For the past five years of my life, I have worked in residence life. I’ve loved the ability to form close relationships with my residents and staff members, and I have truly enjoye[...]

It has been some time since I have blogged due to transition. Graduation, making future plans, and finding balance can be extremely difficult. For me, I have been learning througho[...]

I’ve worked in student affairs for almost 10 years now and every spring, as summer approaches, my mom always, without fail, asks me when my last day working will be. And then, I ag[...]

Have you ever left a job and then immediately regretted it? Why did I leave a place I was so comfortable at? Why did I leave such a good thing? I’m never going to learn all this ne[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! We have the pleasure of welcoming Alex Fields to the podcast this week! She speaks with Dustin about he[...]

“It is not enough to be compassionate, you must act” -Dalai Lama Nationwide, students on college campuses over the past few years have become forces to be reckoned with. They have [...]

I’m curious to hear from others in the field, who have elected to pursue additional employment outside your 9-5 job. I know there are many areas within HigherEd (Orientation [...]

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[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! This week’s guest is Sabrina Spadafino. She speaks with Dustin about her work/life balance being [...]

“What do you do for a living?” is a seemingly innocuous question. On college campuses this question is often transmuted to the ever-popular conversation starter: “What’s your major[...]