Although NADE is reaching more and more developmental educators, (NADE welcomed its 31st chapter--CalADE--at the recent 2010 conference and has increased its international presence), we still know that many developmental educators are not yet NADE members and are not served by a professional organization that meets their needs. NADE realizes it must reach out to these colleagues if it wishes to serve them, so a "Membership Growth Drive" began on April 1, 2010. Three major awards will be offered:

1. The NADE CHAPTER in good standing which experiences the greatest percentage increase in NADE members over the course of the Membership Growth Drive will be awarded a $500 stipend to be used toward attendance at the 2011 NADE conference.
2. One NEW INDIVIDUAL* NADE MEMBER who joins NADE for the first time during the Membership Growth Drive will win a $500 stipend to be used toward attendance at the 2011 NADE conference.
3. One RENEWING INDIVIDUAL* NADE MEMBER who renews an existing NADE membership during the Membership Growth Drive will win a $500 stipend to be used toward attendance at the 2011 NADE conference.

To join or renew, simply complete the Individual Membership form and send it with payment to the address on the form between April 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011. Members may renew early to fall within the timeframe of the Membership Drive.

*Members who join or renew as part of an Institutional/Program membership are not eligible for these stipends.

What: National Association for Developmental Education 35th Annual Conference. Full registration will include access to approximately 200 concurrent sessions and opportunities for professional growth and development. Exhibitors will display new texts and supplemental materials of interest to Developmental Education practitioners.

When: February 23-26, 2011

Where: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel; 2660 Woodley Road NW; Washington, D. C. 20008. Phone: 202.328.2000

Capitol Hill: NADE chapters will engage in congressional visits to Capitol Hill.

Speaker: Jeffrey Zaslow, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, attended the last lecture and co-authored The Last Lecture that helped fuel worldwide interest in it.

Institutes: Pre-conference institutes will include an all-day NADE Certification Training Institute ($200), along with half-day institutes on specialized topics ($40 each).

Tours: Smithsonian Museum, Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, Newseum, and many others!

Events: Cultural Diversity Event with stops by Embassy Row, National Mall, Cathedral

“Training” in D.C: An orientation will be presented on navigating around the city on the Metro.

Proposals: Access Calls for Proposals at www.nade2011.com.

For more information contact conference co-chairs Vickie Kelly at vakelly@hindscc.edu or Dessie S. Williams at dessiew@lsua.edu

If you currently have membership in NADE through an Institutional/Program (IP) membership, the contact person for your IP membership receives two copies of each issue of the Journal of Developmental Education (JDE), which are then shared among the up-to-10 members covered by the IP membership. However, we have received numerous requests from professionals included within an IP membership who would like a personal copy of the JDE. In addition to being able to access these scholarly volumes in an institutional library, faculty and administrators are opting to have personal copies in order to have ready access for curriculum development, learning assistance, and assessment purposes.

We are pleased to announce that the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) has arranged to offer the NADE individual subscription price of $25.00/year to faculty and administrators who are current NADE IP members. This offer promises to be of great value to you and your institution’s educators, as articles featured in the Journal of Developmental Education on teaching strategies, curriculum development, assessment, technology, and critical thinking have repeatedly been integrated into teaching assignments and planning efforts.

Eligibility: Offer open to NADE members currently covered by an IP membership

Offer: One-Year Subscription to Volume 34 of the Journal of Developmental Education (3 issues )

Rate: $25 (a $9.00 savings off the regular $34 annual subscription)

Deadline: Postmark your order no later than August 1, 1010.

Access the order form.