Commission & Interest Group Division -- Chair Leadership Report Form
2010 Post-Conference Report
Name of Chair:
Jackie Dana
Name of Commission:
Liberal Arts Advisors
Section 1: Identify the volunteers serving within your unit (on steering committees, other committees, as webmaster, proposal readers, etc.).
Name of Committee/Activity
(steering, award, proposals, etc.)
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Name of Committee Member
Institution of Committee Member
E-mail of Committee Member (if available)
C. Nana Derby
Nancy G. Howell
Andrea Nelson
Rose Begalla
Lindsay N. West
Rebecca Daly Cofer
Pat Mason-Browne
Sally J. Neal
Katrina Higgins
Teri Slick
R Scott Johnson
Virginia State University
University of South Alabama
Western Oregon University
Cleveland State University
UNT College of Arts & Sciences
CDerby@VSU.EDU
nhowell@USOUTHAL.EDU
nelsona@wou.edu
r.begalla@csuohio.edu
lwest@unt.edu
rcofer@abac.edu
p-mason-browne@uiowa.edu
sally.neal@uconn.edu
katrina.higgins@UCONN.EDU
tslick@gmu.edu
rsjohnso@email.arizona.edu
Irwin Mallin
Proposals
Liz Hastings
Proposals
LaDorna McGee
Liz Hicks
Proposals
University of Iowa
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
George Mason University
University of Arizona
Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne
The University of Texas at
Austin
The University of Texas at
Arlington
mallini@ipfw.edu
eyhastings@austin.utexas.edu
ladorna@uta.edu
Hicks@mail.ccsu.edu
Section 2: Outline your annual activities as they relate to the NACADA missions and strategies.
Strategic Goal 1: Address the academic advising needs of higher education globally.
1-A — Identify, prioritize, and address critical issues facing academic advising.
Date
Submitted
Activity or Goal Planned
Listserve discussions of relevant topics for
commission – “hot topic” for month
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Steering committee
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
activity on listserve
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
1-B — Collect, analyze, and act upon information about the environments in which academic advising operates.
Date
Submitted
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Activity or Goal Planned
New research on topics relevant to
Liberal Arts (careers, transferable
skills, advising issues)
Steering
committee,
research subgroup
ongoing
more material on wiki, more
presentations at conferences
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
1-C — Provide comprehensive professional development opportunities.
Date
Submitted
Activity or Goal Planned
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Strategic Goal 2: Advance the body of knowledge of academic advising.
2-A — Promote and support research related to the enhancement of academic advising through further understanding of the student, the
campus environment, advising processes, or other related areas.
Date
Submitted
Activity or Goal Planned
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Creation of research subcommittee
Steering committee
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
Increased resources/conference
presentations
2-B — Disseminate the knowledge acquired from the research.
Date
Submitted
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Activity or Goal Planned
Increase content on commission wiki
Jackie Dana
ongoing
wiki content increases
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
Strategic Goal 3: Champion the educational role of academic advising to enhance student learning and development in a diverse world.
3-A — Identify and develop strategies for fostering collaboration and education among various advising external constituencies both
nationally and internationally.
Date
Submitted
Activity or Goal Planned
Creation of new material and increased
content on commission wiki
Person/committ
ee responsible
for activity
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Jackie Dana
ongoing
wiki content increases
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
Strategic Goal 4: Educate university and college decision makers about the role of quality academic advising in higher education.
4-A — Identify and develop practical strategies and materials for use by college and university leadership.
Date
Submitted
Activity or Goal Planned
Creation of new material and increased
content on commission wiki
Person/committee
responsible for
activity
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Jackie Dana
ongoing
wiki content increases
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
Strategic Goal 5: Ensure the effectiveness of the NACADA organization
5-A — Promote diversity within the association.
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5A(i) — Create environments and processes that promote and sustain inclusion and involvement in the association.
Date
Submitted
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Activity or Goal Planned
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Create new research opportunities
Steering committee
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
5A(ii) — Increase diversity within NACADA leadership at all levels.
Date
Submitted
Activity or Goal Planned
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
5-B — Enhance NACADA's global visibility and credibility as the resource for concerns and needs involving academic advising.
Date
Submitted
Person/committee
responsible for activity
Target
Date
Assessment Criteria to be used
Activity or Goal Planned
Increase content on commission wiki
Jackie Dana
ongoing
wiki content increases
Date
Completed
Progress Made and Assessment of
Strategies/Actions Taken
Section 3: Issues/Items for consideration by the Division.
I would reiterate a need for the division to assist commission chairs learn how to manage, sustain and build our commissions, and I would like to see
redoubled efforts to build communication and collaboration across the division. The division restructuring efforts have not increased communication or
fostered a sense of belonging in this organization; if anything I feel like they have had the opposite effect.
Section 4: Describe how you have incorporated diversity and inclusiveness of membership into the planning of your unit’s goals and
activities. What criteria were used to accomplish this (such as institutional type, ethnicity, new professionals, experienced professionals,
role—faculty, administrator, advisor; region, etc.)?
Section 5: Summary of Unit Communications and Meetings
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Name/type of Group Meeting: Commission Meeting
Date and Location: Orlando, NACADA annual meeting, Fall 2010
Number of Members Attending/participating: 15
Summary of Meeting: Discussed what people would like to see Commission do over the next year as well as common frustrations with advising in
Liberal Arts.