I entered my first Student Life professional position knowing that I would have trouble taking care of myself. Prior to attaining my position, my graduate program mentor said she f[...]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 3 adults in the United States are obese and close to 1 in 5 school-aged children are obese as seen by [...]
As career services professionals, we’re often in the unique position of collecting data that answers some questions about the value of higher education. It is our responsibil[...]
I recently read this Inside Higher Education article on outcomes and (lack of) accountability and immediately knew I had to attempt to formalize my thoughts for this blog. This art[...]
Welcome to this episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast We settle in this week for another episode with our hosts, Tom and Dustin. They catch up and talk about 2016 (so [...]
Last month, Ahmed Mohamed, a talented, Muslim, Sudanese-American student, brought a clock that he made to school and his life changed forever on that day. Within hours, he was repo[...]
I’ve always been the type to go “above and beyond”, as countless supervisors, teachers, coaches, etc. have been more than willing to share with me. But how can anyone go “above and[...]
A new year brings an opportunity for new goals. Often people make working out and eating healthy one of their New Year’s goals. Yet, many fail never reach their goals because they [...]
As we know, college offers countless opportunities to get involved in a campus community. One of these many opportunities is joining the brotherhood of a fraternity. I joined the E[...]
The purpose of this blog post is to share information on student activism happening on a campus in Minnesota that is going unnoticed. My hope is that this information can help guid[...]