NACADA Region 5 Conference

April 14-16, 2010, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Crossing Borders – Sharing Knowledge

Presentation Proposals may be submitted 

until January 15, 2010.

Two nations come together on the banks of the mighty Niagara River. Considered one of the Natural Wonders of the World, Niagara Falls is the world’s second largest water fall. Each second roughly 750,000 gallons of water plunge 170 feet into a swirling, foaming torrent, churning its way down stream to Lake Ontario. This represents almost twenty percent of the world’s fresh water supply.

Niagara Falls is the perfect backdrop for the NACADA Region 5 Conference with its emphasis on collaboration. Niagara means a place of coming together, and on April 14th -16th, 2010 Academic Advisors, Faculty Advisors, Advising Administrators and others who are interested in student success are invited to come together to share knowledge, experiences – to collaborate! As the Falls provide a natural resource that refreshes the soul, so collaboration refreshes the professional mind.

Conference rates are available for the weekend following the conference if you would like to extend your stay in Canada for a short vacation after the conference. US residents coming to this conference must have the appropriate travel documents in place before crossing the border. Take the time to order your passport now!

Possible Topics:

 

• Collaborating with colleagues in your department or centre to enhance academic advising programs and student success.
• Collaborating with colleagues in other departments or centres to enhance academic advising programs and student success.
• Collaborating with colleagues in other institutions to enhance academic advising programs and student success.
• Collaborating with others (e.g., student peer mentors, institution administrators, etc.) to enhance academic advising programs and student success.
• Other topics which you feel would help foster student success!

Submit your presentation proposal from September 15, 2009 (or earlier if you wish) until January 15, 2010.

Criteria for selection of paper/presentation:  Proposals will be evaluated based on relevance to current issues in advising, appeal to conference participants, creativity, ingenuity, and applicability for participants after the conference.  We are seeking a wide range of presentation topics relating to academic advising from a variety of advising professionals in our region.

Eligibility for submission:  Those who are involved in advising- administration, faculty, full-time advisors and administrative staff are invited to submit proposals. We encourage novices and experienced presenters alike. Share your research, best practices or techniques with colleagues in the region.

Proposals should include your presentation title, learning objectives, and desired format (i.e. panel, roundtable, etc.) Titles do not need to incorporate the conference theme.

Please include a brief abstract describing your presentation and the desired learning objectives. Abstracts will be included in the conference program and on the conference website. Please limit abstracts to 135 words.

Proposals should include your presentation title, learning objectives, and desired format (i.e. panel, roundtable, etc.) Titles do not need to incorporate the conference theme.  Please include a brief abstract describing your presentation and the desired learning objectives. Abstracts will be included in the conference program and on the conference website. Please limit abstracts to 135 words.

* Due to budgetary considerations, the conference is unable to offer complimentary registration or lodging for paper presenters.

* Commercial products are not to be promoted in NACADA sessions.

* NACADA does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.