Marketing for a college can sometimes be tricky. How do we show a prospective student everything the school has to offer? How can we give them an authentic glimpse into what really[...]

No, I don’t mean Kurt Cobain (specifically), though I will begin with a favorite lyric of his. Though one certain historical and religious icon never actually said the words [...]

Working in a career development center means there’s a fine line when it comes to organizing my office and desk. For me, this means finding a balance that will work for myself as w[...]

My LinkedIn profile says that I’m proficient in written and oral communication so that must mean I’ve mastered professional communication, right?! We like to throw the [...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Tips For First Time Conference Attendees. In this week’s chat 101 Student affairs professionals, graduate studen[...]

“I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” –Georgia O’Keeffe Well, if you happen to follow me [...]

Alec Baldwin taught us in Glengarry Glen Ross to “always be closing” and “telling isn’t selling”. Whether it’s the meat market of NASPA or the one-to-one connection of a campus tou[...]

I have to admit that I have a love/hate relationship with the Likert Scale. I almost jumped with joy when our institutional research director sent me our old National Survey of Stu[...]

On the fifth of six 13+ hour days of student orientation counselor (SOC) training, I looked around at the end of lunch to find a number of student leaders missing.  After asking ar[...]

Each week, we strive to provide a snapshot of the happenings in the #SAchat community, articles of note, and tweets you may have missed. Below, you’ll find just a small sampl[...]