Name of Committee/Task Force: Chapter Faculty Advisors Committee    

Chairperson(s): Janna L. Scarborough, Ph.D., NCC, NCSC, ACS, LMHC

Contact Information: Human Development & Learning

                              East Tennessee State University

                              PO Box 70548

                              Johnson City, TN 37614-0605

Telephone:

      Office:            423-439-4191                                 

      Home:           423-202-8585

FAX:                     423-439-7790

E-Mail:                 scarboro@etsu.edu

Mission: To work with headquarters in assisting Chapter Faculty Advisors (CFA) to carry out their responsibilities as effectively and efficiently as possible. To help bring attention and appreciation to the substantial work of CFAs in helping CSI address its mission. To develop relevant training and provide dialogue opportunities for CFAs both new and experienced.

Goals/Annual Objectives:

1. Provide training materials/sessions for CFAs

2. Enhance networking, collaboration, and communication among CFAs

3. Identify and respond to any unique needs of CFAs who are non-tenured, from ethnic minority groups, dissatisfied or disconnected from role, etc

4. Identify new committee members to assure adequate representation of regions, etc.

5. Assure continuity of leadership for the Chapter Faculty Advisor Committee by submitting any evaluation rubrics and samples of all letters and recruitment articles to the CSI Web Administrator for inclusion at csi-net.org in the folder for this committee.

Strategies to Achieve Goals/Annual Objectives:

1.

·        Develop on-line modules focused on CFA needs

·        Conduct workshops/ discussions at Regional ACES, ACA, and ACES

·        Facilitate discussion board threads regarding information for CFAs

2.

·        Facilitate use of CFA Discussion board

·        Send emails to CFAs of new/revitalized chapters

·        Conduct CFA workshops at Regional ACES, ACA, and ACES conferences

·        With CFA input, develop mentoring plan. 

3.

·        Identify needs through discussions with CFA’s on discussion board and conference meetings

·        Send emails to individual CFAs whose chapters are in danger of becoming inactive

·        Respond to individual requests for assistance

·        Examine patterns of needs to determine larger scale support efforts.

4.

·        Identify potentional new committee members from 2 different regions (North Atlantic, North Central, Rocky Mountain) (2 people max)

 What tasks for your committee can be accomplished with the help of Leadership Fellows and Interns?

We are fortunate to have a CSI Leadership Fellow who has agreed to serve on the committee. Projects that could be accomplished with Leadership Fellow and Interns:

- The development of training modules

- Compilation of information from CFA’s regarding ideas for mentoring program

- Assistance with CFA conference meetings (keeping notes during sessions and breakouts, list of attendees for CEU processing)

Anticipated Outcomes of Activities:

1.

• Create modules on: Use of on-line membership materials and managing applications; Information for new CFAs; How to reactive a chapter
• Plan and facilitate workshops at SACES, ACA, and ACES
• Start discussion threads regarding CSI graduation recognition; obtaining chapter funding; garnering faculty support; fundraising; etc.

2.

·        Highlight discussion board in Exemplar article, CFA email blasts

·        Focus discussion board threads

·        Send CFA blast email requesting opinions regarding CFA mentoring program

·        Increase in posts to CFA discussions

·        Consistent delivery of emails regarding updates

·        Procedure for follow-up plan for evaluation of threaded discussion. 

·        The development of a mentoring plan with criteria, roles, responsibilities, and structure outlined

3.

·        Increased focus on unique needs of individuals and ideas for how to be supportive

·        Increased collaboration between CFAs

·        Reach out to CFAs who may feel disconnected or dissatisfied

·        Report of unique identified needs of CFA’s with recommendations

4.              

·        A complete CFA committee with 1 Chair and 6 members representing multiple regions.

·        Available Resources:

·        CFA discussion board

·        Assistance from headquarters in setting times for workshops at conferences

·        CFA committee members

·        ACES/SACES mentor/mentee process

·        HQ assistance with CFA blast emails

·        List of CFA’s

·        List of new and revitalized chapters

·        Exemplar

·        List of CFA’s of chapters who are in danger of becoming inactive

·        Information from HQ regarding CFAs requesting assistance

·        CSI Board and other members who may be knowledgeable of possible committee members.

Needed Resources:

None at this time.

List of Committee Members:

Andrew Burck

Marshall University

burck@marshall.edu

Rebekah Byrd (CSI Leadership Fellow 2010-2011)

East Tennessee State University

Rebekah.Byrd@gmail.com

Dale Pehrsson

University of Nevada – Los Vegas

Dale.Pehrsson@unlv.edu

April Sikes

Southern Arkansas University

asikes@saumag.edu

Questions/Comments for the CSI Executive Council:

1. We would appreciate assistance in identifying an additional committee member or two preferably from regions of the country not currently represented (Rocky Mountain, North Central, North Atlantic, etc.).

2. The Chair is planning to attend SACES and ACA to facilitate CFA workshops. I am unaware of whether or not trainings are scheduled for other Regional ACES conferences. We have a committee member from the Western region who may be able to assist with WACES otherwise we may need support from the CSI board to facilitate these trainings.

Request for Leadership Fellow and Intern Assistance from Chapter Faculty Advisor Committee: 

·              Compilation of information from CFA’s regarding ideas for mentoring program

·              Assistance with CFA conference meetings (keeping notes during sessions and breakouts, list of attendees for CEU processing)