“You see it’s not enough to leave school and just desire to succeed in this cold, cruel world, because then you simply become a part of it. You must also have the desire to change [...]

There are many students that go to higher learning institutions that are looking for a something. These students are searching for who they are and who they want to be all while wa[...]

Student success: What exactly does this mean?  Quick: What does it mean to achieve “student success?”  Take your time. I’ll wait. This simple question becomes rather complex [...]

I started this post over four months ago and have had it sitting in my drafts ever since. In a session at NASPA this year, while I was fan-girl drooling over some of my favorite #S[...]

The summer for me is always a time to pause and reflect upon the previous academic year. It’s a time to reflect upon my challenges and my accomplishments in my role. Of equal impor[...]

We are all a bit hesitant to talk publicly about our failures. It is hard. It dredges up old memories that might not be so pleasant. In a world that celebrates achievement and succ[...]

Vulnerable: capable of being physically or emotionally wounded; open to attack or damage :  assailable <vulnerable to criticism> I am a self-defined extrovert. I love engagin[...]

The summer between my sophomore and junior year in college I pushed my comfort zone to work as an orientation leader at FDU. I had no idea what I was getting into and the critical [...]

I’d like to put my position up front: there is NO schism between liberal arts education and jobs. None. So, when you hear the President of the United States, many governors, [...]

During my time as a Resident Director, I was given a rare gift. I was working with a pilot residential community that aimed to design a new, mission-focused training model for our [...]