If you are considering part-time (or full-time from a distance) doctoral work, you’re going to want some flexibility at work.  I’m fortunate to work in a department tha[...]

Do you always listen to the same type of station on the radio? Jess and I were driving through Erie the other day when we realized that regardless of where we are, we tend to gravi[...]

After a 5-day siesta from the daily grind, I was back in the office today. I like my job. A lot. But I struggle with Thursdays anyway, and with today’s Thursday also having a Monda[...]

It happens to me every spring. I’m bundled up in a winter stupor, then slowly the temperature starts to rise. Spring break comes and goes. Yellow pine pollen appears on every[...]

Today my dad is having open-heart surgery at Hamot Hospital, in Erie.  He’s having a triple bypass surgery.  So far things are going OK.  We should be getting another update [...]

In my previous posts, I have written a great deal about the admissions processes that I navigated on my way to pursuing a doctoral degree.  I’m going to shift gears and begin[...]

Think about your professional MENTOR. This is the person whom you trust and helps you grow as a person. How would you feel if you found out that, during your time together, she o[...]

There are days when I wonder why I’m still sticking around in this field.  There, I said it.  I know this is a “shiny, happy student affairs community” but I have[...]

Today I received a hand-written, paper and pen thank you note in the mail from a student whom I have mentored as he has gone on to pursue a masters degree in student affairs admini[...]