Advising is one of many hats worn by SA Professionals. It can be very rewarding to help shape the values and ideals of your students. It seems only natural that those values and id[...]

Though there has been an evolution of thought and significant changes in approaches over the years, the guiding principles outlined for the Student Affairs profession have always l[...]

    It is difficult to read anything in the news (or this blog) without seeing an article or opinion piece on the current state of the economy.  Highe[...]

You’ve heard the joke about the college students who after an evening of partying missed a final exam, claiming a flat tire. The professor told them they could make up the fi[...]

December is a time for me to sit back, pick up the phone and call many SA friends I’ve neglected since school started. Unfortunately the conversations this year are unnerving[...]

Students and new staff members will frequently ask me about surveying their students.  They often seem very matter-of-fact and self assured that they’ve found an answer [...]

As Erik Bates discussed in his prior post, there is an assumption in student affairs that we are above impoverished populations; that we only see the privileged students who are we[...]

It’s near the middle of the fall semester for many campuses and there’s a chance you are feeling that pinch of stress. That feeling that we have bitten off more than we[...]

  Once upon a time, Facebook used to be a student only playground as it was a closed system. But ever since Facebook opened up to allow anyone and their cat to have an account[...]

Updating a presentation on social networks for my first-year seminar is my focus this week.  In past years, Facebook has been the primary topic and I have posted about it here[...]