NACADA
Commission and Interest Group Division
2003
Post-Conference Unit Report
Commission/Interest
Group: Engineering and Science
Advising Commission
Chair:
Jill Johnson
Summary
of Annual Meeting at National Conference (agenda items,
issues, discussion topics, announcements, etc.)
- Introductions
of steering committee, new attendees/members
- Discussion
of need for sharing of ideas and concerns/questions among commission
members - use of list serve (and how to subscribe), presentations
- noted all in the program and asked for those presenters in
attendance to talk about their presentation, individual discussions,
and resources - on a commission website.
- Things
to do and have done - activities include connections that members
have made individually, partnerships for presentations at conferences,
collection of useful websites (to be posted)
- Things
that we need to do - and request for identification of people
interested in leadership and volunteer roles, in particular,
the commission chair election.
This
meeting was kept to more of a business meeting -- Issues and topics
were discussed at a discussion forum.
Approximate
Number of Commission/Interest Group Members in Attendance:
40-50
Critical
Issues of Concern or "Hot Topics" Identified:
Discussed
at other forums - both at the roundtable and at a discussion/concurrent
session
Unit
Goals and Objectives for Next Year:
- Increased/better
communications - list serve and e-mails to commission membership
- Continued
improvement on information on the website - including resources
for membership.
- Continued
encouragement for participation in conferences - maintain level
of concurrent and discussion sessions.with special invitation
to new presenters.
Future
Activities Planned:
N/A
- as above - we are focused on the short term as a new commission.
We need to deliver on these, then consider more substantive projects.
Volunteer
Opportunities Available Within the Unit:
- Steering
committee
- Communication/discussion
facilitators (for list serve)
- Readers
for national conference commission proposals
Members
Serving this Unit (committee members, liaisons, etc.):
