And the Journey Begins

One of the great pleasures of working in NASPA is the people you get to work with. The planning committees for the 2010 Mid Level Institute (Nov. 1-3) and the Regional Conference in Omaha, NE (November 3-5) are already running ahead at full steam to prepare for a fabulous conferences and professional development opportunities.

As details come we will be providing updates on the NASPA Regional Website http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioniv-w/default.cfm , so save the dates and save the money for these great opportunities.

I also want to let you know that we are in the process of finalizing the contract for our hotel for the 2011 Conference which will be held in Denver Colorado in November of 2011. If you are interested in becoming involved with that planning committee, please let me know.

Finally, I want to welcome the following people to the Regional Advisory Board (a complete listing of all members can be found at http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioniv-w/advbd.cfm

· Dr. Scott Strawn, Vice President - Southern Nazarene University, OK

· Dr. Lois Flagstad, Vice President – Black Hills State University, SD

· Tiffany Williams, Director Multicultural Student Affairs, UMKC

· Adrain Smith, Assistant Director Leadership Development, University of Arkansas

· Rashad Givhan, Residential Life Coordinator, UMKC

· Kacee Collard Jarnot, Assistant Director, Colorado State

· Dr. Flo Guido, Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado

· Dr. Tisa Mason, Vice President – Fort Hays State University, KS

· Melanie Thompson, Director Learning Assistance Programs, Southeast Missouri State University

· Dr. Jorg Vianden, Associate Director for Academic Initiatives, University of Arkansas

· Dusten Crichton, Assistant Director for Residence Life, Creighton University, NE

Please help me in welcoming these colleagues to the Advisory Board. I am very excited about the opportunity to work with this talented group.

Thank you for taking time to read this. Please let me know if you have any questions, or ways that I can assist.

Eric