It's June and thoughts turn to new student enrollment.  Featured this month in the Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources:

• Art Farlowe (University of South Carolina) "Works Advising Magic Using a Freshman Orientation Course as an Advising Tool."

• Mark Menezes (University of Southern Maine) discusses "Advisors and Parents: Together Building Stronger Advising Relationships."

• The Clearinghouse offers resources for advising first-year and transfer students.

The Clearinghouse is the central location in the NACADA website for the collection, organization, storage, and dissemination of resources that assist academic advisors.  Organized by topic, the Clearinghouse provides information and resources for over 120 issues of importance in academic advising.

Effectively Engaging Faculty in Academic Advising Seminar
June 22-23, 2006 in Portsmouth, VA

Faculty play an integral role in academic advising, therefore, it is imperative that faculty and administrators work together to ensure that faculty have the information, tools and resources to effectively engage in the advising process.

Focused on enhancing all aspects of faculty advising, this seminar will provide you with invaluable information and strategies for engaging faculty, providing quality professional development to faculty, and evaluating and rewarding faculty advisors.

2006 NACADA Academic Advising Summer Institutes 

Portsmouth, VA (June 25-30) and Madison, WI (July 30-August 4)

These intensive, week-long Institutes are centered around seeking and disseminating information in general sessions, workshops, topical sessions and small group discussions, with the goal of developing practical, individualized Action Plans for enhancement of academic advising on your campuses. If you participate in the Portsmouth Institute, you will want to consider attending the Effectively Engaging Faculty Seminar as well.

ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Indianapolis Convention Center/Westin Indianapolis

OCTOBER 18-21, 2006

Visit the Conference website for details on the areas below, plus other information.

•  Session Titles/Topical Tracks: Over 300 session titles (including presenters and institutions) are listed according to advising tracks or topics. You can easily view the sessions offered in your areas of interest.
•  Conference Daily Schedule Outline
•  Hotel and Conference registration forms
•  Discounts on airfare and AVIS
•  Optional Tours-extended descriptions and registration form. Extra fees apply.

The printed Registration Brochure will be mailed to all NACADA members in early July.

We are excited to announce the location and dates for our Winter Professional Development Institutes.  We know you will want to join us in San Antonio, Texas!

Plan now for these exciting events:

The Academic Advising Administrators' Institute, January 28-30, 2007

Assessment of Academic Advising Institute, January 31-February 2, 2007

Information will be added to our Institute webpages as it becomes available.

Looking for an advising position? Check out the NACADA Position Announcements website to find positions listed by Region. New jobs are posted daily so check regularly.

Is your institution looking for a qualified candidate to fill a position vacancy?   If so, advertise on the NACADA website!  Position announcements may be submitted to NACADA at the Position Announcements webpage.  Complete the position vacancy form on-line; announcements will be posted by the following day. Position announcements will remain on the NACADA website for 60 days or until the application due date, unless NACADA is otherwise notified. As a service to NACADA members, there is no charge to institutions submitting advising vacancies.

The June edition of our quarterly e-Publication, Academic Advising Today, was sent to all members on May 24th. If you inadvertently deleted your email notification, you can find it here.

We have begun reviewing manuscripts for the September edition, and among those accepted for publication are:

"Helping Adult Latina/o Part-time University Students Achieve" by James Minor (Sacred Heart University)

"Effective Advising for Study Abroad" by Jodi Malmgren and Jim Galvin (University of Minnesota -Twin Cities)

"The Changing Workplace: Implications for Academic and Career Advising" by Judith K. Hughey and Kenneth F. Hughey (Kansas State University)

We will continue to accept article and *Sparkler* submissions for the September edition through June 15th.  We have also begun discussing topics for the December edition (submission deadline September 1). If you are interested in sharing your thoughts with your colleagues in this format, check out the Guidelines today!

Making plans for summer? Take along a book from the NACADA Journal Book Review list. Members 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. NACADA members may review and publish one book review per member year; books requested now are within the 2005-2006 (September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006) member year. 

Have a little money left in your end-of-year budget?  Consider expanding your professional library with books featured in the NACADA Journal book reviews.  Don't buy blind; see what advisors think of today's hottest books while you support publishers who provide books for member review.

Information is now available on the 2007 NACADA Leadership elections, including a list of positions to be elected, eligibility criteria, and an online nomination recommendation form.  Election information and printed nomination forms will also be available in the NACADA booth in the Exhibits area at the National Conference in Indianapolis and in the back of the Conference program.   Nomination forms can be submitted either online, at the Conference, or by fax or mail. All nominations will be due to the Executive Office by Friday, November 3, 2006.

Congratulations to the 2006 award recipients in the NACADA National Awards Program. These award recipients will be formally honored during the NACADA National Conference in Indianapolis this fall. This year's award recipients include the Pacesetter Award and Service to NACADA Award winners; 12 Outstanding Advising Award winners and 26 Outstanding Advising Certificates of Merit; two Outstanding New Advisor Award winners and eight Outstanding New Advisor Certificates of Merit; four Outstanding Program Award winners and two Outstanding Program Certificates of Merit; three Advising Technology Innovation Award winners and four Advising Technology Innovation Certificates of Merit; six Summer Institute Scholarships, four Research Grants, and two NACADA Scholarships. No Student Research Award applications were received this year.

Links to listings of all award recipients can be found here.

NACADA would like to recognize individuals who receive campus awards in 2006 for outstanding academic advising, faculty advising, or advising administration. If you would like to notify NACADA of a colleague who recently received a campus advising award, please provide us with this information by completing the short online submission form. Or, you can e-mail us at nacada@ksu.edu with the following information: exact name of the award; the award recipient's name, position title, department/unit, institution, complete mailing address, city/state/postal code, and e-mail address; and, your name and e-mail address. NOTE: Campus advising award recipients do not need to be current NACADA members.

NACADA applauds these advising professionals on their achievements and appreciates their dedication and service to students. Congratulatory e-mails will be sent from NACADA and lists of the campus advising award recipients are posted to our website by award year.

Retirees will again be recognized by NACADA at the fall National Conference in Indianapolis.  Retiree recognition forms are available on the web. If you know an advising colleague who retired during the past academic year or has plans to retire during the upcoming academic year, please complete the recognition form and submit it to the NACADA Executive Office by June 5th.

New list serves have been established for the Advising Public & Urban Affairs, Appreciative Advising, and Large Universities Potential Interest Groups. NACADA members and/or colleagues interested in advising issues facing academic advisors, faculty advisors, or advising administrators working with students in these areas are encouraged to subscribe. These new list serves will provide an excellent opportunity for these advising professionals to network with colleagues across the country and to share concerns that have a unique focus on these specific areas of advising.

To subscribe, please visit the applicable website below for subscription instructions. Instructions on posting messages to the list serve are also provided at each website.

Advising Public & Urban Affairs list serve
Appreciative Advising list serve

Large Universities list serve

Click here for a list of other advising-related list serves.

The 2006 membership campaign officially ends on June 1.  However, if the new member you recruited hasn't faxed in the new member application form, please have him/her do so by 5:00 p.m. on June 2.  Make sure your name and email address as the sponsor is included at the bottom of the form. 

The shirt winner for May is Jacqueline Hampton, College of Saint Benedict.  Drawings for grand, second, and third prizes will be made on June 15.  Thank you to all current members who have sponsored new members during this campaign.