Another great #SAChat, this week on Authenticity and your Professional Identity. Thanks to NASPA for the great topic and questions! Happy Friday!

MOD: Q1 – What is the difference between activism and advocacy? #SAChat

A1: Activism is action-oriented. Advocacy is conversation based and individual. #sachat

— Sylvester Gaskin (@SylvesterGaskin) October 27, 2016

A1. Advocacy requires empathy, activism requires courage #sachat

— Kate Bumhoffer (@KateBumhoffer) October 27, 2016

MOD: Q2 – Should student affairs professionals also be activists on their campuses? #SAChat

A2- Should, yes. For most, though, it's a question of whether there's support for it at the institution. #SAChat

— Kaila Janine Herin (@KailaHerin) October 27, 2016

A2 As a professional, why should @Sapros choose sides in a legitimate debate better left to students? #sachat

— Chaim Shapiro (@ChaimShapiro) October 27, 2016

MOD: Q3 – Has your administration given you guidance about how you can or cannot participate in civil unrest? #SAChat

A3: I also think this depends on the campus. If some civil unrest was going down on my campus, I would be VERY surprised. #sachat

— Karyn. (@THEKarynDyer) October 27, 2016

Q3: To a degree,related more off campus activism with anecdotes to instances where advocacy on campus starts to cross the line #sachat

— Cullen Rude (@Crude_Chronicle) October 27, 2016

MOD: Q4 – How do you determine which issues you openly support vs. take a neutral stance as an #SApro? #SAChat

Q4: My stance: I have my views/positions. I don't go around shoving them down other's throats. I share my side while I hear theirs #sachat

— Dan Taylor (@DanMJT) October 27, 2016

A5: Since I became a dean (3 weeks now), I've been struggling with that question more. No good answer yet. #SAChat

— Ben Huelskamp (@benhuelskamp) October 27, 2016

MOD: Q5 – How do you balance being viewed as a member of administration and an advocate or activist? #SAChat

A5: If advocacy and profession weren't working synergistically, many of us wouldn't be here today. Remember that! #SAChat

— Paul Porter (@DrPaulPorter) October 27, 2016

A5: I think advocating for things not related to your position. I've done that for a charitable organization. #sachat

— Megan Sanzo (@mlsanzo) October 27, 2016

MOD: Q6 – In your experience, has activism helped or hindered your credibility with the students you work with? #SAChat

Q6 are you advocating on your own behalf or for a bigger purpose? I believe in the latter #SAChat

— Hon Lam (@honsololam) October 27, 2016

A6. It's only helped but I purposely walk a very fine line. As a conduct officer, being a neutral party is literally often my job. #sachat

— Martha Compton (@marthakcompton) October 27, 2016

MOD: As we close the chat, what is your Final Thought (FT) or Final Question (FQ) that you’d share with the group? #SAChat

FT Being paid to be an SAPro is so cake. Other rewards to me are icing.

Focus on intellectual/ethical/etc rewards for students. #sachat

— Craig Z (@cz2day) October 27, 2016

#sachat ft: when I hear students hurting, how can I not help their fight when I've felt the same hurt? Our mission then becomes the same. https://t.co/zE7eQetUuA

— Candice Cadena (@SoyCandice) October 27, 2016