Implementation Strategies for each Goal
Mission #1 - Champion the educational role
of academic advisors to enhance student learning and development
in a diverse world.
OBJECTIVE A: Identify the various advising constituencies
with which to foster collaborations, e.g. parents, employers,
continuing education professionals, deans, provosts, presidents,
distance learning administrators, admissions professionals,
registrars, other advising associations, members of disciplined-based
organizations, alumni.
OBJECTIVE B: Foster collaborations among the faculty
constituencies.
OBJECTIVE C: Begin a national/international dialogue
on academic advising's educational contributions.
Mission #2 - Affirm the role
of academic advising in student success and persistence, thereby
supporting the institutional mission and vitality.
OBJECTIVE A: Enhance NACADA's global visibility and
credibility as the resource for concerns and needs involving
academic advising.
OBJECTIVE B: Influence campus decision-makers, e.g.,
presidents, provosts, deans, to support the value of quality
academic advising.
OBJECTIVE C: Designate a percentage of Research Committee's
budget for the support of studies on persistence and success
as connected to academic advising.
Mission #3 - Anticipate the academic advising
needs of twenty-first century students, advisors and institutions.
OBJECTIVE A: Identify, prioritize and address the critical
issues facing advising in the future.
OBJECTIVE B: Identify, prioritize and address the critical
issues and constituency groups that have been identified and
prioritized.
OBJECTIVE C: Continue to assess the effectiveness of
the organizational structure.
OBJECTIVE D: Develop individual-specific web-based professional
and information resources to enhance services to NACADA members.
Mission #4 - Advance the body of knowledge
on academic advising.
OBJECTIVE A: Conduct research and disseminate information
to the academic community.
OBJECTIVE B: Embrace new technologies that enhance academic
advising.
Mission #5 - Foster the talents and contributions
of all members and promote involvement of diverse populations.
OBJECTIVE A: Determine if current administrative/leadership
structure promotes maximum inclusion and individual growth opportunities.
OBJECTIVE B: Cultivate new membership opportunities.
2.A.ii. Develop local, state, regional
and global identity campaigns To be assigned
1.B.i.j. Mail to National Conference
area institutions regarding conference sessions for faculty. National
Conference Committee 2000/08/01
1.B.i.e. Separate Faculty and Full-time
Advisor Outstanding Advisor Awards Awards 2000/10/01
5.B.iii. Give lapel pins with 5/10/15
years continuous memberships Awards Board 2000/10/01
3.C.i. Make conference site an Executive
Committee Decision Board 2000/10/01
2.B.ii. Acknowledge NACADA members
and their work at conferences or the organization to campus decision-makers
through formalized process of communication from executive officers,
regional representatives, and commission chairs Board & Executive
Office 2000/10/01
5.A.i. Develop Senior Mentor Program
Board-VP Mem.Srvs. 2000/10/01
1.A.ii.a. Identify NACADA members active
in discipline organizations External Relations 2000/10/01
1.A.i. Prioritize organizations &
target populations for collaboration External Relations w/Board
Review 2000/10/01
3.B.i.a. Reproduce keynote addresses
on the NACADA web site. National Conference Executive Office 2000/10/01
2.C.i. Require research award winners
to present their findings in a major presentation at National
or regional conferences. Research Committee & Conference Committees
2000/10/01
4.A.iv. Offer workshops on models for
research and research design Research Committee 2000/10/01 ongoing
4.A.vii. Promote research grants via
institutions (research/grad offices & Ed colleges/depts) Research
Committee 2000/10/01
3.A.iii. Prioritize the issues that
require Board attention each year Executive Committee 2000/11/01
1.A.ii.d. Develop ideas for disseminating
advising resources. Advisor Training & Development 2000/12/01
1.B.i.c. Develop a faculty advisor's
resource guide (modeled upon needs in selected academic discipline
areas, e.g., English, Pre health, etc.) On Web. Advisor Training
& Development 2000/12/01 and then one every 6 months
3.B.i.f. Expand the Summer Institute
concept for more advanced participants Advisor Training &
Development 2000/12/01
3.B.ii. Audit the executive office
to determine hardware, software and staffing needs for the future
Executive Committee 2000/12/01
3.B.i.c. Provide web site for national
conference "Best of Best" sessions National Conference
2000/12/01
4.A.iii. Publish an electronic newsletter/advisor
chat room Special Publications & Executive Office 2000/12/01
3.B.i.e. Create an Advisory Committee
to consult with companies and institutions developing new advising-related
technology systems Technology Commission 2000/12/01
5.B.ii. Specify distinct Membership
benefits Membership 2001/01/01
3.B.ii.a. Benchmark the executive office
with similar organizations to make certain that we are paying
our staff, top salaries. Executive Committee 2001/01/01
3.B.i.d. Use the web site to solicit
member satisfaction, concern and comments Executive Office 2001/01/01
2.A.iv. Expand links on web site to
other national organizations and add links from their web sites
to NACADA External Relations 2001/01/01
5.A.iii. Survey non-renewing members
for reasons and follow-up with phone interviews as needed Membership
Executive Office 2001/01/01
3.B.i.b. Establish an introductory
track for new members attending the national conference National
Conference 2001/01/01
1.A.ii.e. Have a student discussion
session at conference so they may interact. Recruit and inform
grad students. National Conference Committee 2001/01/01
2.A.i. Align NACADA publications to
support strategic goals Publication Editors 2001/01/01
4.B.i. Continue to encourage NACADA
members to contribute to the expansion of Technology-related literature
in the NACADA Journal, Monographs, and other Printed and electronic
publications while developing educational programs on advising-related
technologies. Publications Technology Commis. 2001/01/01
3.A.ii. Review the critical issues
list from affiliated organizations Research Committee 2001/01/01
4.A.i. Establish an incentive program
to promote more research Research Committee 2001/01/01
4.A.vi. Publish findings/articles from
all research award winners Research Committee Publications 2001/01/01
2.B.iv. Develop and send special issue
of newsletter to presidents and CAO's regarding research on effective
advising. Special Publications & Newsletter 2001/01/01
1.A.ii.c. Identify discipline accreditation
orgs that include advising in accreditation standards. Work with
accreditation bodies to include specific advising issues in reviews.
Standards and Ethics 2001/01/01
4.B.ii. Assist NACADA members to better
understand both the importance of and potential Strategies for
their active participation in institutional technology decision-making.
All Commissions. 2001/01/01
4.B.iii. Visit with software development
companies who might be interested in the NACADA market Technology
Commis. & National Conference 2001/01/01
2.A.iii. Host regularly scheduled teleconferences.
Teleconference Task F 2001/01/01 and beyond
1.B.i.a. Focus teleconference on faculty
issues Teleconference Task F. 2001/01/01
1.B.i.g. Bring faculty and professional
advisors together To be assigned 2001/04/01
3.A.iv. Develop sample syllabus for
course use of Jossey-Bass Advising Handbook To be assigned 2001/04/01
1.B.i.d. Conference scholarships for
faculty from key faculty associations Awards 2001/04/01
2.B.vi. Invite the Presidents, Provost,
and Vice Presidents of award winners to the national conference
to share in the awards ceremony Awards National Conference 2001/04/01
5.B.i. Aggressively recruit underrepresented
members for leadership positions Board 2001/04/01
5.A.ii. Develop leadership training
program Board, VPs 2001/04/01
1.B.i.f. Conduct faculty discussion
sessions early at national and regional conferences for interaction
Conference Committees 2001/04/01
2.C.ii. Award or honor outstanding
dissertations and master theses in the field of advising and student
success as is done by organizations like PDK Research Committee
& Awards Committee 2001/04/01
2.B.viii. Update video/CD-ROM advisor
training materials Advisor Trng & Devel & Commissions
2001/07/01
3.B.i. Deliver state-of-the-art services,
determined by member desires and prioritized by the Board. Executive
Office 2001/07/01
1.A.ii.b. Ask NACADA members to propose
& deliver a "canned" paper session at their discipline
conference External Relations 2001/07/01
2.B.i. Offer brief seminars on "What
the Research Says" and get them on the programs of national
meeting, e.g., AAHE, etc. External Relations 2001/07/01
2.B.v. Have executive committee members
present directly to these campus decision-makers at the national
conferences these decision-makers attend. External Relations 2001/07/01
1.B.i. Recruit more faculty members
in to NACADA Faculty Task Force 2001/07/01
1.B.i.i. Identify institutions where
teaching is a primary focus and develop special promotional materials
to send to faculty at those institutions and to encourage participation
in drive-in workshops and regional conferences. Membership Committee
and/or Faculty Task Force 2001/07/01
4.A.v. Identify topics where research
studies are needed. Research Committee 2001/07/01
2.A.v. Develop white paper on advising
with organizations like AAHE Special Publications 2001/07/01
2.A.vi. Publish "white paper"
reports on critical issues; circulate to other organizations and
Chronicle. Special Publications 2001/07/01 ongoing
2.B.vii. Publicize award winners beyond
normal NACADA outlets. Awards 2001/10/01
5.A.iv. Expand number of leadership
roles via more officers in region & commissions Board, VPs
2001/10/01
1.B.i.b. Consider a faculty advisor
track within regional and national conferences to identify prospective
faculty Conference Committees 2001/10/01
1.B.i.h. Offer one-day drive-in workshops
throughout the country focused on Faculty issues. Advisor Training
& Development, Regions, and States 2001/12/01
1.C.i. Seek foundation funding to support
some national advising initiatives. Finance Committee 2002/01/01
3.A.i. Use focus groups and mini-surveys
at regional and national conferences to make mid-plan Modifications.
Research Committee 2002/03/01
1.A.ii. Pursue Collaborative ventures
with discipline-based organizations with current member strengths
External Relations 2002/04/01
2.B.iii. Host receptions for Presidents
or designees at national conferences such as AAHE, ASKEW, AACC.
External Relations 2002/07/01
4.A.ii. Inter-organizational meetings
External Relations 2003/10/01
