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CONGRATULATIONS TO SHANNON BURTON,
NACADA 2010 OUTSTANDING ADVISOR - PRIMARY ROLE

Our congratulations to MIACADA member and Past-President, Shannon Burton, from the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University on being selected as an Outstanding Advising Award Winner in the Academic Advising-Primary Role category from NACADA.

GRANT WINNERS:

H. Michael Zaborowski Jr.
I would like to express my deepest appreciation, for the opportunity to continue my growth and develop as an academic advisor, towards everyone who made my experience at the NACADA Region-V conference possible. This was primarily possible because of a generous graduate student professional development grant provided by MIACADA.

"Crossing Boarders and Sharing Knowledge" was the theme of this year's conference, and it was an appropriate theme given our geographic location (Niagara Falls) and our role as college educators. The concept of borders has been addressed in a number of experiences since I started my path towards becoming an advising professional; the concept has become synonymous with barriers to workplace effectiveness and deep political conflict. Borders can devastate an institution, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of academic goals. They cause stress, exasperation, and disappointment by forcing personnel to clash with people who should be teammates. So many boarders exist in the field of higher education, and our ability to cross them is essential to achieve better practices.

The Region-V conference helped me develop skills to understand and work with transfer students, student athletes, first generation students, and parenting students; to cross their individual borders. In addition, I gained an interdisciplinary approach to working in an academic discipline that does not relate to my background, where I am a "stranger in a strange land." Listening to these professionals in the field talk about their experiences, and gaining an insight into the theories they rely on to guide their work has also assisted in the development of my personal advising philosophy.

I plan to apply the knowledge gained from this experience to my practice as an advising professional, and continue to relate it as I transition further into the field. Again, I would like to thank everyone who made this experience possible, and I look forward to working with you in the future.


Erin Busscher
I would like to thank MIACADA for the grant that helped me attend the NACADA Region 5 conference. I enjoyed attending the conference and came back energized and full of new ideas to help support the students that I advise! It was wonderful to meet all of the other conference attendees and network. Meeting other advisors from the region is important and I was glad to make new connections at the conference. The conference presentations were well done and I enjoyed learning new ideas.

Thank you again for the opportunity!




Terri Beadle
I just wanted to say thank you to MIACADA for Granting my the professional development Money to attend the Region V Conference in Niagara Falls, Canada. It was a pleasure to meet The professionals in the field of academic advising. I was very pleased with the reception I Received from the professionals, as I am going to Be a faculty advisor someday. I really learned A lot from everyone I met, especially the other Faculty advisor that were present, and I Received great advice from everyone.

Again thank you for allowing me the opportunity to Attend this conference, it helped with My anxieties about entering a career in Higher Education.


Amy Burns
Thank you so much for the NACADA Region V Conference Scholarship. It was my first time attending a NACADA Conference. Through this experience I gained new insights into the intricacies of advising. I left the conference with many new ideas that I am excited to implement in the future. I am very much looking forward to attending the next Region V Conference.

Thanks again for giving me this opportunity!

ADVISING AWARD WINNERS

Carmen Etienne at Oakland - Nominated by Sarah Mullin

Betty Sanford at MSU- Self nomination, also nominated by LaToya Faulk

Thea Brophy at Calvin- Nominated by Janice Heerspink

2009 MIACADA ANNUALCONFERENCE

Monday, May 11, 2009

Lansing Community College –West

Lansing, MI

Registration Information and Form (.pdf)

 

Conference Co-Chairs:

Angela Debelak - debelaka@msu.edu
Michigan State University

Michael Fredericks - MFredericks@olivetcollege.edu
Olivet College

Nancy Dietrich - dietrin@lcc.edu
Lansing Community College

 

 

NACADA GREAT LAKES REGION V CONFERENCE

 

 

Events Archive

2008 MIACADA Annual Conference was not held in support of the NACADA Region V Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, MI

2007 MIACADA Annual Conference at University of Michigan

2006 MIACADA Annual Conference at Grand Valley State University

2005 MIACADA Annual Conference at Michigan State University

 

 

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