I am writing to process this pandemic and share my story in an effort to contribute to the selfless community of student affairs practitioners. “What should I be doing?” “What can [...]

When I started my undergraduate experience at Rowan University in 2004, I vividly remember seeing the orientation leaders dancing on stage. My mother whispered in my ears, “Y[...]

How many of you have heard the saying “The most important thing we can give someone is our time”? We Student Affairs folks think this means devoting our time to our work, our team,[...]

I have waited so long to go to college To get away from this small town, from my parents Oh to be young and grown–the possibilities That all changed during orientation It was like [...]

There is a unique position that First Year Experience (FYE) programs have to develop and maintain good relationships with alumni. It is called collaboration. Since higher education[...]

As a Supplemental Instruction (SI) Coordinator, I hear the question almost daily. “So, how is this different from tutoring?” I basically have an elevator pitch ready to[...]

Malia Obama’s recent announcement about taking a year off before college this fall made big waves in the gap year industry.  I happened to be at the American Gap Association’s annu[...]

There are definitely different types of people in the world. And like people, there are different types of gamers. This post will explore the characteristics of those players and h[...]

The decision was a delicate one.  But after the grueling process of comparing the cost of tuition, proximity to home, teacher-student ratios, and reading alumni success stories, we[...]

When we first interact with our students, we open with kind words of welcome, ranging from “Marhaban” (we like to have that international competency under our belts—it is a global [...]