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NACADA Deadlines
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January 4
- Deadline to register for our January 15 Webinar - Academic
Advising and Support in Residential Learning Communities.
[more]
- January
25 - Deadline for event discount and discounted
hotel rate for February Advising by Design Seminar
and Administrators' and Assessment Institutes in San Diego.
[more]
- January
29 - Deadline to register for our February
7 Webinar - Shared Responsibilities: What
Advisors and Administrators Need to Know to Better Assist
GLBTQA Students. [more]
- January: Check
the Region Conference chart below for due dates
for presentation proposals for Regions 3, 4, 6, 9
and 10. [more]
- February
1-22 - Voting
open in the 2008 NACADA Leadership Elections.
[more]
- February
11 - Deadline to submit your Presentation
Proposal for the 2008
NACADA Annual Conference.
[more]
- February
20 - Deadline to register for our February
29 Webinar - Advisors Help Students SOAR to
Academic Success: Selection, Organization, Association,
and Regulation Learning Strategies are the Keys.
[more]
- March
1
- Membership expiration date for some NACADA members [more]
- March
3 - Deadline
for submitting nominations for
NACADA Academic Advising Awards.
[more]
- March
15 - Deadline for NACADA research
grant proposals. [more]
- March
15 - Deadline for submit articles for
June edition of Academic Advising Today.
[more]
- May
1 - Application deadline for both Emerging
Leaders and Mentors. [more]
NACADA Professional Development Events
- January
15 Webinar - Academic Advising and Support
in Residential Learning Communities.
[more]
- February
7 Webinar - Shared Responsibilities: What
Advisors and Administrators Need to Know to Better Assist
GLBTQA Students. [more]
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Don't miss the opportunity for discounted registration
at NACADA's Advising
by Design Seminar and Administrators' and Assessment Institutes
in San Diego.
[more]
- Online submission is available
for Presentation Proposals for the 2008 Annual
Conference. [more]
- February
29 Webinar - Advisors Help Students SOAR to
Academic Success: Selection, Organization, Association,
and Regulation Learning Strategies are the Keys.
[more]
- Regional
Conferences are now accepting registrations.
[more]
- Faculty
Advising: Collaborating for Success - June 19-20,
2008 in Portsmouth, Va. [more]
- Academic
Advising Summer Institutes - June 22-27 in Portsmouth,
Va., and July 27-Aug. 1 in Austin, Texas. [more]
NACADA Resources and Publications
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Featured this month in the NACADA Clearinghouse
of Academic Advising Resources:
[more]
-
Webinars on Disk now available. [more]
- Serve as a reviewer for NACADA
Book Reviews. [more]
- Submit
articles for the June edition of Academic
Advising Today. [more]
Association Governance
- 2008 NACADA Leadership
Elections and Voting Information
(voting begins February
1). [more]
Other NACADA Information
-
Apply now for the 2008-10 class of Emerging Leaders
and Mentors. [more]
-
2008 NACADA Awards Call for Nominations
is available online. [more]
- Kansas State University announces
the first online Masters in College Student Personnel
with an Emphasis in Academic Advising. [more]
- Research grants
are available from NACADA and the submission deadline
is approaching. [more]
- Membership renewal
notices sent by email. [more]
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January Webinar - Registration Closes SOON!
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Academic
Advising and Support in Residential Learning Communities
Webinar
- Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Do
you believe that the academic advising function at an institution
should exist to help students succeed academically? Do you
believe that residence halls are places that can support
the greater mission of helping students succeed academically?
Can the two successfully intersect?
Derek Jackson (Associate
Director for Administrative Services and Residence Life
for Housing and Dining Services at Kansas State University)
and Nick Lander
(K-State Coordinator for Leadership Development for Housing
and Dining Services) emphatically believe that the answer
to all three questions is YES! |
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Derek and Nick as they discuss the following:
- the
role residence halls may have in the overall learning
of a student
- the
historical background and organizational structures of
academic advising and support in residential learning
communities
- campus
politics that impact partnerships
- fiscal
considerations for programs and services provided in residence
hall environments
- staffing
models and other staff related issues with such partnerships
- a
variety of approaches to academic advising and support
in residential learning communities
- additional
forms of advising students that supplement academic advising
- resources
you can use to implement programs and services on your
own campus
Registration deadline is January
4, so don't miss your chance! - LEARN
MORE and REGISTER now
to secure your participation! |
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Sun
and Fun at NACADA Professional Development Events in San Diego!
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Don't
miss the registration discount deadlines for these three
Professional Development Events!
Event
Registration Discount Deadline
- Register by January 25
and save $50 per event!
Hotel
Reservation Deadline
- Register at the hotel by January
25 to receive the NACADA discounted rate.
The hotel will only offer the discounted rate until our
block is full so make your reservation early! The block
could fill prior to this date. |
Advising
by Design: Planning the Future of Academic Advising on Your
Campus
February 14-15, 2008
The
focus of the Advising by Design Seminar goes beyond planning
the future of academic advising on your campus; the Seminar
is about intentionally creating a future that connects academic
advising with the core mission of your institution by treating
it as an essential part of teaching and learning. It is
about how to identify and connect students to educational
experiences that will support their goals - and it is about
how to identify and monitor appropriate indicators of effectiveness
to demonstrate to yourself and others on your campus the
critical role of academic advising to the student experience.
Join us in San Diego to plan for your institution’s future!
For
more information on registration and to view Seminar topics
to be discussed, click here.
6th
Annual Academic Advising Administrators' Institute
February
17-19, 2008
The
Institute is designed for all levels of
advising administrators:
- New
To Advising Administration - Learn the basics
and network with others new to administration as well
as those with more experience from whom you can learn
valuable "hands-on" information.
- Experienced
Advising Administrators – A new track has been
added just for you! Gain additional skills and knowledge
in key areas of your responsibility and gain valuable
connections through networking with other experienced
administrators peer institutions.
- Chief
student affairs officers, academic affairs officers, and
presidents - Learn the key issues facing advisors
and advising administrators and how you can support their
work on a daily basis and network with administrators
at other campuses to learn about successful advising programs
and strategies that your campus could implement.
Participants
will develop an ACTION PLAN
for implementation on their campus.
The
Institute will utilize learning community groups facilitated
by institute faculty who are experienced advising administrators
and leaders in the field. The faculty and groups will
assist in the development of the participant Actions Plans.
The Action Plan will focus on a key issue or concern on
your campus that you want to focus on for improvement
or change and will assist administrators in making significant
changes and improvements at their institutions. Visit
our website to see Action Plans from the 2007 Institute.
The
Institute Small Groups and Institute Faculty will provide
a foundation for participants to:
- Guide you in the development
of an implementation plan for improvement or change on
your campus.
- Respond to the latest issues
appearing on campuses and facilitate a process through
which you may better understand the issues, skills, and
knowledge.
- Help you address issues
within your academic advising programs.
- Assist you in utilizing
the resources and expertise available to you.
- Help develop a clearer sense
of your academic advising programs, how to effectively
administer them, and how your programs should fit within
your own institution.
- Network and learn from administrators
from a variety of institutional types and sizes.
Visit
our website to
see the topics of the concurrent sessions and the updated
schedule for the Institute.
5th
Annual Assessment of Academic Advising Institute
February
20-22, 2008
Assessment
of academic advising is essential for a successful and effective
academic advising program on any campus. Learning how to
develop student learning outcomes for advising as well as
advisor outcomes and how to measure achievement of these
outcomes is essential to an effective assessment plan. This
working institute will be an intensive two and a half days
focused on the components of a successful assessment program
as well as specific strategies and tools for developing
and implementing assessment programs on your campus.
Topics
to be covered through Plenary Sessions:
- Planning for Assessment
- Definitions and Types of
Assessment
- Advisor Evaluation
- Advising Program Assessment/Evaluation
- Assessment Tools
- Strategies/Techniques of
Assessment
- Self-Assessment Using the
CAS Standards
- Use of Assessment for Program
Improvement
- Developing & Assessing
Student Learning Outcomes
Special
Topic Sessions will include:
- Using Institutional Data
and Determining Economic Worth
- Rubrics
- Using
Change Models to Close the Loop
- Developing Student Satisfaction
Surveys
- Advising Syllabus
There is still time to
register! For more information on registration and
to see an updated Institute schedule, click here.
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2008
Election and Voting Information |
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The
final slate of candidates for the 2008
NACADA Leadership elections is available
on the NACADA website.
Each candidate's platform statement is linked to her/his
name on this list for your review prior to the elections. The
candidate's photo is also displayed on this platform page.
Additional details on the 2008 elections and online voting
procedures is available on the election webpage
and will also be sent directly to members in early February.
All
voting must be done online for this election. The online
voting system will be activated by
9:00 a.m. CST on Friday, February 1, 2008.
The deadline to vote is 9:00
a.m. CST on Friday, February 22. Login and
password information will be sent to members just prior
to the activation of the online voting system.
NOTE:
Only those individuals whose NACADA
memberships are
current and paid in full as
of Friday, January 25, 2008, will be eligible
to vote in the 2008 elections. If you know of individuals
who have not yet renewed their memberships that expired
on September 1, 2007, please encourage them to complete
this renewal immediately to secure their voting privileges
for NACADA's future leadership.
Who votes for the various
positions being elected? As outlined in the NACADA
bylaws, the positions of President, Vice President, and
Board of Directors members are voted upon by all current
NACADA members. Region Chairs are elected by their respective
regional members. Commission Chairs are elected by the members
of their respective commissions; thus, the commissions in
which members have designated official membership as
of January 25, 2008, will determine those Commission
Chair elections in which they will be eligible to vote. The
elected Division Representatives are elected by the Chairs
whom they will represent within that Division (i.e., Regional
Division Representative is elected by only Region Chairs).
Standing Committee Chairs are elected by the members of
the respective committees.
Why are
the elections held in February? After several years
of holding elections, we have determined that February seems
to be a good time for a majority of members. The Spring
semester has begun on many campuses by this time so many
members have a few moments to spare for the voting process. With
the voting now online, the amount of time needed to vote
is minimal. Members can review the platform statements ahead
of time and have a good idea for whom they plan to vote
even before logging into the online voting tool. Another
important reason for holding elections in February is to
allow ample time for the newly elected officials to become
involved in early leadership orientation and training activities
prior to taking office in the fall, and to make plans to
attend the fall annual conference to complete their training
and take over their new leadership roles. In many cases,
these new leaders also have an opportunity to participate
in training at the regional conferences held in the spring.
Where
can members read about the qualifications of the candidates?
Information, including past involvement in NACADA activities
and platform statements, becomes available several weeks
prior to the elections and can be reviewed online via the
Candidates
List posted on our website. A direct
link to this list is also printed in the monthly Highlights
sent to members a couple of months prior to the elections.
Access to this information is also available on applicable
ballots during the online voting process. |
| K-State
Announces Masters in College Student Personnel with an Emphasis
in Academic Advising |
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Kansas State
University in partnership with NACADA has offered for four
years a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising online.
Now in addition to the Graduate Certificate, KSU is offering
an online Masters degree with an emphasis in Academic Advising.
You
still have time to apply and register for classes now for
Spring semester! Go to http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/GradPrograms/index.htm for
more information!
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Early February Webinar |
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Shared
Responsibilities: What Advisors and Administrators Need
to Know to Better Assist GLBTQA Students
Webinar
- Thursday, February 7, 2008
Are
you interested in knowing how to better serve diverse populations,
including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer
and allied (LGBTQA) students, but unsure how to
assess your current efforts and create an Action Plan for
the future? Then this is the Event for you! |
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Plan
now to join LGBTA Concerns Commission Chair Jennifer
Joslin and NACADA Vice-President and former
LGBTA Concerns Commissions Chair Casey
Self as they discuss how education, assessment
and action are necessary to better assist LGBTQA students
on our campuses. Learn about current issues that LGBTQA
students face, assess the current strategies in your office
and on your campus, and take steps to utilize resources
and better assist this student population.
Jennifer
and Casey firmly believe that as advisors and administrators,
we have a shared responsibility to improve the work that
we are doing. Therefore, for the first time ever in the
Webinar format, they will offer an extraordinary after-event
opportunity: Participants may submit their Action Plan for
feedback and consultation!
Learn
more about Jennifer's intentions for the event in her December
2007 Academic Advising Today article, Shared
Responsibilities, Shared Opportunities.
Don't
miss your chance for interaction with these generous experts.
January 29
is the registration deadline, but the virtual room capacity
is limited by our service provider and seats are filling
up rapidly. LEARN
MORE and REGISTER now
to secure your participation!
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Taking
Advising to New Heights
February
11 is the deadline to submit your Presentation
Proposal for the 2008 NACADA
Annual Conference scheduled for October
1-4 in Chicago. Submit now to assure thorough consideration
of your proposal. Panel sessions are offered as an additional
format choice again this year. Read about Panel Sessions
as well as complete submission information at the Call for
Proposals webpage.
Advisors,
administrators, faculty, counselors, career development
specialists, researchers, graduate students - we want to
hear from you, whether you are a novice or experienced presenter.
Being a presenter gains national
exposure for your ideas, as well as your institution, and
may help to secure funding to attend the Conference. You
can also establish relationships with and learn from colleagues
working on similar issues. Learn more at the Conference
homepage.
A good way to get involved and meet new people is to volunteer
at the conference. Sign up by emailing Pam
Rodriguez.
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Late February Webinar |
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Advisors
Help Students SOAR to Academic Success:
Selection,
Organization, Association, and Regulation Learning Strategies
are the Keys
Webinar
- Friday, February 29, 2008
Ken Kiewra, professor
of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, contends that most students have not been taught
how to learn. Instructors have taught them subject matter
but not how to learn such content. Consequently, students
are grounded by ineffective learning strategies like sketchy
note taking, outlining, and rehearsal.
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Join
us on February 29th as Ken explains how academic advisors
can help students SOAR to success by teaching them the simple
SOAR study
system— Selection,
Organization,
Association,
and Regulation.
Ken will discuss effective and ineffective study strategies,
memory strategies, error analysis, and much more.
Registration deadline
is February 20,
but participation is limited by our Service Provider, so
don't miss your chance - Learn
More and Register
TODAY! |
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| Regional
Conference Proposals Due and Registration Begins! |
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Region
Conference Chairs and their committees are
busy planning the details for the 10 regional conferences
which will be held next spring! Your region conference
is a great place to get involved -- as a presenter,
a volunteer, a committee member or to come and network!
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Dates/Location
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Call for Proposals Deadline
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Chair
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Advising is Teaching: You CAN Get
There from Here. |
March
26-28
Portland,
Maine |
Proposals
closed -
Register
now!
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Mary
Fraser |
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The
Concept Model of Advising: From Theory to Practice
(Hosted
in conjunction with the Higher Education Academy,
United Kingdom)
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April
16-18
Pittsburgh,
Pa. |
December 15, 2007 |
Babs
Mowery, Sean
Bridgen & Stephen
Pajewski
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New Vistas in Advising! |
May
18-20
Columbia,
S.C. |
January 15, 2008
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Art Farlowe
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Advising Unmasked! |
March
9-11
Mobile,
Ala. |
January 9, 2008 |
Kimberly
Hurst Davis |
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A
Grand Odyssey:
Academic
Advising's Impact on the Student Experience.
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April
6-8
Grand
Rapids, Mich. |
December 21, 2007 |
Debra Dotterer &
Jennifer McCaul
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Planting the Seeds ... Nurturing Student Growth.
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May
18-20
Ames,
Iowa |
January 11, 2008 |
Deb
Noll, Emily
Hurm,
Jill
Kramer & Brenda
Kutz |
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Setting
the Stage for Student Success:
Academic
Advising in the Spotlight. |
March
3-5
Branson,
Mo. |
December 10, 2007 |
Harry
Cook & Lisa
Runyan |
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Border
Crossings:
Advising
Checkpoints from Pre-Enrollment to Graduation.
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March
17-19
Vancouver,
B.C. |
December 15, 2007 |
Darren
Francis |
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Building Bridges ... Connecting Diverse Communities.
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March
12-14 (tent.)
San
Jose, Calif. |
January 11, 2008
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Gisela
Gray-Peoples |
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Making
it Count:
Turning
the Ordinary into the Extraordinary. |
May
20-22
Park
City, Utah |
January 31, 2008 |
Noelani
Sanchez |
Each
year, a "Best of Region"
presentation is selected for each Region Conference. Those
chosen will receive financial assistance to attend
and present their session at the 2008 Annual Conference
in Chicago! |
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The NACADA Research
Committee announces a Request For Proposals (RFP)
for NACADA grants that support advising research.
Stipends up to $5,000 are
available to support a single-year proposal.
Practicing professionals (administrators and faculty), as
well as graduate students seeking support for dissertation
research, are eligible.
Research proposals for 2008 are due March
15, 2008. Find information and application
here.
Need research ideas? The Committee has delineated a research
agenda listing ten advising topics deemed to be critical
within advising research. Find these topics here.
Have a research
topic? Want to discuss your topic with other members researching
similar topic? Join the NACADA
Research
Registry.
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Faculty
Advising: Collaborating for Success
June
19-20, 2008 in Portsmouth, Va.
Faculty
members have an essential and vital role in the academic
advising experiences of students on most campuses. Data
in the NACADA 2004 publication, The Status of Academic
Advising, indicates that over 80% of four-year institutions,
almost 50% of public two-year colleges and 80% of private
two-year institutions utilize models which rely on faculty
involvement in academic advising. Since faculty play such
an integral role in academic advising, it is imperative
that faculty and administrators work together to assure
that faculty have the information, tools and resources to
effectively engage in the advising process.
This two-day
seminar will provide participants with the opportunity to
enhance faculty advising and programs as well as gain essential
insights on ways to foster collaboration between faculty
and administrators responsible for advising. Click here
to learn more. |
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Academic
Advising Summer Institutes |
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2008
NACADA Academic Advising Summer Institutes
June
22-27 - Portsmouth, Va.
and
July
27- August 1 - Austin, Texas |
Join
administrators, advisors and faculty advisors for a comprehensive
look at academic advising today. Along with general sessions,
workshops and topicals, participants develop an Action Plan
for enhancing or improving advising on their individual
campuses. You might be interested in looking at descriptions
of some of the Action
Plans prepared for past Institutes.
Plan
now to arrange for teams or individuals from your institution
to attend in 2008! And YES! - A limited number of scholarships
are available for Summer Institute attendance . Applications
will be available in December on the Annual Awards Program
website and
will be due by early March.
Because
many institutions have varying summer schedules and the
Institute has limited enrollment/faculty ratios, we offer
the Institute two times each summer. So, choose either by
date or location - we welcome you at either one! Register
soon to ensure your participation! More information will
be available on the Summer Institute webpage soon!
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The
editing process for the March edition of NACADA's quarterly
e-Publication, Academic Advising Today,
is currently underway, and among those accepted for publication
are:
- You,
Me, and Mom Makes Three: How Academic Advisors can Capitalize
on Parental Involvement by Christine
M. Spindler, Cedar Crest
College
-
Doing
It All: Adding Advising into Faculty Workloads by
Rhonda J. Sprague,
University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point
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Avoiding
Teacher “Dropouts” by Lee
Kem, Murray State University
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are currently accepting submissions for the June
edition (submission deadline is March
15). If you are interested in sharing your
thoughts with your colleagues in this format, check out
the Guidelines today.
 It
takes but one SPARK to ignite the flame for an idea. Does
your campus have an unusual or exceptional process or program
that could spark an idea on another campus? If so, tell
us about it in 350 words or less. Send your 'Sparkler'
to Leigh
Cunningham.
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Clearinghouse
of Academic Advising Resources |
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Featured
this month in the Clearinghouse:
- Probation,
Suspension and Reinstatement Issues and Links. January
challenges academic advisors as a new group of students
grapple with academic probation, suspension and reinstatement. Advisors
hope that, with support, these students will improve their
academic situation. How can we best support their efforts? What
resources exist in this important arena? The Clearinghouse
links to resources from
a variety of college and universities along with articles that
can help you assist these students.
- College
and university websites that can aid in advising
students new to your campus. Do you find yourself
advising incoming students prior to the Registrar's analysis
of students' transcripts? Would a link to the students'
prior catalogs and campus advising offices help you make
more informed course suggestions? Find links to
a variety of sites that can help you advise more effectively.
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| NACADA
Journal Book Review |
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Looking forward to a little downtime
after registration? Consider reviewing a book for
the NACADA Journal. Find available titles
posted on the Book
Review Website. New book titles include: Building
cultural intelligence (CQ): Nine megaskill, Career Trek,
Learning to learn: the Skill and will of college success,
Building a winning career in engineering: 20 Strategies
for success after college, and many more! The Journal
currently has the largest group of new books in over
a year. Check out the selection today!
Reviewers must
be current NACADA members. Reviewers have three months from
the receipt of the book to read and write the review. The
book becomes the property of the reviewer upon acceptance
of the review for publication. New and veteran reviewers
are encouraged to participate. Veteran reviewers should
note that the Journal allows one book review per
member year.
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NACADA
Webinars
Live
Broadcast Recordings - Now Available
on CD!
Available
Titles Include:
- College
Student Mental Health: Information and Suggestions for
Academic Advising
- Legal
Issues in Academic Advising
- Academic
Advising's Integral Role in the Academic Success and Persistence
of Students
- Expanding
Your Comfort Zone: Strategies for Developing and Demonstrating
Cultural Competence in Academic Advising
- Student
Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the Teaching and Learning
Components of Academic Advising
- Components
of a Successful Faculty Advising Program: Institutional
Commitment, Professional Development, Incentives, and
Recognition
- Academic
Advising Syllabus: Advising As Teaching in Action
- Advising
as Teaching
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An outstanding resource
for group or individual professional development, NACADA's Webinars
are 60-90 minute, focused presentations concerning topics of importance
to academic advisors and advising administrators. All NACADA Webinar
presenters are actively involved in academic advising on their
campuses. Now you can view these highly successful broadcasts
on your personal desktop or project on a big screen for group
viewing and discussion.
Purchase any combination
of 5 or more CDs and save
$10 on each! Visit the Webinar
On Disk webpage to learn more and place your order
today!
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Academic Advising Awards |
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Recognize
a colleague or an outstanding institutional program with
an award nomination. The 2008
NACADA Awards Call for Nominations, including
nomination/application criteria, deadlines and forms, is
available online.
The submission deadline for most award categories is March
3, 2008. Please review the applicable information
in the 2008 Awards Call before submitting your final nomination
materials. You may refer to the 2008 Call for Nominations
on the Awards website
for more detailed information about all award categories,
eligibility criteria, and submission procedures.
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Are
you interested in becoming involved in NACADA's exciting
new Emerging Leader Program?
Applications for the 2008-2010 Class of Emerging
Leaders and Mentors are now available online. The
Emerging Leader Program was developed to encourage members
from diverse groups to get involved in leadership opportunities
within the organization, outfit participants with the skills
and tools necessary to pursue elected and appointed leadership
positions, increase the number of leaders from diverse groups,
and encourage and assist members of underrepresented populations
to attend State, Regional, or National Conferences. Emerging
Leaders are provided funding to assist them with travel
and involvement in the association for the first year of
their two-year commitment to the program.
Applications
for both the Emerging Leaders and Mentors are due May
1, 2008 with final selection being made
by June 2008.
For
information the program, including criteria and applications,
go to visit the ELP
Website.
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| Membership
Renewal Notices Sent by Email |
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Renewal
reminders will be sent by
email in January to those who have a March
2008 membership expiration date. A link to an
online form will be provided in the email. Please
complete the form and return it with payment to the NACADA
Executive Office. If you will be renewing your membership
in conjunction with an upcoming NACADA professional development
event, you may submit your membership renewal with your
registration form. Thank you for your continuing support
of NACADA. |
The
Highlights is a monthly summary of NACADA news and
events designed to inform members via one consolidated
webpage. |
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