Don't miss NACADA's first online Webinar event!   Registration deadline is September 22nd, but participation is limited to the first 100 Registrants, so don't wait!   This live event, which will be broadcast over the Internet, may be viewed by individuals on their desktop/laptop computers or by groups in conference room settings using computer projection technology.  This is an excellent opportunity to engage all advising personnel, including faculty and administrators, in examining the importance of academic advising by arranging a group presentation and following it up with a discussion session.

Visit the Webinar webpage to learn more and REGISTER TODAY!

Visit the Conference Homepage for details on the following items:

• The Early Bird deadline is fast approaching: Register by September 22 and save $55-payment does not have to accompany your registration form, so sign up now!  Forms are available on the Conference homepage.
  • If you sent a registration form before 8/31/06, but haven't received an email confirmation, call the Executive Office at (785) 532-5717 or email us immediately.

• Additional Pre-conference Workshop now available:P35-- STOMP: On-line "Edu-tainment" Modules Focused on Student Learning Outcomes for Campus-wide Advising Practice.  Go to page 32 of the online Conference Brochure to a description of this session (it is not listed in the printed brochure that you received by mail).

• Breakfast for New Advisors: If you have been advising for three years or less, join NACADA leaders for breakfast on Saturday morning to discuss how NACADA can support you in your career and in your work with students. See page 3 of the Registration Brochure.

• Read what one NACADA member has to say about downtown Indianapolis after visiting the city.

• Four official hotels have availability -reservations must be made through the Housing Bureau, not by calling hotels directly. There is also information at the Conference website if you are interested in sharing hotel accommodations.

• If this is your first NACADA Annual Conference, there are some special hints for you at the Conference hompage.

• Volunteer for a couple of hours at the Conference-it's a good way to get involved and meet new people. Sign up by contacting Larry Ottinger (Ball State University).

• Discounted tickets are available to an NBA basketball game: the Indiana Pacers vs. the Charlotte Bobcats, Thursday October 19 at 7PM at Conseco Fieldhouse-a 5-10 minute walk from the convention center.

• Two Conference keynote speakers:
  • George Kuh (Indiana University) speaking Wednesday evening, will share inplications for academic advising discovered during the Documenting Effective Educational Practices (DEEP) study.
  • Donald Thompson (National Science Foundation) will speak Friday morning, bringing campus experience combined with an inside view of national policies.

Congratulations to the 2006 NACADA Annual Award recipients (including Outstanding Program Award winners from Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, pictured at left). 

All award recipients will be formally honored during the NACADA Annual Conference in Indianapolis this October. Click here for complete listings of these award recipients. Photos for most of these award recipients are linked to their names on these listings - perhaps you'll recognize them!

Several new publications will be available for sale or to order at the Annual Conference in Indianapolis.  Stop by the NACADA booth to review them. To order these publications today, visit the NACADA Publications webpage.

	Learning Reconsidered 2:  A Practical Guide to Implementing a Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience edited by Richard P. Keeling, M.D. Learning Reconsidered 2 has put academic learning and student development processes together in a format that requires all the resources of the academy to function together in an integrated manner on behalf of students. Learning Reconsidered 2 is a blueprint for action. It shows how to create the dialogue, tools, and materials necessary to put into practice the recommendations in Learning Reconsidered. This companion book brings together new authors, discipline-specific examples, and models for applying the theories in the original publication to move beyond traditional ideas of separate learning inside and outside the classroom.
	Foundations of Academic Advising - CD Series CD2 - Academic Advising Delivery Models "Organizational structure is the framework for delivering advising services to students. As such, it is one of the important building blocks for an effective advising program, regardless of whether the program is defined at the department, college, campus, or institutional level" (Pardee, 2004). This CD, which builds on the groundwork laid in CD1 What is Academic Advising?, explains the seven most widely used advising delivery models (self-contained, faculty only, satellite, total intake, dual, split, supplementary) and discusses why they are an important consideration when assessing, evaluating or re-evaluating any advising system.
	What is Academic Advising? Pocket Guide A new Pocket Guide has been developed from the content of the Foundations in Academic Advising CD1 - What is Academic Advising?  This Pocket Guide contains information from each of the modules of CD1.  The Table of Contents is listed below. The History and Definitions of Academic Advising The Process and Content of Academic Advising The Pedagogy and Outcomes of Academic Advising Understanding Advising on Your Campus Whether an accompaniment to the CD or a stand alone publication, the Pocket Guide is a great resource for an introduction to or a refresher on the basics of academic advising, especially for new professionals, faculty advisors, and administrators.
	Soon to be available - Orders will be taken at the Annual Conference in Indianapolis. Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year Mary Stuart Hunter, Betsy McCalla-Wriggins, & Eric R. White, Editors A joint publication of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) This new monograph challenges readers to embrace the tremendous potential that academic advising has for educating today's college students and adds significantly to the engaging dialogue on advising as teaching. Chapter authors explore the advising as teaching and learning paradigm, examine current student demographics, and address learning patterns, self-assessment, and technology as key components of advising. Chapters also explore academic advising before enrollment and beyond the advising office, as well as the critical issue of advising assessment. The needs of diverse populations of first-year students are also addressed.

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

More information can be found here regarding overviews of NACADA Leadership positions. If you have any questions, or would like to inquire as to your eligibility for a particular position or the eligibility of a colleague whom you wish to nominate for a position, please contact the NACADA Executive Office at (785) 532-5717 or e-mail us.

Your participation is encouraged in the nomination process for these Leadership positions!

The Annual Conference will be an excellent opportunity for you to collaborate with Commission and Interest Group members.

• Join us for the Commission and Interest Group Fair on Thursday morning, October 19, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Visit the various tables and converse with the Chairs and members of the Commissions and Interest Groups.
• Annual Commission and Interest Group Meetings are scheduled throughout the Conference. Check your program for those meetings of interest to you, or visit the schedule on the web.
  • Learn what is going on in the Commissions and Interest Groups - projects, activities, new initiatives!
  • Volunteer to help with activities or serve on a committee within a Commission or Interest Group.
  • Consider running for leadership positions within the Commissions.
  • Service to Commission Awards are now given by some of the Commissions - investigate and nominate a fellow Commission member!
• Attend one of the "Hot Topics" sessions presented by Commissions and Interest Groups during the last hour of the Conference on Saturday, October 21. Check your conference program for the specific meeting room for each session.
• Commission-sponsored presentations are scheduled throughout the Conference.  Check your program for these highlighted sessions. Here's your chance to see some excellent presentations!
• Congratulate the Commission and Interest Group members who have received various NACADA awards! (Visit the websites below -- click on "Awards" link in the left column for a specific Commission or Interest group.)
  • Commissions
  • Interest Groups

The following three Potential Interest Groups will meet at the Annual Conference in Indianapolis to determine their viability and level of interest among NACADA members. If you are interested in one or more of these special interest areas, please plan to attend the initial meeting scheduled for that group to show your support:

• Advising Public & Urban Affairs Majors Potential Interest Group — Thursday, October 19, 11:15am-12:15pm, Chair: Adam Sikula (University of Nevada-Las Vegas) — may be of interest to academic advisors of students majoring in Public Administration, Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Environmental Studies, and other disciplines that may affect public policy and professional practices in urban and/or metropolitan environments. 
• Appreciative Advising Potential Interest Group — Thursday, October 19, 8:45am - 9:45am, Chair: Scott Amundsen (Eastern Kentucky University) — will focus on how the organizational development theory of Appreciative Inquiry can be utilized in academic advising. 
• Large Universities Potential Interest Group — Saturday, October 21, 10:30am - 11:30am, Chair: Myla Rugge (University of Washington) — will provide NACADA members from large universities the opportunity to make connections and learn about other programs by establishing a forum for advisers to discuss current issues, share ideas and gather information from those at peer institutions.

NACADA members interested in these potential interest groups but not planning to attend the Indianapolis Conference are encouraged to send an e-mail indicating their interest prior to the Conference to the contact person listed above. Establishment of an Interest Group is dependent upon the number of members interested in the area of focus, so please be sure to express your interest.

Three Professional Development Opportunities - Join Us by the RiverWalk!

Three NACADA events are scheduled back-to-back for January/February in San Antonio, Texas. Information will be posted as it becomes available. A discount will be available to those participants signing up for more than one event. See the registration form for discount breakdowns. 

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

Authors have been hard at work preparing their articles for the December edition, and we are now discussing article topics for the February edition. If you are interested in sharing your thoughts with your colleagues in this format, check out the Guidelines today!

Featured this month in the Clearinghouse:

• Generational issues are not limited to students and their parents; we experience generational issues in the workplace. Understand more about your co-workers -- read  "Advising in a Multigenerational Workplace" by Peg Steele and Virginia Gordon.

• Advisors often think that Honors students are the one group of students they don't need to worry about. Yet Honors students bring their own set of characteristics to advising.  Learn how you can better advise Honors students in "Extreme Millennial Students: Advising Strategies for Working with Honors Students" by Jacqueline Klein, Honors Advisor, CUNY Honors College/Baruch College Honors Program. While there, check out "Preparing to Advise High-Achieving Students" by Marion Schwartz, co-Chair, Advising High Achieving Students Interest Group, and featured article in the September issue of Academic Advising Today.

The NACADA Research Committee announces a Request For Proposals (RFP) for NACADA grants that support advising research. Grants up to five thousand dollars ($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.

The Research Committee has two deadlines for 2007 funding proposals: November 1, 2006 and March 15, 2007. Click here for information regarding research grants.

Looking forward to a little downtime after registration? Consider reviewing a book for the NACADA Journal. Click here for available books. 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 2006-2007 (September 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007) member year. 

Many NACADA members have a membership expiration date of September 1. Membership renewal forms were mailed in July. If you did not receive your membership renewal form, please use this membership form. Thank you to all who have submitted their renewal forms already. Your continued support of NACADA is appreciated!   Your membership enables NACADA to continue to raise the visibility and value of effective advising in higher education, while also providing resources for the field.

A great way to network with your colleagues is to join a NACADA Commission or Interest Group (IG). Members can choose any combination of Commissions and IGs in which they would like to have official membership, up to a total of four (4) selections. This official affiliation primarily identifies those Commissions and/or IGs for which you would have voting privileges, receive periodic electronic newsletters and updates, and be eligible to hold an elected or appointed position within, such as serving on a committee or serving as chair. Please note that you can be informally involved with as many other Commissions or IGs as you like, such as joining list serves, attending meetings, etc. We encourage you to review the available Commissions and Interest Groups and join those of interest to you.

If you wish to change your preferred Commission and/or IG choices, you can easily do so by completing the online form, or indicating your preferences on your membership renewal form. If you previously made your selections but do not recall which Commissions or IGs were designated, you can simply indicate your current preferences via this form and previous choices will be replaced. Please be sure to include the requested identification information so the appropriate member record is updated. 

NOTE: Your official Commission designations as of Friday, January 26, 2007 will determine the Commission Chairs for whom you will be eligible to vote in the 2007 elections.

Have you selected the topic for your thesis or dissertation?  Doing research for advising at your institution? The NACADA Research Registry connects colleagues researching a variety of topics related to the advising field. Sign up by using the Registry form at to be matched with others researching similar topics.

Region News: A Click Away!

NACADA members can view their Region's News and Information on the individual Region homepages.  The Region leadership will list announcements, post news articles & pictures, as well as contact information for all Regional programs, other items of interest, and important links. 

Visit the Region website to see what is happening in your Region and how you may become more involved by participating in events and activities!  Bookmark your favorite Region and check back often for new developments!