NACADA Highlights

2003 NACADA ACADEMIC ADVISING ADMINISTRATORS' INSTITUTE

February 15-17, 2003.

There is still time to register for the Academic Advising Administrators' Institute in San Antonio, TX, February 15-17, 2003. The interest in this institute has been tremendous as evidenced by the closing of the first institute and the opening a second Institute.

If you would like to exchange ideas related specifically to the issues facing academic advising administrators, this is the Institute for you. Visit our web site to see the Institute schedule. Because of limited enrollment it is critical that you fax your registration form to us as soon as possible.

We are looking forward to two great Institutes and the opportunity to enjoy San Antonio!

2003 ACADEMIC ADVISING SUMMER INSTITUTE

Registrations are arriving for the two Academic Advising Summer Institutes offered next summer to accommodate your institution's summer schedule. Plan to attend either the June 22-27, 2003 Institute in San Diego at the Town and Country Resort or the July 27-Aug. 1, 2003 Institute in St. Charles, IL at Pheasant Run Resort (near Chicago). Both locations will offer the same quality program! We look forward to working with you and your team to enhance advising at your campus!

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2003 REGIONAL CONFERENCES

Regional Conferences provide a wonderful opportunity for professional development without the expense of having to travel long distances.
This year's Conference Chairs promise interesting and thought provoking sessions addressing academic advising issues at each of the regional conferences.
To get involved, present, or attend, please visit your region's web site (from the links above)for information concerning your region's conference.
Remember to register early this year and take advantage of the discounts each conference offers.
Regions 1, 4, 5 & 6, 7, 8 & 9 will be offering a special pre-conference workshop especially for Academic Advising Administrators.
Region 2 will be offering a special pre-conference focused on Faculty Advisors and Faculty Advising Issues.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE - DALLAS, 2003

Reminder: February 10 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the conference. Proposals from new as well as seasoned presenters, researchers, and practitioners are earnestly encouraged. Early submissions are greatly appreciated; late ones will not be considered.

To view the Call for Proposals and other conference information or submit an online proposal application, visit http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/.

The proposal submission deadline is February 10, 2003.

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2003 ELECTION INFORMATION

The current list of candidates for the 2003 NACADA Leadership Elections, including platform statements, can be viewed at: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

Ballots for the 2003 NACADA Leadership elections will be mailed this week to current members eligible to vote. Ballots must be completed and postmarked no later than February 7, 2003 to be valid and included in the final tally. We encourage you to complete your ballots and return them as soon as possible upon receipt. Thanks!

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2003 NACADA AWARDS PROGRAM

Information on the 2003 NACADA Awards Program is available on our web site at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/, including nomination forms and eligibility criteria. The deadline for submitting nominations for most award categories is March 3, 2003. Final research grant applications and retiree recognition notifications are due June 9, 2003. A printed copy of the 2003 NACADA Awards Call for Nominations was mailed to members just before Thanksgiving. All the information in this printed brochure can be found on our web site.

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THE NACADA JOURNAL

Mailing is complete for the latest issue of the NACADA Journal. Because this double issue is dated "Spring 2001 - Fall 2001", it was mailed to all who were NACADA members in 2001 and 2002.

We ask that you let us know of any NACADA Journal issues received but unclaimed because the member is no longer at your college or university. E-mail member name, institution and forwarding address, if known, to nacada@ksu.edu. Please do NOT return unclaimed issues to NACADA. Instead, open the NACADA Journal, check for the free shirt coupon, and then pass the unclaimed issue to an interested colleague.

Note: a free shirt coupon was placed, at random, into one NACADA Journal. The shirt has yet to be claimed. The last day to redeem the free shirt coupon is January 31, 2003.

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CLEARINGHOUSE FEATURE

This month's featured web site: PhD InfoFIND (http://www.phdinfofind.org/).

This site is designed to provide resources for deciding on and making a smooth transition to a doctoral program.

This month's featured service: Research Resources.

Need information fast? Try the Research Resources portion of the Clearinghouse at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/ with its links to annotated bibliographies from the NACADA Journal and Critical Advising Issues.

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SURVEY REMINDER: MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT!

NACADA is studying the option of developing an Advisor Certification program. The Advisor Certification Task Force would like to receive comments from NACADA members regarding this preliminary draft of core advising knowledge and skills that may then be considered as the knowledge base for certification.

You may follow the link below to a chart of these suggested skills until January 10, 2003. After viewing these skills be sure to reply to the response survey at the end of the chart.

http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

If you cannot click on the Web address above, please copy the underlined text and paste it into the address field of your Web browser. If you experience any difficulties, please contact Technical Support at (800)865-6143 or (785) 532-0198, or email: help@online.ksu.edu).

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COMMISSION AND INTEREST GROUP PARTICIPATION

As a benefit of NACADA membership, members are encouraged to join the various commissions and interest groups to become more involved in the association. Members may designate up to two commissions for "official" affiliation. Primarily, such affiliation would signify those commissions in which you have the most interest and for which you would have voting privileges, be eligible for volunteer positions, and receive periodic newsletters and updates. Two interest groups may also be designated by each member. Information on the commissions and interest groups available can be found on our web site at: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

Although members may select only two commissions or interest groups for official affiliation, other commission and interest group list serves and web pages may be freely accessed.

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COMMISSION AND INTEREST GROUP list serveS

Many of the NACADA commissions and interest groups have their own list serves to which members may join for "FREE". As a way of increasing the communication and networking among colleagues, we invite you to subscribe to these list serves. Please note that as a commission or interest group member, you are not automatically subscribed to these list serves -- you must do so individually. For a complete list of the various list serves managed by NACADA, please click on the following link. Instructions for subscribing or unsubscribing to a particular list serve can be found by clicking on that group's link.

http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

We hope that you will join some of these list serves and participate in conversations about issues related to that particular area of interest.

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TIPS FOR SURVIVING THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES

With the current budget cuts in many states and institutions of higher education, we think it helpful to share how Advising Administrators have or are dealing with reductions in funding. As such, the NACADA Advising Administration Commission requested that members share any "tips" that may be replicated by others - from the very basic to the very creative!

Find a compilation of the submitted tips at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/along with contact information for each administrator. We thank each contributor. Know that your willingness to share is appreciated by all facing these grim economic times.

NACADA members may still suggest tips at nacada@ksu.edu.

Alice Reinarz

LOOKING FOR A RESEARCH TOPIC FOR A THESIS OR DISSERTATION?

Check out the NACADA Research Committee's 2003 research agenda. Find critical area for advising research as identified by the Research Committee at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/.

Additionally, members considering research within advising should consider applying for a NACADA research grant. Find application materials at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/.

KNOW AN INNOVATIVE AND EXEMPLARY PRACTICE FOR ADVISOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT?

The NACADA Executive Office is seeking exemplary practices of advisor training and development for possible inclusion in an update of the monograph "Designing an Effective Advisor Training Program", that will be published Fall, 2003.

NACADA members may nominate their own advisor training program, or another they think deserving, for possible inclusion in the monograph. Send the nomination information ASAP by completing the on-line nomination form at: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

Directors of previously nominated programs may find abstract submission guidelines at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/. Program abstract deadline is February 19.