With a new academic year comes the opportunity to incorporate new types of programming initiatives within our respective departments. While creating new programs can be cumbersome,[...]
As an aging millennial, the drive to conquer all available social media apps is real! This is especially true with student affairs professionals, as we see our students effortlessl[...]
Raise your hand if you’ve ever completed a job shadowing experience… While the concept of job shadowing has been around for a considerable amount of time, it’s become more co[...]
As career services professionals, we’re often in the unique position of collecting data that answers some questions about the value of higher education. It is our responsibil[...]
If your institution is like most, assessment might be a big push these days in your efforts with student. What are the learning objectives for our programs? Is what we are doing me[...]
When I started teaching FYE, I instantly concluded that there was so much that I could bring to the curriculum. Including workshops became an undoubtedly strong focus for me. I wou[...]
Adulting. This word has been a huge buzzword in recent years, but why? Well, “adulting” is what students at large are saying when they do grown-up activities, such as t[...]
Working in higher education, in my case within the space of residential life, presents a myriad of opportunities to meet and engage with passionate young people. In fact, on a dail[...]
I was extremely fortunate to have been offered a job before graduating with my master’s in May of this year. I applied to well over 25 jobs and landed the one that I wanted m[...]
Numerous colleges across the country feature multiple campuses. Many institutions support these locations with staff who split time among the different sites. Early in 2016, I took[...]