Written by Kevin Valliere  A few months ago, several members of the NASPA Technology Knowledge Community leadership team began to toss around the idea of creating a list of technol[...]

Join some of your favorite Student Affairs professionals and #sachat community members (Really, don’t you love them all?) as they discuss Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In TODA[...]

This past week I had the privilege of attending the Association of Student Conduct Administrator’s (ASCA) Gehring Academy. Within this training academy there are various tracks whi[...]

There is this increased trend in Higher Ed that has to deal with working with a millennial. People are studying us, writing dissertations on us, devoting their professional careers[...]

  I’m that student affairs professional who attended conferences, who loved to attend programs, with my pencil and paper ready. I loved pouring over the choices like I w[...]

Luke Skywalker had Obi-Wan and Yoda. Batman had Alfred. The Karate Kid had Mr. Miyagi. Awesome mentoring relationships. (Except when Obi-Wan dies, but let’s not focus on that[...]

No late night phone calls anymore. No students knocking on my door. I don’t feel tethered to my phone anymore. It sounds like an amazing transition right?  Going from a live [...]

I’m sure at one point or another throughout your journey in Student Affairs someone, somewhere has told you to get out there and “diversify your experiences.” How[...]

The beginning of the summer is always filled with mixed emotions; you might be sad that students have waved goodbye, but thrilled at the silence of your empty campus. There is a st[...]

Be active. Not just physically, mentally, or emotionally, but be active with your professional development – this is a philosophy I’ve truly learned throughout my graduate assistan[...]