Conferences

Annual Conferences

• NACADA- Regional Conferences
• NACADA- Annual Conference
  
• KACADA

Databases and Conference Listings

You can search these databases by state, location and topic.  Generally there is a fee and travel expenses involved.

• Student Affairs Conference Listing

• Conference Alerts - Academic Conferences Worldwide
• Chronicle of Higher Education Event Database

Additional Professional Development

Support Staff Professional Development

Delphi Center Professional Development and Training

 These are generally free of charge, located on the Belknap Campus and the Dine and Discover's serve food.

• Index

• Technology Training on  Educational Tools like Blackboard
• Dine and Discover Schedule

  Ideas 2 Action

 These are located on the Belkap Campus (often) and at times serve food or offer free office supplies.

Podcasts

 Podcasts are free online audio recordings you can listen to from your office.

• NACADA Podcasts 
• University of Washington Advising Podcasts
• Advising Podcasts are also available on Itunes University.  (They are free, just download Itunes and type search terms into the text box.  You might start by navigating to Itunes University, and then searching for advising.)
• What is your concept of advising? Itunes podcast

Research

• Annotated Bibliographies from NACADA
  

Food for Thought: Highlighted Professional Development Journal Articles

Elam, C., Stratton, T., and Gibson, D. (2007). Welcoming a New Generation to College: The Millennial Students. Journal of College Admission, 195, p. 20-5.

Luna, G., & Medina, C. (2007). Promising Practices and Challenges: E-advising Special Education Rural Graduate Students. Rural Special Education Quarterly 26 (4), p. 21-6