My mother is notorious for her constant use of old-fashioned sayings.  Some regular highlights include: “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water”, “a b[...]

As 2016 comes in full swing and the new academic semester approaches, I have been thinking a lot about my first semester as a supervisor. I will start this post with a disclaimer: [...]

One of the cornerstones of my job (and of many student affairs professionals) is encouraging students to seek opportunities during their academic career to promote growth and self-[...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Supporting students who did poorly in Fall semester. In this week’s chat 73 Student affairs professionals, gradu[...]

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Credo Advising Institute. While my position does not fit specifically within either academic or career advising, a colleague [...]

The longest hiatus I have had with my sorority experience was between undergraduate graduation in December 2009 and beginning my time as a chapter advisor in September 2010. I actu[...]

I’ve always believed that at the core of a student affairs practitioner is the burning desire to leave whatever space we occupy better than we found it. Be it a campus, an office, [...]

If Facebook is any indication of what’s on everyone’s mind right now, Trump made all 3 “trending” topics on the side of my feed. I am curious how today̵[...]

As a single mother with three kids who works full-time and then some, I often struggle in finding balance between family and work life. However, in all of it, I try to model the ty[...]

There have been a lot of conversations around the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.  This is a simple concept that has the ability to make a HUGE difference [...]