Most #SAPros feel that nobody outside of higher education knows what we do. It’s a running joke on social media—with memes and articles circulating—about what it means to be [...]

Many of us hear from day one of our #SAgrad programs about the challenge of breaking out of our Student Affairs silos. In other words, crossing departmental lines. As a grad, then [...]

This past week I babysat two little ladies, ages almost 4 and almost 2. It had been a rainy day full of head colds and broken Barbies, and all three of us were feeling the strain. [...]

Recently I had the honor of co-planning a women’s leadership retreat for students on our campus with a colleague. This was the first-ever program of its kind at our small, private [...]

Each of the academic advisors in my office has a different specialty. We take care of different student populations (undeclared, nursing, engineering, transfer, and post-bac). We b[...]

I recently worked on a project at work that was cross-departmental, that served a very important purpose for the University. Coordinating schedules, thoughts, ideas, and implementi[...]

This year I led a workshop for our Student Affairs Winter Recharge on the topic of “Bridging the Gap between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs.” My experiences as an instructor,[...]

Working in a large public institution has given me the opportunity to observe several leadership styles. Given the segregated nature of the functions of the institution, it is not [...]

The first step to conquering a problem is admitting that the problem exists, so let’s just admit it; meetings are inefficient. The chance of something being discussed that is relev[...]

The #sachat “Effective Staff Trainings” took place on Thursday, May 29th and my final thought was “Be Open to community, collaboration, and your campus. Know the needs and expectat[...]