Dan King, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 9 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office: N/A

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Michigan Liaison for Great Lakes Region V (1999 to 2005) — As Michigan Liaison,
  • wrote grant proposal for funding and received the 2005 Great Lakes Region V Training and Professional Development Grant to be applied toward the costs of planning, developing and presenting a one-day training and professional development meeting for Michigan academic advisers to be held in May 2005. Have established a planning committee with members representing institutions across Michigan.
  • Planned and facilitated Michigan meetings at several NACADA national and regional conferences.
• Great Lakes Region V Steering Committee (1999 to 2005) — As a Great Lakes Region V steering committee member, facilitated the reorganization of Great Lakes Region V in response to the NACADA reorganization and provided oversight for Region activities.
• Great Lakes Region V 2005 Toronto Conference Committee — Currently serving on the planning committee for the Great Lakes Region V 2005 conference in Toronto, Canada.

Committee Activities and Accomplishments: N/A

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Steering Committee Member, Engineering and Science Commission — Served on the steering committee that successfully moved the Engineering and Science Interest Group to Commission status.
• Current member, Advising Transfer Students Commission and Engineering and Science Commission
• Current member, High School to College Advising Interest Group and Study Abroad Advising Interest Group

Other:

Platform Statement:

As the Michigan Liaison and a Steering Committee member for the Great Lakes Region V for the last six years, I have participated in the reorganization and development of Region activities. I am seeking election as the Great Lakes Region V Chair in order to continue in an ongoing leadership role for the Region, and to facilitate the continued growth and success that the Region has experienced over the years. I believe Michigan during my tenure as Liaison has made real progress toward a more cohesive state organization to support the academic advising profession, and is on the way to developing an active state allied organization.

Through strong institutional, state and province, and regional activities, NACADA will contunue to be the backbone of the Academic Advising profession. Therefore, I believe as Great Lakes Region V Chair, it will be important to insure that the already established and newly developing institutional, state, and province organizations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Ontario and Michigan have the regional and national support they need to continue to thrive. My goal as the Great Lakes Region Chair will be to promote and foster an environment throughout the Region where all levels of academic advising organizations and activities will flourish.