Think about student leaders at your school. You probably visualize a group of the very involved students, the ones who are in and out of your office.  These students always seem to[...]

Part Two (See Part 1 here) Events for any student affairs professional can be challenging. You have to deal with vendors, your team dynamics, waivers for different things, marketin[...]

Keeping students engaged is the name of the Higher Ed game these days, which is one of the many reasons that student affairs professionals contribute countless hours to planning ev[...]

In preparing for an orientation leader training, I asked the Director of Orientation if anything in particular stood out about her OLs. The part of her description that stuck out t[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! This episode is proudly brought to you by… We’re pleased to welcome Brian Proffer to the sh[...]

Some newer student affairs professionals may remember playing the popular The Sims video game growing up. In it, players with god-like powers could direct their “Sims” [...]

I get a lot of questions when I tell people I play women’s rugby. Yes, it is a full-contact sport. No, we do not wear pads. Yes, there is a spot on the team for a 5 foot, 2 inch pe[...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on August is coming – Preparing you and your team. In this week’s chat 135 Student affairs professionals, gra[...]

The word marketing can sometimes sound a little scary.  However, in the field of student affairs, marketing is one of the key tools for campus activities, or any area that provides[...]

As the assistant director of student involvement, I often hear things such as, “Why should we be involved?” or “I enjoyed being engaged because it is entertaining.” My personal fav[...]