2009 CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Still unsure if you’ll attend the Regional Conference in Las Vegas? Here is a list of the conference sessions that you can look forward to:

• Advising as Curriculum : Utilizing FYE to Advise and Transition Transfer Students in Bulk
• Academic Advising: Putting the spotlight on students
• Advising Styles and Unique Teachable Moments in Las Vegas
• Assessment and Advising: Where do I start?
• Change Your Message, Change Your Life
• The Elephant in the Room: Five Communication Strategies to Name It, Discuss It, and Resolve Its Presence in a Safe, Productive Way
• Effective Strategies for Motivating the Academically Underprepared/At-Risk Student
• Emerging Adulthood – Do We Know Who Our Students Are?
• Exploring the Role of Academic Advising during the Advent of Mid-Semester Grades and Early Intervention Programs at Large, Urban Universities
• Go forth and GOOGLE! Discovering the world of Google Docs
• Great expectations: meeting the needs of today’s honors student
• Learning Locally - Applying It Globally: Learning Communities for First-Year Students
• Learning Outcomes: Authentic, Measurable, Meaningful Assessment of the Advising Curriculum
• Office Space-Not As Seen On TV
• Put it on the marquee, and they will come... (maybe)
• Reaching Them Where They Live: Creating a residential academic advising program
• Researching a Major: Getting Undeclared Students to Crack Open the Catalog
• Share What Works – Best Practices in Providing Transfer Services
• Si, Se Puede! Yes, You Can!-Creating Experiences Abroad for Professional Degree Programs
• The student advising guide from orientation and beyond!
• A Systems Perspective on Academic Advising
• Transitioning from Undergraduate to Graduate
• Using Easy Technology to Bridge Distance Issues in Academic Advising
• Writing for NACADA: The NACADA Journal, Academic Advising Today, the Clearinghouse and Monographs