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Program Overview

The Diversity Committee has developed the NACADA Emerging Leaders program 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.

Diversity, as defined by the NACADA Board of Directors, includes ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disabilities, and sexual orientation as well as diversity in regard to institutional type, size, and employment position. Involvement in the association also is viewed broadly, including leadership at many levels (within the division units, at the division level, at the Council level, at the Board of Directors level, and with the various work groups, ad hoc committees, Advisory Boards, and task forces; serving on the Consultants & Speakers Service; writing for the NACADA Journal, Academic Advising Today, and the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources; or presenting at state, allied member, regional, and national conferences.

Each year, 10 Emerging Leaders and 10 Mentors will be selected for the two-year program in which the Leaders and Mentors will work closely on connecting the Leaders to the areas of the association they are interested in and in developing a plan for continued involvement and growth in the association. Leaders selected will receive for the first year of the program $1,500.00 to assist them with travel to state, regional and national conferences.

Program Brochure


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  • To identify potential local, regional and national leaders from underrepresented groups who are interested in leadership development and leadership involvement in the association
  • To identify Mentors from among experienced NACADA leadership to guide Emerging Leaders through a two-year leadership development program as they grow in their leadership in the association
  • To provide Emerging Leaders with a two-year leadership development program which will develop their leadership skills for the association
  • To provide opportunities for Emerging Leaders to reach out to colleagues and peers from underrepresented groups and serve as Mentors to future NACADA leaders
  • To provide the support network needed and desired to foster a strong leadership development program for underrepresented populations in our association

Accomplishments

Members of the Emerging Leaders Classes currently serve, have served, or have been elected/appointed to serve as Region 7 Chair, Multicultural Concerns Commission Chair, GLBTA Concerns Commission Chair, Two-Year Colleges Commission Chair, Canada Interest Group Chair, Native American and Tribal College Interest Group Chair, New Advising Professionals Interest Group Chair, Membership Committee Chair, Diversity Committee Chair, Member Career Services Committee Chair, and Webcast Advisory Board Chair.  Emerging Leaders have served or are serving on the Awards Committee, the Diversity Committee, the Finance Committee, the Membership Committee, the Member Career Services Committee, the Professional Development Committee, the Research Committee, the Webcast Advisory Board, the Annual Conference Advisory Board, the Summer Institute Advisory Board, the Publications Advisory Board, the AACSS Advisory Board, and the Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Board.  One Emerging Leader initiated the Interest Group for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.  A number of Emerging Leaders have presented (some with their Mentors) at Regional and Annual Conferences, and several have served on Region or Conference Steering Committees. One served as the Exhibits Chair for the 2009 Annual Conference in San Antonio, and another as Chair of the 2010 Annual Conference in Orlando.  Emerging Leaders have written for Academic Advising Today and NACADA monographs, taken part in Webinar broadcast presentations, and been awarded NACADA Research Grants.  Emerging Leaders also report that they have become more involved at their home institutions.  One said, “We’ve taken what we’ve learned through the program back to our home school. This program has not only made an impact on NACADA, but also on the institutions where the NACADA ELP participants work.”

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After reviewing the additional information on the program, if you have questions or need assistance, please email Leigh Cunningham, Executive Office Liaison, at leigh@ksu.edu.


Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Board

NACADA Executive Office
Kansas State University
2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 225
Manhattan, KS  66502-2912
Phone: (785) 532-5717   Fax: (785) 532-7732
e-mail: nacada@ksu.edu

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