Jeff McClellan, Utah Valley State College, Orem UT

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:

• Presenter, "Rapport Building in Advising: Building the Future on Today's Relationships," 2006 NACADA Region 10 Conference, Albuquerque, NM
• Presenter, "Conflict Management and Academic Advising," 2004 NACADA Region 10 Conference, St. George, UT — received award for "best in region"
• Co-presenter, "The MMCA in Career Counseling," 2004 NACADA Region 10 Conference, St. George, UT
• Lead Presenter, "UV Mentors: Students Helping Students Succeed," 2003 NACADA Region 10 Conference; Sedona, AZ
• Lead Presenter, "Transformation and Self-Renewal," 2003 NACADA Regional Conference, Sedona, AZ
• Presenter, "Calming the Storm: Practical Tools for Resolving Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Conflict," 2005 NACADA Region 10 Conference, Denver, CO
• Presenter, "Reaching the Peak: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Assess and Advance Your Advising Practice," 2005 NACADA Region10 Conference, Denver, CO

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments:

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member — Theory and Philosophy of Advising Commission, Advising Administration Commission, Undecided and Exploratory Students Commission

Other:

• Activities at Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT —
  • MM Career Assessment, 2003 to Present — researched and co-developed assessment to determine an individuals progress in the career decision making process
  • "Career Counselor Training" and ""Effective Career Advising at UVSC", Division of Student Services, October 2006
  • "Career Decision Making," UVSC GEAR UP Program, August 2006
  • New Student Intrusive Advising Program, Summer-Fall 2006 — assisted in the development and initiation of the intrusive advising program designed to improve retention of new freshman who have not declared a major
  • ESP Project, Fall 2005 to Spring 2006 — participated in the development of a pilot program designed to assist entering freshman to clarify their career and major objectives
  • Advisement Leadership Council, 2006
  • "Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Advising, Team Development, and Communication," CACC Office Retreat, March 2006
  • Advising Initiative Committee, 2005
  • Co-presenter, "Leadership and Advisors," Leadership Conference, October 2002
• NACADA Journal articles —
  • McClellan, J. (2004). Book review: Knowledge management in education: Enhancing learning and education. NACADA Journal. 24(1 & 2), p. 150-151.
  • McClellan, J. (2005). Increasing advisor effectiveness by understanding conflict and conflict resolution. NACADA Journal. 25(2), 57-64.
  • McClellan, J. (2005). Book review: Organizational learning in higher education. NACADA Journal. In press.
• UAOA Conference presentations —
  • "Keeping it all Together by Staying Connected," Park City, UT, 2006
  • "Redefining Advising in the 21st Century," Park City, UT, 2006
  • "Seeking Success by Understanding and Overcoming Failure," Park City, UT, 2002
• NACADA National Conference presentations —
  • "Don't Gamble on Your Commitment: Overcoming Burnout by Igniting Passion," Las Vegas, NV, 2005
  • "Student Motivation: How Much Can We Really Do?", Las Vegas, NV, 2005
  • "Writing for the NACADA Journal," Las Vegas, NV, 2005 (Co-presenter)
  • "Conflict Management and Academic Advising," Cincinnati, OH, 2004
• Presenter, "Understanding Conflict and Conflict Resolution," University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, September 2005

Platform Statement:

• Highlight your previous involvement within this unit that will help you in leading this unit. What roles have you played within this particular unit as a member thus far?  

Although I only recently joined this commission, over the past few years I have attended various sessions at regional and national conferences related to this topic. Much of my own work is focused on extending the theory and philosophy of advising by integrating knowledge from other disciplines to inform the theory and practice of advising.

• 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?

I believe it is important that this commission focus on expanding the theoretical base of advising by integrating current knowledge and practices from related disciplines, further clarifying the construct of advising, and bridging the gap between theory and practice in ways that support efforts in both arenas.

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

I was nominated for this position, I am not sure by whom. Honestly, however, I am passionate about interdisciplinary theory building and am committed to making theory more interesting and important to people by bridging the gap between theory and practice and by teaching others to do so.

• Provide any additional comments or information (either personal or leadership-related) that you want potential voters to know about you that is not covered elsewhere in your platform information. 

I am a student of theory and philosophy and a practitioner of advising and counseling. I hold a bachelors in history, a masters in organizational management, and I am completing a Ph.D. in the interdisciplinary study of leadership (which I see as closely associated with advising in many ways). I have worked at three different institutions as an advisor, an administrator, and an instructor. Currently, I am a member of our colleges governing board for advising and am developing and conducting career advisor training programs for our advisors and a special topics course in career and academic advising (PSY 475R), which I will teach in the spring. I am passionate about advising, students, leadership, and theory building. I appreciate your consideration.