The doors open. A blast of soothing cold air. The smell of fruit. The sounds of excited chatter. Bright Hawaiian shirts. Trader Joe’s–I have arrived. One hour to wander the s[...]

Every year I meet with students who are exhausted, frustrated, angry, and suffering because they are taking care of another student. While we encourage students to engage in up-sta[...]

Given all that is going on in the world, what I’ve experienced in 2015, as well as the winter holiday season, I’ve been spending a lot of time considering what it means[...]

I have always been young for my age in school. I went to kindergarten at 4, graduated high school and  went to college at 17, graduated undergrad and trucked off to grad school at [...]

Rarely in my life have I been attached to a place, yet I never used to think of myself as adventurous either. But, here I am, again, on the precipice of another professional move. [...]

As I sit on my second flight home from Tampa within the course of less than a month, I feel tired yet refreshed at the same time. Within the time of 3 weeks I was able to attend no[...]

When we moved to Southern Illinois, we had a plan to be there for 2-3 years. Our checklist included getting connected to the community through a church, having our first child (in [...]

On paper, Sara and I should not be friends. She is the most logical, rational person I know, and I have been known to tear up at anything remotely emotional. She has spent weeks of[...]

I was beyond excited when I saw the opportunity to participate in the #SAConnects series. Throughout my journey into student affairs I have met and built relationships with some of[...]

I inherited her, like a lucky financial windfall. When a colleague left for another opportunity, I took over a summer program…and it came with an ACHUHO-I intern. It was a program [...]