About NACADA
The
NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION
(NACADA), promotes and supports quality academic advising
in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational
development of students. NACADA provides a forum for discussion,
debate, and the exchange of ideas pertaining to academic advising
through numerous activities and publications. NACADA also serves
as an advocate for effective academic advising by providing a
Consulting and Speaker Service, an Awards
Program, and funding for Research
related to academic advising.
The
National Academic Advising Association evolved from the first
National Conference on Academic Advising in 1977 and has over
10,000 members representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada
and several other international countries. Members represent higher
education institutions across the spectrum of Carnegie classifications
and include professional advisors/counselors, faculty, administrators
and students whose responsibilities include academic advising.
NACADA
functions with volunteer leadership with support from the NACADA
Executive Office. Members have full voting rights and elect the
national board of directors as well as other leaders within the
organization. NACADA is designated by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit
educational association incorporated in Kansas.
NACADA
Vision and Mission Statements
Vision:
NACADA is the leader within
the global education community for the theory, delivery, application
and advancement of academic advising to enhance student learning
and development.
NACADA Mission and Strategic
Goals:
Strategic Goal
1: Address the academic advising needs of higher
education globally
Strategic
Goal 2: Advance the body of knowledge of academic
advising
Strategic
Goal 3: Champion the educational role of academic
advising to enhance student learning and
development in a diverse
world
Strategic
Goal 4: Educate university and college decision
makers about the role of quality academic advising in higher
education
Strategic
Goal 5: Ensure the effectiveness of the NACADA
organization
DIVERSITY
NACADA
defines diversity from a very broad perspective, which includes
diversity in regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and sexual
orientation as well as diversity in regard to institutional type,
size, and employment position. Involvement in the association also
is viewed broadly including leadership at many levels (within the
division units, at the division level, at the Council level, at
the Board of Directors level, and with the various work groups,
ad hoc committees, Advisory Boards, and task forces), serving on
the Consultants’ Bureau, writing for the NACADA Journal, the
NACADA Advising News, and the NACADA Clearinghouse, or presenting
at state, allied member, regional, and national conferences.
NACADA
Historical Documents and
Resources
To learn more about the history of the National ACademic ADvising
Association, read the following documents:
Notice
of Nondiscrimination
NACADA does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed,
gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or marital
status.
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