Dawn Fettig, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 5 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

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

• Program Chair, 2005 Region X Conference, Denver, CO
• Member, 2005 Planning Committee, Region X Conference
• Attended Administrators Pre-Conference Workshop at 2005 Region X Conference
• Presenter, 2004 Region X Conference, St. George, UT
• Presenter, 2003 Region VI Conference, St. Paul, MN
• Presenter, Colorado/Wyoming (CO/WY) Advising Conference, Denver, CO - 2003, 2002
• Presenter, 2002 Region X Conference, Albuquerque, NM
• Member, Planning Committee, 2002 CO/WY Advising Conference, Denver, CO
• Attended 2001 CO/WY Advising Conference, Ft. Collins, CO

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments:

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member - Technology in Advising Commission, Advising Administration Commission, Advisor Training & Development Commission
• Current member: Theory & Philosophy of Advising Interest Group
• Previous member: Multicultural Concerns Commission & Health Professions Advising Interest Group

Other:

• University of Colorado-Boulder activities:
  • Presenter, In-Service Training for CU-Boulder advisors
  • Mentor, new advisors across all divisions in Arts & Sciences at CU-Boulder
  • Participant, Statewide Transfer Advising Workshop, Boulder, CO

Platform Statement:

• Highlight your involvement in this unit that will help you in leading this unit. What roles have you played in this unit thus far?

Over the last five years I have attended four regional conferences, in two regions, five statewide advising conferences and the last national conference in 2005. I have presented at five of these conferences. In 2002 I was on the planning committee for the Colorado/Wyoming Academic Advising Conference. This was a very small committee so all of us had a significant role. I was in charge of advertising the conference. In 2004/2005 I was part of the Region X Conference Planning Committee. I was the Program Chair. My duties as Program Chair included the Call for Proposals, reviewing all proposal submissions in conjunction with the Committee Chair and proposal readers, maintaining correspondence with presenters, creating and maintaining the database for the conference schedule planning, and designing and printing the conference program. Since a major role of the Regional Chair is to assist in the planning of future regional conferences, I believe my planning committee activities have given me a strong preparation for the Region Chair position.

• What do you believe are the most important goals and initiatives for this unit in meeting the strategic plan for both the unit and the Association?  

My goals as Region X Chair are:

1. Increase institutional administrators' knowledge and acceptance of the graduate certificate in advising offered by NACADA. I would also like to increase the number of Region X members participating in the certificate program by providing assistance to members where needed.
2. Increase Region X membership, by promoting NACADA and recruiting across all levels of advising (staff, faculty, professional and administrators).
3. Increase regional recognition & involvement at the national level by continuing to acknowledge and honor our members for outstanding service and achievements in advising.

• Why are you interested in serving in this leadership position or what influenced you to run for this leadership position?

A colleague introduced me to NACADA nearly 5 years ago. Over the years I have become more & more involved in NACADA because the benefits, both personal & professional, have been exceptional. The resources available to advisors through NACADA are much greater than most advisors are aware of. I would like to change this. This last year serving as Program Chair for the regional conference held in Denver gave me the privilege of working with so many of you across our region. We truly have an amazing, inspiring group of professionals here in the Rocky Mountain region.

• Provide any additional comments or information regarding your past experiences and qualifications that relate to your candidacy for this leadership position.

I started advising students 10 years ago as a transfer evaluator at a state college. This urban teaching institution serves non-traditional students and has a 23% minority enrollment. Six years ago I moved to a professional advising position at a tier one research university. My current institution has a mix of staff, faculty & professional exempt advisors. As a front line advisor with my broad institutional background, I believe I am uniquely equipped to understand the variety of issues facing advisors all across our region. I would be honored to represent you.