• ACADEMIC ADVISING SUMMER INSTITUTE REGISTRATION
• REGIONAL CONFERENCES ARE IN FULL SWING --REGISTER NOW!
• 2004 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
• AAC&U CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORED BY NACADA
• FEATURED THIS MONTH IN THE NACADA CLEARINGHOUSE ON ACADEMIC ADVISING - FIRST YEAR PROGRAMS
• CONSULTANTS BUREAU
• CAMPUS ADVISING AWARDS
• 2004 CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS
• 2004 RETIREE RECOGNITION
• NACADA JOURNAL
• INTEGRATED ADVISING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
• NEW STUDY ABROAD ADVISING INTEREST GROUP BEING FORMED
• ACADEMIC ADVISING NEWS
• ACADEMIC YEAR-END NACADA PUBLICATIONS CLEARANCE SALE

Plans are being finalized for the 2004 Summer Institutes in Portsmouth, VA and Milwaukee, WI.  We offer two dates and places to accommodate your summer schedule.  If you or your team has plans to attend, please fax a copy of your registration(s) to 785/532-7732 BEFORE you send it to your business office to process payment.  Since enrollment is limited in both Institutes, this will reserve a space in the institute of your choice.

You won't want to miss the opportunity to participate in the most comprehensive examination of academic advising!  Remember, enrollment for both institutes is limited!   An Institute schedule and list of topics to be addressed is available at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/SummerInst/index.htm.

Thanks go out to the Regional Conference Chairs and their committees and the Region Chairs for the work they do to bring NACADA near to you in the 10 regional conferences!   Though Regions 10, 2, 4 & 1 have completed their very successful events for the year, the other conferences are in high gear, finalizing their programs and receiving registrations!

So, check out your Region's Conference Web page at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/Conferences/Regional/upcoming.htm, fill out your registration form, (and don't forget to check the "Volunteer" box!), fax it to 785/532-7732 and get set for a great experience! 

The 2004 Annual National Conference will be held Wednesday, October 6 - Saturday, October 9, 2004.  Visit the web at   http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/NationalConf/2004/index.htm.   Cincinnati is a wonderful venue for the 2004 NACADA National Conference. The Convention Center provides ample space for the event with the support of lodging in six nearby hotels all connected by a skywalk system. The vibrant downtown area provides access to the waterfront and a variety of shopping and dining opportunities as well as a short shuttle ride to entertainment developments on the Kentucky side of the river for even more variety.  Cincinnati has it all:  world-class museums, first-class performance arts, historic sites, a world-renowned zoo and aquarium, and professional sports all complimented by the best hospitality in the Midwest!   For more information on the sights of Cincinnati, visit http://www.cincyusa.com.

The Cincinnati conference will offer formal as well as informal opportunities to visit with over 2,000 advising colleagues.  Critical issues in academic advising will be addressed in a range of interactive formats.

A preliminary conference registration form is available now at the web site at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/NationalConf/2004/earlyregform.pdf.  If you are fortunate enough to have money left in this fiscal year's budget, consider registering now.  You can add pre-conference and post-conference workshops this summer, when the final schedule and registration brochure is available.

Hotel information is also available on the web site.  Reservations can be made over the Internet (http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/NationalConf/2004/hotel.htm), with immediate confirmation.  If you are interested in sharing accommodations in order to save money, there is a form at the web site to facilitate finding a roommate (http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Forms/Roommate.htm).

AAC&U (Association of American Colleges & Universities) will host the conference "Educating Intentional Learners:  New Connections for Academic and Student Affairs Network for Academic Renewal," November 11-13, 2004, in Philadelphia, PA.   NACADA is a co-sponsor for this conference.  The call for proposals deadline is Friday, April 2, 2004.  You may submit your proposals on-line by visiting http://www.aacu.org/meetings/educating/eil04cfp.cfm.

Educating Intentional Learners will bring together faculty, administrators, staff, and students to explore current research and scholarship on ways to deepen student learning, effective approaches for helping students become intentional learners, and ways educators can collaborate to create inclusive environments that support intentional learning.   Participants will review and discuss primary issues related to connecting the work of academic and student affairs around shared goals for student learning. If you have questions, please e-mail meetings@aacu.org or visit http://www.aacu.org/meetings/educating/index.cfm.

Resources to assist in revamping components of your first year program may be accessed at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Links/firstyear.htm. 

As discussed on the Probation, Dismissal and Reinstatement Interest Group list http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/list serve/C25.htm, recent studies have shown that the best predictors of first year success are student use of time management strategies and class attendance/engagement (including keeping up in classes).  Members thinking about revamping components of their first year programming will find sample first year success course syllabi, learning community web sites, orientation, time management strategies, and much more in the NACADA Clearinghouse's Resources for Advising First Year Students http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Links/firstyear.htm. 

Want to know what first year students think about academic advising?  Read Joshua Smith's article "First-year student perceptions of academic advisement: a qualitative study and reality check" in the latest issue of the NACADA Journal.   (See the NACADA Journal section below.)

Are you planning for your next advising professional development opportunity on your campus?  Are you needing help and assistance with an evaluation of your advising program or services?  Looking for a motivational and proven keynote speaker for your campus?  The NACADA Consultants Bureau can provide you with quality professionals in the areas of advising, student success, retention, and assessment to name just a few of the areas of expertise available at a reasonable cost.  For more information, visit http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Consultants_Bureau/index.htm.

NACADA would like to recognize individuals who receive campus awards in 2004 for outstanding academic advising or advising administration. If your institution has given such an award this year, please e-mail the following information to Julia Wolf at the NACADA Executive Office at jqwolf@ksu.edu: exact name of the award plus the award recipient's name, position title, department/unit, institution, and e-mail address.   Please note that these advising award recipients do not need to be current NACADA members.

Thanks to those of you who have already sent notification to NACADA of your campus awards given this year. A listing of recipients of campus advising awards can be found at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Awards/CampusAwards.htm on the NACADA web site. There is a link on the NACADA home page to this site as well as on the Awards web page on the "Cumulative Recipient Lists" page.

Looking for outside funding sources for research on academic advising?   NACADA funds research!  For submission guidelines, go to http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Awards/Grants.htm. Final research grant applications are due to NACADA by June 7, 2004. Please share this funding source with academic researchers on your campus!

Retiree recognition forms are available at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Awards/Retiree.htm . If you know of a colleague who retired during the past academic year or has plans to retire during the upcoming academic year, and you wish to recognize him/her at the fall national conference, please complete the form at the above web site and submit it to the NACADA Executive Office by June 7, 2004.

NACADA Journal issue 22(2) is in the mail!  This issue was mailed to those holding NACADA membership during the fall term.  Are you a new member for the spring term?  Don't fret, Journal issue 23(1&2), the first 21st Century Advising issue, Facets of Advising Special Populations, is on the press and should be mailed to all current members in late April and early May.

Enjoy and learn from your journal!

Thanks to all who answered last month's call for centers that integrate advising and career services.  Find a compilation of suggested centers in the NACADA Clearinghouse at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Links/Careers__Advising.htm.  If you would like to suggest other centers, please email your suggestions to nacada@ksu.edu.

A new Interest Group named "Study Abroad Advising Interest Group" is in the process of being established. Nick Conrad, Study Abroad Advisor at Edge Hill College of Higher Education, has volunteered to serve as its first chair. Members interested in being involved with this new interest group may have an opportunity to meet at the NACADA National Conference in Cincinnati this fall. Please check the National Conference program for the time and meeting place for this initial gathering. This new interest group will also be included in the Commission and Interest Group Fair being held at the conference. If you have an interest in becoming involved with this proposed group, please plan to visit this table at the Commission & Interest Group Fair.

A web site has been established for this new interest group at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/InterestGroups/C38/index.htm and additional information will be posted to it soon. If you have questions or would like to become involved with this new group prior to the fall conference, please contact Nick Conrad at nick.conrad@eng.auburn.edu or 334/826-9311.

The NACADA Advising News is published electronically and sent to current NACADA members four times a year.  Watch your inbox for the next issue - which will be sent in late May.  In the last year, we have revised the format of the newsletter to include more extensive articles on current advising issues.  Readers have commented that they increasingly use information in our newsletter to help educate others on their campus about the positive effects of quality advising. 

There's still time to take advantage of the 40% discount NACADA is offering on selected monographs until May 15, 2004.  Print, complete, and fax or mail the order form at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/forms/clrsaleform.pdf to take advantage of this special offer!