I always hope for that perfect storm of aligned experiences when sending a small group of organization representatives to a conference.  In my mind, the students will be empowered [...]

The following article offers eight strategies that student life professionals can utilize for communicating with challenging parents. [...]

I was running very early the other morning with my kids in a stroller. For the first half of the run I concentrated on my running speed, talking to the kids, and asking myself why [...]

It's not just for when you're on fire.[...]

As part of the summer courses in my doctoral program, I had the opportunity to attend a panel discussion on international leaders.  The panel consisted of: Jonas Prising, Executive[...]

Is Diversity Behind Closed Doors necessary?[...]

In a recent post, I mentioned that I conduct reflective exit interviews with my student leaders. A few people asked for the fifteen questions that I use. I started these reflective[...]

We all want to create learning experiences that transform lives. Students spend such a short time in college (which may be even less with three-year degrees!)–what opportunit[...]

Situation #1: Last semester I asked students at a workshop to list the characteristics of good leaders and good followers. Among other things, they said that strong leaders “[...]

Incorporating student development theory into training of student leaders always caused a conundrum for me. Having watched and tried a variety of means and methods of delivering th[...]