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1. Business Meeting Fall 2012Las Vegas, NV

2. Member-ship has grown 52% since 2010 data pulled: September 24, 2012

3. Associate Member-ship has grown 51% since 2010 data pulled: September 24, 2012

5. FY 2011/2012 Year End Report Summary • (+) Conference revenue continues to grow. The NODA Consultant program had above expected revenue for year one, with increases already projected for current fiscal. • (-) Continue to be challenged with rising costs to process credit cards. The Association staff is currently investigating new processing systems that will remove some additional expenditures. • (=) Prepared for a $43k deficit; only $12k deficit. (Yet we are still waiting for revenue from the NASPA consortium. Should be $7-$10,000.) Investments-Healthy • 2012 year’s end saw a minor decrease in value. The Association started the fiscal year with $789,441.48, and ended with $787,788.59 which is a decrease of only $1,653 or less than 1/5 of 1% of investment value. Future: to continue to invest in programs and services that meet our strategic priorities and support infrastructure of association.

6. FY 2011/2012 Year END Report Summary

7. Strategic Plan • GOAL 1 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NODA’s high quality professional development activities will increase the level of professional competency of those in the field of Orientation, Transition and Retention. • GOAL 2 – RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE The research and knowledge base of NODA will increasingly support the value of Orientation, Transition and Retention to the field of higher education. • GOAL 3 – ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP NODA will engage in active dialogue and partnerships to further the importance of Orientation, Transition and Retention issues. • GOAL4 – IMAGE (OF NODA AND THE PROFESSION) NODA will be increasingly recognized / viewed as the leading voice and authority related to the Orientation, Transition and Retention of college students. • GOAL 5 –MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY Institutions and orientation, transition and retention professionals will increasingly find sustained involvement in NODA as essential to their success. • GOAL 6 – ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCES NODA will have a sustainable and nimble infrastructure that adapts to the changing needs of members, institutions and the profession.

8. Strategic Plan Priorities 2011-2012 Objective 1: Improve the quality of educational and professional development experiences.

9. Strategic Plan Priorities 2011-2012 Objective 2: Establish a research agenda that responds to the inquiries of the profession.

10. Strategic plan • GOAL 6 – ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCES NODA will have a sustainable and nimble infrastructure that adapts to the changing needs of members, institutions and the profession. • New staff member hired in the Association Office • New association management software being considered

11. Leadership Restructuring • Association-wide Elections for Officers President-Elect and Secretary Treasurer • Application available: Week of October 15 • Application due: November 16 • Voting opens: November 26 • Voting closes: December 5 

12. Leadership Restructuring • Association-wide Elections for Officers • Association Committee Chairs • Annual Conference Advisory Committee Shawn Smee, Murray State University • Educational Initiatives CommitteeAndy Cinoman, Florida Gulf Coast University • Leadership/Volunteer Orientation & Development Committee Kathryn Kay, University of Utah • Finance Committee Anne-Marie Kenney, Lesley University • Network Coordination CommitteeDanielle Bristow, Washington University in St. Louis • Nominations Committee Katie Granholm, DePaul University • Regional Coordination Committee Kris Winter, Oregon State University • Research Committee Dennis Weise, University of North Carolina at Charlotte • Scholarships and Awards Committee Maria Sedotti, University of Connecticut Over 35 new involvement opportunities created for general members!

13. Report of the Task Force to Explore the Definition of Orientation, Transition, and RetentionKey Recommendations • Continue to utilize the words “orientation, transition, and retention” to describe the mission, purpose, and work of NODA. Adopt, publicize, and utilize common definitions as they relate to NODA. • Utilizing the definitions,thewords “orientation, transition, and retention” accurately describe the mission and purpose of NODA. They help articulate the scope of our Association to both internal and external constituencies, thereby inviting appropriate, active participation (e.g., membership, sponsorship, collaboration) in our community of practice. • While the higher education literature and community generally define “orientation, transition, and retention” similarly, there are certainly variations. Therefore, we recommend that NODA adopt, publicize, and utilize the more specific definitions below, which articulate the meanings of these words for our Association. • NODA encourages and supports the implementation of high-quality orientation programs and services that facilitate successful student transitions to and between higher education institutions, contributing to the goal of retention at the institution to the second year and ultimately to graduation and/or achievement of personal educational objectives.

14. Report of the Task Force to Explore the Definition of Orientation, Transition, and RetentionKey Recommendations • NODA defines ORIENTATION as deliberate programmatic and service efforts designed to facilitate the transition of new students to the institution; prepare students for the institution’s educational opportunities and student responsibilities; initiate the integration of new students into the intellectual, cultural, and social climate of the institution; and support the parents, partners, guardians, and children of the new student (CASHE, 2009). Orientation may include (but is not limited to): • Single or multiple day “traditional” orientation programs • Weeks of welcome • Orientation “camps” • Outdoor/wilderness orientation programs • Special-interest (e.g., community service) and special-population (e.g., student-athletes) orientation programs • Summer bridge programs • Online orientation programs • Parent/Family orientation programs • Orientation courses/First-year seminars/Workshop series • Mechanisms and strategies of communication from institutions to incoming students

15. Report of the Task Force to Explore the Definition of Orientation, Transition, and RetentionKey Recommendations • NODA defines TRANSITION as the process students go through (typically lasting up to one year) when entering a particular institution of higher education and/or entering the same institution for a new purpose. This may include, but is not limited to, entering a college as a first-year (freshman) student, transferring to a college from a different institution, and/or entering a college or university for a subsequent degree (e.g., entering graduate school). Successful transition results in student integration into the institution and ultimately retention and/or achievement of personal educational objectives. • NODA defines RETENTION as student progression through higher education, focusing primarily on student persistence (i.e., term to term) through the beginning of the second year at the same institution, with the goal being graduation from that institution and/or achievement of personal educational objectives. NODA believes that retention is one outcome/measure/byproduct of successful student transition, which can be facilitated by effective orientation programs and other academic and social integration processes.

16. Report of the Task Force to Explore the Definition of Orientation, Transition, and RetentionKey Recommendations • Change the name of the Association to more accurately describe the scope of NODA and to more accurately represent its membership. • The current name of the Association too narrowly describes the Association’s mission and purpose, and especially its membership • The scope of the associate is broader than orientation. More accurately, the mission and purpose of the Association is to address orientation, transition, and retention. • The membership of the Association includes more than directors of orientation programs, including undergraduate students, graduate students, coordinators, and various mid- and senior-level professionals. • As an inclusive community of practice that seeks to be the premier association for orientation, transition, and retention professionals, it is important that the name of the Association more accurately reflect the Association’s entire mission and purpose, and more accurately describe its membership.

17. New initiatives • Regional leadership review • NODA event/conference risk management • Bylaws and Policy Manual alignment

18. Region VI conference attendance has grown 47% since 2010. data pulled: September 24, 2012

19. Newly Appointed Leadership • Director of Regions– Kris Winter, Oregon State University • Region VI Coordinator -Shannon Calega, University of North Carolina at Charlotte • Region VII Coordinator-Nicole Craven, Ohio State University at Charlotte • Region IX Coordinator-Sarah Jones, Cornell University • OPI Lead Faculty – Dr. Gwen Fears, Miami University of Ohio

20. Newly Appointed Leadership Network Chairs: • Highly Selective Network Co-chair: • Amanda McCarthy, Case Western Reserve University • International Orientation Network Co-chair: • Catrilla Young, SUNY Plattsburgh • Two-Year Network Co-chair: • James Hensley, Lansing Community College • Nontraditional Student Network Co-chair: • Justin Jones, Arizona State University • Parent & Family Network Co-chair: • Mark Pontious, University of Utah • Transfer Student Network Co-chair: • Michael Coombes, North Carolina State University • Multi-Ethnic Network Co-chair: • Randy Flowers, Baker University

21. 2013 Regional Conference Information • Region I Mar 1-2 Bothell, WA • Region II Mar 1-3 Los Angeles, CA • Region III Feb 8-9 Albuquerque, NM • Region IV Feb 22-24 Little Rock, AR • Region V Apr 5-7 Minneapolis, MN • Region VI Mar 15-17 Memphis, TN • Region VII Mar 8-10 Toronto, OR • Region VIII Mar 8-10 Washington, DC • Region IX Feb 22-24 Albany, NY

22. NODA Annual Conferenceinformation • NODAC 2013 November 3-6, 2013 San Antonio, Texas • Quincy Spencer, University of Arkansas • NODAC 2014 November 2-5, 2014 Orlando, Florida • Thomas Studdert, University of Southern California • NODAC 2015 October 23-27, 2015 Denver, Colorado

23. Questions? Business Meeting Fall 2012Las Vegas, NV