Sarah Ann Hones, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 10 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• Northwest Region 8 Chair, 2004-2006 - Implemented focus state initiative to build participation in NACADA throughout the region. 

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Served on Regional Conference Planning Committees, 2002-2003, 2005-2006
• Keynote speaker, Montana state conference, 2005
• Served as state liaison to Region 8 for Oregon, 2002-2004
• Awarded NACADA Best of Region 8, 2003, "Partners in Crime, Tips for Professional Development"
• Co-Chair, Oregon first state conference, "Reaching All Populations: Culturally Competent Advising in the 21st Century", 2002
• Awarded NACADA Best of Region 8, 2002- "Advising the Liberal Arts Major in a Time of Budget Cuts"
• Presentations:
  • Co-Presented at NACADA Region 8 Conference, Seattle, WA, 2004 -"Theory Junkies-Theory for Advising" and "Shameless Self-Promotion-Tips for Professional Development"
  • Co-Presented at NACADA Region 8 Conference, Vancouver, BC, 2003 - "Matter and Marginality: What Matters to Adult Learners" and "Blooming as Professionals: Tips for Advisor Professional Development"
  • Co-Presented at NACADA Region 8 Conference, Gleneden, OR, 2002 - "Advising the Liberal Arts Major in a Time of Budget Cuts"
  • Co-Presented "Matter and Marginality: What Matters to Adult Learners", NACADA Oregon Drive-In Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2002
  • Presented Creating Community-The Mentor Program, NACADA Region 8 Conference, Sun Valley, ID, 2000
  • Presented "A Departmental Advising Model", NACADA Region 8 Conference, 1998

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments:

• Member, NACADA Consultants' Bureau Advisory Board, 2006-present
• Member, NACADA Visibility Task Force, 2005-2006 

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Liberal Arts Advisors Interest Group activities —
  • Member, Steering Committee, 2002-2005
  • Co-Chair, 2003-2004 — co-authored commission proposal and assisted in development of Liberal Arts Advisors Commission, 2004
  • Co-chair, Resource sub-committee, 2002-2004
• Current member — Liberal Arts Advisors Commission, Advising Administration Commission, Advising Students with Disabilities Commission, Theory and Philosophy of Advising Commission
• Co-authored chapter for NACADA New Advisor Guidebook monograph (upcoming 2006)

• Led Advising Administration Commission round table, Region 8/9 conference, Hawaii, 2006
• Participated in Advising Administration's HOT TOPICS panel, NACADA national conference, Indianapolis, 2006
• Served as Region 8 liaison for Advising Administration Commission, 2005-2006
• Co-authored NACADA Academic Advising Today article, "Liberal Arts in the 21st Century", December 2005
• Served as conference proposal reader for Liberal Arts Advisors Commission, 2005

• Led HOT TOPICS round table at NACADA national conference, Cincinnati, 2004

Other:

• Activities and Honors at Oregon State University:
  • Served as advising consultant for graduate level advising seminar, 2003
  • Advising consultant and facilitator for University-wide advising workshop, 2003
  • Advising consultant and facilitator for University-wide advising workshop, OSU-Bend Campus, 2003
  • Co-presented "Is There Life After Liberal Arts?", a coordinated presentation with Liberal Arts advising and Career Services, at both OSU and OSU-Cascades campuses, 2003
  • Facilitator, advising workshop for OSU Admissions personnel, 2003
  • Chaired Assessment of Advising Pilot Project to develop assessment instruments for advising, 2002-2003
  • Acted as principle investigator of Needs Assessment of Liberal Arts advisors regarding OSU Career Services, 2002-2003
  • Co-presented "What Can You Do with a Liberal Arts Degree?", Parent presentations, 2002 and 2003
  • Coordinated Advising Brown Bags-monthly university-wide advising meetings, 1999-2003
  • Member, university-wide committee to develop new student orientation programs, 1998-2003
  • Developer and facilitator, Academic Success training workshop for instructors of Academic Success courses, 2002
  • Developer and instructor, Academic Success course for students experiencing academic challenges, spring 2002
• Activities and Honors at Southern Oregon University:
• Member, university-wide committee to develop new student orientation programs, 2003-present
• Developed campus-wide first -year advisor program initiative, 2006

• Advising Consultant at other northwest region institutions presenting on Advising Theory, Practice and Professional Development
• Presented at NACADA national conferences:
  • Co-Presented, "Liberal Arts and the Big Picture: Advising Students for a Diverse World", Indianapolis, IN, 2006 (commission-sponsored session by Liberal Arts Advisors Commission)
  • Co-Presented "Theory Junkies", Las Vegas, NV, 2005
  • Co-Presented, "Partners in Crime II-Tips for Professional Development" and "Is There Life After Liberal Arts?" at Cincinnati, OH, 2004
  • Co-Presented "Matter and Marginality: What Matters to Adult Learners", at Dallas, TX, 2003 (commission-sponsored session by Adult Learners Commission)
  • Co-Presented, "Partners in Crime, Tips for Professional Development", at Dallas, TX, 2003 (Best of Region 8 Award)
  • Co-Presented, "Militant Liberal Arts in the 21st Century" at Dallas, TX, 2003
  • Co-Presented "Advising the Liberal Arts Major in a Time of Budget Cuts", Salt Lake City, UT, 2002, (Best of Region 8 Award)
  • Co-Presented "Advising the Liberal Arts Major at a Research/Technical Institution", Ottawa, Canada, 2001  

Platform Statement:

• Highlight your previous involvement within this unit that will help you in leading this unit. What roles have you played within this particular unit as a member thus far?  

I have been involved with the Liberal Arts Advisors Interest Group/Commission since 2001. I have presented at several NACADA regional and national conferences on topics concerning the liberal arts and how academic advisors can assist in preparing their students for their futures. I co-authored the commission proposal for the NACADA Liberal Arts Advisors Commission.

• What do you believe are the most important goals and initiatives for this unit in meeting the strategic plan for both the unit and the Association?

I believe liberal arts academic advisors must continue to find and assist their students in seeing the relevance of the liberal arts degree for an increasingly diverse world. Liberal arts advisors have many concerns about how to demonstrate the appropriateness of their fields of study. I believe continuing to strengthen our list serve and challenging our academic advising peers to present on topics of interest to the field must be goals for the immediate future of our commission.

• Why are you interested in serving in this leadership position or what influenced you to run for this leadership position? 

I am running for this position because of my continued interest in and commitment to the liberal arts and advising students for the 21st century.

• Provide any additional comments or information (either personal or leadership-related) that you want potential voters to know about you that is not covered elsewhere in your platform information.