~ Follow the stars to Overland Park , Kansas

for the 2010 NACADA Region 7 Conference ~

Accepting Presentation Proposals until December 1, 2009!

As we plan for the 2010 NACADA Region 7 Conference, we look forward to the wealth of information shared by our colleagues. We encourage you to share your professional experiences and ideas by submitting a proposal for a presentation. The conference will be held March 11-13, 2010 at the Sheraton Hotel in Overland Park , KS . The theme of the conference is a reflection of the Kansas state motto: “Ad Astra Per Aspera (To the Stars through Difficulty)”.

Suggested topics:

• Advising graduate and/or professional students
• Advising international students
• Advising students on probation
• Advising transfer students
• Advisor training
• Helping students find their major
• Innovative programs in advising
• Strengths-based advising
• Technology in advising
• The impacts of the financial crisis on advising (for students and advisors)

To Submit a Proposal:

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.

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.

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.

Format options for conference sessions include paper or topic presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable discussions. Paper or topic presentations and panel sessions discuss current issues in advising. Some are based on research, some share best practices, and some are developmental, while others are theoretical. The format may be mostly lecture with a discussion following, a panel session followed by questions, or a more informal discussion. Roundtable sessions are less-structured discussions on relevant advising topics that generate audience/presenter interaction. All sessions will be approximately 1 hour long.

To review proposal submission instructions and submit proposal Click here

NOTE:

• 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.