Adventures in Advising

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Celebrating the #NACADAfamily - Adventures in Advising

May 02, 2020 • Matt Markin • Season 1 • Episode 10

Episode ten of Adventures in Advising sees Colum Cronin and Matt Markin celebrating Global Advising Week and NACADA's 40th anniversary.

Global Advising Week recognises and champions the work of advisors, tutors, personal tutors, counselors and coaches who advise students around the globe.

NACADA evolved from the first National Conference on Academic Advising in 1977; May 2, 1979 was the official date when articles of incorporation were signed creating NACADA.

Join us in celebrating this special anniversary as we speak with three of NACADA's leaders.

In this epic episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Megumi Makino-Kanehiro - Incoming Vice President, NACADA and Director of Advising, Office of Undergraduate Education & Director, Manoa Advising Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

Erin Justyna - President, NACADA and Assistant Provost for Student Affairs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Charlie Nutt - Executive Director at NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advising

You'll also hear contributions from Quentin Alexander, Lynn O’Sickey, Cheri Souza, Casey Self, Ryan Scheckel, Oscar van den Wijngaard, Locksley Knibbs, Leah Panganiban, Maria Domingo, Kevin Thomas, JP Villavicencio, Cynthia Pascal, Wendy Schindler, Shaltalea Johns, Karen Archambault, Michael Geroux, Amanda Roberts-Mather, Rachel Mars, and Joshua Johnson.

Global Advising Week is sponsored by NACADA, UKAT and LVSA. Further information and a full list of activities can be found here: https://bit.ly/2KTiMa3 All the events for this week are free and open to all.

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