In September 2013, I took my first running step ever.  Why?  My workouts weren’t effective anymore and I needed to shake up the routine.  I registered for a 5K, but had no idea how[...]

For many second year graduate students, the season of job searching feels like it is quickly approaching. People may be feeling all types of things at this point – excitement[...]

In student affairs, we spend a great deal of time building the leaders of tomorrow. However, we often fail to incorporate the most important leadership skill: career readiness. Bei[...]

Professional development is critical for continuous education and growth purposes. But, many offices aren’t able to send their staff to multi-day conferences or specialized t[...]

For the past eleven years, I spent nearly three and a half hours per day traveling to work. That equals a horrible grand total of 17 hours per week! Finding out this fun fact usual[...]

When is the last time someone told you that, “you seem like a good fit…but…” – and the “but” was something arbitrary on your resume? What [...]

This post is for the first-year graduate students who are new to their programs, their institutions, their states.  For the students who are first-generation, are underrepresented [...]

Student affairs professionals spend their work lives helping to educate and develop their students, but don’t necessarily have the time or resources to educate and develop themselv[...]

With everything already on our plates, adding yet-another-Thing(tm) can be overwhelming. When the Thing(tm) is tuning into public policy, suddenly that stubborn task at the bottom [...]

Does student affairs usually bring to mind working in student activities, orientation, or residence life? Do we often consider academic affairs as a pathway that we highlight to ne[...]