Well, the first blog is supposed to be about me. Admittedly, I’m not good at talking about myself. It’s so easy to write my resume here—where I don’t dive deep in[...]

When it comes to big lessons, 2016 has been a year of education. In terms of my life, this has been no exception. It has been the first year that I have begun working as a full-tim[...]

Encouragement is a big deal, right? I just completed an online class that used Blackboard Collaborate. If you aren’t familiar with it, you really just need to know that we we[...]

2016 has been a year of change for me — I left the world of National Service after finishing my 2nd term as an AmeriCorps VISTA. I went from working on a mentoring program be[...]

Welcome to a special episode of the Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! Tom bids farewell to Dustin as well as wraps up season 3 of the podcast with this episode of reflections an[...]

There are a couple of questions my sister and I always get: 1. Are you twins? 2. Is Martine the older one? No and no. I am the “big” sister.  I may be 5’1″ [...]

When I look back on the past year and focus on my own life, rather than the bigger picture of what’s going on in the world, I am able to see all the good things that have happened.[...]

Welcome to another episode of the Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! Dustin records his last formal interview with Brian LeDuc for this extra episode of the podcast. They talk ab[...]

“I am not a has-been. I am a will be.” –  Lauren Bacall There will be days where you wake up from your bed and the oxygen you breathe will feel like a wildfire bu[...]

Let’s just face the facts: I look like an 18-year-old. Fine, maybe a 22-year-old. Either way, working as a student affairs professional, at age 25, is both a blessing and a c[...]