Fall 2012 

Maryland is on the move!!!

Sharing our state with the world – Dana Baker, MD Liaison

A huge thank you to Rhonda Stokes and all her colleagues at the University of Baltimore for their hospitality during our 2011 Cinco de Mayo Drive-in.  Combat to College: Services for Veterans and their Families attracted more than 50 participants from throughout the region.  Reminder changes to the GI Bill took effect in October.  See you campus Veterans Coordinator for updated information. 

Congratulations to Maryland’s own Johnika Dreher who was accepted into the 2011-13, NACADA Emerging Leaders Program.  She is paired with a veteran NACADA leader and we look forward to her graduation in Salt Lake City in 2013 and many years of leadership in Maryland, the region and beyond.

 

”Sailing into the future of advising”

We are “Sailing into the Future of Advising.”  The State of Maryland welcomes you to the land of sights, sand and of course blue crabs.  Join us March 21 – 23, 2012 at the Annapolis Doubletree.

• Don’t forget to check out the Region 2 Conference blog at http://nacadaregion2.blogspot.com/ for information and updates throughout the coming months.
• Want to volunteer? Contact Megan Forbes at mforbes@umd.edu.

 

We are always looking for new members. Talk to your colleagues about NACADA, YOU know the benefits, so share the wealth with other advisors, counselors and faculty.

 

 

Fall 2010

Hi Marylanders,

I am Dana Baker the new Maryland State Liaison.  I have been a Counselor/Advisor at Montgomery College-Rockville campus for 18 years.  This year with the help of Johnika Dreher, Prince Georges Community College and Adaire Parker, University of Maryland College Park, we will be sending out a survey to get your input and ideas for the state.  Communication in the state has been good and I want to keep it going.

Congratulations to members of the Maryland Advising Affinity Group on their presentation at the April regional in New Jersey;   Many Leaders Under One Tent: A Statewide Approach to the Shifting Sands of Advising was voted Best in Region and will be presented at the annual conference in Orlando.

2010-11

• We would like to plan a 2011 Drive-in on either Faculty Advising or a continuation of the 2009 Current Trends theme.  If any of your campuses would be interested in hosting, please let me know.

• Planning is about to begin for the 2012 Regional Conference here in Maryland.  Updates will be posted on the Region 2 page, but look here for fun facts, updates and announcements.

• Talk to your colleagues about NACADA, we know the benefits, so let’s share the wealth with other advisors, counselors and faculty.

 

I know institutional money is scarce, but you may want to start setting aside some travel money for the state and/or the regional conferences in 2011.  Charlottesville, VA will be the location for the regional in April of 2011.  If it’s anything like this year’s event, plan on an enriching and enjoyable time that you won’t want to miss. 

  

I hope to see you in Orlando,    Dana

Summer 2009

On May 29, 2009, more than 100 advisors from throughout Region 2 attended the MD State Drive-In, "Keeping Up with the Currents in Higher Education",  at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Special thanks to the excellent guest speakers:

Submitted by: 

  Karen Lewis Law, Undergraduate Academic Advisor

  UMBC Department of Information Systems

  *2008-2010 Maryland State Liaison to the National Academic Advising Association*

May 2009

The big news in MD is that we are planning the first MD State Drive-In in 7 years. It is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 29, 2009 at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. I plan to have all details available and registration up and running by the Region II Conference in March.

The proposed theme is “Keeping Up with the Currents in Higher Education.” In the morning, Dr. Steve Robinson from UMBC will be speaking about FERPA in general, but also discussing recent changes to the policy that impact us as advisors. In the afternoon, I have a panel of 4 university and community college counselors from throughout the state who will be discussing various aspects of college student mental health. These are: 1) trends in depression on college campuses, 2) handling mental health issues at schools without in-house resources, 3) causes behind the tragedy at VA Tech, and 4) helping students with course or test anxieties.

If you are interested in assisting with the conference, please contact Karen Law at klewis@umbc.edu