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NACADA Deadlines
COMING UP
- Sept. 1 - Book hotel for Annual Conference giveaway
- Sept. 1 - Articles for December AAT
- Sept. 2 - Annual Conference early bird registration discount
- Sept. 8 - Deadline for hotel room block room rate
- Sept. 12 - September 14 Webinar registration closes
- Sept. 17 - Silent auction donation forms due
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Publications Spotlight
Each month NACADA
will feature various resources at a 10% member discount.
  
IN SEPTEMBER, the discount will be available on the Advising Student-Athletes: A Collaborative Approach to Success monograph (M18), the Advising Student-Athletes on a College Campus CD (REC027CD), and on the DVD, Scenes for Learning & Reflection, Vol. 2 (V04). View a portion of DVD Scene 6: Student-Athlete Returning after Academic Dismissal.
Check your email for information about these resources and the discount code to apply to your shopping cart!
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NEW Items
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NACADA Teamstore!
Deck yourselves out in NACADA-wear at the annual conference in Denver. Find new items in the NACADA Teamstore! |
Get Involved with
NACADA!
There are many opportunities for NACADA members to get involved with the association. Check it out! |
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Latest NACADA News & Upcoming Events |
ADVISING with ALTITUDE!
October 2-5, 2011
Colorado Convention Center - Denver
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The early registration discount deadline of September 2 is fast approaching. Sign up today! Payment does not need to accompany your registration form.
Hotels are filling quickly! Make your reservation today! Hotels with rooms available will honor the room rate until September 8.
If you are a first-time attendee to the NACADA Annual Conference there are some special tips to assist you.
Presenters, visit the Upload Information for Presenters page. It is not too soon to upload your session handout materials.
Join the choir in performing at the second General Session! Contact Bruce Norris if you are interested.
Visit the NACADA Blog and Interactive Schedule Planner tools to help you get the most out of your NACADA Annual Conference experience. The latest blog is meant to help ease your travel burdens at the finale of the conference!
For more information on conference happenings, visit our Conference Highlights and Annual Conference pages for detailed information.
Donations are now being accepted for the 4th Annual NACADA Silent Auction held at the Annual Conference. Support our graduate students - funds raised through the silent auction support graduate student scholarships to NACADA events!
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2012 Leadership Election Information available — including list of positions to be elected, eligibility criteria, position overviews, and online nomination form. Nominations are due Friday, October 28, 2011. Your participation in the nomination process for these leadership positions is encouraged. Nomination information will also be available in the NACADA exhibit booth and registration area at the Annual Conference in Denver, as well as printed in the back of the conference program. |
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NACADA Resources
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Discover NACADA’s dynamic Digital Community for Academic Advising via AdvisorConnect webinars and recordings, our new NACADA blog, and much more!
Don't miss our first Webinar of 2011-2012 season! On September 14, President-elect Jennifer Joslin and Technology in Advising Commission Chair-elect Laura Pasquini will introduce our new interactive AdvisorConnect platform and discuss Leading Forward: Technology Planning for Sustainable Advising. Webinar participants are invited to stay after the broadcast for our first-ever online “NACADA Listens” Town Hall Meeting to consider strategic planning for NACADA’s future technology initiatives. Register today!
The NACADA blog is another great platform for NACADA members to discuss topics of interest and concern. Members will be able to share NACADA experiences, research in the field, and make new connections through participation in the blog.
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Featured this month in the
NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources:
- Don’t wait until academically underprepared students fall so far behind that their semester/quarter can’t be salvaged. Reach out now! Marsha Miller, NACADA Assistant Director for Resources & Services, and Coleen Murray, Academic Transfer Advisor, Central Community College - Hastings Campus, suggest strategies that will help you reach out to these students and guide them towards success in Advising Academically Underprepared Students.
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The 2012 NACADA research grant application is now available. The deadline for the first round of grants is Nov. 1, 2011.
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The September edition of Academic Advising Today, our quarterly electronic publication, was sent to all NACADA members on August 29. Check your email box to find the link to articles on using technology to assist advising, save money, and build professional relationships; distance advising; advising undeclared students, and much more! We are now accepting submissions for the March 2012 edition.
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2012 Winter Professional Development Events
It’s not too early to start planning for NACADA’s February 2012 Events which are being held in San Diego! Come early or stay late and attend both an Institute and the Seminar! |
Academic Advising Administrators’ Institute – Feb. 9-11
Learn strategies to enhance your own leadership and to lead an academic advising program on your campus! The Institute will utilize learning community groups facilitated by institute faculty who are experienced advising administrators and leaders in the field to assist in the development of an institute specific Action Plan.
Creating a Campus Culture for Student Persistence: Academic Advising as Teaching & Learning Seminar – Feb. 13-14
This seminar will focus on Advising as a Teaching and Learning process both in theory and in practice and will offer participants the opportunity to engage with colleagues from around the country to learn new strategies for advising and student success.
Assessment of Academic Advising Institute – Feb. 15-17
Explore assessment strategies, learn the process, establish goals, develop outcomes and much more! This working institute will be an intensive two and a half days focused on the components of a successful assessment program as well as specific strategies and tools for developing and implementing assessment programs on your campus.
Event web pages are being updated as information becomes available, check back often. |
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Region Conferences in 2012 - NACADA Near Everybody!
Plan ahead to attend a NACADA Region Conference next Spring! See the schedule and mark your calendars. Watch the web for more information as it is available. Don't miss the 2011 Best of Regions presentations at the Annual Conference in Denver! |
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Commission and Interest Group Activities in Denver -
Join other Commission and Interest Group members in the following opportunities for collaboration while in Denver! Check the conference schedule for the events detailed below:
- Commission and Interest Group Fair. Visit the various tables and converse with Commission and Interest Group Chairs and members
- Annual Commission and Interest Group meeting schedule
- "Hot Topics" sessions
- Commission-sponsored presentations
Advising in the news:
Did you know? NACADA and Kansas
State University offer an online Master of Science Degree & Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising.
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The
Highlights is a monthly summary of NACADA news and events
designed to inform members via one consolidated webpage.
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