Final Report

2017 NACADA Region 10 Evaluation

Q1 - The session that was most valuable to my situation was: (Session #, Session name,

Presenter name)

Session #3: Rise Above Perfectionism: Equipping Advisors with Tools to Help Students Develop Characteristics of Wholeness - Any Soto and Cara Wiley - Brigham Young University

Session 1, Majorly Confused, Laura Luettger, Roxette Vasquez

You are not so smart: Amanda Voigt & Gina Beyer, ASU

play therapy

Preconference #1. The Magic of Motivational Interviewing to Inspire Change in Students. Gina Beyer, Amanda Voigt

Concurrent Session 2, U-Turn: A campus-wide Coaching event for Students, Tony Ho, CSU

All sessions were great to attend and listened.

Parents as Partners: Fostering Transparency in Academic Advising Dawn Fettig, University of Colorado-Boulder

Session #4 Finding your purpose and Passion for the People you Advise

Session 6, Simple Strategies to Enhance the Advising Experience, Katherine Grover, Kristina Glattli, and V. Dean Adams, Utah State University

Major Exploration

Traumatic Brain Injury by Laurel Amsel from UC Boulder

I enjoyed two of them the most - Session 5- What Can I do with that Major - with Dawn Phelps and Amy Sannes and Session 6 - Maximizing Center Resrouces with Advisor Trac Software - Jon Halter

Using Advisor Outcomes for Program Assessment and Advisor Evaluation

No session# in Guidebook 1:15-2:15 on 3/21 Rise Above Perfectionism: Equipping Advisors with Tools to Help Students Develop Characteristics of Wholeness

Session 1, Ready to Rise, Ryan Braeger

Session #6, Traumatic Brain Injury and How to Serve Our Students with TBI's, Laurel Amsel

Honestly there were two- #4 Students in Transition: Helping students cope for life, by Raquel Fong and #5 What can I do with that major? Dawn Phelps and Amy Sannes.

Session 2 - U Turn: A campus-wide coaching event for students Session 4 You are not so Smart

You Are Not So Smart: Advising Edition

keynote speaker #1. "Seasonal Identity" for students, which season that student is in at the moment and how can we best support them.

TBI- Traumatic Brain Injury and Advising and VA Benefits (U of A presenters)

Students in Free fall

Session #3 | Rising Student Leaders: A Program to Increase Advising Support and Student Engagement | Katelyn Reese

Pre-Conference The Magic of Motivational Interviewing, Gina Beyer & Amanda Voight

Liberal Arts- The "Unlikely" Career Ticket Erin Donahoe-Rankin, Utah State University

Session 7; Electronic Portfolios (E-Portfolios); Shalece Nuttall

Session 1 - Using Advisor Outcomes for Program Assessment and Advisor Evaluation, Muhovich and Session 6 - Highlighting Effective Practices in Supporting Adult Learners, Steele and Wieland

Using Play Therapy with Emerging Adults to Build More Effective Communication in Advising

1, Using Play Therapy with Emerging Adults to Build More Effective Communication in Advising, Allison Ewing-Cooper, University of Arizona - Samantha Booker, Meredith Parker, Jacksonville State University

Developing New Strategies for Working with Students in Academic Difficulty Dylan West, University of Colorado-Boulder & Blazey Heier, University of Colordao-Boulder and "Elevating Advisors to Elevate Students": Redefining the Advisor Role to Strengthen the Undergraduate Experience Nathan Jones, Alea Akins, Dylan West, University of Colorado-Boulder

Majorly Confused: Laura Luettger and Roxette Vasquez, University of Arizona

Tramatic brain injuries

Session #2, Borrowing from Stages: Helping student make meaning of their education, Haley Richards, Demetrois Godenitz, Colorado State University

Concurrent Session #2: Uturn: A campus-wide coaching event for students from Tony Ho

Parents as Partners; Dawn Fettig

U Turn: Academic Success Expo; Concurrent Session 2; Tony Ho, Colorado State

Think about thinking about advising.

Pre-Conference 2, Taming the Freshman Monkey Brain, Jen Rolls

Majorly Confused? Learning to Value Major Exploration, Laura Luettger and Roxette Vasquez (Unniversity of Arizona)

Rise above the Perfectionism. by Amy Soto and Cara Wiley BYU. Excellent session!! Session #3

Publish with NACADA, Wendy Troxel and Julie Voller

session 3, Rising student leaders: A program to increase advising support and student engagement, Katelyn Reese

Session #5: "Liberal Arts Degree: The 'Unlikely' Career Ticket" (presenter: Erin Donahoe-Rankin)

PALS session, psychology dept at ASU

Preconference Session 1: The Magic of Motivational Interviewing, Beyer and Voigt

Developing Metacognition in Students, Melissa Dengler, 3/22, Session 6

Elevating Advisors to Elevate Students: Redefining the Advisor Role to Strengthen the Undergraduate Experience

All the sessions I attended were valuable, informative and relevant! Kudos to the committee for putting forth such a great conference!

Wendy Troxel

Traumatic Brain Injury

Session 5, What can I do with THAT major???, Dawn Phelps & Amy Sannes

Wed 8:30 (session 5) - The Perfect Partnership, Marla Rodriguez and Clara Gonzales

No number - "Character in Students" Beyond Resiliency Michelle Taliaferro

Session 3 Nathan Jones, Alea Akins, Dylan West, University of Colorado-Boulder "Elevating Advisors to Elevate Students: Redefining the Advisor Role to Strengthen the Undergraduate Experience."

Using Play Therapy with Emerging Adults to Build More Effective Communication in Advising Allison Ewing-Cooper, University of Arizona - Samantha Booker, Meredith Parker, Jacksonville State University

Concurrent Session 5: "What Can I Do with THAT Major???", Dawn Phelps and Amy Sannes, Arizona State University

Rising Student Leaders: A program to Increase Advising Support and Student Engagement. Presenter Katelyn Reese (Arizona State University)

You Are Not So Smart: Advising Edition Amanda Voigt, Gina Beyer, Arizona State University

Session 5: What Can I Do With THAT Major???; Dawn Phelps & Amy Sannes

E portfolio by Shalece Nuttall

Session 5, "Rise & Shine: Recovering from Appointments We'd Like to Forget", Kayla Armstrong

Session 1 - Play Therapy

Concurrent Session #2, The Ups and Downs of Starting a Student Success Course, Kodi Johnson

Advising the Non-Technologically Savvy CTE Students to Success, Session 4, Karen St. Clair

Session 7: Developing a new mindset for working with students in academic difficulty. Dylan West & Blaze Heier

Session 7, E-Portfolios, Shalece Nuttall

Perfectionism Session

session 4, You Are Not So Smart, Gina Beyer & Amanda Voigt

Session #2, Publish with NACADA: Finding the appropriate NACADA venue for your writing, Wendy Troxel & Julie Voller

Pre-conference session - Magic of Motivational Interviewing Gina Beyer and Amanda Voigt Very well done and applicable for interaction with students and employees.

all were valuable

The most valuable session I attended was Using Play Therapy with emerging Adults to Build more effective Communication in Advising - Allison Ewing-Cooper; Samantha Booker; Meredith Parker

March 21 Keynote by Dr. Wendy Troxel

Rising Above Perfectionism one with Amy Soto and Cara Wiley

Play Therapy

Tuesday 1:15 session; Rise from Perfectionism: Equipping Advisors with Tools to help students with Wholeness; Amy Soto & Cara Wiley

Session 1, play therapy.

Concurrent Session 2, Using Advisor Outcomes for Program Assessment and Advisor Evaluation, Ned Muhovich

Helping Students to Become Informed, Active, Caring Citizens Young

Concurrent Session 6 Traumatic Brain Injury - The Invisible Disability: How to Best Serve Our Students with TBI's Laurel Amsel, University of Colorado - Boulder It was quite moving, genuine and informative. As the number of Veteran's returning to school to take advantage of their educational benefits increases along with the propensity for them to have TBI's, this session was essential.

E- Portfolios

Voller & Hull, Tuesday, after lunch

E portfolios nuttall

Collaborative Approach to Advising Accelerated Programs (4+1). Concurrent Session #7

Students in Transition, Raquel Fong

Advising Notes - Reconsidering the Daily Task Alicia Hayden

Play Therapy session 1

THe Pre-conference Research Symposium was my favorite. I'm not sure if that counts (?), but I also liked Concurrent Session 2, Using Advisor Outcomes for Program Assessment and Advisor Evaluation, NEd Muhovich.

Session #3, Our Advising Stories: How Involvement in NACADA Aided Our Career Successes, Dr. Deborah Hull and Dr. Julie Voller

5 Advising Notes - Reconsidering the Daily Task Alicia Hayden

Tamra Ortgies-Young. Advising Student Citizens: Helping Students Become Active, Informed Citizens

Session #6 Highlighting Effective Practices in Supporting Adult Learners, Joshua Steele and Sarah Wieland

session was :C2, borrowing from stages, Richards and Godenitz but the absolute highlight of the conference was the lunch keynote by Dr. Garcia!

Session #3, Q&A, David Garcia

Q2 - Overall, I thought the Conference was:

# Answer % Count

1 Poor 3.18% 5

2 Fair 7.01% 11

3 Good 42.68% 67

4 Very Good 47.13% 74

Total 100% 157

Q3 - How many REGIONAL conferences have you attended before this conference?

# Answer % Count

1 None 43.71% 73

2 1-2 26.95% 45

3 3-4 18.56% 31

4 5 or more 10.78% 18

Total 100% 167

Q4 - How did you learn of this conference? (Mark all that apply)

# Answer % Count

1 Talking with a colleague 40.96% 68

2 E-mail announcement from NACADA 55.42% 92

3 Other: 13.86% 23

Total 100% 166

Other:

NACADA Region 10 Facebook Page

Nacada website

Our Director

Internship mentor

Searched it on Nacada website

conference committee member

Nacada website

NACADA Website

NACADA website

Award winner

Past involvement in Region X

NACADA Website

I looked it up on the website

NACADA website

Common Knowledge

supervisor

Checked NACADA website directly

NACADA Website

Director of Advising very supportive of professional development.

Searched on site

NACADA website

National

Q5 - To what extent did the conference meet your expectations?

# Answer % Count

1 Not at all 1.20% 2

2 Some 19.76% 33

3 Most 59.88% 100

4 All 19.16% 32

Total 100% 167

Q6 - Which of the following best describes your primary role at your institution?

# Answer % Count

1 Faculty Advisor 0.60% 1

2 Academic Advisor 66.47% 111

3 Counselor 0.00% 0

4 Academic Advisor/Counselor 5.99% 10

5 Advising Administrator 11.38% 19

6 Administrator with responsibilities over several areas, one of which is advising 7.78% 13

7 Graduate student 1.20% 2

8 Institutional position supports advising i.e. Registrar, admissions, financial aid, etc. 1.20% 2

9 Affiliated with a college or university but not in any of the roles previously mentioned 0.60% 1

10 Not affiliated with an institution of higher education 0.00% 0

11 Other: 4.79% 8

Total 100% 167

Other:

Administrative Support

program coordinator and advisor

Instructional Designer

Academic Coach

I am the athlete academic advisor.

Disability Resource Coordinator

Career & Professional Dev Prof, Outreach & New Student Orientation

retired advising administrator

Q7 - How many years have you been in advising? (as an advisor, administrator, or faculty

member)

# Answer % Count

1 Less than 5 years 37.13% 62

2 5-10 years 34.13% 57

3 11-20 years 19.16% 32

4 More than 20 years 9.58% 16

Total 100% 167

Q8 - In what ways was this conference valuable to you?

For the most part I was able to take away something several of the sessions I attended to incorporate into my job to make positive changes.

networking

I went to several sessions that I could use ideas from in my advising. It was also good to network with others in the region.

new ideas for working with adult students

The conference session topics were timely and beneficial. Hard to choose one because so many were interesting. The opportunity to network with others is invaluable.

Thinking about advising techniques with students, new programs to incorporate in advisement center, motivation for job performance

Introduced me to new ideas

I received information that I have never heard of before with strategies to implement.

Every presenter comes with a certain expertise and experience that we can share to adapt to our on needs back at our universities.

Learning new topics related to advising

Connecting with advisors in our region.

Because I work in a unique environment, it was good to see how advising works in other settings. It also gave my colleagues and I an opportunity to see the breadth of academic advising.

The opportunity for exchange of ideas among colleagues.

It gave me an opportunity to meet and visit with other professionals outside of my current institution.

Nice to see what others are doing to get ideas to improve my advising.

It allowed me to network and talk to others about what they are doing at their institutions.

This allowed me to see the various avenues to get involved in Nacada and Network. It encouraged me to step outside my role and work on the goal of publishing.

I am a new advisor, I so got a lot of great information that will be valuable.

The information presented on the topics I attended were quite relevant and will be useful in my position as an advisor.

Learn about new advising approaches. It is always nice to meet new people in the academic advising.

easy to get to location

Great info and skills to bring back to implement in my day-to-day work, as well as assessment.

It was great to learn from other colleagues how they not only approach programs in their office but just advising situations in general.

Learned tidbits of info that I could apply to my practice which is always useful!

I really enjoyed hearing/sharing best practice ideas - especially when the break out sessions were general enough to use at different colleges/universities but with enough content to know how to bring the ideas to bear at one's own school.

Some new ideas for advising. A bit of renewable in thinking about research

Able to network with colleagues

It allowed me to connect with the profession and learn best practices as a new advisor.

Learned that there are universal frustrations and challenges in the advising profession. Learned some good tools to try to be more effective.

understand that "change" has to happen on their own time, and it is not an event, it is a process.

Gave me some new ideas and a break from my usual routine.

I was able to take away a lot of information that I can apply to my current position within advising.

Networking with other advisors, and attending sessions for new strategies to help students. I appreciated Wendy Troxel's session that clarified how advisors can be involved with research even when it is not promoted at our institution.

Networking with colleagues, getting ideas to bring back to my campus/unit

The network opportunities

An opportunity to learn what peer institutions are doing

It was great to network.

I am one year into my advising role, and was hoping to gain more knowledge about practices that I could implement in my role. I appreciated opportunities to network, learn about how other institutions do things.

Very pertinent and relevant information that I can take an use in my practice and professional growth. Love to connect with others in the profession and network!

The concurrent sessions were very informative and helpful for the most part. I enjoyed getting to know other what other people are doing.

I loved learning from other advising professionals who wanted to share best practices. Useful sessions overall that focused on utilizing creativity to engage students differently. The location was excellent & the layout of the sessions was good.

New Insight to old things I do every day.

The collaboration amongst all higher education institutions is a great way to end the academic year and start thinking about impact for the upcoming year. I also enjoyed the opportunity of networking and collaborating with new people.

Networking and learning from others doing similar jobs

Got me to reflect on my daily interactions with students.

Great sessions, great community-building.

I have newly returned to advising and enjoyed attending sessions that focused on bigger picture retention initiatives that advisors can use in partnership with other university offices.

I always value the connections I make at NACADA conferences. Some of them are new and some are renewed!

The program sessions were awesome this regional conference!

I learned of some great ideas to streamline advising notes. I also met a few great contacts that I will be able to use in the future as resources.

Yes. I was able to connect with several institutions that will assist me & my students.

Sessions and networking opportunities were wonderful!

It's great to hear ideas/methods that other institutions use when advising students. Allows us to re-evaluate the services we offer to our students and make improvements.

Reinforced how we should be advising and learn some new tips.

It helped me determine my next steps in my career path; also provided new ideas/perspectives regarding student interactions.

This conference had some good sessions that provided ideas that could be brought back to campus, and opened ideas up through exploration of processes and ideas that were shared.

I picked up some good information from concurrent sessions.

Some of the concurrent sessions (particularly regarding perspectives) and the networking.

great concurrent sessions

it was interesting to see the different ways in which institutions handle different issues.

Networking and exploring ideas around the current changing nature of advising at my institution to help support completion agenda and persistence.

I had the opportunity to meet, network and collaborate with amazing individuals. This is one, if not the best, value of attending conferences. Once again, all the session I had the opportunity to attend were fascinating, relevant and the presenters were passionate about the information they were sharing! Kudos to every single one of them.

Networking

Networking with other Region 10 advisors is the most valuable piece of attending this conference.

There were a few nuggets of good information.

Great concurrent sessions with lots of great techniques and ideas for me to bring back to my every day practice as an advisor!

Provided insight into making my own presentations; learned about programs at other colleges - student fellowships, student exchange programs.

It is valuable to hear from other advisors about programs or strategies they use at their universities.

I got out of the day-to-day routine of advising and met with colleagues from other institutions, as well as my own. I learned about topics with which I had not previously been familiar. I also learned about ways that other units or schools have dealt with issues that could impact my unit.

I appreciate hearing the perspectives and practices of those from other institutions. While I work at a small art school which is inherently very different from any of the universities represented at NACADA, perhaps that's a benefit. You can always learn new ways of doing things, or perhaps reaffirm your own practices.

High quality sessions.

It was great to learn and share with others.

Networking and gaining an understanding of advising on a regional basis.

I got ideas both practical to implement and ideas to think about an present on in the future. I also was surprised that it helped me see that I am doing great in some areas.

Learning to work with more difficult populations of students (ie. disengaged and foreclosed) and learning to reflect on own experiences ont he job to improve in the future.

This conference was valuable to ne because it allowed my to network. This conference allowed me to experience and learn new things in the advisor world. This conference allowed me to see how other advisors, departments, and institutions deal with the same issues that I am having with my advisees.

Being new in the role of advising there was a lot that I learned and that I could apply during my advising appointments.

I enjoyed meeting professionals from other institutions.

Networking, learning new/different ideas.

It was great for networking and just seeing how other people and institutions work and do things

I really liked hearing what other departments and schools do. You can't have that much sharing at the national conference because of the size, but the smaller size allowed for more discussion.

Gave me other institution perspectives

Breakout sessions. Topics covered helpful material.

Meeting colleagues, attending presentations, being able to present my work.

it was fun

Builds relational skills.

Great information. Ideas that I can use immediately and put into my plans for future growth.

There were several sessions that we applicable to the interactions I have with students on a regular basis. Many of the classes addressed common issues faced by many institutional staff members, even those who are not directly advising students.

sharing ideas with others attending

I was refreshed after this conference experience for several reasons.

State meetings to talk about what we need to do and get people to lead since they are right there in the room.

Networking with advisors from other schools

I got some good ideas on things I can start to implement in my advising

Lots of great networking

networking. information gathering.

I always love meeting advisors from other institutions and learning from them.

Networking, got some tips to take back to the office.

Opportunities to connect with the advising community, professional development opportunities, and opportunities to present a workshop.

It is always great to see to see what our colleagues at regional institutions are up to and learn about the challenges and opportunities that they are facing. Often, we have more similarities than differences.

Loved meeting other advisors from other institutions! Some of the talks gave valuable information.

I learned lots, networking good, and I love to travel

New topics, good folks!

Always helps to get affirmation of similar challenges and struggles advisors face, no matter where or the size of the college. Can glean best practices and new ideas too.

I learned a few things on a personal level, but I didn't really learn anything I could "take back to the office".

Real examples were very good

Good to meet other advisors; inspiring workshops.

Connecting with colleagues!

Seeing former colleagues, meeting young advisors.

Having he opportunity to network with other schools.

Networking learning new things on professionalism passion and assessment

There were some valuable sessions I attended I can use in my work.

Networking

I work very closely with advisors in my role. I enjoyed the opportunity to network with representatives from other institutions. The conference breakout sessions added to a better understanding of the advising role and the challenges they face. I am a committee chair for the 2018 national conference so it was helpful to see the flow and organization of the regional conference.

I really like networking and hearing what other advising units are doing. I also attended the research symposium and it was really great. Always come away from NACADA conferences energized about my career in advising!

I enjoy being able to network with other professionals in the field. Seeing and hearing what other people and institutions are doing is always so helpful. It refreshes your passion for the field and helps you remember why you love your job.

Networking

The sessions that incorporated discussions were the most helpful. It always helps to hear stories and ideas from other advisors.

I got to connect what I know with some new ideas about todays students and how to help them. The lunch keynote was a total highlight.

Q9 - My recommendations for future conferences include: (topics/speakers/external

activities/type/length of sessions, etc.)

I would like to see more sessions that deal with graduate students, advising online students and ways to improve an online student's experience.

A tote bag to carry conference materials, Use language that is inclusive of all institution types (IE. your institution instead of your university), 5 more minutes transition time between sessions, more presentations with topics related to social justice or technology.

I felt the conference booklet was very lacking. There was information missing or hard to find about times and locations, and there was very little about Phoenix and the surrounding area that was easily accessible.

Perhaps some sessions for physical fitness as an outlet after a long day: zumba, yoga, etc... I am a certified Zumba instructor and would be happy to do this at a conference.

I think better pre-conference publicity. More types of activities to interact with other participants.

Those that do poster presentation should be allow to also teach a topic on it.

1. Choosing a hotel with a nursing room as the attendee are more women than men. Please support working new mothers who breastfeed. 2. Choosing a hotel with self-parking. 3. Choosing/providing meals which are ok for those who are allergic to eggs:(

For the presenters: Provide them with an estimate of how many attendees will be in the sessions. Even a capacity amount so we can have the correct amount of materials. Opening Ceremony: Multiple start times advertised. Not enough food and little networking activity. Larger Hotel that fits all of the advisors and conference attendees. Priority booking should go to presenters.

It's hard to settle on presenters, I'm sure. A couple I attended were really good but a couple were so shoddy I couldn't believe they made the cut. Perhaps the vetting process could be improved. Also, perhaps repeating a couple of topics on the second day so we could have more chances to take particularly good sessions.

Keynotes are great for the conference but having two back to back was different and not my preference. The variety of sessions was good.

Was not a fan of the combined breakfast/speaker.

It would be nice to see more presentations about online schooling or distance learners. The conference itself was very heavy on ground campus learners and with as many institutions that use online schooling, it'd be nice to see more information related to that.

I would like to see more sessions that are directed at 2 year institutions.

Some of the topics presented seemed to be too generalized, whereas some were very specific and had much useful information for me.

more advanced information of conference offerings

Note sessions that are more specific to community college or university. I work at a community college, and while many of the university presentations are good, it can be difficult to make the information applicable.

I'd like to see more round table discussions. Learning about new programs is great, but I feel like I gain more through conversations than presentations.

If possible, I think there should be a variety of lengths of sessions offered. Some sessions could have used more time, but it's not always practical to offer a session as a pre-conference workshop for a number of reasons.

I really liked how the speaker at lunch was not an advisor but could really speak to larger issues at hand that impact us and our students. I would encourage speakers to include less content and more time for questions and sharing. Since this is one of the few times that we can discuss topics with other advisors, this type of sharing is very valuable.

At some point in the conference do an introduction/survey of participants (ie any from outside Region 10). Could do this during just prior to first speaker at the breakfast. Region 8 has a wrapup at end with a lunch and speaker. I like this idea as just leaving from the last session is a little anti-climatic.

Innovative approach to advising

More of a focus for advising online students.

Include floor level (example: ground floor, second floor, third floor) to indicate where concurrent sessions are located on the conference booklet.

Maybe provide a bag and notebook. I never know whether to bring a bag myself or not. It would be nice to receive on at the conference.

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Meal groups (with signups) for advisors attending solo.

More interactive sessions.

I prefer more structure. The previous functional area I worked in had many conferences, and they seemed more structured. I was surprised there was not a formal welcome the first night of the conference, and there was no formal closing piece. A lot of the sessions were specific to their institution, making it hard to envision practices at our institution.

The only recommendations I'd have for future conferences would be seating in concurrent sessions. The chairs were extremely close together and the rows of chairs were narrow without a lot of leg room- I'm a short person but I'd assume taller people were even more uncomfortable for the majority of the day.

I wasn't particularly impressed with the keynote speakers. There was some miscommunication/errors with the program about timing of events.

More time for networking with professionals from other schools! Structured networking would be a plus - there's so much to learn from everyone!

I attended a partners conference the day I came home. Each speaker was only given 50 minutes to share information then there was a 10 minute break. It was fantastic. True be told I was totally entertained in the partners conference I attended. While I was at NACADA sometimes the information dragged on. It might be good idea to cut the time down to 50 minutes.

The only complaint I had was that no wifi was provided to the conference attendees who were not staying at the marriott. For the amount we spend on the conference, I think wifi should be provided.

More concurrent sessions for high school/concurrent enrollment academic advisors

I was sad when the conference ended. I would love for it to be a little longer.

Like a national conference it might be nice to have tracks to ensure that every session involves sessions on advising online, advising graduate students, transfer student experience

There was a nice variety of activities and topics. I wonder if we could wrap the regional business meeting into a general session, or have it after the state meetings. I felt like lots of people went missing when the business meeting started and we could have used their voices in the state meeting.

Top Program Sessions. Session the second to re-present the best presentations (top rated) to people to go to.

Session(s) on advising international students. Session(s) on advising outreach students.

More engaging keynote speakers

Tuesday was too full and exhausting, spread out sessions a little more

More sessions for advising administrators/online advising

Offer a sessions on the following topics: advising probation students, advising international students, and having difficult conversations with students.

Vetting session descriptions that match the talks. I would like to have seen more poster demonstrations with more space for congregation around the projects.

Include more sessions about serving non-traditional populations (transfers, adult learners, online, etc.) -- the sessions were heavily geared toward traditional college student experiences.

Really appreciated having a speaker outside of the advising community

I think it would be good to specify in the description of the session if it would be applicable to different sizes of institutions or departments. The descriptions of some of the sessions were misleading so there were some presentations that were good but we could not apply that to our department because we have over 5,000 students.

Possibly "tracks" for advisors versus advising adminstrators.

The hotel where the conference was being held ran out of the 'affordable' rooms very, very quickly. I had to stay 20-25 minutes away at another hotel that honored the state approved rates. I would recommend to book a larger number of rooms in the hotel where the conference is going to be held to ensure that most, if not all, the attendees (especially presenters) are able to stay (more below)...

Almost every speaker/presenter talked about what they did on their campus in their one situation that worked for them. We are supposed to glean what will work for us. This is hard when I'm at a small 2 year institution and it's a large 4-year presenting. How about we get more presentations on what works in advising in general?

Do not have the poster sessions go until 9:00 when the concurrent sessions start at 8:30 - that was very confusing. Also, if possible, providing WiFi at the hotel would be helpful.

More adult/online/distance learner sessions.

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I would like to recommend that the conferences do not have themes. I have noticed that the sessions become too similar when there is a theme.

I was surprised at the length of the conference - I thought a regional conference would be longer than a day and a half (not counting opening remarks/reception.)

No specific recommendations

Some of the titles and descriptions of concurrent sessions were not accurate and I sat through a few sessions that were slightly misworded. I would also recommend giving more times between sessions (or shorter sessions), as it can be exhausting to sit through 3-4 hours of a dense academic presentation.

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I think some sessions would be great as repeats; especially if there's a high turn out. Some topics could use twice the time allotted and still not cover all of the materials.

It would help if it were specified as to when the keynote speaker would begin on Tuesday. Tuesday schedule said "breakfast + keynote at 7am" but keynote did not begin until after 8am.

I would like for future conferences to have some sessions on advising student-athletes and the challenges that come with this type of student. The student-athlete is a very unique advisee that most of us have as some of our advisees.

Opening reception was not as informational as I thought this would be and seemed a little unorganized. I was expecting an overview of the next couple of days and introduction to NACADA.

Have a variety in session lengths- perhaps some topics more in-depth than others.

it would be great to have different tracks - university and community/junior/technical college. This is why I appreciated the session for the CTE students the most. It focused on what I do at our community college.

More range in speakers

My only complaint about the conference was the seating. The ballroom seating (for meals and keynotes) was great, but the breakout session seating was too tight and uncomfortable.

Give us topics to discuss at lunch; I wanted some more time to get to know advisors outside of my university.

More intellectual and personal development stuff.

Lunch key note speaker was a big disappointment. He didn't really take into consideration his audience, one of his slides insulted the Republican Party, and he changed what the committee asked him to speak on.

A broader scope of topics. Many topics seemed similar in content.

more two year presentations. Maybe a 2 year track and a 4 year track. A session or two for the "seasoned" advisor (15+years as an advisor).

More group tours and activities at the beginning of the conference since many people have to fly back.

More presentations from advisors representing non-traditional, online, and/or graduate populations.

Recognize award winners just before the opening keynote to better highlight their accomplishment. Winners were announced during lunch AFTER the keynote and it seemed like they got lost. No one was paying attention. Also, consider an electronic format to do session evaluations.

In Utah next year - Dean Oogles from BYU Family Home Social Sciences college - for motivational interviewing

The welcome session should've been on Sunday, conference starting on Monday rather than squeezing in 4 sessions on Tuesday and tours should've been offered on Monday during the open time rather than squeezed into Wednesday. No political speakers and don't use someone from NACADA's central office as a keynote. There needs to be relatable speakers.

-more reserved rooms at the conference hotel. It would have been much more convenient staying at the hotel instead of an alternate location. -The sessions were not as informative as I had hoped. I did not walk away with a lot of new ideas and programs to implement. Many sessions content was very basic, nothing extraordinary. -Receiving the abstracts before the conference would have been helpful

Have the registration table open a little later on the opening night to allow those just arriving for the opening reception to get their materials that evening. For topics, I would like to see a presentation on working with students on the autism spectrum.

Student Retention Strategies

More time for "structured peer counseling;" time for advisors to discuss trials and tribulations and success strategies for themselves specifically that isn't just unstructured mingling (maybe during lunch instead of a keynote speaker). Additionally, Tuesday was a little packed... it started early and ended fairly early, and had no breathing room or time to digest information between sessions.

Awesome

I would love to have "hands-on" computing abilities for trainings such as creating our professional E-Portfolio. Also, balance of mind and body would be helpful. Many of us sit at a desk for many hours a day. Address techniques to incorporate movement, ergonomics and shift the mind-set to promote our personal health.

Perhaps a session or two involving dealing with online student populations? I felt most, if not all, were dealing with in-person advising appointments.

include student case studies

The Introvert Advisor: How to recharge.

Arranged tours of local area historical sites, no more politicians as keynote speakers, provide the menu for each meal that's included to allow time for attendees with allergies or food issues to choose other options.

More opportunities to network with other schools.

Larger rooms.

I wish there were better opportunities for formal networking. It also feels weird that there is no closing session.

I felt some of the sessions could have had more time. It felt like some of them had to be cut short. I needed more time in between sessions for a water break or grabbing a snack.

The presentations were too basic. Most lacked specific data and measurable outcomes of efforts. They also lacked enough details about transferrable techniques. They were too focused on the institutions own perspective and not about how it might apply more broadly. Some sessions had titles and descriptions that were not reflected in the content ie; "How to Assist Students in Free Fall".

Include more sessions that are focused on the MS and PhD students and online students. Every session I attended was around UG and F2F advising. I was surprised that more was not focused on these area's so many school now have an online component yet none of the sessions address how you advise on the phone and they ways it is different from F2R

I would like to see more research/ assessment of strategies implemented

Have more hotel rooms available for attendees or at least for presenters.

More topics revolving around diversity in HED.

More discussion sessions, more sessions on adult and online learners.

Dr. Garcia talked about the downside of us staying in our "clans", can we branch out at NACADA conferences outside of our "clan", maybe asking the "best" presenters from FYE, or CRLA, etc. to come speak?

Q10 - Additional comments:

One interesting thing is that while NACADA is talking about the future of technology in advising, there wasn't internet access at the conference center.

The access to wi-fi was difficult. The presenters seemed frustrated with that as well.

Presentation Topics: Advise that presentations need to be more focused on how Advisors can utilize this at their campus. Many topics were just sharing a program they do, which is nice to see but we are there to learn how we can take ideas back and improve our advising. There were presentations that overlapped in topics.

The start times was a bit unusual. While it supported everyone to come to breakfast "on time" it was not accurate to when the opening session began.

I really liked that there was only ever 3 concurrent sessions in a row. Some conferences get really long when there are so many sessions in a row without breaks.

Please make sure the speaker system works well in the Main Ballroom for the breakfast/lunch etc. I was sitting in the back area and could not hear anything clearly from the speakers, so I left the room and did other things. Those speakers had much to say, but those of us at the back could hear nothing.

Nice job! I'm looking forward to next year.

The opening reception did not feature heavy appetizers at all, so I would watch how you advertise. I also think I would take a less nice place that has more blocked hotel rooms and the option to give more freebies. Most conferences I go to provide at least a bag to carry materials, so I wasn't prepared this time with a bag.

This is a little detail, but at future conferences, could you please ask the caterers to provide at least one large water dispenser without fruit/veggies. Some of us cannot have citrus and some prefer plain water.

Many of the regional conferences make the same mistake at their opening reception. It is a really good idea to have conference organizers and volunteers mingle and introduce themselves.

I would say the food left a lot to be desired. The selection was minimal aside from lunch.

Was there a closing ceremony? It felt like the conference ended after the last session and everyone went their separate ways.

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The conference was great, I look forward to attending the next one.

The conference was great!

It would be nice if there was a more time spent on the award winners. A slide show with a picture or info would be great. I also think a closing lunch or something would be nice. Perhaps have a closing to recognize all award winners (including best of region presenters)>

The sound during the 2 keynote speaker sessions was terrible - especially during a meal with extra noise. Not an issue, but didn't feel like I could engage with the presenters very well. Something to consider!

It was unbelievable how expensive the hotel was. I didn't get registered for the hotel the conference was at to have it available to me. I did not like that I was way down the street for the other hotel and it was not convient. The hotel I stayed at worked out really nice but was expensive they said that because of March Madness their hotel rates are always higher this time of year.

I really enjoyed having the ballroom fit both the meal and the keynotes. It made the process that much smoother and I didn't have to rush eating to get over to these conversations like we did in Santa Fe.

THANK YOU!!!!

Some descriptions didn't match/misled what the topic was actually about. Just make sure the summary matches what is going to be said.

This conference was so well done! I wanted to send my kudos to the conference planning committee. Great job!

Overall the conference committee did a great job! For the minimal cost we paid, compared to other conferences I have attended the food was really good. Loved that Tuesday's breakfast was more than a continental breakfast. The reception on the first night said heavy hor doerves so I expected a buffet. Could have probably achieved similar results by having attendants serve each item in one spot?

This is probably related to this being a high end hotel, but $27 (with tip) at the opening reception for two margaritas was a bit shocking. That and the servers with food didn't get around to everyone.

The hotel was booked by the time I decided to attend, so I stayed at the recommended overflow hotel (Ramada Midtown). The hotel was terrible: dirty, poor location (next to a very dingy adult "boutique" ), and as a single female traveler I felt unsafe in the hotel and surrounding area. I would recommend better research when recommending overflow hotels to conference attendees.

Maybe have the lunch lines better organized it seem everyone was very crowded.

The committee did a great job!

Dr. David Garcia was interesting, but it was more like a political talk and that is not what many of expected, or thought was worthwhile.

The lunch speaker, Dr. David Garcia, wasn't very powerful.

Great Food!

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Overall really great conference! Thanks to the conference chairs and all their hard work in putting this together!

The Region 10 leadership team and volunteers did a great job with planning and logistics.

This conference was marketed as a 3 day event. I found it misleading when I realized there were only sessions for 1.5 days. I expected more sessions / content initially since it had been advertised as 3 days. I wish WIFI had been provided to us. I can't believe we were expected to pay for WIFI access at an event in which several presenters had expected attendees to have internet access.

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The key note speakers were hard to hear from the tables at the back of the room. That is where I got a seat for lunch and couldn't hear Dr. Garcia much if at all.

Great conference and a big thanks to the committee for organizing!

More vegetarian/gluten free options for meals.

As a presenter, there was a lack of communication before hand. I would email to ask a question and not receive a reply. It was frustrating to not know the accommodations.

It would have been nice to have more rooms available at the conference location. A lot of us had to stay in other locations because the hotel filled up way before 2/24.

More roundtable discussions on hot topics

I noticed that there were no presentations from New Mexico schools...just wondering why that was.

the food was excellent

Poorly planned and unorganized conference. Host schools should not take up hotel rooms - they should've been at the Ramada rather than having out of state attendees stay there.

Wifi needs to be available to everyone as part of registration

Loved the conference setting. The hotel was very nice and the spaces were well equipped.

I was a little disappointed with the food choices. Being vegan I needed there to be more options other than the fruit. Also having soy milk available for coffee would have been nice without having to request it.

NACADA needs to offer more session for advisors who advise to that MS or PhD student, who is attending an online school

Everyone did a great job - the diversity of topics was fantastic and I got something out of every session I attended. Thank you to all the planners and committee members - great job!!

I felt for the price that coffee should have been provided between sessions. The line at starbucks was too long between sessions. I would have been willing to pay a bit more for coffee between sessions. An afternoon snack would have been nice too. Somehow, none of the registration materials confirmed location, I knew I wasn't staying at the hotel, so it was hard to find out where it was held.

Q11 - What conference costs were covered by your institution? In the comments section,

indicate other sources of funding or any explanations of your answers to help us in our

future planning.

# Answer % Count

1 Conference registration fee 92.64% 151

2 NACADA Membership 79.75% 130

3 Hotel expenses 53.99% 88

4 Mileage and tolls 43.56% 71

5 Airfare 38.65% 63

6 Meal expenses 51.53% 84

7 Other: 11.66% 19

8 Further comments about your response: 12.88% 21

Total 100% 163

Other: Further comments

about your response:

None

none.

Funding through Academic Advisors Association on campus

Parking

Grant funded.

I did not have to use vacation days to attend, but I did have to work with students in the evenings and provide email support. Our professional development funds were redirected this year.

Paking Fees

All

Parking

Parking

Did not have other expenses other than conference fee and membership fee.

NACADA membership is individual not institution based. Our college does not pay for individual memberships, only institution members.

Hotel parking fees and car rental

parking (less tip)

none of my expenses was covered

Parking

Boarding for my cat. Love NACADA.

What conference costs were covered by your institution? In the comments sec... Count

What conference costs were covered by your institution? In the comments section, indicate other sources of funding or any explanations of your answers to help us in our future planning. - Selected Choice

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