, Fox Valley Technical College

Peggy Jordan, Oklahoma City Community College

Jayne Drake, Temple University  

Reserve your hotel room early - the block may fill before the the June 1 deadline. Click here to learn more.

21st Annual

Academic Advising Summer Institutes

Burlington, Vermont & Salt Lake City, Utah

An email was recently sent to all NACADA members announcing the publication of the March 2007 edition of NACADA's quarterly e-Publication, Academic Advising Today.  If you have not yet read it, find the March edition here.

It takes but one SPARK to ignite the flame for an idea. Does your campus have an unusual or exceptional process or program that could spark an idea on another campus?  March 15 is the deadline for article and "Sparkler" submissions for the June edition of Academic Advising Today.   Share your thoughts, experiences and successes with your advising colleagues -- Check out the Guidelines today!

• Is student stress escalating as mid-terms draw near? For resources that really help students succeed check out the Clearinghouse's Academic Support Resources.

• Constructing Learning Objectives for Academic Advising by Holly Martin, the University of Notre Dame. Academic advising units across the country are adopting learning-centered advising. In this article Martin explores ways to define learning objectives that not only help students but help advisors improve their practice. Want more information on this timely topic? Register today for the April 4 Webinar "Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the Teaching and Learning Components of Academic Advising." Space is limited; register today!

Academic Advising:  New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year - NACADA Monograph #14

NACADA is pleased to announce the publication of a new monograph in partnership with the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition. Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year is edited by past NACADA Presidents Eric White and Betsy McCalla-Wriggins and FYE Director Stuart Hunter. This monograph provides the latest theory and practice into the key issues regarding the first year of college and the essential role academic advising plays in the educational experiences in that first year. This is a must for all institutions concerned about the academic success of the students during their first year of college!

If you placed your order for this monograph at the Annual Conference, your copy will be sent very soon. For more information or to order a copy of this new monograph click here. 

Over 600 Presentation Proposals were received for the October 18-21, 2007 Annual Conference in Baltimore. They are currently being reviewed by fellow NACADA members with expertise in specific areas; assuring that there will be a variety of session formats with presentations focusing on a broad range of current advising issues.

If you submitted a proposal, you will be notified of its acceptance status by the first week of April.

If you are fortunate enough to have money left in this fiscal year's budget, consider registering now - an early conference registration form is available online. Hotel Reservation Information will be available by March 8. There are seven official hotels; the hotel reservation process will be online, similar to the Indianapolis and Cincinnati annual conferences.

If you have advising positions open on your campus, you can post them free on the NACADA Website.  Please fill out the form you find on the Position Announcements Webpage.  The announcements will stay up for 90 days unless a close date is listed or the Executive Office is contacted to remove the listing when it is filled.

For those searching for positions in academic advising, please visit the Webpage regularly to search for positions by Region. New postings are updated on a daily basis, so make sure to check it often!

If you have any additional questions regarding NACADA position listings, please contact Brad Cunningham at nacada@ksu.edu or (785) 532-2981.

NACADA needs your help!  Photos of Advisors in Action - such as those shown here, graciously shared by Julian Parrott (University of Illinois), Dorothy Burton Nelson (Southeastern Louisiana University) and Julie Hunt (Kansas State University) - are needed to illustrate NACADA professional development materials, such as our new Pocket Guide series and Webinars.

If you would be willing to share a digital photo of yourself "in action" to be used in professional development materials, please send it to Leigh@KSU.edu.  Thank you!

The NACADA Commission and Interest Group Division has received proposals to form three Potential Interest Groups — Academic Coaching, Ethics & Legal Issues in Advising, and History of Academic Advising. A Web page has been created for each of these groups on which a short description of its purpose and focus is posted along with the contact information for its initial Chair. A list serve has also been established for each of these potential Interest Groups and subscription instructions are also available on the applicable Web page. Direct links to these new Web pages are provided below. 

• Academic Coaching — Bill Johnson, Chair
• Ethics & Legal Issues in Advising — Aura Rios Erickson, Chair

• History of Academic Advising — Eric White, Chair

Members interested in these potential Interest Groups will have an opportunity to meet at the 2007 NACADA Annual Conference in Baltimore in October. Each group will also be given an opportunity to participate in the annual Commission and Interest Group Fair at the Conference. Plan to visit these tables at the CIG Fair and attend the organizational meeting of the new group(s) of interest to you.

If you have questions or would like to become involved with one of these groups prior to the fall Conference, please contact the Chair of that group. To designate one or more of these potential Interest Groups as one of your four chosen Commission or Interest Group preferences in your member record, please e-mail NACADA.

The Service to Commission Award provides Commissions with a special opportunity to recognize NACADA Commission members who have significantly contributed to a particular Commission's overall goals and objectives through their service and activities. Information on the procedures for this award, including criteria, eligibility, submission guidelines and a nomination form can be found here. Documents containing complete nomination information in Word format must be e-mailed to the NACADA Executive Office no later than April 1, 2007.

Please welcome Anne Harrington as the new Chair for the Pre-Law Advising Interest Group. Wendy Rohleder-Sook recently stepped down from this leadership role. Anne currently serves as Director of Academic Advisement at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Contact information for Anne can be found on the Interest Group's Webpage.

Find complete NACADA Leadership lists here.

Congratulations to both Appreciative Advising and Large Universities for recently being granted official Interest Group status after first being formed last year as Potential Interest Groups.  Official Web pages have been established for these interest groups at the site links below, and are "works in progress" as the Chairs gather additional information and resources to be posted.

• Appreciative Advising — Scott Amundsen, Chair
• Large Universities — Myla Rugge, Chair

NACADA members and/or colleagues are encouraged to subscribe to the respective list serve established for each Interest Group last year. These lists provide an excellent opportunity for colleagues to network with each other and share concerns and ideas. List serve subscription instructions can be accessed from the Web sites above.