2013 NEA Higher Ed Conference Survey2013 NEA Higher Ed Conference Survey

The 2013 NEA Higher Education Conference will be held March 22-24, 2013 in Portland, Oregon at the Portland Marriott Waterfront. In addition to the conference, we will host Leadership Day on March 21st, state higher ed affiliate staff training on March 22nd and NCHE will host membership meetings on March 21st and 22nd. The theme of this year's conference is "Faculty, Students and the Common Good". As a means of developing a conference that meets the needs of our members, we invite you to participate in this survey to give us feedback on sessions, format and other suggestions for this year's conference. Please note that information regarding a call for workshop proposals is on the last page of the survey. For more information, contact Phadra Williams Tuitt at pwilliams@nea.org or Rachelle Grant at rgrant@nea.org.

1. Are you an NEA member?

Are you an NEA member? Yes

2. What position do you hold on campus?

What position do you hold on campus? Tenured/tenure track faculty

Contingent/part-time faculty

Education support professional

Academic professional

Grad assistant/research assistant

Retired

Affiliate staff

Student program advisor

K-12 member

Other (please specify)

3. Have you ever attended the NEA Higher Education Conference?

Have you ever attended the NEA Higher Education Conference? Yes

4. If you answered no to question #3, what would it take for you to attend this year's conference?

If you answered no to question #3, what would it take for you to attend this year's conference?

5. What suggestions do you have for dynamic keynote speakers, plenary session topics or breakout sessions for this year's conference?

What suggestions do you have for dynamic keynote speakers, plenary session topics or breakout sessions for this year's conference?

6. For the first time, we will publish conference proceedings through submission of papers based on the conference theme. Papers have the possibility of being published in an edited book or other NEA publications.

The conference invites the submission of papers in the following areas:

• Union organizing in higher education
• The role of faculty, students, academic professionals and
higher education support professionals in creating a more democratic
society
• The role of unions/associations in creating a more democratic society
• Women and their leadership roles in unions
• Minorities and leadership in unions
• The public good in higher education

Please submit your 350 word abstract with name, e-mail address, phone number and institutional affiliation and two page vitae to Mary Ellen Flannery at mflannery@nea.org by January 3, 2013. Selected conference presenters will be notified by the end of January with further conference details.

Any questions regarding NEA Higher Education Conference and paper submission can be sent to Phadra Williams Tuitt, Ed.D., Organizational Specialist, NEA Center For Organizing at pwilliams@nea.org or Mary Ellen Flannery, NEA Thought and Action Editor, NEA Center For Communications at mflannery@nea.org.

Based on the description above, are you interested in submitting a paper for this year's conference?

For the first time, we will publish conference proceedings through submission of papers based on the conference theme. Papers have the possibility of being published in an edited book or other NEA publications. The conference invites the submission of papers in the following areas: • Union organizing in higher education • The role of faculty, students, academic professionals and higher education support professionals in creating a more democratic society • The role of unions/associations in creating a more democratic society • Women and their leadership roles in unions • Minorities and leadership in unions • The public good in higher education Please submit your 350 word abstract with name, e-mail address, phone number and institutional affiliation and two page vitae to Mary Ellen Flannery at mflannery@nea.org by January 3, 2013. Selected conference presenters will be notified by the end of January with further conference details. Any questions regarding NEA Higher Education Conference and paper submission can be sent to Phadra Williams Tuitt, Ed.D., Organizational Specialist, NEA Center For Organizing at pwilliams@nea.org or Mary Ellen Flannery, NEA Thought and Action Editor, NEA Center For Communications at mflannery@nea.org. Based on the description above, are you interested in submitting a paper for this year's conference? Yes

Not this year, but I will send the call to my colleagues for possible submission

7. Which of the following topics are you most interested in for this year's conference?

Which of the following topics are you most interested in for this year's conference? Post-Election Updates

Organizing

Local Association Best Practices

Pedagogy

Networking Sessions

Leadership Training

Social Media

Higher Education Reform

Contingent Faculty Issues

Higher Ed Funding

Building Membership Capacity

Bargaining

Higher Ed Policy

Other (please specify)