We invite advisers and those in advising-adjacent work to present topics that help advisers mobilize, strategize, or connect their work to a specific community, theory, theme or shared experience. Please consider the following criteria when submitting a proposal. Please note, we will offer both full-length sessions (60 minutes) and mini sessions (20 minutes).
Deadline for proposal submission is Friday, August 9, 2024. Submit proposals to advisinghelp@mail.wvu.edu.
All advising topics are welcome, but based on last year’s feedback, advisers are most interested in exploring the following topics:
- Adviser well-being
- STEM
- Assessment practices
- First-year experience
- Connecting with faculty
- How to engage and work with faculty and staff who take on advising roles in other student support units
Proposals should include:
- Presentation title (maximum of 100 characters)
- Brief abstract (maximum of 250 words)
- A session description (maximum of 750 words) including:
- Your presentation's objectives and how those will be met (e.g. materials, methods, activities).
- Presentation You may wish to discuss how the presentation incorporates the conference themes previously identified.
- Presentation You may wish to indicate how your presentation will be delivered (multimedia, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Presentation You may wish to suggest whether your proposal would be better suited for a 20-minute or 60-minute slot.
- Please indicate if you are willing to co-present or be connected for a shared presentation.
Evaluation criteria
- Quality of content: Relevance to advising community (describes current challenges in advising and/or introduces new ideas, approaches, concepts)
- Quality of delivery: Well developed session organization, engagement, and creativity in an approach
Policies
- An individual can be a presenter on a maximum of two proposals.
- Sessions that have previously been presented are welcome.
- Presenters must be willing and available to present during any of the conference session times.
- NACADA membership is not required to submit a proposal.
- We are committed to keeping the conference free and therefore cannot offer any fee waiver or discount for presenters.
Contact information for questions about proposals: Joy Carr or Abby Shillingburg
Contact information for questions about the conference: Joy Carr or Abby Shillingburg