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UCAN October 2010 MeetingPresentation by Terrance Parker & Laura PasquiniTRANSCRIPT
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Getting Involved & Connected for Advising
UCAN Presentation byLaura Pasquini & Terrance Parker
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UCAN Get Involved Professionally
• NACADA Purpose & Function• Commissions • Interest Groups• Conference Proposals - Region & National• How to Get Involved• How to Stay Connected
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NACADA Vision and Mission Statements
Vision: NACADA is the leader within the global education community for the theory, delivery, application and advancement of academic advising to enhance student learning and development.
NACADA Mission and Strategic Goals: 1: Address the academic advising needs of higher education globally
2: Advance the body of knowledge of academic advising
3: Champion the educational role of academic advising to enhance student learning and development in a diverse world
4: Educate university and college decision makers about the role of quality academic advising in higher education
5: Ensure the effectiveness of the NACADA organization
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/
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NACADA Organization Chart - Executive Office
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NACADA Regionshttp://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/Conferences/Regional/upcoming.htm
Hoo-ray for Region 7!!!
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UCAN is a NACADA Allied MemberThe University Counselors Advisors Network (UCAN) as an official allied member of the National Academic Advising Association
Benefits as an allied member include:1.Access and use of NACADA mailing lists on a reciprocal basis in accordance with current NACADA mailing list policy.
2. Publication of activities in the regional communications at the discretion of the editor.
3. Identification of organization as “An Allied Member of the National Academic Advising Association”.
4. Inclusion of representatives on Regional steering and planning committees when possible.
5. Expanded political base from which to advance the goals of the organization.
6. No legal involvement, connection, or obligation to the organization on the part of NACADA.
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Where YOU Can Get Involved!!http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Leadership/cidiv.htm
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NACADA Commissions
• Advising Administration• Advising Adult Learners• Advising Business Majors• Advising Education Majors• Advising Grad & Pro Students• Advising High Achieving Students• Advising Student Athletes• Advising Student with Disabilities• Advising Transfer Students• Advisor Training & Development• Assessment of Advising• Distance Education Advising
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Commissions/index.htm
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NACADA Commissions
• Engineering & Science Advising• ESL/International Student Advising• Faculty Advising• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered & Allies
Concerns• Liberal Arts Advisors• Multicultural Concerns• Peer Advising & Mentoring• Small Colleges and Universities• Technology in Advising• Theory & Philosophy of Advising• Two-Year Colleges• Undecided/Exploratory Students
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Commissions/index.htm
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NACADA Interest Groups
• First-Generation College Student Advising• Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues• Health Professions Advising• High School to College Advising• New Advising Professionals• Pre-Law Advising• Study Abroad Advising• Appreciative Advising • Large Universities
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/InterestGroups/index.htm
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NACADA Interest Groups
• Advising and Academic Coaching• Advising at Historically Black Colleges & Universities• Advising Fine Art Students• Advising First-Year Students• Advising Veterans, Military Students & Family Members• Advising Second-Year Students• Canada• Native American and Tribal College• Doctoral Students• Ethics and Legal Issues in Advising
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/InterestGroups/index.htm
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NACADA Professional Involvement
• Emerging Leaders Program• Book Review • Research & Writing• Conference Proposals • Volunteer & Committees• Stay Connected: Social Media• Other Ideas ....
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NACADA Emerging Leaders Program• To assist in increasing diversity within NACADA leadership • 10 Emerging Leaders selected • 10 Mentors are work with chosen emerging leaders• Emerging Leader (EL) and Mentor work closely to aid the EL
in working towards their area of interest within NACADA• 2 year program commitment • $1500 given during EL's first year to assist in travel
expenses to state, regional, and national conferences
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NACADA EL Program: Requirements
• NACADA member for 2 years• Demonstrate active involvement in the association• Home institution support for attending 2 ir 3 annual
conferences during the 2 year commitment• Participate in personal & program evaluation & assessment• Articulate goals for increasing involvement in NACADA
leadership & how the program will support those goals• Articulate how participation will support the program goal of
intentional leadership development for underrepresented groups within NACADA
Application due January 1, 2011 for 2011-2013 Class: http://nacada.ksu.edu/Programs/EmergingLeaders/ELPLeaders.htm#App
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UCAN Mentoring Program
• Opportunity for less experienced UCAN members to develop presentation skills by working with members who have presented at conferences in the past
• Goal is to pair mentor & mentee in area of similar interest• Contact the UCAN president to be a mentor or a mentee
Contact Nola Moudry if interested [email protected]
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NACADA Book Review
• Must be a current NACADA member• Limited to 1 book review per membership year• Reviewer is given 1 free book in a topic related to advising
in exchange for a written review of that book• The review will be in a future addition of NACADA Journal• Books cover a wide range of topics due to NACADA having
a diverse membership in various university/college roles • To find a list of current books to review and the instructions
on how to submit a review go to: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/journal/broverview.htm
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NACADA Research
NACADA supports research in academic advising to advance knowledge about academic advising as both a field of practice and academic inquiry. • Grants of up to $5000 are available for a 1-year proposal• Multiple year grants are also available• Annotated bibliographies are available on the Research and
Grant Writing Resources page of NACDA• NACADA allows for the surveying of its membership
o Specific guidelines must be followed • For a complete list of the research resources available
through NACADA go to:http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/clearinghouse/research_related/index.htm
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NACADA Resources & Publications• Academic Advising Today • Publications: Monographs & Books• Clearing House • Journal
http://nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/index.htm
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NACADA Volunteers
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Leadership/VoluntrForm.htm
• Commission Steering Committeeso Advising Business Majorso Advising Transfer Studentso GLBTQ & Allies Concerns
• Interest Group Steering Committeeso Advising First Year Studentso Study Abroad Advisingo Advising Military Students &
Dependents• Within the Commission and Interest
Groups:o Write Newsletterso Update Websiteo Review Conference Proposalso Commission/IG Fair Help
• Diversity Committee• Membership Committee• Professional Development Committee• Awards Committee• Research Committee• Journal Editorial Board• Standards and Ethics Committee • NACADA Annual Conference On-Site
Support • Volunteer at the NACADA regional level
o Write Newsletterso Update Websiteo Help at Regional Conferences
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UCAN Committees
• Elections--Kelly Ayers• Hospitality--Alicia Welch• Professional Development (Awards)--Brandy
Ellis• Programming--Terrance Parker• Public Relations (UCAN Logo)--Laura
Pasquini• Conference/Retreat Planning Committee--
Terrance Parker Help us, help you.Get involved!
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Conference Proposals
NACADA Conference Proposal Tutorial: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/AnnualConf/proposals/tutorial.htm
• Brainstorm a topic• Check out the past
presentations for ideas• Find an advising friend on
campus to work with• Review the guidelines• Draft your proposal• Submit the proposal by the
deadline
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Some Proposal Suggestions...
1. Clearly stated purpose and objectives2. Timeliness of the subject matter3. Topic's contribution to the advising field4. Creativity in an approach to a situation or ways to manage it5. Adaptability of ideas to a variety of institutional settings
• A solid foundation for proposal content• Adherence to proposal submission guidelines• Reflective of good writing practices
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Sample Outlines & Presentations
Check out the NACADA 2010 Presentation Topics & Handouts on the Interactive Scheduler for ideas: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/cgi-bin/proposalsphp/ScheduleInteractive.php
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Upcoming Conferences• Students in Transition Confernece
o November 13-15, 2010o Houston, TXo Registration ends October 22, 2010
• Conference on the First Year Experience 30th Annual o February 4-8, 2011o Atlanta, GA o Early Registration ends January 14, 2011
• TEXAAN Annual Conferenceo February 23-25, 2011o College Station, TXo Early Bird Registration is open and ends December 3,
2010
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• NACADA Region 7 Annual Conferenceo March 6-8, 2011o Oklahoma City, OKo UNT's Carol Pollard is the region chair so will be involved
in the conference!!• American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
o Student Affairs focused organizationo March 26-30, 2011o Baltimore, MDo Early Bird Registration is open & ends January 31, 2011
• NACADA National Annual Conferenceo October 2-5, 2011o Denver, CO
• The American College Counseling Association Conferenceo October 3-6, 2012 o Orlando, FL
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Get Connected with UCAN & NACADA
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UCAN is Social
Get Connected!
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UCAN Online & Interactive
Keep the conversation going beyond our monthly meetings!Here are a few ways to connect:
UCAN Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/UCAN-at-UNT/191953200927
UCAN Forum: http://ucan.unt.edu/drupal/forum
UCAN Blog: http://ucan.unt.edu/drupal/blog
UCAN Presentations: http://www.slideshare.net/UCANatUNT
UCAN Flickr Photos & Videos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucanatunt/
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Socialize with NACADA Peers
Here's how...
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NACADA Gets Social (Media)
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Local Advising Organizations
• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)• NACADA Southcentral Region VII• The Texas Academic Advising Network (TEXAAN)• UT-Arlington Advising Association (UTAAA)• UT-Austin Academic Counselors Association (ACA)• Texas A&M University Advisors and Counselors (UAC)
Other Connections? Suggestions?
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Other Ideas for Pro. DevelopmentStudent Affairs• ACPA http://www2.myacpa.org/• NASPA http://naspa.org/
Higher Education• Inside HigherEd http://www.insidehighered.com/• The Chronicle http://chronicle.com/
Career Services• NACE http://www.naceweb.org/home.aspx
Counseling• ACA http://www.counseling.org/• ACCA http://www.collegecounseling.org/• TCA http://www.txca.org/tca/Default.asp
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Thoughts? Questions? Ideas?
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Terrance & Laura