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NACADA Highlights - January 2009


NACADA Deadlines

    
  • January 16 - Discounted hotel rate for February events in Florida
  • January 23 - Discounted registration rate for February events in Florida
  • January 23 - February 4 Webinar Registration
  • January 30 - Graduate Student Regional Conference Scholarship applications
  • February 6-27 - 2009 elections voting online
  • February 13 - Annual Conference Call for Proposals submissions
  • February 17 - February 27 Webinar Registration
  • March 2 - Awards nominations

Publications Spotlight

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Until January 15 or until supplies last, NACADA is offering both editions (2000 & 2008) of Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook as a combo package for $85 with FREE shipping! The second edition builds upon the first edition, so you really need both editions for your advising resources library. NACADA members may order online.

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NACADA's

30th Anniversary

To celebrate NACADA’s 30th Anniversary, there will be a trivia game at the NACADA Booth during the 2009 Annual Conference in San Antonio. Attendees who answer the questions correctly will have the opportunity to win NACADA Bucks.

Each month the NACADA Highlights will feature questions and answers from one or two of the categories included in the trivia game. The categories are Conference Locations, NACADA Past Presidents, NACADA Publications, Conference Keynote Speakers, Miscellaneous NACADA Fun Facts, and Get to Know Your NACADA Executive Office. Check back each month for more questions and answers for the trivia game.

Below are the first three of 30 questions that will be included over the next eight months.

CONFERENCE LOCATION

Q: The first National Conference was in 1977; where was it held?

A: Burlington, Vt.

Q: Where were the first Regional Conferences held?

A: Grand Rapids, Mich. & Schenectady, N.Y.

Q: Where was the first NACADA International Conference held?

A: Edinburgh, Scotland (2007)


Highlights Archive

The Latest NACADA News
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February events in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

The deadlines for early registration discounts and hotel reservations are fast approaching. Events: Technology Seminar (Feb. 12-13), Administrators' Institute (Feb. 15-17), Assessment Institute (Feb. 18-20).


San Antonio

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Sept 30-Oct 3

Call for Proposals for 2009 Annual Conference and Region Conferences

The Annual Conference Call for Proposals submission system is open until February 13. Further the body of knowledge in your area of expertise and gain national exposure for your institution. Additionally, several regions are accepting proposal submissions for upcoming Region Conferences.


Webinar presenter Brian Nossaman, University of Oklahoma

Webinar - February 4

Brian Nossaman, University of Oklahoma will present Success with Parent Education: Dialoguing with New Students and their Parents at the Collegiate Level, the 2008 Best of Region 7 presentation.

 

Upcoming Professional Development Events
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NACADA is involved in two exciting professional development opportunities - a Research Symposium and an International Conference on improving student success.


Registration is now open for Summer Institutes in Kansas City (June 28-July 3) and New Orleans (July 26-31).

 

Resources and Publications

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This month in the NACADA Clearinghouse: Resources that can help make the case for advising in these troubled economic times.

Sparkler graphic.jpg  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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