Jayne Drake
	Temple University Philadelphia, PA
	Platform Statement: Highlight the goals you accomplished and the work you did while serving as a Unit Chair or Division Representative. In addition, highlight your involvement in all areas of the Association, demonstrating your experiences that make you qualified to serve in this position on the NACADA Board of Directors.

The projects undertaken, the goals achieved, the visions made reality—all appear as mere bullet points below, but behind each of these bullets is an issue that required attention, a tradition that needed to be revisited, a concept that required translation into reality—all in service, ultimately, to improving the lives and academic careers of our students. A sampling of my involvement across the Association includes creating an Awards Oversight Committee, restructuring the National Awards program, serving on the Advising Administration Commission’s Steering Committee, chairing the Commission’s Awards Committee, chairing the Advisory Board for the new Faculty Advising Training Video, and serving as an instructor for both the Faculty Seminar and the Summer Institute. Perhaps the most generally instructive (and productive) positions I’ve held are those of co-chair of NACADA’s Administrative Division and member of NACADA Council and Board of Directors. In these positions, I have been able to observe just how beautifully NACADA’s organizational structure works by allowing all voices of the Association to be recognized through the Regional Division, the Commissions and Interest Groups, and the Administrative Division.

What do you believe are the most important goals and initiatives for the Association in meeting its strategic plan and what do you feel you can contribute to this position in meeting these goals and initiatives?

One of the primary mission statements in NACADA’s strategic plan is that the Association “encourage the contributions of all members and promote the involvement of diverse populations.” It is my belief that only with the full involvement of all constituencies that the rest of the strategic plan—addressing the academic advising needs of higher education, advancing the body of knowledge of academic advising, championing the educational role of academic advising to enhance student learning and development, and affirming the role of advising in supporting institutional mission and vitality—can assume substance and meaning.

Through my work in the Administrative Division, the Council, and the Board of Directors, I have helped to guarantee the sustainability of the Association, to develop our strategic plan, to bring into compliance our bylaws and policies, and to ensure the adoption of the “Emerging Leaders Program,” one of the most important initiatives to come forward from the membership—specifically from the Diversity Committee. As a result of the good, determined work of the folks who crafted this Program, NACADA has crafted opportunities to broaden and enhance leadership opportunities for everyone. As Vice President, I will be in a position to ensure that the goals of this Program and other key initiatives of the Association are not only met but exceeded. In the end, this is what the Association is all about.

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

As a result of the various positions I have held in the Association (voluntary, appointed, and elected), I have had the opportunity to stand on tiptoe to observe just how quickly NACADA has grown and expanded—and changed—in just a relatively short time. We all understand that with growth spurts come growing pains, and, as a result, the leadership of the Association must continue to be sensitive, receptive, and accountable to the changing needs of its membership. I am interested in helping to make sure the leadership remains open and responsive to the interests and needs of its members.

Also influential in my decision to run for Vice President are those who have served in leadership roles in the past. From them, I have been fortunate enough to learn exactly what it means to work in an atmosphere of genial good will and shared goals, and to exchange ideas and experiences cooperatively for the greater good. Others who are nominated for NACADA leadership positions this year will say, as I do, that serving in a leadership role is also a wonderful way to give back to an organization that has given us so much.

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. 

NACADA is an Association comprised of over 10,000 members, and it needs strong leaders who are willing to devote significant time and energy to serve the membership. NACADA both deserves and requires this sort of commitment. I want you to know that I am entirely ready to take on the role of Vice President and to work with Casey Self as President to ensure that the Association remains responsive to you and your professional development. Like you, I am so thankful to be affiliated with an organization that embraces the talents and ideas of all of its members, an organization whose membership understands that, when all is said and done, it’s all about people. It’s all about our members, and it’s all about the students we serve. I would be grateful for your vote.

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 10 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• Member, NACADA Board of Directors, 2007-2010
  • Member of the Priority Partnership Sub Committee charged with cultivating alliances with other key national and international organizations
• Chair, NACADA Faculty Advising Training Video Advisory Board, 2006-2008
  • Charged with reviewing, re-conceptualizing, and producing a new Advising Video program designed for both professional and faculty advisors
  • Moving into the production phase, 2007-2008
• Member, NACADA Council, 2005-2007
• Assisted the Board of Directors in its Strategic Planning process
• Worked to develop Codes of Conduct for the Board and Council
• Charged with evaluating and acting upon initiatives and proposals from the membership
• Presenting Council-approved initiatives and proposals to the Board for its consideration
• Member of the Awards Selection Committee for the Virginia Gordon, Pacesetter, and Service to NACADA awards
• Member of the Task Force on Reporting Forms
• Division Representative (appointed), NACADA Administrative Division, 2005-2007
  • Responsibilities include convening the Administrative Division Committees at the National Conference
  • Training new members of the Division
  • Preparing reports of Administrative Division activities and initiatives to the NACADA Council, as well as formal proposals to the Council in advance of being sent to the Board of Directors
  • Working to stimulate closer contact with the Administrative Division’s Committees
• Chair, NACADA National Awards Committee, 2002-2005
  • Worked with the Executive Office to re-think and re-structure the Awards Ceremony at the Annual Conference to make it a more intimate, meaningful, and prestigious event for the awardees and their invited guests
  • Ensured staggered terms of appointment for the Awards Selection Committee members in order to be sensitive to continuity of representation from all of NACADA’s regions, institutional types and sizes, as well as employment position, ethnicity, gender identity, age, culture, and sexual orientation
  • Established the Awards Oversight Committee as a way to be responsive to and accountable for the various, often complex issues that arise in the execution of the annual Awards process
  • Served as Mistress of Ceremonies for the National Awards Ceremonies in Cincinnati and Las Vegas
  • Introduced all award recipients at the First Plenary Session of the Annual Conferences in Cincinnati and Las Vegas

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

• Assisted in organizing PA/NJ Drive-in Day, 2004
• Presented at Regional Conferences 1, 2, and 10 in 1999 and 2003  
• Organized and hosted Southeastern Pennsylvania Drive-In Day, 1999

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments:

• Chair, Content Advisory Board for NACADA’s Faculty Advising Training Video, 2006-2008
  • Assembled the Content Advisory Board composed of a cross section of NACADA’s membership to review and make recommendations to the Executive Office on rethinking and revising the training program
  • Convened the Advisory Board at the 2006 National Conference, where formal discussions began and initial tasks were Board activities will be coordinated with the objective of developing a new product • Member, Review Board, for NACADA’s Faculty Advising Training Video, 2005
  • Reviewed training program, facilitated a Focus Group, and submitted recommendations to the Professional Development Committee concerning the video’s viability

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current Member, Advising Administration Commission
  • Service to the Commission Award, 2007
  • Member of Commission Steering Committee charged with selecting Advising Administration and Commission-sponsored sessions for the Annual Conference, 2000-current
  • Selection Committee for Service to the Commission Award — Chair, 2006; Member, 2002-2005
  • Co-editor with Susan Campbell of the web-based Advising Administrator Newsletter, 2001-2002
• Current Member, Faculty Advising Commission
  • Member of the Commission Steering Committee, charged with selecting Faculty Advising and Commission-sponsored sessions for the National Conference, 2006-current
• Current Member — Advising Graduate and Professional Students, Liberal Arts Advising Commissions

Other:

• Distinguished Lectureship, Kansas State University, January, 2008
• Presenter, “Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program: Institutional Commitment, Professional Development, Incentives, and Recognition,” NACADA-sponsored Webinar, February 22, 2007
• Plenary Speaker and Facilitator, “Effectively Engaging Faculty in Academic Advising,” Portsmouth, VA, June 2006; Burlington, VT, August 2007
• Faculty, NACADA Summer Institute, Portsmouth, VA, June 2006; Salt Lake City, August 2007
• Consultant and speaker through NACADA’s Academic Advising Consultants and Speakers Service. Sampling of institutions visited: University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, LaSalle University, University of Northern Iowa, Kansas State University, Delaware Technical and Community College, University of West Georgia, University of Trinidad and Tobago
• Related Institutional Activities and Awards, an abbreviated list
  • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
  • Associate Professor of English, Temple University
  • Recipient of the College of Liberal Arts Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Director of Academic Advising
  • Member, Temple University’s Career Development Services Advisory Board
  • Member, Temple University’s Advising Directors Council
  • Member, Honors Faculty and Honors Oversight Committee
  • Two research-based books published; eight books published for which I served as editor; many papers/talks and invited addresses
  • More than two dozen research articles and reviews appearing in scholarly publications