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Member Career Services Committee

Lisa Laughter, Chair

Washington State University (509) 335-4734 laughterl@wsu.edu

Committee Charge:

The Member Career Services Committee is charged with facilitating career-related services for NACADA members; encouraging presentations at both national and regional conferences on career-related topics; providing career-related services at national conferences; publishing, maintaining and supporting up-to-date and easily accessible career-related information and advising position announcement resources; fostering the talents and contributions of all members; and promoting the involvement of diverse populations.

Goals:

  1. Appoint committee members that represent each of the 10 NACADA regions.
  2. Write the Career Services Corner for each issue of Academic Advising Today to answer career-related questions of NACADA members.
  3. Maintain sample CVs, cover letters and other resources on the NACADA Member Career Services website.
  4. Help facilitate career-related services for NACADA members. In particular, encourage presentations at the national and regional conferences on career-related topics.

Objectives:

  1. Provide members the opportunity to have their career-related questions answered in the career services advice column in the NACADA newsletter.
  2. Provide sample resumes/CVs and/or cover letters on the NACADA website; provide links to pertinent career-related web sites.
  3. Reserve a professional development space at the Annual Conference devoted to career services resources. Provide resume/CV and cover letter critiquing service and facilitate interviews for open positions at the Annual Conference.
  4. Monitor and track membership use of the Career Services website.
  5. Carefully coordinate initiatives with the Professional Development Task Force.

Resources:

  1. How to Conduct an Advising Job Search
  2. Position Announcements
  3. Newsletter Article in February, 2005
  4. Newsletter Article in June, 2005
  5. Career Corner: Faux Pas to Avoid in an Advisor Job Search
  6. Career Corner: When and How to Ask for a Raise
  7. Career Corner: Getting into the Advising Field
  8. Career Corner: What Makes a Good Job Candidate
  9. Career Corner: Interviewing with an "Invisible" Disability
  10. Career Corner: Re-entering the Advising Field
  11. Career Corner: Re-energizing Your Advising Practice
  12. Career Corner: Updating Your Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  13. Career Corner: Setting Goals
  14. Career Corner: Negotiating Salary and Benefits
  15. Career Corner: Preparing to be Competitive
  16. Career Corner: Tips for Videoconference Interviewing
  17. Sample Resume
  18. Sample Resume
  19. Career Corner: Tips for Creating a Successful Resume
  20. Career Corner: What Hiring Committees Want to Hear
  21. Career Corner: Enhancing Your Current Work Situation
  22. Career Corner: Preparing for an Interview
  23. NACADA Clearing House Resume and Vitae Resources

  24. Career Corner: Advising as a Career
  25. Accessing the Hidden Job Market
  26. Why Do We Love Our Jobs?
  27. Conference Networking
  28. Advisor Wellness

Current Committee Members:

Lisa Laughter, Chair – Washington State University laughterl@wsu.edu

Region 1:  Denise Mary Manning (2010-2012)Landmark College

                   

dmanning@landmark.edu

Region 2: Bill Elliott (2010-2012) Harford Community College

                  Sanchali Biswas (2010-2012) -- Boston College

                  Melinda Anderson (2012-2014) -- College of William and Mary

BElliott@Harford.edu

sanchali.biswas@bc.edu

mjande@wm.edu

Region 3: TBD

 

Region 4: Valencia Edwards (2010-2012) -- The Savannah College of Art & Design

                  Samara Massey (2010-2012) – The University of Alabama Birmingham

                  Jocelyn Wilcher Vickers (2010-2012) -- Auburn University   

vredward@scad.edu

Smassey2@uab.edu

wilchjl@auburn.edu

Region 5:Carolina Arroyo (2010-2012) – University of Notre Dame

                  Adam Duberstein (2010-2012) -- Ohio Dominican University

Arroyo.1@nd.edu

dubersta@ohiodominican.edu

Region 6: Kathryn Platts (2010-2012) -- Iowa State University

kplatts@iastate.edu

Region 7: TBD

 

Region 8: Lisa Laughter (2010-2012) -- Washington State University

laughterl@wsu.edu

Region 9: Brandis Bernard (2010-2012) -- University of Nevada, Reno

                  Grace Cardenas Leal (2010-2012) -- California State University, Monterey

                   Bay

bernard@unr.edu

gcardenasleal@csumb.edu

Region 10: Kristen Campbell (2010-2012) -- Utah Valley University

                     Kim Wright (2010-2012) -- Utah Valley University

kristen.campbell@uvu.edu

WRIGHTKI@uvu.edu

 

Member Career Services Committee:

2011 Minutes

2011 Fall Report

2010 Minutes

2009 Minutes

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