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The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is an international, educational association of individuals engaged in the work of academic advising. Its membership of over 10,000 international individuals is reported to include representatives from than 2,400 institutions and organizations related to higher education; individuals are classified by status as faculty member, professional advisor, graduate student, student support personnel, peer advisors, and administrators.〔(''About NACADA'' page on NACADA web site )〕 Its stated goal is to serve staff and faculty who provide academic advising to post-secondary students. The NACADA Executive Office has been housed in Manhattan, Kansas on the campus of Kansas State University since 1990.〔(Beatty, J. D. "The National Academic Advising Association, A Brief Narrative History," ''NACADA Journal'', Volume II(I), Spring 1991 )〕 NACADA is a member of the American Council on Education, the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education CAS,〔(Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education ) member associations〕 and maintains a partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association to further student-athlete development and academic success.〔("NCAA and NACADA Partner to Support Academic Reform," NCAA press release, October 18, 2006 )〕 The NACADA organization sponsors conferences, institutes, scholarships,〔(ACT Winter 2007 Activity: NACADA Names Scholarship )〕 web-based resources and seminars, Commission and Interest Groups, research-based publications, a speaker and consultants’ service, and an awards program. Online masters degree〔(Kansas State University Master in Academic Advising )〕 and graduate certificate programs〔(Kansas State University Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising )〕 are offered in conjunction with Kansas State University. The NACADA website houses an indexed list of articles, statistics, and peer-reviewed scholarly articles, the (Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources ),〔(Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources )〕 as a free resource for both members and non-members. The site strictly adheres to scholarly standards on copyright and appropriate citation of sources, and may be useful for practitioners, researchers, and students investigating student success, persistence, and graduation from institutions of higher education. ==Regions== * Region 1 - United States: New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine; Canada: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland. * Region 2 - United States: Pennsylvania, Virginia, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey. * Region 3 - United States: West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. * Region 4 - United States: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida; Caribbean Islands. * Region 5 - United States: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin; Canada: Ontario, Nunavut. * Region 6 - United States: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota; Canada: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories. * Region 7 - United States: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas. * Region 8 - United States: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska; Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon. * Region 9 - United States: California, Nevada, Hawaii. * Region 10 - United States: Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Academic Advising Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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