Today, I return to teaching master’s students in a student affairs preparation program full-time.  And, I’m afraid.  I’m also excited.  As I prepare for my return[...]

I thought I would blog about self-authorship to help clear up some misunderstandings I’ve personally experienced throughout my time in the field.  Self-authorship is somethin[...]

I teach a class each spring using Gareth Morgan’s (2006) book Images of Organizations. One of the lenses presented in the book is the cultural lens. And, I show the TedTalk D[...]

In January, I experienced a medical crisis that caused me to reestablish all of my personal and professional goals for 2015.  I have been working toward my goal of recovery and adj[...]

I gave the following speech at the graduate reception for Western Illinois University‘s College Student Personnel program graduates.  I share it because I think that it appli[...]

I have heard student affairs professionals discuss the focus on learning as though they hope it is a fad that goes away.  When I first came across this perspective it upset me.  Ho[...]

In my last blog post, I wrote about the connections I saw between rehab and learning. Since that post, I’ve been home for three weeks going to outpatient rehab. Outpatient re[...]

Between January 6-7, I experienced two seizures, two strokes, and cardiac arrest for an hour. The CPR I received for 57 minutes along with the staff at McDonough District Hospital [...]