The purpose of the Campus Affairs Committee is to serve the Purdue academic advising community and the Purdue student body by acting as an advocate in any area of the University which impacts the overall student experience, the PACADA membership, and academic advising as a profession.

The Committee sponsors the PACADA Student Services Update twice per academic year, fall and spring.  The Update is a venue for faculty and staff to inform the PACADA membership about new programs and initiatives that will influence academic advising and student services.  It has also served as a venue for introducing new directors of programs/ departments, and for advisors to provide an overview of their experiences at local, regional, and national conferences.

The PACADA membership is invited to attend the meetings which take place once every 4 to 6 weeks during a semester.  Meetings involve  planning the Update and discussing such topics as:

• Advising and student Issues
• Local and national current events within the student-services realm
• Creating new programs/departments that will have a positive impact on advising
• Best advising practices
• Other relevant topics

As a result of these discussions it is the hope that “action items” will be generated that need to be addressed at the University level.

Co-Chairs: Ashley Versprille – Health and Human Sciences & Prudie Miller – College of Science