Karen Boston, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 7 years
Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office: Co-Chair, 2000
South Central Region 7 Conference in Fayetteville, Arkansas; recently appointed to NACADA Region 7 Steering Committee.
National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office: none
Committee Activities and Accomplishments: Served as program proposal reviewer for Advising Business
Majors Commission for the 2002 NACADA National Conference.
Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments: Member, Advising Business Majors Commission and Advising Administration Commission. Member, Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues Interest Group and Assessment of Advising Interest Group.
Other: ARKAAN Past President (ARKansas Academic Advising Network), 2002-2003; ARKAAN President, 2001-2002; ARKAAN President-Elect, 2000-2001; ARKAAN Vice President for Communication, 1998-2000.  NACADA Presentations: "Freshmen Business Connections (FBC): Retaining the First Year Student"-2001 National Conference, Ottawa, Canada; "Creative Ways to Present the Mundane"-1999 Regional Conference, Tulsa, OK; 1998 ARKAAN State Conference, Fayetteville, AR; 1997 National Conference, Kansas City, MO; 1997 Regional Conference, New Orleans, LA.  NASPA Presentations: "Alcohol and the Impact of a University Community", 2001 National Conference, Seattle, WA.

I have worked in the business discipline for seven years, including as an Academic Advisor, Director of Academic Advising, and currently as Managing Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Sam M. Walton College of Business.  I have been involved in NACADA for the past seven years and attended and presented at state, regional and national meetings.  I served as Co-Chair for the Region 7 South Central Conference in Arkansas in 2000 and am currently the Arkansas representative for the NACADA Region 7 Steering Committee. I am anxious to create more communication and collaboration for business schools to exchange ideas, information, and strategies for working with the ever changing face of business.  I know that my experience in the Walton College, with ARKAAN, and with NACADA will be beneficial to this commission.