NCTA “On The Move” Theresa Scott Palm Beach State College

NCTA President Francesca B. Taylor University of West Georgia

Message from President Plans for 2015  Expand the scope of NCTA webinars  Launch (hopefully) the first issue of the NCTA eJournal  Offer more chances for NCTA members to volunteer for leadership positions  Provide members with various SIG’s (special interest groups) for more directed-discussion opportunities

CAS Membership  CAS, the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.  Represent over 100,000 professionals.  Provide additional resources and tools to assist our members with assessing their effectiveness within their departments and institutions  Enable us to strengthen and share the NCTA Standards and Guidelines we've long had as the basis for our test administration policies.

President’s Fun Facts  Florida: #1 as the state hosting the 2015 NCTA conference “Rising Tides and Shifting Sands”  Florida #1 for NCTA Certified Test Centers  Florida: #2 to Texas in terms of NCTA members (145 to 200)  Went to Florida State University for her graduate work; thought all Florida colleges were on the beach!

Florida Certified Test Centers  Florida Atlantic University  Florida Gulf Coast University  Florida State College at Jacksonville- 2 locations  Miami Dade College - 9 locations  Pensacola State College  University of South Florida

Florida Pre-Application Test Centers  University of Central Florida  Seminole State College  Florida State College at Jacksonville – Downtown Campus  Florida Gateway College

Florida’ Committee Volunteers  Silvio Rodriguez - Chairperson of State and Regional Organizations Committee Miami Dade College  Marc Webb - Member of State and Regional Organizations Committee Member of Marketing Committee Miami Dade College  Dwight Nimblett- Member of the Marketing Committee Florida International University  Nancy Guidry - Member of the Marketing Committee Florida State University  Pat Krauss - Member of the Marketing Committee Jacksonville State College - Jacksonville

NCTA Conference 2015 TradeWinds Resort on St. Pete Beach September 9-12 Room rate = $145 per night plus taxes Submit a proposal by March 1 st deadline New this year: the conference app!

Conference Host Committee  Audra Liswith, St. Petersburg College - Chairperson  Theresa Scott, Palm Beach State College  Rick Casey, Pasco Hernando State College  Leonor O'Relly, University of South Florida-Tampa  Summer Hicks, Polk State College  Pat Shaefer-State College of Florida  Michael Childs, Hillsborough Community College  Janet Ullman, Florida Gulf Coast College, Retired

Conference Committee Volunteers Needed  Don’t want to be a presenter? Then volunteer... to lead a dinner group, to moderate, to help at registration, to work at the hospitality table, to serve in other capacities. The conference committee will be happy to put you to work!

Wishing FACTA Great Success for 2015