Proposal Reader Instructions

Proposal Reader Timeline and Expectations

Reviewing proposals is done through NACADA's online system. A username/password will be sent to you along with your assigned proposals in late February.
All reviewers will be sent training requirements ahead of the review phase in mid-February. This training must be completed before you can begin your reviews.
Reviews are due mid-March. You will have roughly two weeks to complete your reviews.
Readers review an average of 5-15 proposals. On average, it takes 15 minutes to read and score one proposal.

Required Proposal Review Training Resources

First and foremost, thank you for volunteering to review NACADA Annual Conference proposals. Your help is appreciated in helping the Annual Conference Planning Committee build a strong conference program each year.

The NACADA Race, Ethnicity, and Inclusion Work Group, Inclusion and Engagement Committee, LGBTQA Advising and Advocacy Committee, Annual Conference Advisory Board, and Annual Conference Planning Committee have created two valuable resources to review. All reviewers must complete the following two training videos before beginning their reviews.

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Additional Reviewer Resources

Reviewer Website Instructions
Rubric for Concurrent Sessions, Posters, and Preconference Workshops
Rubric for Scholarly Papers
Guidelines for Reviewing Proposals
Providing Feedback on NACADA Proposals
NACADA Letter to Conference Proposal Reviewers
Global Glossary Terms
- NACADA Annual Conference welcomes session proposals from the world. To help reviewers better understand the global context and technical terms used in a session proposal from outside of the U.S., we recommend you refer to the Global Glossary Terms created by the Global Initiative Committee.

Questions?

[email protected] Annual Conference Call for Proposals

Message from NACADA Leadership

NACADA leadership wants to give proposal readers this charge:

1. Think engagement and inclusion: Look at the structure of the proposal. Does the proposal have a clear objective that will be beneficial to interested attendees? Does the proposal have relevance to current events and hot topics in academic advising and higher education? Does the proposal present a potential answer to a question that looms among advising professionals? Would this proposal give someone the opportunity to share their voice in a manner that could effectively benefit other people?

2. Think narrative: While a proposal’s topic may not pique your interest, think about the person(s) on the other side of the proposal. Academic advising goes beyond retention, attrition, picking classes, and creating successful program initiatives. Academic advising is also about sharing stories and creating pathways to accomplish goals not only between the student-advisor relationships, but also from the interactions between all of us on the professional level. Be thoughtful with your feedback because you are reading into the story of another person(s).

3. Think value: In the words of Dr. Peter L. Hagen, “Empirical evidence and data are not enough”. The value of a proposal comes from the experience of the proposal writer. It is our duty to assign value by thinking about how one’s experience could benefit other people; even if the experience does not directly benefit you, the proposal reader. This is an invitation to serve the NACADA community. NACADA as an organization requests you to be open-minded, thoughtful, and thorough when reading your assigned proposals while providing healthy, positive feedback, and constructive criticism when necessary. We ask you to utilize resources for reading and commenting on proposals. When in doubt, please reach out to NACADA Executive Office for assistance.