Members in Attendance

Albert Matheny, Chair (2007-2009), University of Florida

Leigh Cunningham, Ex Officio, NACADA Executive Office

AD HOC:

Cindy Iten (Advising Administration Commission Chair, 2006-2008), University of Kentucky

Jayne Drake (Advisor Training Video Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Temple University

Rich Robbins (Summer Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2006-2008), Bucknell University

Remy Sotto (Summer Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Pima Community College-West

Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski (Assessment Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), University of Utah

Betsy McCalla-Wriggins (Annual Conference Advisory Board Chair, 2006-2008), Rowan University

Karen Thurmond (Webinar Advisory Board Chair, 2007-2009), University of Memphis

OUTGOING:

Nora Allen (2008), University of Louisville

Zalika Brown (2008), Harold Washington College

Glenn Kepic (2008), University of Florida

CONTINUING:

Maria Avalos (2009), Texas Lutheran University

Karen Boston (2009), University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

Lori Ufford (2009), Columbia Gorge Community College

INCOMING:

Graciela Caneiro-Livingston (2010), Clarke College

Mark Goodner (2010), Indiana University-Bloomington

Sarah Ann Hones (2010), Washington State University

Rebecca Ryan (2010), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cheryl Schultz (2010), University of Iowa

Members Absent

AD HOC:

Pat Folsom (Advisor Training and Development Commission Chair, 2007-2009), University of Iowa  

Janet Spence (Advising Administration Commission Chair, 2008-2010), University of Louisville

Pamela Marsh-Williams (Administrators' Institute Advisory Board Chair, 2007-2009), University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Stacy Woycheck (Annual Conference Advisory Board Chair, 2008-10), University of Maryland-College Park

Maura Reynolds (Publications Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), Hope College

OUTGOING:

Chris Armstrong (2008), University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Melva Harbin (2008), University of Texas-Austin

Stephanie Gillin (2008), Temple University

Rhonda Sprague (2008), University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

CONTINUING:

Deborah Hull (2009), Arizona State University-Tempe (Note: Deborah is not currently employed as an advisor)

INCOMING:

Anabella Martinez (2010), Hofstra University (Note: Annabella’s institution is hosting the next Presidential debate, and she could not leave – she sent her regrets)

Following a welcome and introduction those present, Albert began the meeting with a review of the purpose and role of the Committee.

I.  Old Business

• The minutes from the previous annual meeting were approved.
• Albert shared that he had met with the new Chair of the Member Career Services Committee, Alison Hoff. That committee is currently being revitalized, and Alison looks forward to working with this committee in the future.

II. New Business

• Albert gave a “first look” report on the Career Ladder Survey that was recently completed in partnership with the Advising Administration Commission (Cindy Iten, Chair) and mentioned in the Proactively Planning for a Career in Academic Advising Webinar that Albert presented with President Jenny Bloom September 18, 2008. Albert and Cindy Iten will write an article for the March edition of Academic Advising Today to share the results of that survey with the general membership. It was noted that the biggest challenges to the implementation of career ladders for academic advisors on campus today are Human Resources and unions because they tend to defend the status quo.
• Albert brought up the topic of professional development for NACADA members in these times of fiscal constraint – what might we need to do differently to better serve our members in this changing economy? The following were suggested by committee members in response to the above question
  • Expand Regional and State NACADA conferences, which are cheaper and closer by
  • Develop Administrators Institute, Assessment Institute, and Summer Institute “mini-packages” that could be staged in a variety of venues
  • Increase the tech/computer budget at the Executive Office in order to upgrade on-line delivery of professional development content as well as providing a way that groups of advisors could “video-conference” rather than having to travel to meet
  • Explore the development of “consultation packages” where a NACADA team would go to a particular school to work on their advising issues.
  • Discussed rethinking the way that NACADA Institutional Memberships work so that they could be used as a venue for pushing professional development on campuses.

III. Identify goals for 2008-2009

• Continue pursuit of Career Ladder research and advocacy
• Incorporate LEAP into our pursuit of professional development
• Monitor the impact of fiscal constraints on NACADA’s professional development activities and provide recommendations for adaptation, if necessary.