 Mentors
Program Benefits
Mentor Requirements
Current Mentors
Application
Selection Process
Benefits
- Expand your comfort zone: collaborate with NACADA members from a wide range of institutions
- Meet inspirational members interested in contributing to the future of NACADA
- Give back to NACADA
- Help colleagues understand how NACADA works
- Enrich your mentoring skills through participation in a structured program
- Assist colleagues as they work to meet their professional goals
- Increase your connection to NACADA
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"Over
the past several years, I have had the extraordinary
good fortune of working with two 'leaders in training.'
This experience has been life altering for me in the
sense that I have had the opportunity to meet a number
of truly wise and talented people whose commitment to
the profession, to their own professional development,
and to each other is a lesson in humility and dedication. Some
value added to becoming an ELP mentor: from these two
relationship-building / mentoring experiences, I have
made two dear friends for life. Please join the
ELP, if not for yourself, then for the future of the
Association." - Jayne
Drake, Temple University, 2007-2009 and 2008-2010
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"Although this might sound like hyperbole, put simply, this is the most innovative and rewarding program we have put together. You can really make a difference in the lives of new leaders and familiarize them with the guiding principles of NACADA while simultaneously learning from the Emerging Leaders new trends in advising. In my experience, I find the half-hour that I speak with my mentee every Friday morning to be very invigorating.
They are the future of the organization." - Kazi Mamun, University of California-Riverside, 2009-2011
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"My
experience as an Emerging Leader mentor has been one
of the highlights of my career. I have learned
as much from my mentee as I hope he has learned from
me. We have a supportive relationship that allows
us to challenge each other to fulfill our potentials
as leaders in, and contributors to, the field of advising.
Our relationship will not stop at the end of the two
years in the ELP. Instead, we have built a trust
and rapport that I treasure and am committed to continuing
to nurture for life." - Jennifer
Bloom, University of
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"Rewards
are for both the mentor and leader; successful leaders
have all had “someone” in a formalized program or
not encourage and nurture them to achieve the things
they have. Set the stage for the next generation
of advisors and leaders in our association." - Jo Anne Huber, University
of Texas-Austin, 2007-2009 Class |
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chose to apply to the Emerging Leaders Program as a Mentor
to give back to someone else. I have been fortunate enough
to have numerous mentors in my life that have positively
impacted my professional development... Mentoring always
seems to me to be a fluid experience. As we mentor our students,
staff, colleagues, so too do they mentor us. In some instances
the differences in experience can be so marked as to ensure
that the flow of information and support is in one direction,
but I believe that individuals open to the mentoring process
will find out that they can learn from their leaders. The
act of mentoring causes us to stop and take stock of our
own values, the paths we choose, and what we still have
to learn." - Karen Sullivan-Vance,
Western Oregon University, 2007-2009 Class
Requirements
The
requirements for Mentors are:
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At the time of application, must have been a member of
NACADA for at least two years and be a current member
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Must agree to a two-year
obligation as a Mentor and secure institutional support
to be a part of the program
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Must be either a current
or past NACADA Leader. This can be at the state, regional,
or national level; in an elected or appointed positions;
as chair or member of a committee, advisory board, or
task force; chair or member of a regional or commission/interest
group steering committee.
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Must be willing to provide
guidance and support for assigned Emerging Leader in
the creation of a written plan
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Must agree to provide feedback
on Emerging Leader's monthly progress report
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Must be willing and able
to attend at least one state, regional, or annual
conference, at Mentor's expense, and meet with Emerging
Leader.
Applicants for the 2013-2015 Class MUST be able to attend the 2013 Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, UT on Oct 6-9, and will NOT be able to be involved in afternoon pre-conference workshops. (ELP Orientation will take place on "pre-con day".)
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Must be willing to attend
gatherings at regional or annual conferences to meet
others in the program
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Must agree to participate
in mid-year and end of year evaluations with Emerging
Leader
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Must agree to conduct evaluation
of Emerging Leader and program at the end of each year
and report those evaluations to NACADA
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Must be willing to assist
Emerging Leader with production of a presentation, article,
or some other form of communication on participant's
experience in the program
Current Mentors
2012-2104 Class
Karen Archambault (Brookdale Community College), Rebecca Daly Cofer (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College), Deb Dotterer (Michigan State University), Shelly Gehrke (Emporia State University), Judi Haskins (Montana State University), Laura Pasquini (University of North Texas), Susan Poch (Washington State University), Wanda Reyes-Dawes (Manchester Community College), Jo Stewart (Brock University), Bill Torgler (The University of Akron)
2011-2013 Class
Art Esposito (Virginia Commonwealth University), Art Farlowe (University of South Carolina-Columbia), Susan Fread (Lehigh Carbon Community College), Gayle Juneau (University of Nevada-Las Vegas), Nancy Markee (University of Nevada-Reno), Rodney Mondor (University of Southern Maine), JP Regalado (University of Texas-Austin), Marion Schwartz (Penn State University), Nora Scobie (University of Louisville), Peg Steele (Ohio State University)
2010-2012 Class
LaDonna Bridges (Framingham State University), Kyle Ellis (University of Mississippi), Tom Grites (Richard Stockton College of New Jersey), Beth Higgins (University of Southern Maine), Pat Mason-Browne (The University of Iowa), Laura Mooney (Florida Atlantic University), Casey Self (Arizona State University), Janet Spence (University of Louisville), Gail Stepina (University of New Hampshire),Jennifer Varney (Southern New Hampshire University)
Application
Selection for the 2012-2014 Class is complete - application materials for the 2012-2015 Class will be available in Fall 2012.
We
encourage you to apply to be NACADA Mentor. Please carefully review the requirements (above) and then respond to the questions on
the application (below) in narrative form.
Application
You
should submit your completed application packet, in Word or PDF format, as an
attachment(s) to Leigh Cunningham at Leigh@ksu.edu.
The submitted application packet should include:
Please
submit your completed application attachment(s) in one
e-mail.
We will begin accepting applications for the 2013-2015
Class on January 1, 2013.
For consideration by the selection committee for the 2013-2015 Class,
please plan to submit your completed application packet
by March 15, 2013.
Selection
The Emerging Leader Selection committee
will review the applications and select both the Emerging
Leaders and the Mentors. This selection committee will have
representation from the Board of Directors, the Council,
the Regional division, the Commission/Interest Group division,
the Diversity Committee, members at large, and the Executive
Office.
Review of applications for the 2013-2015
Class will begin in mid-March 2013. It is expected that the selection
committee will complete the
selection process by mid-April 2013.
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