NACADA Highlights

NACADA is excited to announce a new website -- in addition to new colors and a new look, we believe the new site will be easier for you to navigate to find the information you desire. I want to thank the great team from the Executive Office who has worked diligently for the past four months developing this new and improved service for our members!

Please change any electronic bookmarks you may have to pages/specific parts of the site you may use frequently. Those addresses have mostly changed.

Our goal is to continually improve the services we offer to our members and this new Website is one way of accomplishing this goal! Please let us know if you have suggestions that would make the website more useful for you.

Deadline: February 10! Only a few days left to submit a proposal for the fall conference in Dallas. You may improve your chances of securing funding for the conference if you are a presenter or co-presenter. There will be 350 individual presentations in several formats--concurrent, discussion, poster, and preconference workshop. New and experienced individuals are encouraged to apply. You can help make the conference a worthwhile forum for the exchange of ideas by presenting a session. Visit the National Conference website for details.

If you want to register for the national conference early (before July 1), a form is available at the website. This is a good way to utilize any current fiscal year budget funds that may still be available. Adam's Mark Dallas hotel information is also available the website.

We are excited to have such a wonderful group to work with at our first two Administrators' Institutes. We have 200 delegates registered for our first Institute and over 150 delegates for our second Institute. The Institute will provide professional development specifically for those whose primary role is the administration of advising programs, units, or services on their campuses. We are looking forward to two great Institutes in San Antonio, Texas, February 12-14 & 15-17, 2003.

The Choice is Yours! We are offering this week-long, intensive program in two locations, San Diego, CA, June 22-27, and St. Charles, Illinios (Chicago area), July 27-Aug 1. General sessions, workshops, topical sessions and small group discussions led by skilled practitioners all function to help teams and individuals develop strategies for enhancing or refining advising services on higher education campuses. Registrations are limited, so make your plans early to register and attend. We look forward to working with you and your team to help make student success a continuing reality at your campus.

Regional Conferences (Conference Website)

Regional Conferences provide a wonderful opportunity for professional development without the expense of having to travel long distances.
This year's Conference Chairs promise interesting and thought provoking sessions addressing academic advising issues at each of the regional conferences.
To get involved and attend, please visit your region's website for information concerning your region's conference.
Remember to register early this year and take advantage of the discounts each conference offers.
NACADA is pleased to announce an expansion to its professional development opportunities - at Regional Conferences for Regions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 there will be a special preconference workshop specifically addressing issues involving the Administration of Advising Programs.
At Region 2 there will be a special preconference specifically for faculty advisors and those with an interest in enhancing faculty advising on their campuses.

Clearinghouse Feature

APA (American Psychological Association) recently released the results of a Kansas State University study detailing how the type and severity of student problems have changed over the last thirteen years. Findings of this study will surprise few advisors since advisors are often the "first line of referral" to counseling services.

This month the Clearinghouse features the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Virtual Counseling Site with its tips for dealing with over 100 self-help topics. Advisors can utilize these tips to "plug the dike" as they make referrals to counseling services.

Lose the link? No problem. Find links to this and other useful resources in the Clearinghouse.

Election Information

Ballots for the 2003 NACADA Leadership elections must be postmarked by February 7, 2003, to be included in the official vote tally. Election results should be available sometime after February 20 on the NACADA website. The final list of candidates for the 2003 NACADA Leadership Elections, including platform statements, can be viewed on the NACADA website.

We encourage you to complete your ballots and return them as soon as possible. Thanks to those of you who have already returned your ballots!

Awards Program

Information on the 2003 NACADA Awards Program is available on our website, including
nomination forms and eligibility criteria. The deadline for submitting nominations for most award categories is March 3, 2003. Final research grant applications and retiree recognition notifications are due June 9, 2003. The complete 2003 NACADA Awards Call for Nominations is available
on our website.

Exemplary advisor training programs sought for inclusion in an upcoming monograph.

The upcoming Advisor Training and Development monograph will be divided by program format featuring yearly workshops, on-going training, and electronic training. The monograph selection committee is seeking abstracts from successful advisor training and development programs.

Abstract Guidelines
Abstract deadline is February 19, 2003

NAFSA: Association of International Educators - European Union Workshop

Date: February 20-21, 2003
Location: School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC

This workshop will highlight changes in higher education in the European Union countries and provide insights into the implications these changes have for international exchange opportunities. This workshop is intended for all international education professionals.