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Wesley R. Habley NACADA Summer Institute Scholarships
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Wesley
R. Habley NACADA Summer Institute Scholarships are presented
as a professional development experience to selected NACADA
members who demonstrate involvement in national, regional,
state and/or local advising organizations and exhibit the
potential for national leadership roles. The scholarship
waives the registration fee to the Academic Advising Summer
Institute.
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| Michael
H. Turpin (Kilgore College), 2002
Summer Institute Scholarship recipient,
says, "My Summer Institute experience was
great. It not only validated some of my own ideas, plans,
and practices, but also gave me some very practical suggestions
for enhancing our institution's advising program. It gave
me time to get away from my office telephone and all of
the "projects" sitting on my desk and allowed
me to focus on what was going on within our advising
program. We've been able to implement some of the suggestions
and ideas I gleaned during the Institute, and we have
a stronger advising program as a result. With shrinking
dollars allocated to professional development, the Summer
Institute scholarship helped make my attendance a reality.
I enthusiastically recommend it to individuals and to
institutions' advising teams." |
| 2003
SI Scholarship recipient
Kelly
O'Sullivan recalls,
"The Summer Institute whetted my appetite for knowledge
about and enthusiasm for advising practice and theory
as no other conference ever has. As advisors, we all understand
the value of face-to-face interactions in small groups;
this was an entire week of "small grouping,"
working with others as passionate about their careers
as I am. The Institute allows for excellent networking
opportunities both within the NACADA organization, for
those who wish to become more involved in leadership,
as well as with the other conference attendees who represent
institutions across the U.S. and Canada . Perhaps one
of the best parts of the Institute, however, is the ability
to spend significant, devoted time (away from the pull
of the office) on the action plan/project, and then receive
feedback on the plan from those who are at the forefront
of writing and developing advising theory in the country.
After writing my application for the Summer Institute
scholarship and then actually winning it, I was so encouraged
that I decided to apply to a few graduate programs in
Student Affairs. I am happy to report that I am now in
my second year of a master's program at San Diego State
University, and it all started with the seeds that were
planted for me at the NACADA Summer Institute." |
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