Advisor Training and Development Commission News and Updates
Note:
The following e-mail was sent to commission members on January 28,
2005.
To:
Advisor Training and Development Commission Members
From: Cole Holmes, Commission Chair
Date: January 28, 2005
Dear
Advisor Training and Development Commission Members:
Happy
New Year and welcome to 2005! In the months to come,
many of us will be preparing for regional and state conferences,
writing nomination letters for advising, program and service awards,
planning for the summer institute, and gearing up for the trip to
Las Vegas for the 2005 National Conference. (Of course, we’ll
also be involved in advising our new and continuing students, preparing
for commencement, and planning for new student orientation!) Indeed,
busy, busy months lie ahead.
This
purpose of this letter is to inform you of the many ongoing activities
related to our Advisor Training and
Development Commission. I hope you’ll take
a few minutes to read through this message and look for opportunities
for involvement in the commission. As the commission with one of
the largest membership rosters, our strength in numbers translates
to a wealth of experience and information to be shared with one
another. I wholeheartedly encourage you to seek ways to contribute
your knowledge and expertise to our commission efforts.
2005
National Conference Planning
The 2004 National Conference in Cincinnati was a tremendous success
and the planning process for the 2005 conference is already in full
swing. If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to submit a session
proposal you still have time. The
deadline for proposals is February 8 and they may
be submitted online at www.nacada.ksu.edu/NationalConf/2005/index.htm.
Our commission members have typically submitted more proposals than
any other commission, so I encourage you to continue the tradition!
Six of our members have graciously volunteered to read and recommend
proposals for selection by the conference chairs-- I’m sure
we will have our work cut out for us. (Thanks Beth Isbell
Tapley, Gail Stubbs, Kathy Davis, Sue Traynor, Kathy Davis, Sharon
Melone-Orme and Megan Warner for volunteering your time
and energy to this important process). Mark your calendars for February
8 and submit those stellar proposals as soon as possible!
2005
Service to Commission Award Nomination and Selection
Within the next few weeks, Heidi Koring
of Lynchburg College and Cheryl Sullivan
of Oakland University will be contacting commission members to solicit
nominations for a Service to Commission Award, which will be presented
at the national conference in Las Vegas. Guidelines for nominations
and selection and a timeline for the process will be forwarded to
Advisor Training and Development Commission members in the hopes
that we can recognize one of our many active and committed members.
Nominations are due April 1
via e-mail to the Executive Office. Please begin thinking about
possible nominees for this honor. More information on these awards
can be found at www.nacada.ksu.edu/Awards/CService.htm.
2004
Post Conference Report
At the conclusion of every national conference, each commission
chair is responsible for providing members with a summary of the
activities, goals, and leadership opportunities of the commission.
A post-conference report has been submitted to NACADA and will be
available online soon at www.nacada.ksu.edu/CandIGDivision/CIGDReports.htm,
and will also be posted to our commission web page at www.nacada.ksu.edu/Commissions/C17/index.htm
under “News and Updates”. Once this
report is posted, I hope you’ll visit the site and familiarize
yourself with the ongoing efforts and activities of our commission.
Advisor
Training and Development Resources
A list of many helpful resources is available on our commission
site on the “Resources” page at www.nacada.ksu.edu/Commissions/C17/index.htm.
If you would like to add a resource that you have found particularly
informative or helpful, please send it to me via e-mail at cole.holmes@mccombs.utexas.edu
and I’ll make sure it is added to the list. In addition, check
out the monographs and other publications available from NACADA
at www.nacada.ksu.edu/Monographs/index.htm.
A wealth of information is available for your professional development!
NACADA
Elections
Cast your vote now for officers for 2005 and beyond! Included on
the list of nominees are those seeking the leadership role for our
commission! If you haven’t already voted, please do so on
the NACADA web site at www.nacada.ksu.edu/Election/OnlineElectionProcedures.htm
by the February 11 voting deadline.
‘Ask
a Colleague’ Initiative
NEW! Share your knowledge and expertise with your colleagues through
the Advisor Training and Development ‘Ask
a Colleague’ Initiative! During our annual
commission meeting, one of our members shared a terrific idea (I
apologize for failing to write down the name of the person who came
up with this brilliant idea. ? ) Have you ever wished you could
talk to a NACADA colleague whose experience in a particular training
and development issue or initiative mirrored an experience you were
facing? Have you ever thought, “I wish I could help a colleague
by sharing my experience with a particular transition or training-related
issue”? WISH NO MORE, my friends! The ‘Ask a Colleague’
initiative now available to members of the Advisor Training and
Development Commission will soon be launched on our commission web
site.
At
the suggestion and recommendation of commission members who attended
our annual meeting in Cincinnati, we will now have a section on
our site where members may: 1) post a brief bio highlighting areas
of expertise and experience you are willing to share with others,
and 2) read bios of commission members in the hopes of contacting
a colleague who may have experience in an area in which you may
need some helpful advice. Here’s how it will work:
- Commission members will submit a brief
bio to me cole.holmes@mccombs.utexas.edu).
I will compile the information and forward it to the NACADA office,
where it will be posted on our commission "Resources"
web page under the link titled ‘Ask a Colleague.’
- Once posted, other members can read
the bios and search for others whose areas of particular interest
or expertise match theirs. For example, if I were a new supervisor
responsible for developing a training module for student peer
advisors, I could peruse the bios and search for a member who
had experience in this area. I could then contact the member profiled
and seek her advice, ask her questions about how she developed
her plan, and learn about the frustrations or joys she faced in
the process.
Below
is an example of a bio that will be posted to the ‘Ask a Colleague’
page (yep, I’m the guinea pig!)
Name:
Cole Holmes
Institution: McCombs School of Business, University
of Texas at Austin
Education: BS in Education, UT-Austin, 1984;
MA, St. Edward’s University, 1992, EdD in Educational Administration,
UT-Austin, 2004.
Current job: Director of Advising (7 years)
Experience: I currently supervise a staff of
10 professional advisors. We work with undergraduate students
pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in business administration.
Recently, we revamped our advising delivery services, transitioning
from a Total Intake Model to a Self-Contained Model. As such,
all students are assigned to an academic advisor upon arriving
on our campus and continue to work with that advisor until graduation.
Our transition occurred much more smoothly than we anticipated
and we are seeing positive results from the continual, ongoing
contact with assigned student cohorts.
Additional insight: I’ve experienced seven
years in a supervisory role and, though challenging at times,
I’ve learned a great deal about staff motivation and morale.
In addition, I recently completed my doctorate (working full time
throughout the process) so I am certainly willing to share (commiserate?)
with those in a similar situation.
PLEASE
NOTE: This initiative differs from the NACADA Member
Expertise Database. Our initiative is intended to provide opportunities
for you to network with one another, share ideas, and seek advice
in an informal manner.
So,
please, if you’re willing to share your thoughts and ideas
with others, get involved! Send me your bio today!
Have
a wonderful spring semester and please don’t hesitate to contact
me if you have questions about our commission or NACADA in general.
And, again, don’t forget to
vote in the NACADA elections and don’t fail to submit your
2005 national conference session proposals by February 8th!
Sincerely,
Cole
Holmes, EdD
Director of Advising
McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station B6100, Austin, Texas 78712
ph: 512.471.0690, fax: 512.471.2388
Cole.Holmes@mccombs.utexas.edu
NACADA Advisor Training and Development Commission Chair (2003-2005)
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