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2010 NACADA Leadership Nomination Acceptance Form
for Positions on the Board of Directors

Congratulations on being nominated for a position on the NACADA Board of Directors in the upcoming leadership elections! To be considered a final candidate, submit your nomination acceptance and the following information to the Executive Office no later than Friday, November 13, 2009.

Select the specific position on the NACADA Board of Directors for which you have been nominated from the drop-down menu provided below (Board, President, Vice President) and complete the applicable sections of this form, including the following steps:

indicate if you accept the nomination;
indicate the appropriate official at your institution who is aware of and supports your candidacy;
indicate that institutional financial support is available for travel to required meetings;
indicate that you have read the information provided regarding the role and responsibilities of the leadership position for which you have been nominated;
include a short synopsis of your involvement in NACADA and campus advising-related activities;
provide platform statements focusing on the Leadership position for which you have been nominated, including your goals for this position, and past experiences and skills that will assist you in serving in this position; and,
provide a photo to post with your platform information.

Those individuals responding fully with the above-mentioned information by the deadline specified will be considered final candidates. All nominees and final candidates are listed on the NACADA web site. Questions should be directed to Julia Wolf, NACADA Executive Office, at (785) 532-3398, jqwolf@ksu.edu.

Complete all appropriate fields before submitting this form. Please do not submit multiple, partially completed forms. We suggest that you draft your platform statement and NACADA involvement summary offline, and then cut and paste the information into the appropriate boxes below. Thank you!

NACADA Nomination Acceptance Form

for Positions on the Board of Directors

Nominee Information
Full Name:
Institution:
E-mail Address:

Select the position below for which you were nominated:
NACADA Leadership Position

I accept the nomination for the NACADA Leadership position identified above, have read the information provided regarding the role and responsibilities of this position, and understand and agree to fulfill all responsibilities and duties of this position if elected, including taking part in all online leadership development activities upon request. I also agree to submit my photo for posting to the web with my platform information. Yes No

If you answered "No" to the statement above, please answer the question in Section A below, then proceed to the bottom of this form and click "Submit Form". If you answered "Yes" to the statement above, please proceed to Section B and complete all information in that section before clicking "Submit Form".

SECTION A: (to be answered only if you responded "NO" to the "Accept" statement above)
What was the most important factor influencing your decision to decline this nomination? Declining or lack of institutional support Do not have the time to devote to a leadership role Lack of knowledge of the leadership role and responsibilities Have no interest in serving in this leadership capacity Am accepting the nomination for a different NACADA leadership position Am currently serving or will soon serve in another NACADA leadership capacity Other [Thank you -- your feedback is appreciated as it will help us to better structure leadership opportunities and training for future leaders within the association.]

SECTION B: (required for all nominees answering "YES" to the "Accept" statement above)
Indicate below the name and title of the appropriate institutional official who is aware of and fully supports your candidacy (other than yourself):
Official's Name:
Official's Title:

Financial support will be provided by me or my institution for travel to required NACADA Leadership meetings if elected to the position identified above. Yes No (To be eligible to run for the nominated position, you must answer "Yes" to this statement.)

SUMMARY OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT in NACADA (answer all sections below):

Number of years as a NACADA member (including current year):

National Elected or Appointed Offices Held within NACADA and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office (i.e., Board of Directors, Council, Region Chair, Commission Chair, Standing Committee Chair, Advisory Board Chair):

Regional Activities and Positions Held, including Accomplishments Achieved While in Office (i.e., regional steering committee, conference committee, webmaster, state advising association involvement, presenter at regional conference, etc.):

Committee/Task Force/Advisory Board Activities and Accomplishments (i.e., Division steering committee, annual conference committee, awards selection committee, task force chair or member, member of an advisory board, etc.):

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments (i.e., member of commission or interest group, webmaster, steering committee member for commission or interest group, regional liaison to a commission, etc.):

Other Activities (within the last 5 years only, please include dates — i.e., campus advising-related activities, state or national advising-related activities, annual conference presenter, leadership position within another association, etc.):


YOUR PLATFORM STATEMENT (responses REQUIRED for all questions below) — highlight your qualifications, and goals and strategies for this position:

1) Highlight the goals you accomplished and the work you did while serving as a Unit Chair or Division Representative. In addition, highlight your involvement in all areas of the Association, demonstrating your experiences that make you qualified to serve in this position on the NACADA Board of Directors.


2) What do you believe are the most important goals and initiatives for the Association in meeting its strategic plan and what do you feel you can contribute to this position in meeting these goals and initiatives?


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


4) 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 (150 words or less ):



Is all required information provided? Thank you!

NOTE: If you would like a hard copy of your acceptance form above, print out a copy now from your system before clicking on the "Submit Form" button below.

Be sure to e-mail your photo file to Julia Wolf at the NACADA Executive Office at jqwolf@ksu.edu. Thank you!

Click on the Submit button below to e-mail this information to NACADA.

NACADA Executive Office
Kansas State University
2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 225
Manhattan, KS 66502-2912
Phone: (785) 532-5717 Fax: (785) 532-7732
e-mail: nacada@ksu.edu