Faculty Advising Professional Development Opportunity
Deep in the Heart of Student Success
September 30, 2009 - October 3, 2009
Grand Hyatt Hotel - San Antonio, Texas
As part of the University's efforts to enhance academic advising, Advising and Academic Enhancement will fund travel, conference, hotel, and meal costs for (up to) 3 faculty members to attend the National Conference on Academic Advising in San Antonio – “Deep in the Heart of Student Success.”
The conference is scheduled for September 30 - October 3 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. The expectation is that the faculty members bring back ideas to affect advising change in their individual departments.
Program topics/tracks include:
- Academic Affairs/Student Services Collaboration
- Advising Administration
- Advising Adult Learners
- Advising and Career Planning
- Advising Business Majors, Education Majors, Health Professionals
- Advising High Achieving Students
- Advising Models
- Advising Student Athletes
- Advising Students with Disabilies
- Advising Transfer Students
- Advisor Training and Development
- Advising Undecided Students
- Assessment of Advising
- Faculty Advisors
- First Year Students
You can access general conference, individual workshop and hotel information here. Conference fees also include a one-year membership to the National Academic Advising Association. Information on NACADA can also be located at the same web address as above.
Conference Highlights
- The conference runs from Wednesday, September 30, 7:00 p.m. - Saturday, October 3, 12:00 p.m.
- A variety of optional pre-conference workshops will be held on Wednesday from 9:00 am-5:00 pm. Additional fees apply.
- There are opportunities for formal and informal networking with 2,500 advising colleagues.
- Professional development for advisors is available through more than 350 workshops, individual concurrent and panel sessions and poster presentations on relevant topics.
- Presentations are offered in a range of theoretical, practical and interactive formats. Commission and Interest Group meetings bring together colleagues with similar concerns in over 35 specific advising areas.
- Region meetings introduce you to advisors from institutions in your geographic area.
Interested faculty should complete the form at NACADA Application and forward it to:
Kimber Shaw
Director, Advising and Academic Enhancement
Gateway Center
MS-1150
426-3676
kshaw@boisestate.edu