Congratulations to Troy Schmidt, Coordinator of Academic Intervention, who is wrapping up his 2 years of service as Region 6 Chair, for NACADA (National Academic Advising Association). His Chair term was 2016-2018 and he will wrap up at the Annual conference in Phoenix in October. Congratulations as well to Janet Sundquist, Director of the Academic Support Center, and Makenna Schluter, […]
Congratulations to Troy Schmidt, Coordinator of Academic Intervention, who has been elected the Region 6 Chair within NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. Being elected to this leadership position is a tribute by Troy’s peers and a recognition of his significant professional contributions to and excellence in the field of academic advising.
Amy Sannes, director of MSUM’s Academic Support Center, recently chaired the annual conference for NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. This year’s annual event was held Oct. 8-11 in Minneapolis. In order to attract attendees from across the globe, Juan Reyes, the unit marketing coordinator for MSUM Dining Services, created a “Minnesota Style” video. Check it out here: http://vimeo.com/76700185.
The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) held their national convention October 8th – 11th in Minneapolis, MN. Over 3,000 academic advisors from across the country and globe visited the Minneapolis Convention Center to discuss recent research, program models, advisor hot topics, and techniques in academic advising. Counseling and Student Affairs graduate students who attended included: Garrett Anderson, Kayla Armstrong, Heidi […]
Diane Wolter, Career Development Center, presented “Emerging Adults Theory and Identity Development” at the NACADA national conference in Salt Lake City. The presentation compared prevailing student development theories with the more recently introduced Emerging Adults model, and examined how student affairs professionals use college student theory in guiding identity development.