I think most of us can agree that a motivating factor in our decision to go into student affairs boils down to a really simple concept. We are genuinely passionate about helping pe[...]

I’m a big proponent of gaming and games-based learning for improving the work of educators and student affairs professionals. I use a lot of board games in my practice like Pandemi[...]

In all my experiences in higher education and more specifically, Student Conduct, the prestigious quote “Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?” has contributed greatly to my ethical foun[...]

Serving in a president role of a student organization is a great learning experience for students. While some students may do it for the title, there are many more students who do [...]

It is without doubt in my mind that students leaders have a critical role to play in the effective operation of many aspects of the higher education space. Within my line of work i[...]

Increasingly, colleges and universities put in place diversity awareness programs, multicultural curriculum requirements and intercultural initiatives. Doing so is still relatively[...]

Games are just one of many ways to teach and educate students. Specifically, games are very useful in three areas: they provide a shared experience where students work cooperativel[...]

Adulting. This word has been a huge buzzword in recent years, but why? Well, “adulting” is what students at large are saying when they do grown-up activities, such as t[...]

Earlier this week, I took this stunning picture in Forest Park (St. Louis, MO), which I see as a metaphor that I want to share with my students. Life is full of choices, phases and[...]

I currently advise three programming boards with three very different executive chairs. For as long as I have been the adviser of these student organizations, I have weekly one on [...]