I feel it important that we, as NACADA members, encourage each other in much the same way we do the students we work with. I feel it vitally important that all advisors see themselves as vital and needed in the assessment process. One of my dreams is that advisors will all feel like they can understand and even enjoy assessment. To this end I feel it important to find ways to include advisors of all levels and backgrounds in the assessment discussion. Supporting and advertising the value of the Assessment Institute is a key piece of this discussion. This once-a-year event cannot however be the only thing we do to encourage dialogue and further professional development in this area. To this end, I hope to continue the tradition of utilizing the commission website to host information and dialogue about best practices in assessment. With my background in technology, I also hope to introduce and suggest new ways of leveraging the world of technology in assessment. It will also be my hope to... Display More...

I feel it important that we, as NACADA members, encourage each other in much the same way we do the students we work with. I feel it vitally important that all advisors see themselves as vital and needed in the assessment process. One of my dreams is that advisors will all feel like they can understand and even enjoy assessment. To this end I feel it important to find ways to include advisors of all levels and backgrounds in the assessment discussion. Supporting and advertising the value of the Assessment Institute is a key piece of this discussion. This once-a-year event cannot however be the only thing we do to encourage dialogue and further professional development in this area. To this end, I hope to continue the tradition of utilizing the commission website to host information and dialogue about best practices in assessment. With my background in technology, I also hope to introduce and suggest new ways of leveraging the world of technology in assessment. It will also be my hope to solicit and help support as many assessment related sessions at the national conference as possible to ensure the dialogue remains strong and advisors are able to learn and develop these vital skills. Display Less...

After attending the NACADA Assessment Institute in Savannah Georgia in 2013 I returned with energy and enthusiasm to share the knowledge and techniques of assessment with my colleagues at BYU. The thought I kept having was that if we could have better dialogue and combined resources for our advisors, assessment could lose some of its negative word recognition and become more natural. To this end I worked with another Assessment Institute attendee, Dr. Cynthia Wong, to propose the creation of the BYU Advising Assessment Resources Group. This group invited all assessment coordinators from the advisement community on campus to attend a day long mini-conference on assessment and monthly assessment meetings.
The mini-conference on assessment was designed to help assessment coordinators review basic assessment vocabulary and build a common understanding as well as determine next steps for their offices while networking with others working towards the same goal. The monthly assessment meetings... Display More...

After attending the NACADA Assessment Institute in Savannah Georgia in 2013 I returned with energy and enthusiasm to share the knowledge and techniques of assessment with my colleagues at BYU. The thought I kept having was that if we could have better dialogue and combined resources for our advisors, assessment could lose some of its negative word recognition and become more natural. To this end I worked with another Assessment Institute attendee, Dr. Cynthia Wong, to propose the creation of the BYU Advising Assessment Resources Group. This group invited all assessment coordinators from the advisement community on campus to attend a day long mini-conference on assessment and monthly assessment meetings.
The mini-conference on assessment was designed to help assessment coordinators review basic assessment vocabulary and build a common understanding as well as determine next steps for their offices while networking with others working towards the same goal. The monthly assessment meetings have focused on specific chapters from the NACADA Monograph, Guide to Assessment of Academic Advising, which we were able to work with university administration and NACADA Executive Offices to secure a copy of for each coordinator.
I feel that this group illustrates my ability to take information that I have learned, find a place that information can be put to good use and then effectively carry out processes and procedures to help others learn and develop. The feedback that we have gotten from our advisement community has been very positive and we plan to continue holding our monthly meetings and are beginning the process of planning another assessment one-day conference.
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