Commission Reports: Academic Advising News
February 2002
As the new chair of the Technology in Advising Commission, I would first like to thank Chuck Haberle, immediate past chair, for all of his assistance as I prepared to take on the responsibilities of commission chair. Chuck did an excellent job as commission chair for the past four years (a double term), and I couldn't have asked for more support than he gave me in making this transition. Thank you, Chuck, for all that you have done (and continue to do) for the commission!
Notes from Ottawa
The 2001 Electronic Publication Awards (EPA) were presented at the NACADA national conference Awards Ceremony in Ottawa. The Technology Commission's EPA review committee evaluated sixteen electronic publication nominations last year and selected the five Web sites listed below as award winners. A complete list of all EPA nominees with links to their Web pages is available on our commission's Web site at www.psu.edu/dus/ncta/awards01.htm.
Outstanding Electronic Publications
- Center for Academic Advising Website: Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
www2.stockton.edu/advising/
- General College Advising Manual: University of Minnesota
www.gen.umn.edu/students/advisingbook/
Certificates of Merit
- Academic Advisors Resource Guide: Purdue University
www.purdue.edu/oop/advisors/
- Advising & Evaluations Site: San Diego State University
www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~advising/uac/index.html
- Transfer Orientation Web-based reservation system: Warren College
warren.ucsd.edu/ortransfer.html
Approximately 35 technology-related conference sessions were offered in Ottawa. Four had been selected as commission-sponsored sessions based on the commission's annual review of proposal abstracts and evaluations from previous conference presentations. Each sponsored session was introduced by a member of the Tech Commission's steering committee. The four commission-sponsored sessions and their presenters were:
- "Advisor's Toolkit: Creating an Administrative Advising Database" (extended session) – Jane E. Stringer and Cynthia P. Konecko, Temple University
- "Cyber Space Advising for Orientation and Beyond" – Margaret S. Theriault and David Lewis, University of South Florida
- "Making One Web-site for All Users" – Jackie C. Gottlieb and Andrea L. Irby, North Carolina State University
- "Students' and Advisors' Perceptions of Appropriate E-mail Use" – Wesley Lipschultz, Penn State University
In addition, three of the technology-related sessions presented at the Ottawa conference had been voted "Best of Region" at NACADA regional conferences last spring. These sessions and their presenters were:
- "The Intersection of Technology and Advising" (Best of Region 1) – Anne M. Sullivan and Cynthia Seltzer, Northeastern University
- "Email and Academic Advising: Power, Problems, and Polices" (Best of Region 5) – Antoinette J. Morales and Karen L. Wittkopp, University of Michigan
- "Electronic Advising: Web Based Course/Video Advising has Arrived" (extended session and Best of Region 9) – Steven H. Brown, California State University – Monterey Bay
Congratulations to the presenters of these commission-sponsored sessions and Best of Region sessions.
Call for nominations for the 2002 Electronic Publication Awards
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2002 Electronic Publication Awards is March 4. Please consider nominating a Web site from your institution for this award. Details, rules, and an online nomination form are available on the Tech Commission's Web site at www.psu.edu/dus/ncta/epa.htm.
For additional information about the Technology in Advising Commission, including a summary of the commission meeting that was held at the national conference in Ottawa, please visit our Web site at www.psu.edu/dus/ncta/.
Mike Leonard, Chair
Technology in Advising Commission
Penn State University
Phone 814-865-7576
Fax 814-863-8913
mjl3@psu.edu
Revised June 17, 2004
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