Final Report

2017 NACADA Region 5 Evaluation

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

Presenter name)

Got Grit? A New Advising Method - session C5, N. Ruscheinski Herion and L. Hollenbeck

C12: Power and Emotion in Advising Supervision; Shelley Price-Williams

The session by Loyola advisors about students on probation.

C29: Getting to Done: Managing Spaghetti from a Fire Hose Jeannette Passmore, Rhodes State College Best of OHAAA Although I attended (and enjoyed) a lot of sessions centered around training and development of advisors. I found that I was able to incorporate Jeannette's suggestions quickly to become more efficient in my daily tasks.

Session #C12, Power & Emotion in Advising Supervision, Shelley Price-Williams, PhD

C21 Charming Through Disarming: Utilizing Appreciative Advising to Foster Engagement and Continued Learning/Brittany Erwin, Wright State University

Thursday's session about GRIT

Advisor Training

Kristy Sprung-C41. Trial by Fire?

Winning the Talent War - Upping our game #C8 Dr. James Applegate

C35: Exploring Your Advising Community's Potential-Building an Advisor Week. Josephine Volpe, UIC and Nick Ardinger, UIC

C17: When not to parallel plan: Creating a safe space for academically grieving students; Liz Freedman

Is Advising a High Impact Practice, JP Villavicencio

The presentation on GRIT.

C23 Get Out of the Office. Ryan Echevarria

The one about using grief counseling techniques (it won an award at the end).

Amy Thaci and Melinda McDonald

Resume Exercises: Confidence Builders for Students and Advisors, Concurrent 3, Lori Seischab

C6: Advisors at Bat: Coaching Strategies that Advance our Students! Nicole Turner

Opening remarks on Thursday - Applegate.

The James Applegate keynote was most valuable to me in my role as an advising administrator.

Is Academic Advising A High-Impact Practice? JP Villavicencio

C19: Simple Career Advising Strategies for Busy Advisors, Kristen Lindsay

C11, Coaching Conversations in Advising Sessions, Gail Fairfield (IU)

Bullying Among College Students

C10

C1: Advisors: Put your oxygen mask on first Megan Giordano and Terry O'Brien

C5: Got Grit? A New Advising Method, Nicole Ruscheinski Herion and Lisa Hollenbeck C23: Get Out of the Office! Effective Advising Practices Outside of the Advising Office, Ryan Echevarria

C20: Dig Deeper: Advising Black & Latino Students Gary Cooper-Sperber, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Olivia Navarro University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Gabriela Dorantes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Flipped Advising, Pre-conference session-George Steele

C3, How to be a LGBTQA Ally 101, Sarah Stevens

C41.Trial By Fire Developing and Implementing a Successful Model. Kristy Sprung

C44, Reasons for their departure: A look at undergraduate women who abandon STEM majors, Nicole Rombach

C20, Dig Deeper and C54, Game of Groans

Queering Advising

Flipped Advising workshop

C41: Trial by fire? Developing & Implementing a Successful Model for New Employee Training in the Academic Advising Office, Kristy Sprung

C 17 (session 3), When NOT To Parellel Plan. Liz Freeman IUPUI

C24:Resume Exercises: Confidence Builders for Students and Advisors. Lori Seischab, Michigan State University.

C17: When NOT to Parallel Plan: Creating a safe space for academically grieving students, Liz Freedman

C44, Reasons for their Departure: A Look at Undergraduate Women Who Abandon STEM Majors, Nicole Rombach

C6, Advisors at Bat: Coaching Strategies that Advance our Students, Nicole Turner

PC 4: Flip Your Advising - Move Your Advising Wed site to a LMS

C55. The Five W's of Creating An Advising Network. Whitney Harris, Margee Myles, Michele Pickett

C24: Resume Exercises: Confidence Builders for Students and Advisors, by Lori Seischab, Michigan State University

C9, Transparent Advising for Underserved Students, Kasey Swanke

C51, Queering Advising, Christy Carlson,

Plot Twist Panic & When not to Parallel Plan

C49, Avoiding Plot Twist Panic: Building Strong Parallel Plans, Kelsey Cox and Keely Floyd (IUPUI)

C27, So Happy Together: Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in First-Year Seminars, Jana Renner & Laura Masterson

C41: Trial by Fire? Developing and Implementing a Successful Model for New Employee Training in the Academic Advising Office Kristy Sprung, Cardinal Stritch University

Pre-conference with Brody

Academic Coaching, Gail, IU-Bloomington

Session C13: Is Academic Advising a High-Impact Practice? Presenter: JP Villavicencio.

C20

C49, Avoiding Plot Twist Panic,Kelsey Cox, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | Keely Floyd, IUPUI

C5, Got Grit, Hollenbeck and Herion

C44, Reasons for their Departure: A Look at Undergraduate Women Who Abandon STEM Majors, Nicole Rombach

C12: Power and Emotion in Advising Supervision, Shelley Price-Williams

Coaching session by Gail Fairfield

Dig Deeper: Advising Black & Latino Students, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

C29: Getting to Done: Managing Spaghetti from a Fire Hose, Jeannette Passmore

C23: Get out of the Office!: Effective Advising practices outside of the Advising Office Ryan Echevarria, College of Lake County

Session # C3, How to be a LGBTQ Ally, 101. Sarah Stevens and Courtney Drew

Coaching Conversations. Presenter was from IU. She talked about the art of the ARC in Advising. The ARC is where students are able to find their purpose, their "WHY". She highlighted what active listening looks like and showed us the value in speaking less and listening more.

Session C23 Get out of the Office!: Effective Advising practices outside of the Advising Office Ryan Echevarria, College of Lake County

LGBTQ Ally (can't remember exact title) - was in 1st session on Thursday

C5: Got Grit? A new Advising Method Nicole Ruscheinski Herion, College of Lake County | Lisa Hollenbeck, College of Lake County

Concurrent Session 3, Get out of the Office!: Effective Advising Practices outside of the Advising Office, Ryan Echevarria

First session on advising and coming up with an advising statement and a advising syllabus.

C4: Developing Intercultural Competency to Enhance Academic Advising, Mandy Chalk & Ashley Maloff - Purdue University

C11; Coaching Conversations in Advising Sessions, Gail Fairfield

Getting to Done--- she was hilarious, to the point and gave EXCELLENT insights/information.

C17, When Not to Parallel Plan, Liz Freedman

Keynote Address: Dr. James Applegate

C19: Simple Career Advising Strategies for Busy Advisors by Kristen Lindsay of Terra State Community College

LGBTQA

PC2, Interven Acad Crisis: Helping Student complete their journey, Shelley Price-Williams

C17 When not to parallel plan: Creating a safe space for academically grieving students. Liz Freedman

Preconference for administrators with Brody Shears.

Title: When not to Parallel Plan Presenter(s): Liz Freedman Important Takeaways: When students don’t get into competitive programs, they may be grieving the loss of that opportunity Sometimes we need to provide a space for grieving, then invite them back to plan at a later time Application: 4 methods Reflective Listening “I wonder” questions Metalevel Communication Rule Breaks

The Second Year Experience

Undocumented Students

C12: Power and Emotion in Advising Supervision, Shelley Price-Williams.

Resume Excercise, Lori Seischab

#C17, 'When NOT to Parallel Plan,' Liz Freedman

C52, Passport to Engagement: Second Year Experience

Black and Latino Students

Game of Groans #C54, Michelle Sadowski

C20-Dig Deeper-Advising Black & Latino Students, Cooper-Sperber, Navarro, and Dorantes

C5: Got Grit, Nicole Herion and Lisa Hollenbeck College of Lake County

C11, Coaching Conversations in Academic Advising, Gail Fairfield

C29 Getting to Done

C12: Power and Emotion in Advising Supervision, Shelley Price-Williams & C53: Two Heads are Better than One: Academic & Career Advising, Adam McChesney

C41 Trial by Fire? Developing and Implementing a Successful Model for New Employee Training in the Academic Advising Office

C41: Trial By Fire? Developing and Implementing a Successful Model for New Employee Training in the Academic Advising Office.

Coaching Conversations in Academic Advising, Gail Fairfield, Indiana University

C2, Surviving a Traumatic Campus Event, Presented by: Melinda McDonald and Amy Treboni

? I don't understand this question. What situation are you referring to? I feel that this question should not be the very first question asked in this survey.

C23: Get Out of the Office! Effective Advising Practices Outside of the Advising Office Ryan Echevarria, College of Lake County

C27: So Happy Together: Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in First-Year Seminars Jana Renner, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | Laura Masterson, IUPUI

C22 Exploring Opportunities with Students on Academic Probation, Betsi Burns & Leah Pasquesi Loyola University of Chicago

#C13, Is Academic Advising a High-Impact Practice? JP Villavicencio

C48: Endless possibilities as a professional: Determining your level of involvement in the scholarship of advising. Wendy Troxel.

C5: Got Grit? A New Advising Method

Breakfast Networking

C5: Got Grit? A new Advising Method. Nichole Ruscheinski Herio and Lisa Hollenbeck.

OSU on traumatic experiences

Advisors at Bat: Coaching Strategies that Advance our Students, Nicole Turner

Kristen from Terra State Community College - Implementing quick career advising ideas in academic advising sessions

The Five W's of Creating an Advising Network

C22 - Exploring Opportunities with Students on Academic Probation

Coaching Conversations in Advising Sessions

Publishing with NACADA, Wendy Troxell

C22, "Exploring Opportunities with Students on Academic Probation", Betsi Burns and Leah Pasquesi

C53, Two Heads Are Better Than One: Academic and Career Advising, Adam McChesney

Training New Advisors by the woman from Cardinal Stritch

Resume session

Q2 - Overall, I thought the Conference was:

# Question Poor Fair Good Very Good Total

1 Advanced Mailing, Publicity, Etc. 0.00% 0 5.71% 10 38.86% 68 55.43% 97 175

2 Conference Location 3.31% 6 10.50% 19 34.81% 63 51.38% 93 181

3 Facilities 0.56% 1 8.33% 15 41.11% 74 50.00% 90 180

4 Meals 8.82% 15 23.53% 40 44.12% 75 23.53% 40 170

5 Registration Process 1.69% 3 0.00% 0 33.15% 59 65.17% 116 178

6 Keynote Speaker: Dr. James Applegate 1.28% 2 16.03% 25 36.54% 57 46.15% 72 156

7 Opening Reception 4.10% 5 30.33% 37 39.34% 48 26.23% 32 122

8 Quality of the Concurrent Sessions 0.56% 1 11.73% 21 37.43% 67 50.28% 90 179

9 Closing Wrap Up 1.09% 1 17.39% 16 42.39% 39 39.13% 36 92

10 Overall, I thought the conference was: 0.56% 1 7.87% 14 40.45% 72 51.12% 91 178

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

# Answer % Count

1 None 42.22% 76

2 1-2 34.44% 62

3 3-4 11.11% 20

4 5 or more 12.22% 22

Total 100% 180

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

# Answer % Count

1 Talking with a colleague 37.57% 68

2 E-mail announcement from NACADA 61.33% 111

3 Other: 16.02% 29

Total 100% 181

Other:

NACADA Website

NACADA Website

My supervisor and boss both encouraged attendance at the conference

Checking NACADA website

NACADA updates

NACADA website

NACADA Leader

I am a member of the NACADA leadership in R5.

last years conference

Supervisor

NACADA Website

my boss

My University supported our attendance

Explored online

I am a NACADA member

department

Look on website - always knew of existence

Google search

Past attendee

Looking to present

NACADA Revion V conference 2016

Annual conference state meeting announcement

Announcement at 2016 conference

State meeting at annual conference

Announcement at previous Region 5 Conf

Looked at NACADA website

Last years conference in toronto and then further commmunication from NACADA

web

Website

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

# Answer % Count

1 Not at all 1.10% 2

2 Some 22.10% 40

3 Most 48.62% 88

4 All 28.18% 51

Total 100% 181

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

# Answer % Count

1 Faculty Advisor 0.55% 1

2 Academic Advisor 60.77% 110

3 Counselor 1.10% 2

4 Academic Advisor/Counselor 4.42% 8

5 Advising Administrator 18.23% 33

6 Administrator with responsibilities over several areas, one of which is advising 8.84% 16

7 Graduate student 1.66% 3

8 Institutional position supports advising i.e. Registrar, admissions, financial aid, etc. 1.10% 2

9 Affiliated with a college or university but not in any of the roles previously mentioned 1.10% 2

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

11 Other: 2.21% 4

Total 100% 181

Other:

Now retired

Academic & Career Advisor

Career Counselor

Retention/Early Alert Specialist

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

member)

# Answer % Count

1 Less than 5 years 44.20% 80

2 5-10 years 29.83% 54

3 11-20 years 19.89% 36

4 More than 20 years 6.08% 11

Total 100% 181

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

It was nice to see how other institutions deal with advising policies and procedures, and to collaborate with colleagues across the region.

I gained professional tools that can be used in everyday practice as an academic advisor and higher Ed professional.

This was valuable in helping me understand the format of a regional conference. I was also able to meet advisors from different institutions and gain a more thorough understanding of institutional differences in the field.

The conference was a great opportunity for casual networking conversations and information sharing.

Networking, new ideas, concurrent sessions were wonderful

I enjoyed several of the concurrent sessions, especially the ones about combining career and academic advising, and academic coaching conversations.

3 of the sessions I attended were very well done and had good information.

networking, best practices, learning from peers

Keeps me informed of what other schools are doing to increase retention and persistence to graduation.

It was great to learn from peers about process that I could use to enhance some of my academic advising processes

Being apart of the mentoring program was the most valuable part of the conference. Meeting someone who cares about your future within the Academic Affairs is rewarding.

Quality of the sessions, learned some things to take back.

New ideas.

the sessions; getting inspired to present at a future conference

networking, new ideas, new vendors

The conference allowed me to meet with other colleagues and we were able to collaborate.

Provided excellent resources and practical information for my day-to-day work

Learning more about advising practices, connecting with peers/colleagues

networking, increased knowledge of advising practices

Networking

ALL the concurrent sessions I attended were helpful and done exceptionally well. I learned so much and had a lot to bring back to my institution. I also really enjoyed the poster sessions. I thought the content of the conference was great! Thank you so much!

Identified techniques we are currently using. Provided some more information about advising I didn't know about.

All the sessions I attended sparked some thought or idea for me. It wasn't necessarily a matter of "Oh! I learned __________, and now I'll implement that!" It was more a matter of "Hmm...that makes me wonder about _________."

Great networking and advancing the goals of NACADA and the leadership. I really got a lot out of the James Applegate talk. So much of what he addressed was relevant to the things going on at my institution.

All NACADA conferences and events are informational and re-energizing for me. It helps me to refocus on the goals of academic advising and not become lax or routine in my practice.

Connecting with professionals from other institutions and hearing some great new ideas for using career strategies within advising.

Seeing the new directions that already established theory and practice is taking. Seeing new faces in the advising community.

I enjoyed a few of the breakout sessions and they were very informative. I enjoyed making connections with my colleagues and other professionals who are very passionate about their work.

It was great to network with colleagues, and I picked up some good info to bring back to my advising unit.

Community Development Personal Career Support

I highly enjoyed this conference and the ability to become involved. It was packed with opportunities to participate and engage with others. It was a great location and economical.

connecting with other advisors

Meeting others, learning new things

Making connections with other professions

Communicating with advisors and discussing common issues/experiences; learning about new initiatives/ideas

Really enjoyed several concurrent sessions.

Learning best practices and networking.

So many great resources from other colleges. Take what was shared and make it into something great at my college

New ideas

Reinforced many of the practices I am already employing in my work.

Networking and getting some great ideas and info.

Great to discuss topics, learn about other schools, meet academic advisers from many locations.

I volunteered for the first time, so I was able to see what goes into organizing a regional conference.

Meeting colleagues from the region; hearing new perspectives on initiatives/programming; seeing research presented; learning about publishing

the sessions were top quality

I was given the opportunity to hear the strategies of other professionals who have encountered some of the same issues that I face.

This was a great way to compare what we are already doing to other institutions, hear about what other programs are doing, pick up ideas of new things to try. Inspiration!

Practicing networking skills, learning new information from the sessions.

Many different topics to choose from was valuable as new advisor. Enjoyed the audience participation in sessions, good to hear what others do at their institutions. Love the idea sharing and networking.

It was an excellent opportunity to participate in a high-quality conference lose to home, which made it easier to request funding.

Great sessions, connecting with other advisors.

I was able to participate in several issues of interest related to current work initiatives and met new colleagues.

The sharing of ideas is always valuable.

I believe that the information that was shared reinforced that I was doing my job correctly.

Receiving insight at the concurrent sessions on best practices. Learning about research in the pre-conference session.

Networking, learned some new information about academic probation and advising.

It was helpful to learn how other campuses are integrating career advising into their work with students.

Was able to learn about theory and resources that can support our work, and heard about programs and strategies that I can integrate into my own practice.

Networking and the ability to learn concepts that are related to, directly and indirectly, my role at my institution.

A number of sessions provided practical, easy-to-implement information that will be beneficial to our office moving forward.

Great information for new academic advisors

not really as I was disappointed in the breakout sessions- many of the ones I attended the speakers were not very well prepared. Not a lot of research behind it. I thought the posters were better than the sessions.

Opportunity to gain best practices and strategies to better serve students and new professionals

To learn ways of improving our college's advising structure, and also ways to improve new-advisor training.

networking, meeting colleagues

networking with colleagues

I was expecting more in depth sessions.

I gained a lot of learning tools.

New ideas on advising models and impacting student success and matriculation.

Networking! It's so nice to come together.

I enjoyed networking with new colleagues.

I appreciated the opportunity to network and to hear perspectives from the other states in our region.

Gave me ideas for ongoing projects or projects my department can try in the upcoming year.

It was great to see all the moves being made to best assist students. I loved hearing the programs that are being developed to best serve all students. It was great to get more ideas on areas I want to work in since I will be graduating in the coming year!

Hearing best practices was very beneficial. It helps with potentially implementing something similar at my institution. I also appreciated the Academic Advising comraderie.

Great sessions with many ideas and strategies that I can begin to integrate into my advising practice.

Some new ideas from sessions, time away from office with colleagues

I like to catch up on new techniques and the new literature that has been published. The conferences help to motivate me.

I enjoyed the variety of sessions and topics. I was happy to see sessions specifically highlighting work with LGBTQ+ students.

Provided a chance to step away from my day to day and engage in big picture thinking. Came back refreshed and ready to tackle new initiatives.

Networking, gaining new ideas

It was my first conference that dealt specifically with advising so it was helpful to see the range of topics covered and get an introduction to some theories I didn't know about. The opportunity to network was also useful.

Networking with Colleagues from other institutions. A few take aways from sessions

Hearing what other institutions are doing that we could implement at our institution to better support students.

I loved hearing what other schools were doing and getting new ideas to implement at my institution.

Good to see colleagues and connect

Picked up a few tips about the kind of language that is most effective when talking to students. Enjoyed talking to other academic advisors.

I was able to connect with former colleagues and other advisors in the region and learn more about best practices that are being used at other institutions - it gave me some new ideas to use in my practice and for our advising center in general.

Staying current with emerging trends, services and challenges within the advising community and higher education.

Networking and gathering new information. I loved the format of the poster sessions.

I gained new ideas that were transferable to my campus

Transfer advising, time management, etc.

Social interaction with other advisers and like-minded professionals.

Making connections with other advisors and revisiting some ideas that were put on hold at our institution.

Networking with advising colleagues and learning about programs and ideas that I can take back to my institution.

conference sessions

The information presented was impactful and creative.

Opportunity to present. Opportunities to hear from notable Keynote speakers

Sessions are lacking in depth in general but some presentations are thought-provoking including C4, C12, C20, C36 and C54.

Helped spark some new ideas to bring back to my campus based on the best practices of my peers.

It was very helpful to connect with other advisors from similar institutions. I found that the sessions most valuable to me were those focused on specific topics that align with the issues I encounter daily with my specific suite of advising responsibilities.

networking, good tips from sessions

Continued professional development

Networking

Concurrent sessions were very good. Good takeaways, exceptionally useful. Opening speech was excellent as well.

The workshops offered valuable ideas that can be implemented and shared on my home campus.The workshops and poster presentations offered information on a wide variety of applicable topics. Sometimes it was hard to choose between 2-3 workshops offered at the same time.

I enjoy connecting with other advisors and learning about new ways to improve my performance. Sometimes I think discussion is more valuable than presentations about data.

Sparked my passion for advising again, connections with other professionals, new ideas and readings to consider

I was able to gain new ideas and projects to implement, or at least try in the future.

Enjoyed at least one session's content

Networking opportunities with other advisors, including a few at my own university. Learning about opportunities to become more involved in NACADA.

Bonding with fellow advisors;Learning new approaches

The NACADA conference was close enough to my home town that I could commute from home or stay over. The concurrent sessions included numerous options so I could find a presentation that matched my interest throughout the entire conference. I enjoyed the networking opportunities. I gleaned insightful information applicable to my work at my home institution.

New information and networking

Rejuvenating; inspiring; excellent opportunity to learn from colleagues

I am always looking for ways to incorporate more appreciative advising strategies into my personal practice and this conference definitely delivered on that.

While not every session was a huge hit, some of them were really well done! It also adds value that the conference location was close to other venues for food and entertainment.

I presented at my first conference, so I was able to earn presentation experience.

It was nice to connect with other academic advisors (particularly at community colleges) to see what methods are used to build relationships with students and to get them into the office.

Getting to hear about how different institutions are providing the same services to students, especially institutions that are similar in makeup to my own (large, public, research).

I gained some new ideas and was able to network with other area professionals

I am part of the Region 5 Mentoring Program.

The concurrent sessions were some of the best that I have been to at any NACADA event including the annual conference.

Regional conferences are valuable to gain ideas and inspirations from other advisors. It also helps connect advisors from the same area.

I found the concurrent sessions that described program initiatives to be the most useful.

Networking was very good and most of the sessions I attended were helpful!

High quality concurrent sessions, meeting other professionals

Networking, learning new methods.

networking and awareness of themes and trends in professional development for advisors

Connecting with colleagues

Networking

Great networking opportunity, and also enjoyed hearing more on the field of advising, scholarship, and other insights into the profession.

Excellent opportunity to introduce continuous professional development to my academic advising staff; ability to reconnect with colleagues and consider ways to strengthen attendee experiences for future regional conferences.

Very good networking opportunities strong sessions.

It was great to network and meet other people. And, although I didn't learn a lot from the sessions, it was reassuring to know I already incorporate a lot of things in to my daily job.

Presentation experience, professional development, networking

The sessions provided me valuable information that I can use to implement the best advising practices at my campus.

I was able to network with other advisors and also I was able to get advice, guidance, and learn from other professionals.

networking

Networking with other advisors.

It was great to be able to recharge my batteries and learn what my colleagues across Region 5 are doing so well. I love learning and stealing new ideas.

Hearing about things we already do, which confirms we're doing okay with what we're currently doing. Spending time with my colleagues discussing areas for improvement and strategies for come months/years

Learn new information and see what other institutions are doing

Networking

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

activities/type/length of sessions, etc.)

Technology and using that in advising, as well as helping transfer students get acclimated.

Sessions should be more specifically tailored to the topics. Several speakers spoke vaguely about their topic and did not provide specific, concrete approaches and experiences with the identified student population.

We are adult learners and it would have been helpful to have more options for breaks between concurrent sessions. Stagger session times so there are options after-dinner for those who want to learn instead of socialize. A "Concierge" for new members would be helpful. Have additional sessions or networking opportunities for new folks. Thursday a.m. keynote was too long. His last 10minutes were best

length of sessions was good;

More sessions focused on two-year colleges

The time getting from one session to another was quite short and felt a little like a race.

The rooms were a little tight

2 hour sessions would be enough time--1.5 was a little rushed and the presenters were scrambling at the end. Especially would give us time to fill out the evaluations and not rush to the next session

A slightly shorter presentation by the keynote speaker for the opening reception

More of a focus on social justice, equity, and inclusion

I would love to see some time for people to sit and talk about topics during meals. So, if tables had topics so you could easily meet and join others at meals.

Sessions on working with faculty who advise, advising in a specific college when students already know their major.

Brody Broshears was presentation would have been fantastic if presented at a different time and location. Starting late evening when everyone had traveled all day -- I imagine everyone was like our group and too tired to think.

I think having keynotes from the organizations we are striking up collaborations with as an organization (CCA, Lumina, SSC, Gardener, etc...) would be useful.

I think the conference committees are doing a great job of finding current and informative keynote speakers. Keep up the good work.

More technology and research speakers

The closing remarks were not very put together and honestly did not have much of a point. As the last part of the conference, there should be a speaker with a direct message that sums up the conference and presents a sendoff to participants. I can see why few stayed for the closing remarks if they are like this every year.

Provide seating for ALL attendees at the opening session. I thought it was terrible that many attendees, who had been traveling most of the day, only had the choice to stand or sit on the floor. Poor planning! Many of the rooms downstairs were very hot.

Sessions that push advisors to think more deeply about themselves and their personal professional goals.

The breakfast options were quite early and brief. I might suggest diverting these funds into a luncheon where you have a speaker and awards. This will capture all those who leave before the final session on the last day and bring visibility to leadership to the masses.

not putting session that are alike at the same time. If you are interested in a certain topic you are forced to choose

To make sure all the registration works. So much time spent during our busy time for our group to have to contact help because we couldn't log in.

A location with WIFI that works consistently. Very disappointing that WIFI was not good - especially given many of us are working and replying to emails while attending the conference.

I think that variety was great just keep it very similar

Hotel with an real restaurant in the hotel

More sessions on academic coaching practices, opportunities for discussion and collaboration among attendees. Schedule content as two full days instead of one full and two halves.

better parking!

I would prefer an overall mixer instead of the individual ILACADA, OACADA socials. It felt like we were being cliquey.

I had to miss a few sessions because I had to "choose" between two I really liked. I know it's tough but it would be cool if sessions were offered more than once during the span of the conference.

Let's modify how we do the keynote address. First, we only need one. Two, perhaps we need keynotes that challenge advisors rather than inform them.

The conference was just the right length. Other conferences I have attended are far too long - almost lasting a week.

Nothing big- everything was pretty great as-is.

LOVED the community college representation and topics. Please continue to do this.

Sessions on 'Adult and Non-Traditional Learners' as well as 'Online Learning'. These are two major changes to the higher ed landscape, yet there were no discussions other than the keynote.

Do not schedule a speaker with ppt slides during reception; a motivational type speaker (enthusiastic - maybe a slide or two) would be more suited for a reception setting

-Have a longer passing time between workshops. Some attendees like to speak to the presenter and that causes the next presenter to possibly start late.-Make the workshop time a bit longer. 60 minutes.

More concurrent session slots. I believe there were 7; I think 9 would be perfect (5-6 on Day 1 and 3-4 on Day 2). This would allow for members to attend more sessions and there to be larger turnouts at each.

can't think of any right now

Has NACADA ever considered hosting a side trip during their conferences? It would've been nice to check out Chicago, but there wasn't any extra time built into the schedule to do that.

I would love to learn about ways institutions are connecting with community resources and partners to encourage experiential learning.

Choose a better location than Rosemont Il. Have more chairs at the opening night reception-especially if there are fairly long opening remarks. Have more creative props at the selfie station.

Meals included

I enjoyed the sessions and open discussions, but I would like for the presentations/discussions to lead to more "how-to's" or advice on implementation for best practices.

I would like to hear more about process development. It would be nice to have a session where similarly sized institutions could speak about institutional processes and collectively discuss best practices/ emerging trends.

maybe lunch provided on one day More community college information Please cover topics on advising students with disabilities - no sessions this year

Less topics on Peer Mentoring Programs and New Advisor Training Models More topics on: Collaborative Partnerships, Retention Efforts, Advising Software Programs(Advisor Trac,etc.), Advising Student Athletes,Master Advisor Training, Appreciative Advisor Training, and a concurrent session for New Administrators and New Advisors

Focus on diversity and inclusion.

the parking lot was frustrating to navigate, more interactive guest speakers

Breakfast buffet instead of a served one.

Being able to purchase NACADA books on site.

Advisor training for student success

I would suggest that Friday have a more robust schedule - it seemed much too short with just the two concurrent sessions.

Prefer buffet for meals, at it allows people more flexibility. The range of topics tends to be very good. I like a balance of practical "we tried this" and theoretical.

I like interactive sessions which Is why I like the C3 session the best. PowerPoints can drag especially if they are all day long. I would encourage more interactive sessions.

Potentially lengthening the workshop times.

-Having a central bulletin/community board where people could post questions, requests, network with other, invitations to meetings, etc. -The state meetings were nice, but maybe add an affinity group session/meet-up? (i.e. 2-year colleges, career advising, guided pathways, other special interests...)

It would be nice to have more community college presentations. I would like more road map type presentations with steps on how to apply the policy or practice.

More sessions regarding programming options for Advising.

More topics..maybe even sessions starting Wednesday. More activities for networking

Some rooms were not conducive to the group activities the presenters planned.

Advising practitioner or administrator as a speaker.

Suggest presenters provide more in-depth information from their institution about the topics they are covering. Most of the sessions talked about the topics in general without giving specific strategies and how it has impacted their institution.

Motivating students, Challenge and Support tactics

Make the closing ceremony better. It seemed blah next to past years... there wasn't anything up on the screen, seemed like a lot of thank you's (which is always good but with so many the thanks got lost after each group... would have been better to do this at the opening reception).

Transitioning from a different functional area into academic advising

I know Rosemont is a conference 'hub', but it's not the best location as far as affordability goes. I'm lucky my institution gave me a per diem, but others may not be as lucky to have meals paid for. There wasn't much to do at night that was close by.

The length of the conference was appropriate. Ending before lunch on a Friday provided flexibility of travel, etc.

1) Closing wrap up (last day) should not be long. Simply say short thank-you, random give-a-ways and good byes then end it. 2) There should be a session on mission, vision, importance of organization, purpose of NACADA and how it relates specifically to Region 5. How is the org' all connected and how can advisors benefit from joining this organization.

All conference rooms should have surfaces/tables for laptops and writing. Sessions tried to have interactive components, but there wasn't time for that and there wasn't adequate time between sessions for bathroom breaks. More careful vetting of presentation topics is necessary while most were very helpful at least one amounted to the presenter sharing their personal opinion (complaining).

I thought the selection committee did a stellar job, and future conference should mirror the quality, diversity and creativity of this conference.

Length of sessions is TOO short-50 mins is not enough time. Transitions to and from "on own lunch" was not enough time based on walking distance and session re-start. I enjoy continental breakfast more than seated(wasted money for seated breakfast). If No external activities, than have internal activities. Opening reception setup was not conducive to Brody's talk.

Sharing best practices are useful but presentations need to be more theoretically or philosophically grounded so colleagues do not just copy but could adapt the practices according to the needs of their various institutional contexts.

While the location of the conference was very convenient (and that is a valuable thing, perhaps not worth changing!), I would have loved to be a bit closer to some of the downtown restaurant options.

try not to have same topic covered during same concurrent session time. sessions were a bit short, stretch to 60 minutes.

opportunities for more upper level admin discussions or leadership roundtables

I never participate in the wellness events because I'm not into fitness and don't have special equipment or clothing (yoga mat, appropriate shoes for long distance running, etc). I'd be interested in participating in wellness events if no special equipment was required and if evening options were available (don't like to start the day sweaty).

More information/presenters from Canada. A lot of the information is US based (programs, funding, acronyms, etc). Presenters sometimes forget to explain acronyms or funding programs (eg. TRIO).

There didn't seem to be as many sessions this year as their have been in previous years.

Dr. Applegate was great. I would love a more in depth conversation with him-his follow up session wasn't enough! Also, the roundtable with NACADA leaders on the new values for NACADA was very valuable and should be repeated, even when not updating the values-but simply to discuss them.

It would be neat to have one of the leading theorists in our field for example, Baxter-Magolda, speak as the keynote.

I wish there was a structure for me to network with people based on our years in the field. I'm a newer professional and would have enjoyed a new professional social. I found the content of most of the sessions to be disappointing in regards of complexity.

I would like to see some concurrent sessions, poster presentations, etc. for online or graduate student advising.

Don't hijack the mix and mingle with a presentation.

I believe the topics, type and length of sessions were just fine. There was a lot of "on your own time" for lunch and dinner. Why were lunches not included? Parking was confusing. I had to pay four tolls each way to get to the conference. Since I drove home to pick up my husband and came back up Thursday night, I had to pay 16 tolls at $1.50 each.

Add additional break times on Thursday and move one or two of the presentations (concurrent sessions) to Wednesday. 7:30 to 6 is a long day of information collecting.

One area where the regional conferences I've attended struggle is in representing online advising or advising online students, which is the population I work with. The annual conference is getting better at having a few concurrent sessions on this and it would be awesome if that would extend to the regional conference as well.

I didn't notice a dinner sign-up for this conference, I like when the conference does this; it's fun to network and meet new people this way. Organized activities outside of the conference are encouraged. And please go back to buffet style breakfast; I couldn't eat most of what was served, so I wasted it. Even the vegetarian options were not very ideal for healthy living.

More sessions specifically relevant to community college advisors, a session about advising students with disabilities, more sessions similar to C51: Queering Advising by Christy Carlson, Trent University (would have liked more time - perhaps a pre-conference workshop?)

More information on helping transfer students

It was tough to find sessions targeted towards retention/completion efforts. But I recognize this is primarily an advising conference. It just happens that area is becoming more of a responsibility for me so that was more timing than anything else.

Go back to serving a Buffet for breakfast. I feel less food would be wasted if given other choices for people to select from.

Please do not have lecturers with Power Point presentations at the welcome reception. The welcome reception should be an opportunity for the committee to give us a quick overview of whats to come and greet everyone and network or chat with other advisors. The presenter was fine but it felt like the wrong time and place.

Ensure sessions end on time!

I would strongly prefer that the opening welcome reception is just a reception for people to gather and have fun - I suggest not having a speaker, especially no PowerPoint presentation.

It would be nice to offer a beginner's track. I know nothing about advising, but our soon-to-be established Academic Success Center will be responsible for overseeing faculty advising. I was hoping this conference would provide a foundation to make revisions to our process, but all the sessions were geared toward professional advisors and/or those who have been in the field several years.

1. Try to not have the same types of topics in the same concurrent session, for example Concurrent session three had both a career advising and a resume exercises. I would have like to have gone to both of those but had to choose one. 2. Several sessions had standing room only, try to find bigger rooms. 3. Do not provide a plated breakfast without options, especially serving a dish with meat durin

More theory related sessions

Have the reception earlier in the night (6pm start through 9pm). Otherwise, well-run and well-organized!

Do not have a speaker at welcome reception the message was lost on the distracted audience.

Please step back with photos. I often times felt like the person taking photos was a wedding photographer (walking up to the front of the room in sessions to get other pictures). It was distracting and I worried what faces I had in the many photos. The slideshow made it obvious it was quantity over quality for the photos, too.

It would have been nice if the Hospitality Committee would have offered some dinner group options for conference attendees.

I felt the length of sessions could be a little bit longer to give us more time to network and ask questions afterwards. Also some of the rooms were crowded and could have used more space.

different topics for sessions (all seem to be similar and conferences seem to be similar), pick a location/space with ample parking (hotel parking, not public), provide conference bag, not a variety or number of preconferences available, have opening reception the day conference starts, not everyone went to preconferences and is staying in hotel and/or area

Not so many sessions on training and development!

Include lunch. I find meals the most valuable time to meet and speak with others. The national and regional conferences have not included lunch and I think everyone exists and stops conversing. More rigorous sessions as well. It would be nice to have sessions that are ground breaking or offer something new to think about

The undocumented student session was very interesting and more topics like this would be helpful in the future!

Q10 - Additional comments:

It would be more helpful to include a lunch with the conference, rather than breakfast.

I did not particularly enjoy the Feminism presentation. I went in thinking there would be practical tools for how to integrate theories in our advising, but instead it was more a general feminism session and I didn't gain a lot from it. I think the description should more accurately present the presenation.

Hotel Facility=Party Hotel, Poor customer service, lack of disability/mobility resources, Inefficient elevator system to rooms, plated breakfast had no options on registration form for dietary accommodations/preferences, there was no authorization or release form to obtain permission to photograph participants, although photographs were taken throughout the conference. Parking was inconvenient.

having a talk/speaker during the opening reception (Brody) was rough. I feel like people wanted to network, drink, eat, visit; not listen; and that's not a critique at all on Brody -- just timing.

I think the conference should include more things on Community Colleges. The practices that were shared were from four-year institutions and although they were great it did not apply to the community college I work for.

I really hated the breakfast/lunch set up. It was difficult to do lunch offsite (while there were some great choices--the location was great!). The breakfasts were not great and I would much rather have grabbed bagels and eaten lunch. I also think there should have at least been coffee if not snacks in the afternoon. These are very small comments compared to the HUGE success of the conference!

This was my first NACADA conference. It was okay. I volunteered to tally program evaluations. I don't think anyone ever introduced themselves to me nor asked for my name. There was minimal interaction with me in the room. I felt like a third wheel. I didn't like the key note taking place with the opening reception. Felt it was an afterthought, which I'm sure it wasn't.

I thought the planning for this conference was excellent. Things ran really smoothly, and it was easy to participate without feeling like I had to figure out a bunch of things on my own. My only complaint really is with regard to the location. I had a pretty awful time with parking (could have been much easier if I'd gotten better instructions), and I never had wifi in my room.

At the evening opening session, it was awkward that seating wasn't available, so you had to stand to listen to the entire presentation. Put Brody at an earlier time slot or on a different day of the conference. Make the Wednesday evening session just more of a light welcome and mingle time - not an advising presentation.

Great job! Thank you to all!

The hotel staff did not know how to split a bill for two people in the room and let people who had already reserved a room wait for 6 hours to get into it. The hotel elevators reset at every floor, so people had to re-push all of the floor buttons every time someone got off. There were no quick places to eat nearby where we could use our credit card (and get meals paid for).

Parking was not convenient and expensive outside of the hotel area. Parking was full in the hotel and had to park elsewhere. Food and drinks in the hotel were very expensive. Conference planning, communication, and delivery were excellent. Very helpful and friendly staff/volunteers.Quality of presentations was great!

Breakfast food was great but I saw so many full plates of food get wasted because people did not eat that kind of food. Have a buffet of food so that people can only get what they want. I enjoyed both meals, but even at my table half the table of plates was wasted at both meals. Needed a different selection of music for evening gathering.

It would be nice to have some food options at served/plated meals that are healthier. The food was very, very good, but I would have liked to be able to get something less fattening. :)

I know it is a major feat to organize this conference, my sincere applause and appreciation for all your work!

I loved the session on research/writing offered on the last day. I can't recall the session #, name or presenter but it was awesome!!

A very well run conference. The conference team was top notch.

The hotel was a little disorganized in terms of checking people in late.

Seated breakfast was awkward and there was a LOT of wasted food at my tables. Check in was not good, had to wait a long time. The staff were polite, but you could see it was frustrating for them. The staff member who helped 'direct traffic' to the concurrent session rooms was a wonderful touch of hospitality. Very helpful and happy! Access to water in the rooms was appreciated. LOVED Keynote!!!

Seated meals are restrictive for those with dietary restrictions; buffet is suggested

-Make sure there is someone in the workshop room to assist the presenter with issues that might arise before the workshop begins.-Have better IT available. Ensure things work for the presenter. A presenter should be able to show a short video clip with ease. Have more than one IT person available to assist with issues. -Make sure that the links to access NACADA workshop documents work.

Overall I was very pleased with the event!

Having to find lunch on our own was a bit tough (though I appreciated the extended lunch hour). There were options in the hotel, but they were extremely pricey. The food court across the street was a nice option, but it was time consuming.

Parking was a challenge -- I understand the conference location was in a busy, high-traffic area, but I had difficulty finding my way from the parking garage to the conference hotel.

It was difficult to get to the conference center. I rely on public transportation and it was extremely hard to figure out a way from the train station to the plaza. I ended up walking and was late both days due to that. It only later found out there was a shuttle system that could take me to and from the train. It would have been helpful to be informed of that prior to the event.

Great Job by all the staff!

As a new member, I was intimidated by the number of people who already knew each other and unable to connect with others in similar positions. It would have been great for the new member networking to extend into the reception in a more formal way.

A provided lunch or publicizing when registration opens that lunch is not included in the registration fee so that institutions can budget accordingly.

Paying for lunch on our own for the first day was disappointing considering other conferences give you both breakfast and lunch and some that even cost less than this one.

I went to the NACADA Region 3 conference last year in Kentucky. The quality of the presentations was so much better there than at this one. I was disappointed in the presentations. It's great to see what other institutions are doing for advising but hardly any of the presenters had any data to back up what they were implementing for advising was working for them.

Overall was a good conference. Everyone was friendly. Location and hotel were nice for where it was outside of Chitown. I commend all who helped, I realize it is not an easy task. Well done! Has Nacada considered increasing the reg fee to allow for lunch/ brkfast included? Most colleges support the reg fee.

I think the set-up for the opening ceremony was a little awkward. Many of us had traveled all day or worked and then traveled hours to get there one time and there weren't nearly enough chairs for everyone to sit through a talk. Overall I still enjoyed it but it was a little odd to have some sitting and others sitting on the floor or standing all around the room.

Only one meal provided per day seemed unusual-missed the networking over lunch, and spent more than I have at other conferences (my institution covers meals, but they reimburse rather than paying up front).

Wonderful conference! Great location! Looking forward to attending another Region 5 conference.

The only flaws were the awkward set-up for the reception that had people standing awkwardly in front of people sitting at tables and people sitting on the floor. If there are speakers planned, seating for all that allows all to see the speaker is best. The other flaw was the morning breakfast. I would suggest a buffet again. The servers struggled to keep up and I heard lots of complaints.

I thought the time between presentations was great and that people directing traffic was very helpful. I felt like sessions on Thursday were packed with things I wanted to see/people to hear from, and then Friday I felt like there were less to choose from.

There was not enough seating at the welcome reception, many sat on the floor. Also, I was not expecting all of the introductions and to listen to a speaker after 8pm. It's too much, when you have traveled most of the day.

It would be helpful for organizers to send a pre conference survey to get an idea of what topics for each session attendees plan on going to, so that the space is more aligned to interest.

Whose decision was it to not furnish NACADA handbags upon check in at the conference? This was a real bummer to me. It's nice some furnished recycled or unused handbags from previous events, but I would think for $140 conference fee (NACADA member rate) that I could at least have a souvenir handbag from the event.

Great!

Nice conference. Great location - space was big enough to accommodate size of our group.

I don't think it's so important to have a fancy breakfast as it is to have viable options for people. I don't eat pastries, bacon, sausage, or potato wedges...I would have preferred a bowl of plain oatmeal to those breakfasts. Fresh fruit and even boxed cereal with milk would have been healthier and preferred by many from what I heard from others. I feel this would be less wasteful as well.

The final meal was served Friday morning and the ham was chopped up and mixed in the dish. For practicing catholics and other religions that participate in Lent, Fridays are meatless. It would have been nice if the meat option had been on the side like the first morning, so as to be able to avoid it if so desired.

The Region 5 Conference was very well done!!!

I understand the James Applegate is a big name in Higher Ed but he did not seem well prepared. He was also very political. He happens to lean my way politically, but that was a little awkward. This is not the fault of the conference committee.

The food was awesome!

The conference location was not enjoyable at all. Parking was ridiculous and the hotel itself was just dirty.

Not as impressed with the presentations as I have been in the past

I found the meals provided at the conference to be unique. I have never been to a conference that had a plated meal. It may have been the only option from the hotel, but it would be better to have more of a buffet-style. This would allow those that have dietary restrictions to eat what they can, such as those who can't have pork for health and/or religious reasons.

I felt as though it was very valuable to my career and that I left with a lot of great takeaways!

Thought many of the session topics were very redundant. Nice program booklet.

More sessions on career and academic advising!

My one complaint about the food was not about quality, but more about convenience. I typically do not carry a lot of cash on me. It would have been nice if the food places and bar area for the reception would have accepted credit card.

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 88.64% 156

2 NACADA Membership 67.61% 119

3 Hotel expenses 70.45% 124

4 Mileage and tolls 64.20% 113

5 Airfare 14.77% 26

6 Meal expenses 72.16% 127

7 Other: 10.80% 19

8 Further comments about your response: 14.77% 26

Total 100% 176

Other: Further comments about your response:

partial hotel stay, no taxes included

Nothing was covered by my institution, this was considered a vacation from work

None

$2000 per year for all NACADA conferences

The Google drive link below was not copy/pastable on my browser (IE). I had to type it in manually into another browser.

N/A We have a grant that funds these kinds of events.

none

None I fully funded myself for this conference (membership, travel, lodging, registration,

etc).

Rental Car

NONE Overall, good experience and good conference

Self funded for conference

Rental Car, gas

None I must seek grants from the outside source

My institution did not offer to pay for any expenses. I applied for a professional development grant through an association at

my institution and used the funds from that to cover the conference fee, hotel expenses (taxes were not covered), and mileage and tolls for one trip up and back.

Chartered bus

Transportation Meal expenses were covered because I was presenting.

I covedred all my costs I covedred all my costs

Transportation

none

Q12 - To view handouts from the conference, copy and paste the link below into a new tab

before submitting this evaluation.

# Answer % Count

1 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B43RGH0KbpKLWXp3MWp0aVd6Skk 100.00% 99

Total 100% 99