As I prepare to wrap up my graduate school experience in the next 3 weeks, I really wonder in the most cliche way possible: where did the time go? It seems that the last two years [...]

For as long as I’ve been in a higher education setting, the term self-care has been constantly thrown around.  I’ve attended more presentations on the concept than I can count R[...]

“I’d rather be lucky than good,” is a phrase that I’ve heard before. What it really means is that I’d rather benefit from chance than succeed through skill.[...]

College years provide a space for students to develop both hard and soft skills. Students learn about their fields of study, but also how to work in groups, to listen, to develop m[...]

We’ve covered a wide range of perspectives on  #SAcompetencies this month, but there’s one category left: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (AER).  Today, I want to share with y[...]

What has changed for you this year? Your habits? Your attitude towards work? What time you wake up in the morning? At the end of every day I ask myself, “What did I do today to imp[...]

One of the competency areas that NASPA and ACPA recommend Student Affairs Professionals be well versed in to be effective practitioners is law, policy, and governance.  Some may fi[...]

Last week, I attended a retreat for the executive board of a professional association that I serve on. Our facilitator began with the question, “How were you socialized in this org[...]

Student learning and development is threaded through everything I do. You know how when you’re in graduate school and you’ve just started to learn about theory and then you see tha[...]

Within my role as an Assistant Director for Training and Development, I’m responsible for training, recruitment and payroll functions or our Residence Life area.  This role h[...]