Announcing Region 4 Awards Program!!!

PROFESSIONAL AWARD (Academic Advising Primary Role)

FACULTY ADVISING AWARD

NEW ADVISOR AWARD (Year or Less)

VOLUNTEER AWARD (In memory of Joyce Jackson, Georgia Coastal Community College )

Start NOW nominating colleagues from the region. Click here for nomination forms and selection criteria.

SOUTHEAST REGION IV NEWSLETTER

Have you ever dreamed of having your own newspaper, writing featured articles, editing, or just creating great documents w/ Microsoft publisher/PowerPoint - guess what, you may finally get your big chance!   VOLUNTEERS are needed for the new Regional Newsletter!   Interested persons please contact Kerrie Rueda  kmontgom@fiu.edu

The Southeast Region 4 consists of the following:  Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. and the Caribbean .  The Region has one Regional Representative, and each area has a  Representative to promote NACADA and academic advising within the region and state; please contact any individual on the Board for more information regarding state and/or regional information.

Region 4 Operating Principles

Voted and approved March 2007

Structure of Region IV Steering Committee:

1. Region Chair -Elected every two years by current Region IV NACADA members.
2. State Representatives - One representative from each of the member states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and the Caribbean). Current NACADA members elect State Representatives from their respective states. Each term is 2 years. A representative can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. Elections will occur on alternate years of Region Chair election.
3. Conference Chair- Members serving as conference chair or co-chairs of the upcoming Region IV Conference.
4. Previous Region Chair
5. Previous Region Conference Chair(s)

Role of the Steering Committee:

1. Promote NACADA and academic advising on the institutional, state, regional, and national levels.
2. Provide professional development and leadership opportunities to region members.
3. Serve as a liaison to the region members and the NACADA national office.
4. Assist in state, regional, and national conferences.
5. Serve in an advisory capacity to the region chair and the region conference chair(s).
6. Identify regional concerns.
7. Assist in the development of the annual region budget.
8. Recruit and retain NACADA members.
9. Write for the annual region newsletter.
10. Selecting annual region award winners.

Steering Committee Meetings:

1. The Region IV Steering Committee will meet two times annually. Once at the NACADA National Conference and once at the Region IV Conference.
2. The Region IV Steering Committee will also participate in several conference calls throughout the year.

Conferences:

Region IV has one annual conference. The conference will rotate among the region states plus the Caribbean. The order of the rotation goes as follows: Alabama , Mississippi , Georgia , and Florida . The Caribbean is the newest member of the region and is scheduled to host their first region conference in 2010. If for any reason a state cannot host, the next state in the rotation will be the host site.

**The rotation is subject to change if circumstances occur beyond the region’s control.

Vacancies to the Board:

If a member of the steering committee cannot complete his/her term for any reason, the remaining committee members will appoint a successor to complete the term of office.

Region Awards:

Each year, Region IV honors four region members to their outstanding dedication and service to the academic advising profession. Award information can be found on the Region IV website:

Institutional Liaisons:

Although not required, but strongly recommended, each state representative is encouraged to seek out members from various institutions within their state to serve as institutional liaisons. The liaison will promote NACADA and NACADA events/opportunities on his/her campus. The liaison will be in direct communication with the state representative.