Resources for Advising First Year Students

The NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION (NACADA), promotes and supports quality academic advising in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational development of students. NACADA provides a forum for discussion, debate, and the exchange of ideas pertaining to academic advising through numerous activities and publications. NACADA also serves as an advocate for effective academic advising by providing a Consulting and Speaker Service, an Awards Program, and funding for Research related to academic advising.

The National Academic Advising Association evolved from the first National Conference on Academic Advising in 1977 and has over 10,000 members representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and several other international countries. Members represent higher education institutions across the spectrum of Carnegie classifications and include professional advisors/counselors, faculty, administrators and students whose responsibilities include academic advising.

NACADA functions with volunteer leadership with support from the NACADA Executive Office. Members have full voting rights and elect the national board of directors as well as other leaders within the organization. NACADA is designated by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit educational association incorporated in Kansas.

NACADA Vision and Mission Statements

Vision: NACADA is the leader within the global education community for the theory, delivery, application and advancement of academic advising to enhance student learning and development.
NACADA Mission and Strategic Goals:

Strategic Goal 1: Address the academic advising needs of higher education globally

Strategic Goal 2: Advance the body of knowledge of academic advising

Strategic Goal 3: Champion the educational role of academic advising to enhance student learning and

development in a diverse world

Strategic Goal 4: Educate university and college decision makers about the role of quality academic advising in higher education

Strategic Goal 5: Ensure the effectiveness of the NACADA organization

DIVERSITY
NACADA defines diversity from a very broad perspective, which includes diversity in regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation as well as diversity in regard to institutional type, size, and employment position. Involvement in the association also is viewed broadly including leadership at many levels (within the division units, at the division level, at the Council level, at the Board of Directors level, and with the various work groups, ad hoc committees, Advisory Boards, and task forces), serving on the Consultants’ Bureau, writing for the NACADA Journal, the NACADA Advising News, and the NACADA Clearinghouse, or presenting at state, allied member, regional, and national conferences.

FUENTE: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/index.htm