As many of us sat in a classroom reading that lovely green book on student development theory, it constantly reminded us to “meet the students where they are.”  I find it interesti[...]

Our students today are plugged in, socially aware, and far more tech-savvy than any generation we have seen before. Cell phones are carried everywhere, and used for anything and ev[...]

As any good #SAPro, I have my treasure trove of icebreakers. However, I thought I’d share one I created for our Kick-off Orientation Training Workshop. Now, I’m one of [...]

  My coworker and I were recently talking about what restaurant he should take a friend to later that day. I suggested a lovely place right on the water, and told him he shoul[...]

I’ve worked and lived here at MacEwan University as a Residence Life Coordinator for almost 3000 days and have spent a tremendous amount of time in my office. Recently, I accepted [...]

Innovation and creativity are two very important aspects of a new program that is highly encouraged at my current institution. These two characteristics are what helped me develop [...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! We have the pleasure of welcoming Rick James (pictured above in the back right) from Tidewater Communit[...]

Some higher education professionals believe we must “get digital or get out of the way” and schools are jumping on the bandwagon to teach digital literacy and are incorporating the[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! We have the pleasure of welcoming Matt Cummings to the show this week. He talks with Dustin about his w[...]

Picture yourself at a nice restaurant. The person across from you is a blind date. What are the first things that come to mind? I believe most would agree that appearance and good [...]