Breathe. I was having a pretty stressful day with a student group I was advising. There were some interpersonal issues going on, and try as I may, the students were still ha[...]

This is Daisy. She’s about 5, but we’re not sure because she’s a shelter dog. When she was surrendered, they left her with two dirty dishes and a skinned tennis ball. They didnR[...]

What’s the most difficult thing you learned in Oakland? During a teambuilding activity, one of my colleagues asked me this question. It caught me off guard, but it was a very impac[...]

Have you ever had the feeling that it’s never enough?  The work you’re doing is wonderful but there is more to be done and greater things to be achieved? What a strange[...]

For the last several years in my leadership roles, I have always enacted and espoused a solidified grouping of values connected with my leadership identity.  A prominent value in t[...]

I spent this past week at at technology conference, learning how to use digital and social media outlets to reach out to students. It was a pretty fascinating experience; plus I wa[...]

It had been a long day at work. I had multiple student meetings, uploaded data to our database, reviewed leadership applications, and had to sit through StrenghsFinder training. As[...]

About 15 months ago, I left a student affairs role to become a research scientist in information technology. I left behind no longer having June, July and August being devoted to s[...]

It takes strength. It takes willpower. It takes some fantastical belief that whatever that next big step you took will keep you  on the path towards fulfillment (whatever that even[...]

I don’t know everything about transition (apparently I know four things). However my most reflective moments have hidden themselves underneath this strange urge to continue u[...]