Many of us know the struggle of explaining to our non-SA friends and family what it is we do. And part of that can often be “Oh, it must be nice to have summer off!”. I’m pretty su[...]

With deliberative being one of my Top 5 strengths via StrengthsQuest, you’d probably think I’m pretty good at making choices. But being deliberative isn’t always a great thing. Her[...]

When I think about all the things that happened in 2016, both to and around me, there’s this weird mixture of emotions that happens all at once. Happiness and sadness. Excitement a[...]

Anyone else tired? Ok, good. I’m glad it’s not just me. 2016 has seemed to have been a veritable whirlwind of negativity and catastrophe. Not to exaggerate, but multiple medi[...]

It’s been just shy of a year since I started in my current position. Being one of the Emerging #SApros over the course of this year has been a fantastic experience, if for no other[...]

It’s been a month since students left campus, and it’s about a month until Hall Director training starts back up.Where exactly did summer go? I don’t feel like I’ve got[...]

Paperwork is shuffling. Keys are returning. Donations boxes and dumpsters are filling, and the building is emptying. It’s definitely closedown time, and while I’m excited for a lit[...]

My friends will be the first people to tell you I’m not a very emotional person. In grad school, I often got called out for my 1,000 mile stares and my somewhat less-than-compassio[...]

First off, to all those SA grads that will be taking their comprehensive exams, defending a thesis, and going through the job search process in the next few weeks, good luck! I kno[...]

I’m not job searching this recruitment season, but it’s hard not to look, right? Our field does a great job of spreading news about exciting positions in even more exciting locatio[...]