The Michigan Academic Advising Association (MIACADA) is an organization of professionals from colleges and universities concerned with the intellectual, personal, and career or vocational advising needs of students within the State of Michigan. MIACADA was founded to foster the personal and professional development of its members by promoting quality academic advising in the state. It is a forum for discussion, debate, and the exchange of ideas regarding academic advising and related areas of higher education.

October 9, 2009

Dear MIACADA Members-

My name is Amanda Idema and I am honored to begin my year as your MIACADA President! I have been involved with the Board for the last 3 years and have seen the organization make some great strides. I am confident that with the current leadership team, and input from YOU, our members, this upcoming year can be even better!

MIACADA already has some exciting things planned for the upcoming year. Please give serious consideration to participating in at least one of our upcoming events.

1) MIACADA is proud to host the NACADA webinar, “Using the CAS Standards, NACADA Core Values, and NACADA Concept of Academic Advising to Assess your Advising Program.” We are providing this webinar FREE OF CHARGE at four locations around the state (Grand Rapids, Marquette, Harrison and Detroit) on December 15, 2009 from 2-3:30pm. Please visit http://www.miacada.org/webinar_registration.html to register today!

2) The NACADA Region V conference is being hosted by our neighbors to the north….join us April 14-16, 2010 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Make sure you have your passport, and check out the details online at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Regional_Divisions/region5/confindex.htm

3) The MIACADA 2010 State Conference is coming on May 17, 2010. Calvin College has graciously offered to host our conference this year – watch for upcoming information on the call for programs and registration information. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Larry Braskamp. Don’t miss the excitement!

Lastly, our website has undergone a significant change…an easy-to-remember address! Check out www.miacada.org for all the latest information!

I look forward to serving as your president in the upcoming year – please don’t hesitate to contact me if you want to get involved, or have ideas for the organization!

Best Wishes for a GREAT YEAR!
Amanda Idema
MIACADA President

The Michigan Academic Advising Association (MIACADA) is an allied state organization of the National Academic Advising Association. This organization got its roots in 2004, when a group of interested advising professionals from Michigan met and decided to host the first academic advising conference in Michigan. Over 140 advising professionals attended that first advising conference held in May 2005 in East Lansing on the campus of Michigan State University. After the conference, a steering committee was formed to set the framework for this organization and seek NACADA approval.

We received NACADA allied organization status in October 2005 and have gone onto host a 2nd annual conference, developed a newsletter, and continued to grow our membership.

 

2010 MIACADA – Regional Conference Professional Development Grant

The MIACADA Professional Development Grants are presented as a professional development experience to a selected MIACADA member who demonstrates involvement in national, regional, state, and/or local advising organizations and exhibits the potential for MIACADA leadership roles. MIACADA will be awarding five (5) grants total: three to current advising professionals and two to graduate students.

Deadline February 1, 2010  Download application

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2nd Annual 2010 MIACADA Advising Awards Program

The MIchigan ACademic ADvising Association is pleased to offer Outstanding Academic Advisor Awards for 2010. These awards are designed to honor individuals and institutions within Michigan making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising.

The deadline for nominations is March 5, 2010
Download nomination form

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MIACADA 2010 Annual Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(Deadline by January 25, 2010)

        

Dr. Larry Braskamp will be the keynote speaker for the conference.

Larry A. Braskamp is Central College Alumni Distinguished Professor and Professor Emeritus at Loyola University Chicago. He currently is a Senior Fellow at the American Association of Colleges and Universities and Senior Scientist at The Gallup Organization. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at Elmhurst College. He received his B.A. from Central College in Pella, Iowa and M.A. and Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Iowa. He is the co-author of numerous research articles and chapters in areas such as assessment, faith development, holistic and global development of students.. He has coauthored seven books including Putting Students First: How Colleges Develop Students Purposefully and Assessing Faculty Work, and an coauthor of Global Perspective Inventory.

Students come to our campuses seeking answers to their "big" questions hoping to derive meaning, purpose and direction that will ultimately lead to their calling in life. So too, do we as academic advisors seek answers to these same questions in our own professional development. This quest for answers is indeed a lifelong process for all of us: students, advisors and faculty alike.

The search for authenticity and genuineness has been cited by researchers like Chickering and Reissor (1992), as well as Baxter Magolda (1993). "Advising with Vision: Renewing values and purpose in higher education" plans to examine how, as an advising community, we address these "big" questions in our practice, our research, and our lives. It will also examine how we can best support our students in their own journeys and help them make sense of it through both challenge and support.

By addressing these questions, we hope to create a greater connectedness to ourselves and others through relationship building and connections with our greater communities.

We are seeking proposals that center on:

. Calling (Developing purpose and values)
. Developmental and Appreciative Advising
. Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility
. Personal and Academic Integrity
. Multiculturalism
. Liberal Education

Conference Co-Chairs:

Dana Hebreard - dhebrear@calvin.edu
Calvin College

Shannon Burton - sburton@msu.edu
Michigan State University

Planning committee consists of:

Angela Caruso - carusoa@gvsu.edu
Grand Valley State University

Jackie Rautio, M.A. - rautioj@gvsu.edu
Grand Valley State University

Erin M. Busscher, M. Ed. -busschee@gvsu.edu
Grand Valley State University

Thea Brophy - tjb28@calvin.edu
Calvin College

Erin Skidmore - skidmoer@gvsu.edu
Grand Valley State University

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NACADA Region 5 Annual Conference

April 14-16, 2010

Niagara Falls, Ontario CANADA

• Reminder: You will need a passport or enhanced Driver’s License
Information can be found at http://travel.state.gov/

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