I’m not going to lie: I always wanted to be a dean, or at least a director. I still have those aspirations with a few possible alternatives thrown in there. But I’ve finally reache[...]

12, 245(3), 5 – no, those aren’t my training run stats; they are my undergraduate stats. Twelve years, 245 credit hours with three very slight major adjustments, and five ins[...]

Many student affairs professionals with graduate degrees probably do not see administrative support as a possible career path, which is where I am now. After completing a master’s [...]

To many people looking at the story of my life, 2014 wasn’t a phenomenally significant year—I didn’t move to a new institution; no changes occurred within the Registrar’s Office, o[...]

It’s spring registration season. This means the staff is in all-hands-on-deck mode as students come by the dozens to our office to discuss the classes they should be taking in the [...]

The on-campus interview. You’ve made it past the Placement experience, phone interview, the Skype interview, and now you’ve been invited on-campus. Congratulations!?!  I recently c[...]

Connections are absolutely everywhere. And I mean everywhere. And there are few things I love more than finding them. It’s like a joyous Easter egg hunt, only instead of finding pl[...]

Every day is different…that is both a very exciting and scary concept at the same time. As a new academic advisor the fact that everyday brings new challenges is the most exc[...]

Hello, everybody! My name is Meagan and I’m very excited to be blogging for the Student Affairs Collective as a newly minted first-year professional. On May 9th, I graduated from t[...]

Can you hear it?   It is the sound of parents, state legislators, governors, alumni, and students. And they are all saying the same thing. . . What is college worth, and what [...]