Member Benefits
Being a member of WACADA means you’ll have access to several professional development opportunities.
Being a member of WACADA means you’ll have access to several professional development opportunities.
The Wisconsin Academic Advising Awards are intended to recognize individuals who work with, for, and in favor of students in an academic advising capacity, and those who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the profession of academic advising. These awards are available to all individuals in any institution of higher education in the State of Wisconsin.
For all awards, except the Peer Advisor and Graduate Student Scholarship, the nominator needs only to complete the “Nomination Form,” and send to the Awards Chair (Past president of WACADA). For Peer Advisor and Grad Student Scholarship details, see below.
The Chair, along with the Awards Committee, will contact each nominee and request information (a resume, an academic advising philosophy statement and a history of professional development). The Awards Committee will review all the information and make the selections prior to the annual WACADA conference. Awards will be presented at the WACADA conference on September 14-15, 2017 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
2017 Nomination Form: download here
Awards Deadline: June 5, 2017
Award Categories: (see descriptions below)
Nominations are due by the Awards Deadline date listed above and will be announced at the annual WACADA conference. For more information please contact Janay Alston at alstonjs16@uww.edu.
Congratulations to the 2016 WACADA Award Winners!
Congratulations to our most recent grant recipients, Christine Wolf & Janay Alston!
You could be next! Learn more below.
Purpose:
Advisors are responsible to their professional role as advisors and to themselves personally. The Wisconsin Academic Advising Association is committed to assisting member participation in professional development opportunities by offering grants to members who wish to conduct original research or to attend classes, workshops, seminars or conferences.
Grants:
Eligibility:
Application Deadline:
The WACADA Board meets quarterly (usually January, March/April, July, November) and appreciates ample lead time to consider your request. Please submit your proposal well in advance of the professional opportunity for which you are seeking support. Questions about this timeline should be directed to the VP of Programs (see below).
Application Submission Procedures: The individual must include the following items in the grant proposal to be given full consideration:
Submit proposal to or for more information contact:
Tiffany Kelly, Vice President of Programs
tleflore@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4195
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WACADA offers several professional development opportunities. Please see below for additional details.
The WACADA Conference is offered every fall (September) in various locations throughout the state. The conference is a great opportunity to connect with advising colleagues near and far and learn from each other during interactive and informative conference sessions. Take your development to the next level and submit a proposal to present or lead a session at the next fall conference! While the conference is packed full of learning, there is also plenty of fun – from networking socials to local entertainment, it will be a professional event you won’t quickly forget!
The winter workshop is offered on one or more campuses across the state as an opportunity to dig deeper into advising topics by reviewing and discussing webinars. The workshop is typically a half-day event and the perfect way to reconnect with WACADA members in the early part of the spring semester (January/February).
WACADA owns several NACADA webinars that may be borrowed by members in good standing. The webinars run 60 to 90 minutes and are available to borrow for a two-week period.
Proposed Responsibilities:
Proposed Requirements:
How Do We Get Started?
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE’LL NEED YOUR HELP!
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity to increase your involvement in WACADA, please touch base with Danielle Stertz, VP of Membership, by sending an email to danielle.stertz@uwex.edu.