Michael "Brody" Broshears
	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN
	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?

My name is Michael Broshears, and it is with great enthusiasm that I write to express my interest in the Great Lakes Region 5 Chair position. I have been a member or Region 5 since 2004 and have enjoyed my region involvement within NACADA.

In the past three or four years, I have significantly increased my involvement within NACADA at the state and regional level. From March 2006 to October 2007, I served as the Illinois State Liaison to NACADA and as a Region 5 Steering Committee member. As a Region 5 Steering Committee member, I coordinated the Grant application and selection process for the region in 2007. This past year, I served as the Concurrent Session Chair for the National Conference in Chicago, IL, and volunteered a significant amount of time to this year's event.

I am confident that all of my experiences within NACADA have prepared me to be the Great Lakes Region 5 Chair. I am a firm believer that so much quality work happens at the region level. Additionally, I believe that the Region level is a great place for members to get involved with the organization. If offered the opportunity to serve as Great Lakes Region 5 Chair, I will do my best to represent NACADA in a professional manner.

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 ?

According to the NACADA web site, the purpose of the Region Steering Committee is:

• Promoting the practice and quality of academic advising.
• Supporting the professional developments advisors in the region.
• Maintaining lines of communication between NACADA and state and allied advising organizations.
• Administering the Region V budget.
• Deciding the offering of and allocation of grants to allied organizations.
• Promoting and encouraging membership in NACADA.
• Creating sub-committees and task forces to address selected regional issues.

Working to represent the diverse interests in the region would be my primary goal as region chair. Connecting those persons within the region and throughout NACADA with similar interests is also a priority. I would continue to encourage opportunities for networking within the region, and I would want to continue to provide resources to region members in the way of the grant process, professional development opportunities (specifically, the state and regional conferences) and the NACADA web site.

Finally, I think it is important for the region to reach out to those looking to move into leadership positions. This initiative could be achieved through intentional region involvement in the Emerging Leaders' program and or considerable recruitment for involvement at the regional conferences.

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

I have benefited tremendously from my involvement with NACADA, and this organization has given me many of the tools that have led to my success as an advising professional. Others that I have worked with in this organization continue to encourage my involvement, and I have always had the support of others to stay involved. My last two professional positions have been more administrative in nature, and I have enjoyed this new role and see that helping me in a position like the Great Lakes Region 5 Chair position.

Professionally, chairing Great Lakes Region 5 seems to be a perfect fit. It gives me the opportunity to share with others the passion I have for this work, and it keeps me involved with an organization that has done so much to help me be successful.

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. 

I have spent my entire professional career working to help college students create a successful college experience for themselves, and I view my primary role in this profession as that of an educator with an ethical responsibility to improve the lives of those around me. I currently work as the Director of University Division at the University of Southern Indiana. I have been in this position for a little over one year. University Division coordinates a variety of academic programs and services to enhance all students' academic success at USI, including the advising of undecided and conditionally admitted students on campus.

Thanks to all of you that have encouraged me to get and stay involved in this worthwhile organization.

Other Professional Experience

• Director, Academic Advising Center, Northern Illinois University, Oct. 2004 - Nov. 2007
• Academic Advisor, University of Northern Iowa, Aug. 1998 - Oct. 2004
  

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 9 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

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

• Member, Region 5 Steering Committee, 2006, 2007
• Illinois State Liaison to NACADA, March 2006 to October 2007
• Chair, Region 5 Grant Process, 2007
• Member, Illinois Academic Advisors' Association (ILAAA) Conference Planning Committee, 2006, 2007
• Site Host, ILAAA Annual Conference, 2006

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments:

• Concurrent Session Chair, NACADA Annual Conference, Chicago, 2008
• Member, NACADA Annual Conference Advisory Board, October 2008-present

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current Member, Advising Administration Commission - Steering Committee member, 2007, 2008 - conference proposal reader, 2007
• Current Member, Undecided and Exploratory Students Commission -- conference proposal reader, 2007
• Current Member: Advisor Training & Development Commission, Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues Interest Group

Other:

•  Conference Presentations
  • NACADA National Conference, October 2008 - "Hot! Hot! Hot! Topics in Advising Administration
  • NACADA National Conference, October 2007 - "Mapping the Terrain: A Guide for Academic Advising Administrators"
  • ILAAA State Conference, October 2006 - "Using Organizational Theory to Look at Academic Advising on Your Campus"
  • NACADA Regional Conference (Region 5/6), March 2003 - "PAIRing Up: Connecting Academic Advising Services with the Residence Halls"
  • NACADA National Conference, October 2000 and NACADA Regional Conference, May 2000 - "Coordinating a Dual Advising System
• Attendee, 2005 NACADA Administrators' Institute