Join Us in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

for the

Technology Seminar,

Administrators' Institute &

Assessment Institute

at the

Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A Live Internet-broadcast Webinar Event

Creative Utilization of Technology in Academic Advising

Back by Popular Demand! 

Webinar Advisory Board Chair Karen Thurmond returns with team members from our December 2007 broadcast and a new addition to tell us more about what's "on the horizon" in the area of technology that we can harness creatively to assist us in engaging our students.

Interested in contributing to the body of research related to academic advising, but don't know where to start? Then this is the event for you!

Infusing Research into Practice: Multiple Pathways to Conducting Research in Academic Advising

Friday, December 12, 2008

A Live Internet-broadcast Webinar Event

The Diversity Committee developed the NACADA Emerging Leaders Program to encourage members from diverse groups to get involved in leadership opportunities within the organization, outfit participants with the skills and tools necessary to pursue elected and appointed leadership positions, increase the number of leaders from diverse groups, and encourage and assist members of underrepresented populations to attend State, Regional, or National Conferences.

Members of the inaugural 2007-2009 Class, now one year into their mentoring relationships, have already taken exciting leadership steps in activities such as serving on various NACADA Committees and Advisory Boards, Chairing a Commission, presenting at Regional and Annual Conferences, writing for Academic Advising Today, and presenting a Webinar.

The Diversity Committee and the Emerging Leaders Development Team are proud to announce that the 2008-2010 ELP Class mentoring partners met throughout the Annual Conference in Chicago for development, conversation, and group building. The  following partnerships will continue for two years:

"I am so honored to have been selected as a NACADA Emerging Leader. The encouragement from my mentor, the other ELP participants, and the staff members in the NACADA Executive Office has fueled me with new energy and confidence in my everyday work. I am delighted to have direct support from advising professionals who have such breadth and depth of expertise (not to mention that they are kind-hearted and fun!). I am confident that my participation in this program will help me be a change agent on my campus and within the NACADA organization." - Susan Anderson

"Becoming an Emerging Leader Program Mentor not only affords me an opportunity to 'pay it forward,' but also, as I discovered at the most recent Annual Conference, this program offers much more! Just over a year ago, when I was elected Commission Chair, I was incredibly grateful for the camaraderie and support the previous Chair offered to me (not to mention the fabulous folks at the NACADA Executive Office). Now I am able to offer support and encouragement to an Emerging Leader, who, in the short few weeks I have known her, exhibits amazing leadership qualities and talent. And, the added bonus that I had not counted on - as a member of this program, I am able to collaborate with a whole group of fantastic, talented ELP mentors and mentees. How much better can a program get?" - Lisa Peck

“Visiting with Les was like catching up with an old friend. After talking for an hour I felt like we had known each other for years.  We share a wide array of common experiences, interests, and future goals. I really look forward to collaborating with Les this year. We already have several publication and presentation ideas in the works.” - Scott Amundsen

Les Ridingin

Scott Amundsen

Rodney Mondor

Jayne Drake

Joyce Ellenwood

Nancy King

Jobila Williams

Pamela Marsh-Williams

Aura Rios Erickson

Deborah Nakashima

Susan Anderson

Lisa Peck

Arnell Hammond

Marion Schwartz

Darren Francis

Kathy Stockwell

Brian Hinterscher

Stacy Woycheck

Is the high cost of travel keeping you and your advising staff close to home?  Plan ahead for on-campus, online professional development!

WEBINAR: February 4, 2009 - Success with Parent Education: Dialoguing with the New Student and their Parents at the Collegiate Level

Presenter: "Best of Region 7" winner Brian Nossaman (University of Oklahoma)

Registration deadline is January 23

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WEBINAR: February 27, 2009 - DIFS Makes the Difference in Student Motivation: Both Skill and Will are Needed for Student Success

Presenter: Ken Kiewra (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Registration deadline is February 17

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WEBINAR: March 26, 2009 - Making the Grade: What Advisors and Administrators Need to Know to Better Assist Students with Disabilities

Presenter: Marilyn Kaff (Kansas State University)

Registration deadline is March 17

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WORKINAR (new format for groups): April 23, 2009 - Career Advising in Action: Try It and Apply It, a follow-up to DW15 Making Career Advising Integral to Academic Advising

Presenters: Joanne Damminger and Betsy McCalla-Wriggins (Rowan University)

Registration deadline is April 14

Learn More

Participation for each event is limited by our Service Provider, so don't miss your chance. Register concurrently for any three Webinars and save $10 off each!

Would you like to propose a Webinar topic? 

The Webinar Advisory Board would like to hear which topics YOU would like to see presented in this format - and, they would also like you to see what considerations they will be addressing in choosing their topic list. Review their rubric and submit your ideas.

Ten Region Conferences provide great opportunities for you to share best practices, research results, and program ideas with your colleagues. Region Conferences are great introductions to the NACADA organization and, in fact, approximately 40% of participants report that their attendance at regional conferences are their first face-to-face experience with NACADA. Enthusiasm for enhancing the quality of advising and advising programs are very apparent at all Region Conferences. Utilize the online presentation proposal submission system to submit your ideas for a session and plan to attend the Region Conference of your choice! 

2009 NACADA Academic Advising Summer Institutes

 Kansas City, Missouri

 June 28-July 3

Location TBD

 July 26-July 31

Join us! Join administrators, advisors and faculty advisors for a comprehensive look at academic advising today. Along with general sessions, workshops and topicals, participants develop an Action Plan for enhancing or improving advising on their individual campuses. You might be interested in looking at descriptions of some of the Action Plans prepared for past Institutes. 

Plan now!  Arrange for teams or individuals from your institution to attend in 2009!  Kansas City will be the site of the June 28-July 3 Institute, and July 26-July 31 is the tentative timeline for the second Institute. Your choice of dates or locations! Many institutions have varying summer schedules and the Institute has limited enrollment/faculty ratios, so we offer the Institute two times each summer. So, choose the date or location which fits your needs! We welcome you at either one! Register soon to ensure your participation! Program outlines are available on the Summer Institute webpage and information will be posted as it becomes available! 

A limited number of scholarships are available for Summer Institute attendance. Applications will be available in December on the Annual Awards Program website and will be due by early March.

The December edition of NACADA's quarterly e-Publication, Academic Advising Today, is in the final stages of publication. Some of the pieces you can look forward to in December are:

• How to Promote Global Citizenry Outside of the Classrooms: At the Local, National, and International Levels by Yung-Hwa Anna Chow (Washington State University)
• In Our Own Best Interest: A (Brief) History of Tribal Colleges in America by Les Ridingin (Chair, Native American and Tribal Colleges Interest Group), Robert Longwell-Grice (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), and Adrienne Thunder (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Undecided/Exploratory Students and Persistence by David Spight (Past-Chair, Undecided and Exploratory Students Commission)

We are also accepting article and *Sparkler* submissions for possible publication in the March edition (submission deadline November 15). If you are interested in sharing your thoughts with your colleagues in this format, check out the guidelines today!

Featured this month in the Clearinghouse: Academic Support Resources

While enrollment for next term may be the reason students find their way to advisors in November, many students have academic issues that must be addressed. Let the Clearinghouse help you find academic support resources that help students succeed. From critical thinking skills to procrastination and math anxiety to study strategies, the Clearinghouse’s Academic Support Resources tap resources available on a variety of campuses that truly make a difference!

The 30th Anniversary of NACADA will take place in 2009 and two issues of the NACADA Journal will focus on the Association's history. As part of this celebration, we are asking anyone who has a humorous recollection associated with their NACADA experience to write a brief summary and send it to Virginia Gordon before November 30, 2008. The authors will use as many recollections as space permits.

The NACADA Research Committee announces a Request For Proposals (RFP) for NACADA grants that support advising research. Grants up to $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.

The Research Committee has two deadlines for review of 2009 funding proposals: November 1, 2008 and March 15, 2009. Click for information regarding research grants.

Need research ideas? The Research Committee has delineated a research agenda listing ten advising topics deemed to be critical within advising research.Have a research topic? Want to connect with a Research Committee member to discuss your research? Join the NACADA Research Registry.

A great way to network with your colleagues is to join a NACADA Commission or Interest Group (IG). Members can choose any combination of Commissions and IGs - up to a total of four (4) selections - in which they would like to have official membership. This official affiliation primarily identifies those Commissions and/or IGs for which you would have voting privileges, receive periodic electronic newsletters and updates, and be eligible to hold an elected or appointed position within, such as serving on a committee or serving as chair. Please note that you can be informally involved with as many other Commissions or IGs as you like, such as joining list serves, attending meetings, etc.

We encourage you to review the list of available Commissions and Interest Groups, and join those of interest to you. Those of you who recently attended the Annual Conference in Chicago had an opportunity to talk with Commission and Interest Group Chairs at the Commission and Interest Group Fair held the Thursday morning during breakfast.

If you wish to change your preferred Commission and/or IG choices, you can easily do so online by completing this online form. If you previously made your selections but do not recall which Commissions or IGs were designated, you can simply indicate your current preferences via this form and previous choices will be replaced. Please be sure to include the requested identification information so the appropriate member record is updated. 

Note: Your official Commission designations will determine the Commission Chair elections in which you will be eligible to vote in the 2009 elections.

Congratulations to the Distance Education Advising Interest Group and Peer Advising & Mentoring Interest Group for being granted commission status recently at the 2008 fall leadership meetings in Chicago. This change is effective immediately and each group's website has been updated to reflect this action.

These newest Commissions will elect Chairs in the upcoming 2009 elections to take office after the 2009 Annual Conference in San Antonio next fall. In the meantime, Bobbi Thomas will serve as Interim Chair of the Distance Education Advising Commission while Dana Zahorik will serve as Interim Chair of the Peer Advising & Mentoring Commission.

Have research ideas but don't know how to make your research happen?  Make plans now to attend NACADA's first Research Symposium slated for March 14-15 prior to the 2009 Region IV Conference in Starkville, Miss. 

The Symposium is open to all NACADA members interested in doing research in the field of advising. Modest in cost (only $75!), Symposium participants will work directly with scholars in the field. Bring ideas and leave with an action plan for your research! Find out more or contact Kathleen Smith.

Lead the way on your campus by providing a cutting-edge tool for your advisors. Find out more information regarding the DVD (including how to purchase using your member discount).

Jayne Drake, NACADA Vice President and Video Advisory Board Chair, shares the top 10 reasons why your institution should purchase the new NACADA Advisor Training & Development DVD. 

Scenes for Learning and Reflection: An Academic Advising Professional Development DVD

10.  It presents 10 advising vignettes that all advisors can relate to in a broadcast quality DVD.

 9.  Scenes are “authentic,” using real students, real professional and faculty advisors, and real advising administrators in “typical” advising settings.

 8. Topics for these scenes are “top of the list” suggested by members of NACADA Commissions and Interest Groups.

 7.  The DVD provides strategies for dealing with transfer student issues, first generation students, student-athletes, student confidentiality, and much more!

 6.  Proactive ways to work with the parents are highlighted in one scene sure to be familiar to advisors.

 5.  The questions following each scene are calculated to stimulate lively conversation about the issues raised and how those issues apply to your campus.

 4.  The package includes a supplemental CD with downloadable (and printable) discussion questions, as well as  NACADA’s Core Values, Concept of Advising, and the CAS Standards for Advising - all designed to stimulate advisor discussions.

 3.  The DVD can be used for advisor and faculty retreats, in workshops, and in other campus professional development settings.

 2.  Advisor trainers can use any combination of scenes they deem appropriate to the needs of their audience.

 1.  It will help transform advising services in higher education around the world! 

If you still haven't purchased the first edition of the Academic Advising Handbook, now is the time to place your order.  The second edition builds upon the first edition, so you really need both editions for your advising resources library.

While supplies of the first edition last, NACADA is offering both editions (2000 & 2008) of Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook as a combo package for $85 with FREE shipping!  NACADA members may order online.

You may purchase the books individually, as well, using the online form mentioned above. For more information on these books, visit First Edition and Second Edition.

NACADA maintains over 50 list serves for global discussions of academic advising issues. Subscribers are encouraged to use these lists for questions and discussion on a variety of advising topics.

NACADA does not provide automatic enrollment to its list serves. Find instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing on each list's home page; all list serve home pages are linked from here.

Network etiquette (often referred to as "netiquette") are informal rules and procedures established for users of e-mail and list serves to provide them with some simple guidelines to make these electronic communication tools more enjoyable and less annoying or bothersome. Since all Commissions and Interest Groups have their own list serves, the Commission and Interest Group Division (CIGD) put together a summary of guidelines that subscribers are encouraged to follow when posting messages and communicating electronically via these lists. These etiquette guidelines can also can be accessed from the CIGD website as well as on the NACADA list serves web page.

Note: NACADA lists cannot be used for commercial purposes of any type. List serve members who send messages for commercial purposes are immediately removed from all lists.  Neither are lists to be used to post job announcements -- click HERE for information on submitting position announcements to NACADA.

Kansas State University in partnership with NACADA has offered a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising online. Now in addition to the Graduate Certificate, K-State is offering an online Master of Science in Academic Advising degree. Visit this NACADA webpage for more information!

Awards Nominations: The ACPA College Student Educators International Commission for Admissions, Orientation and the First Year Experience (AOFYE) seeks to recognize the outstanding contributions of ACPA members in the areas of Admissions, Orientation, and First Year Experience. All nominations are due by November 24, 2008. For award criteria and nomination details, please see the following website.

Research Grants: This ACPA Commission also invites applicants for their 2009 Research Grant Competition. The Commission will award one grant in the amount of $500 to promote original, descriptive or evaluative research; philosophical studies; or institutional assessment or evaluation on is sue s surrounding admissions, orientation, and/or the first year experience. All ACPA members are eligible and encouraged to apply for this research grant. Research at all stages will be considered, although priority will be given to projects that are further along in the research process (i.e., recently or soon to be completed). The application deadline is January 11, 2009. Learn details about the grant, including application procedures.

The 7th Annual Conference of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students will meet January 21-23, 2009 in Addison (Dallas), Texas. This year’s conference will include keynote presentations by Dr. Lori Varlotta, VPSA, Sacramento State, and Dr. Stephen Handel, Director of Community College Initiatives, The College Board. There will be concurrent session tracks on Enrollment Management, Advising, Orientation, the Community Colleges and multiple preconference sessions. The Institute provides grants for research into transfer student issues and substantial opportunities for transfer student professionals to come together to share best practices and programs. Read more information.