We spend a good amount of time in our offices so I’m a firm believer in making the space feel as much like home as possible. Granted, my dogs are not here and I don’t have my feet[...]
The week after Thanksgiving can only mean one thing: December is almost here. Okay, it can also mean that you ate a lot, got some rest, had some me time, enjoyed time with family, [...]
As we approach the holidays, I was reminded how grateful I am to be working at an institution that explicitly honors Native American heritage by naming this Friday as Native Americ[...]
This week’s #SAchat is a collaboration with the Journal of College and Character. The topic will be on student activism. Naturally, it seems appropriate to ask: Do you feel y[...]
Since it is Careers in Student Affairs Month, it only seems appropriate to ask: when did you first learn about Student Affairs as a career? We have all ended up here through a vari[...]
During our last Student Affairs Collective Leadership Team meeting, the topic of time zones came up. We began to wonder: where the heck do we all live, anyway? So folks, that is th[...]
Fit. Everyone’s searching for it, some find it, some don’t. Sparked by the #SAgrad chat this week, I wanted to ask the #SAchat community about fit. We all talk quite a [...]
This question came to mind sometime last week as I was preparing a workshop on theory for Advisors. I realized that half of the participants do not have their Masters degrees, and [...]
Now that we’re back into the #SAchat season and academic year, I’m particularly curious about who is engaging with the Student Affairs Collective. This community thrive[...]
Last week, LinkedIn offered a prompt to “thank your mentors”. Until recently, the idea of a mentor had slipped my mind. Yes, there are the people that inspired me to go[...]