Happy New Year, Commission Members! I hope you found some time to rest and to renew over the holiday break. I spent much of the break running around after my 6-year old grandson! (It really was fun.) Please take few minutes to review this email and then note in your planners the important dates and when you will follow up!

The Administrators’ Tips - submit NOW to Linda Chalmers! The tips posted at www.nacada.ksu.edu/Commissions/C05/C05-Resources-Tips.htm have been updated, and I will continue to do so when members contribute. There is also a new subject for the month of January, “Promoting a climate of cooperation and motivation for your staff, especially with the onslaught of the new semester’s registration/first week of classes”. I invite you to contribute your ideas, tips, and techniques for this subject by emailing them to me directly.

There are some upcoming NACADA events and deadlines relevant to Advising Administration Commission members. I encourage you to contribute to all that you are able, remembering that

Administrators’ Institute – REGISTER NOW for January 30!

This working institute really helps advising administrators focus on pressing issues and come to some viable plans for action upon return to their campuses. (…St. Pete’s beach –not a bad place to “focus” on either!)  I hope to meet you there and get more ideas for connecting us in meeting our goal of networking opportunities. Visit www.nacada.ksu.edu/AdminInst/index.htm for details.

National Conference Proposals – Due February 8, 2005
I’m sure that within each of you lies a "best practice" story just waiting to be shared. Our commission will select four proposals to sponsor at the conference in Las Vegas! I bet that yours could be one of them. Visit www.nacada.ksu.edu/NationalConf/2005/index.htm for more details and proposal submission guidelines, including a tutorial for writing an effective title, proposal and abstract.

Regional Conferences and Proposals – (Click here for your region's proposal deadline.)

Calls for proposals are already out for many of the regional conferences. I’m requesting that any of you who attend your regional conferences make a “plug” for our commission at the business meetings. As we increase awareness of our commission, we grow stronger in contributions and connections. For more information on the regional conferences and proposal submission deadlines, visit www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/Conferences/Regional/upcoming.htm.

NACADA Awards Program – Due March 7, 2005
There are many awards for which to nominate colleagues so check out the awards web site at www.nacada.ksu.edu/Awards/AwardsCall.htm and be gathering your nomination materials!

Service to Commission Award – Due March 7, 2005
www.nacada.ksu.edu/Awards/CService.htm

In particular, I encourage you to submit a nomination for our Advising Administration Commission Service to Commission Award, which was last awarded in 2003. There are many of you who have made contributions to the commission as well as to NACADA as a whole. I’ve provided the link above to the guidelines. Many of our commission members influence and
advise NACADA’s membership as well as the commission membership. Let’s submit some nominations!!  Our selection committee is being chaired by Shannon Williams, a longtime member of the commission and the steering committee.

I’ll be in touch again as we look forward to more ways to connect. Have a great beginning of the semester!

Linda Chalmers
Advising Administration Commission Chair (04-06)
Executive Director
Office of Transitional Student Advisement Services (OASIS)
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Phone 210-458-6325 or 4302; Fax 210-458-4303
Linda.Chalmers@utsa.edu