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NACADA Annual Report
Read about the achievements of NACADA in 2011 and the plans for 2012 in the Annual Report!
NACADA Dates/Deadlines
COMING UP
- Oct. 28 - Leadership nominations
- Nov. 1 - NACADA research grant applications
- Nov. 8 - Nov. 10 Webinar registration closes
- Nov. 14 - Nov. 16 Panel Discussion Web Event registration closes
- Nov. 15 - Articles for March AAT
ON THE RADAR
- Dec. 1 - Administrators' and Assessment Institutes Scholarship application deadline
- Dec. 1 - Deadline to sumbit a form for Summer Institute Faculty
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Publications Spotlight
Each month NACADA
will feature various resources at a 10% member discount.
IN NOVEMBER, the discount will be available on the Retention & Persistance Package.
Check your email for information about these resources and the discount code to apply to your shopping cart!
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Latest NACADA News & Upcoming Events |
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2012 Leadership Election Information available — including list of positions to be elected, eligibility criteria, position overviews, and online nomination form. Nominations are due Friday, October 28, 2011, after which nominees will either accept or decline their nominations. The Nominating Committee will then finalize the slate of candidates. Voting will occur February 2012. Stay tuned for more information next month! |
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Discover NACADA’s dynamic Digital Community for Academic Advising via AdvisorConnect webinars and recordings, our new NACADA blog, and much more!
- Don’t miss TWO Web Events coming up in November:
On November 10, NACADA Assessment Institute faculty members share Steps in Developing an Assessment Plan for Academic Advising. The registration deadline for this AdvisorConnect Webinar is almost here, so Learn more and Register today!
- On November 16, NACADA Executive Director Charlie Nutt will moderate a Panel Discussion on Key Issues for Academic Advising Administrators. Join NACADA President Jennifer Joslin, monograph editor Nancy Markee, and Administrators Institute Advisory Board Chair William Togler as they consider today’s issues and tomorrow’s challenges – Learn more and Register..
The NACADA blog is another great platform for NACADA members to discuss topics of interest and concern. Members will be able to share NACADA experiences, research in the field, and make new connections through participation in the blog.
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2012 Winter Professional Development Events
Join us this February in San Diego, California
Have you heard what people are saying about NACADA’s February meetings?
“It was a great experience. Well worth the time and money, Thank you!” – 2011 Administrators’ Institute attendee
“NACADA always provides quality programs. Thank you!” – 2011 Seminar attendee
“This was by far the best professional development opportunity available.” - 2011 Assessment Instiute attendee
Register for one, two or all three of our February events and see for yourself what all the cheering is about!
Academic Advising Administrators’ Institute – Feb. 9-11
Learn strategies to enhance your own leadership and to lead an academic advising program on your campus! The Institute will utilize learning community groups facilitated by institute faculty who are experienced advising administrators and leaders in the field to assist in the development of an institute specific Action Plan.
Creating a Campus Culture for Student Persistence: Academic Advising as Teaching & Learning Seminar – Feb. 13-14
This seminar will focus on Advising as a Teaching and Learning process both in theory and in practice and will offer participants the opportunity to engage with colleagues from around the country to learn new strategies for advising and student success.
Assessment of Academic Advising Institute – Feb. 15-17
Explore assessment strategies, learn the process, establish goals, develop outcomes, and much more! This working institute will be an intensive two and a half days focused on the components of a successful assessment program as well as specific strategies and tools for developing and implementing assessment programs on your campus.
Event web pages are being updated as information becomes available, check back often.
 A limited number of scholarships are available for the Administrators' and Assessment Instiute attendance. Applications are available on the Awards Program website. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2011.
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Thanks to over 2800 NACADA members for joining us in Denver, Colorado for the 2011 Annual Conference! Congratulations to the wonderful Conference Committee that made the conference such a huge success: Dawn Fettig (Chair), Peter Freitag, Kristina Spaeth, Laurel Amsel, Kyle Neidt, Jeff Schweinfest, Wendy McCann, Tom Mabry, Kerri Moncrieff, and Nancy West. The Executive Office would also like to thank our volunteers, presenters, and those who donated to the Silent Auction. We cannot say thank you enough for the many hours donated to making this conference one of the best.
Session handouts are available to those who attended the conference, see page two of your
on-site program.
Recordings of both Dr. Applegate and Dr. Shockley-Zalabak's keynote speeches are available on the Annual Conference web page for your viewing. Also, Marty Lowman's recording of "All in a Days Work" is posted.
2012 Annual Conference Call for Proposals
Plan now to submit a proposal application for the October 4-7, 2012 conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The Conference Theme is Empowering Students to Write Their Own Songs of Success. Online submissions will be accepted beginning December 9th.
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NACADA Resources
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NACADA is pleased to provide a new "members only" benefit! NACADA members may now access and download NACADA Journal articles online in PDF format.
You MUST set up an account at myNACADA before you can access the NACADA Download Center. If you have not created your account at MyNACADA, click here to begin the account registration process.
If you have already set up an account in myNACADA, use the same email address and password you use at myNACADA to access the NACADA Download Center.
To access the NACADA Download Center:
- Go to this link: www.nacada.ksu.edu/downloadcenter/dclookup.php
(Suggestion: bookmark this link for future reference)
- Enter your primary email address and password
- Enter a search term (keyword)
- All NACADA articles with that search term will appear in table format
- Click on the article name and the PDF will open for your perusal
If you note any missing pages or an article that is not scanned properly, please email NACADA with the volume #, issue # and page #’s at nacada@ksu.edu. We hope you will find this new NACADA members only benefit very useful!
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Featured this month in the
NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources:
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The 2012 NACADA research grant application is now available. The deadline for the first round of grants is Nov. 1, 2011. The second round of applications are due March 19, 2012
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 November 15 is the deadline to submit articles for the March issue of AAT.
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 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? If so, tell us about it in 350 words or less.
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Region Conferences in 2012 - NACADA Near Everybody!
Plan now to submit a presentation proposal and attend a NACADA Region Conference next Spring! See the schedule for proposal deadlines, conference dates and region information! We look forward to your participation!.
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Summer Institute 2012 - Call for Faculty
Do you feel that you are an experienced advisor or advising administrator who can serve as faculty for the 2012 Summer Institutes? You will be required to lead concurrent sessions, roundtable discussions, topical sessions, workshops and individual consultations; you may be called on to present a foundation (general) session as well. Over the course of the Summer Institute, you will engage participants in considering theories of advising, student development, advisor development, special populations, assessment and more. In addition, you will serve as a facilitator for a specific group of participants in daily group discussions as they formulate and report their individualized action plans each day.
Summer Institutes are June 24-29, 2012 in Austin, TX and July 29-August 3, 2012 in Louisville, KY. If you are selected you will only serve as faculty at one of the above institutes. To be considered as faculty you must first complete the NACADA Member Expertise Database Registration form by December 1, 2011. It is from this information that the Summer Institute Management Team will locate potential candidates for the 2012 Summer Institute Faculty positions.
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NACADA Award Nominations can now be submitted online. Please visit the NACADA Awards website for information on the 2012 Call for Award Nominations and to submit your nominations and scholarship applications. |
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Welcome to five new interest group chairs recently appointed to the NACADA leadership! Many thanks to the outgoing chairs whose time and efforts while serving in these leadership roles are truly appreciated!
Advising in the News -- In The Chronicle of Higher Education. Federal Discrimination Investigation Assumes Students, Like Home Buyers, Can Be Illegally 'Steered'
Did you know? NACADA and Kansas
State University offer an online Master of Science Degree & Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising.
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NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER AND ACPA AOFYE ANNOUNCE GRANT COMPETITION
The ACPA - College Student Educators International Commission for Admissions, Orientation and the First Year Experience (AOFYE) and the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (National Resource Center) invite applicants for their 2012 Research Grant Competition. AOFYE and the National Resource Center will jointly award one grant in the amount of $500 to promote original, descriptive, or evaluative research; philosophical studies; or institutional assessment or evaluation on issues surrounding admissions, orientation, and/or the first-year experience. All ACPA members are eligible and graduate students in particular are encouraged to apply for this research grant. Because of the funding support by the National Resource Center, faculty, staff, and students from the University of South Carolina and any of its system campuses may not apply. 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 November 14, 2011. Award recipient(s) will be notified on or about December 19, 2011 and will be invited to receive their award at the Commission Business Meeting held during the 2012 ACPA Convention in Louisville, KY, March 26-30.
Details about the grant are available at http://www2.myacpa.org/aofye-grantsrecognition/grant-guidelines. Or visit the online submission portal at http://form.jotform.com/form/12414417426.
For additional information or questions about any part of the process, please contact: Matthew Weigand
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The
Highlights is a monthly summary of NACADA news and events
designed to inform members via one consolidated webpage.
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