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In this Issue:
Reverse Mentoring: What Graduate Students Can Teach Us
June 25 | 2:00 - 3:30pm Eastern Time
Seasoned professionals are not the only valuable mentors. Graduate students hold a wealth of knowledge from which seasoned professionals can learn. Not only are they immersed in an educational experience of learning and writing, they can often provide us with generational perspectives that can help us relate better to our undergraduate students. Register today!
From now until June 30th, the Nominations and Elections Committee will accept Nomination Forms for the positions of President-Elect, Executive Vice President, Vice President for Membership, and the five Regional Directors. Our goal is to have an AFA leadership team that is reflective of the ever-diversifying demographics of AFA membership, and we need everybody's help to identify qualified candidates. Self-nominations are encouraged. Go here to learn more about the 2009 officer election process and to nominate deserving colleagues.
AFA Membership Renewal
It is membership renewal season for AFA. Why not join the hundreds of Professional, Affiliate, Graduate, Associate, Honorary, and Retired members who have already renewed for 2008/2009? Renew today!
Liaison SpotlightNational Hazing Prevention Week
The Association of Fraternity Advisors is excited about its continued relationship with organizations working to combat hazing through education and awareness. AFA is a partner to the newly developed HazingPrevention.org organization through our liaison, Allison Swick-Duttine. The following is a brief update from HazingPrevention.org:
National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW)
September 22-26, 2008
Again this spring, one AFA member per campus received the National Hazing Prevention Week planning materials, thanks to AFA's sponsorship of HazingPrevention.org. Beginning in 2009, the publication will be distributed solely in an electronic format. HazingPrevention.org and SUNY Plattsburgh are coordinating a webinar called "A Hazing Death: Five Years Later & 10 Lessons Learned" to be held during NPHW. More information will be available by mid-June.
Go here to download your free copy of the 2008 National Hazing Prevention Week Planning Kit, brought to you by HazingPrevention.org.
National Hazing Symposium
The symposium will be held in conjunction with the 2008 AFA Annual Meeting as a pre-conference option on December 3rd in Denver, CO. The morning portion of the program will center around "Hazing: On Trial" with Dave Westol, followed by discussions about legal implications and how professionals can protect themselves from liability. The afternoon portion will be led by Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden who will discuss the initial findings from their nationwide hazing study.
Associate Member Highlight
Peter Bielagus, Young America's Financial Coach
Peter Bielagus is a licensed fiancial advisor and former real estate and tax consultant who now travels the country mixing humor and emotion into his financial, motivational, and leadership talks. His programs and services will help solve your students' toughest financial dilemmas. To bring Peter to your event or campus, contact Admire Entertainment.
AFA Welcomes Two New Associate Members
Dennis Mitchell offers life-changing, humorous, interactive, and experiential student activity programming on drinking and driving, motivation, leadership, and team building.
Duane Zobrist is a speaker, team-building guru, and adventurer whose focus is on transitions and living a life of passion.
Educational Benchmarking, Inc.
You know the value of the fraternity/sorority experience. It's time to show others. Assess.
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AFA's First 90 Days Program
As the academic year is coming to an end, you may find yourself looking for professional development opportunities available over the summer that may assist you in preparing for next year. If you will be transitioning into your first professional role, Be. R.E.A.D.Y. is the perfect opportunity to help you adjust to your new position and environment.
The First 90 Days program consists of six virtual seminars. Each of these sessions will be recorded and available to all participants should an individual miss a session or wish to review materials before the next session. Sessions will occur on Thursdays, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on the following dates. Except as noted, seminars will be 60 minutes in length:
- Become Familiar - July 31
- Relationships - August 7
- Education - August 14 (90 minutes)
- Assessment - August 21
- Development - August 28 (90 minutes)
- whY? - September 4
A series of six Online Community chat sessions will follow, between September 11th and October 16th. The program fee is $150 and will cover participation in all sessions, a book, and various articles pertaining to cultural and environmental adjustments to a new job in fraternity/sorority advising. Register today!
AFA Award Nominations
Now is the time to nominate your colleagues and peers for their great work. Each year, AFA seeks to recognize outstanding contributions by our members in several different categories. There are new awards for 2008 to recognize graduate students who give their time and effort to the fraternal movement as well as campuses that have implemented outstanding educational programming.
The AFA Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for the 2008 honors. It takes only a few minutes of your time to submit a nomination. The process relies on you.
All nominations must be e-mailed to awards@fraternityadvisors.org by July 25th . Go here for more information.
2008 Annual Meeting Update
Graduate Staff Applications
Applications are now available for the 2008 Annual Meeting Graduate Staff. Go here to learn more about these opportunities and to download the application materials. Graduate Staff applications are due by August 31st.
Annual Meeting Scholarships
AFA Foundation Annual Meeting Scholarship applications are also now available and must be submitted by September 2nd. Go here to access the scholarship application.
Pre-Registration
Do you have a little extra money in your budget that you need to spend before your fiscal year ends? Go ahead and pay for the Annual Meeting! Registration is $295 for Professional and Affiliate members or $215 for Graduate members. Contact the Central Office to learn more.
Fiscal Year End - A Great Time to Purchase AFA Resources!
Are you looking for a way to spend that last $50, $100, or $200 from your 2008 fiscal year budget before it disappears? AFA is here to help you! Why not supplement your office resource library with a Virtual Seminar recording, an edition of Issues in Focus, or the Media Readiness Guide? Go here to download an order form and get your resources today!
NASPA Call for Programs
The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) is calling for programs for its 2009 Annual Conference, to be held in Seattle, WA, March 7th-11th. It would be beneficial to have a larger number of educational programs focused on the fraternity/sorority advising profession. If you plan to attend, consider submitting a proposal. Go here for more information about how to get involved.
Behind Happy Faces
Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health is a great training resource for your student leaders, chapter advisors, graduate students, traveling consultants, colleagues, etc. Your AFA membership can help you get this book in the hands of all who need it, and you can help AFA in the process! Bonus Books is offering AFA members a 20% discount and free shipping on all orders; in addition, Bonus Books is providing AFA with a commission on all books sold to AFA members. Use this special ordering website to take advantage of this discount. If you need to place a tax exempt order, please call Jeff Stern at 310/492-9400.
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