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South Central Region 7 Leadership
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2010
Conference Chairs
Kathy Mason
University of
Kansas
Phone: (785) 864-2885
Email:ksmason@ku.edu
Robin Merritt
University of
Kansas
Phone: (785) 864-2805
Email: rmerritt@ku.edu
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The South - Central Region consists of the following states -
Arkansas, Kansas,
Lousiana, Missouri,
Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Region has one Regional Representative, and each state has
a State Representative to promote NACADA and academic advising
within the region and state; please contact any individual on
the Board for more information regarding state and/or regional
information.
State Liaisons and Websites
Steering
Committee Operating Principles
Committee
Members
- JP Regalado (lajp@mail.utexas.edu),
Region Chair, 2007-09
- Jill Simons (jsimons@astate.edu)
from Arkansas, 2007-09
- Donita Winters (wintersd@hutchcc.edu)
from Kansas, 2007-09
- Barbara Michaelides (michaelides@ulm.edu)
from Louisiana, 2008-10
- Tammy Welchert (welchertt@umkc.edu)
from Missouri, 2006-08
- Marian Anderson (mandersn@mailclerk.ecok.edu)
from Oklahoma, 2008-10
- Barbara Smith (barbara.smith@utsa.edu)
from Texas, 2008-10
- Paul Ivey (pivey1@lsu.edu),
2009 Conference co-chair
- Kathy Mason (ksmason@ku.edu), 2010 Conference chairs
- Robin Merritt (rmerritt@ku.edu), 2010 Conference chairs
Membership
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The Steering Committee shall consist
of ten members, including the elected Regional Chair to the
national organization, State Coordinators (or Liaisons), and
past, present, and future regional conference chairs.
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The current Regional Chair will
act as committee chair and will produce the regional reports.
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All committee members must be members
of NACADA.
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State Coordinators will be
appointed at the state level.
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State Coordinators will serve
staggered terms of two years, allowing one repeat term (two
new or repeat members beginning their terms of office at the
end of each regional conference).
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The NACADA Region 7 Steering
Committee firmly believes that there is no forum for discrimination
in academic advisement. The Steering Committee will make every
effort not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation
or veteran status in the composition of the steering committee
or regional membership.
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The Steering Committee will meet
three times annually.
- A modified version of Robert’s Rules will be used
in meetings.
- One meeting will be at the National Conference in October.
- The second and third meetings will occur in conjunction
with the Region 7 Conference, one before the conference begins
and the other immediately after the conference concludes.
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The Steering Committee will be able
to carry on business at meetings when six members are present.
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The Steering Committee may do business
by e-mail or telephone as required between meetings.
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The Chair of the Steering Committee
will vote only in case of a tie.
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All Regional expenditures will follow
the guidelines established by NACADA.
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Expenditures will require approval
of the Regional Chair and the Current Conference Chair.
- If either the Regional Chair or the Current Conference Chair
is unavailable, the Immediate Past Conference Chair will approve
expenditures.
- Financial commitments made prior to the adoption of these
Operating Principles will be honored with the approval of
the NACADA Executive Director.
- Non-conference related expenditures
will require the approval of a majority vote of the Steering Committee.
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In the event of an unexpected vacancy,
the President of the state organization in which the vacancy
occurred will recommend to the Regional Chair a NACADA member
to complete the unexpired term of the vacancy.
Attendance at Steering Committee
Meetings
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Steering Committee members are expected
to attend the regional and the national conferences annually.
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If a Steering Committee member cannot
attend a conference, it is expected that a representative will
be sent.
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The Steering Committee shall carry
out the following responsibilities:
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Membership
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Secretary
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Publicity/Communications/newsletter
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Web development
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Yearly Region Reports to NACADA
will be the responsibility of the Regional Chair.
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Budget development will be the
responsibility of the Regional Chair and the Conference
Chair.
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Approval of the Region's budget
and the conference budget
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Conference Site Selection will
be the purview of the state organization in which the conference
is held.
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Assignments will be divided among
Steering Committee members after the regional conference at
the meeting following the conclusion of the conference.
Amendments to the Operating Principles
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Amendments to the Operating Principles
can be made by a majority vote at the regional meeting. Proposed
amendments should be submitted to the chair by December 1, so
that they can be published in the regional report.
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