2010 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

 

Submission deadline is November 20, 2009.

 

How does Advising Matter on your campus?  What topics/issues in Advising Matter most during these times of economic uncertainty and changes?  How can we demonstrate to administration, faculty, staff and students that Advising Matters?

If you have ideas, research or best practices to share related to matters in advising, or the way that advising matters, plan to come to Newton, MA to present at the Region One conference.  Advisors in the Northeast have counted on the Region One conference to provide proven programs of advising success for over twenty five years.  For advising administrators, faculty advisors, administrative professionals and seasoned and new advisors alike, the Region One conference delivers innovation and offers great opportunities to network, reconnect and recharge.

We rely on our members to submit a variety of topics for presentation.  If you would like to see more variety or different topics presented at the Region One Conference, be sure to submit a presentation proposal!

Looking for a specific topic idea for a presentation?  Based on feedback from the 2009 conference, Region 1 advisors are interested in hearing Advising Matters in areas of:

• Distance learning & Web development
• Supporting new advising professionals
• Academic Coaching, Strengths-based Advising and other approaches to advising
• Choice of Advising Models & other issues for Multi-campus Institutions
• Two-year and Community Colleges
• Career paths & opportunities for careers in Academic Advising
• Research, Theory & Assessment in Academic Advising
• Holistic, Integrated and Developmental Advising
• Collaborative work with other Campus departments
• Working with and Advising special populations – difficult students, multicultural students, student athletes, students with disabilities, international students, probation students, high-achieving students, multi-generational student populations and others
• Structure and content of Advising Sessions
• Supervising professional or student staff
• Working the “front line” in Advising – dealing with advising issues as an administrative professional
• And any new and unique Advising Matters that are not typically covered in Conference presentations

 

To Submit a Proposal:

Eligibility for submission:  Those who are involved in advising- administration, faculty, full-time advisors and administrative staff are invited to submit proposals. We encourage novices and experienced presenters alike. Share your research, best practices or techniques with colleagues in the region.

Criteria for selection of paper/presentation: Proposals will be evaluated based on relevance to current issues in advising, appeal to conference participants, creativity, ingenuity, and applicability for participants after the conference. We are seeking a wide range of presentation topics relating to academic advising from a variety of advising professionals in our region.

Proposals should include your presentation title, learning objectives, and desired format (i.e. panel, roundtable, etc.) Titles do not need to incorporate the conference theme. Please include a brief abstract describing your presentation and the desired learning objectives. Abstracts will be included in the conference program and on the conference website. Please limit abstracts to 135 words.

Format options for conference sessions include paper or topic presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable discussions. Paper or topic presentations and panel sessions discuss current issues in advising. Some are based on research, some share best practices, and some are developmental, while others are theoretical. The format may be mostly lecture with a discussion following, a panel session followed by questions, or a more informal discussion. Roundtable sessions are less-structured discussions on relevant advising topics that generate audience/presenter interaction. All sessions will be approximately 1 hour long.

To review proposal submission instructions and submit proposal Click here

NOTE:

• Due to budgetary considerations, the conference is unable to offer complimentary registration or lodging for paper presenters.
• Commercial products are not to be promoted in NACADA sessions.
• NACADA does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.