I hired Katelyn mid-semester, in October, after supervising 17 student leaders and overseeing a building of 600 first-year women alone for the first few months of my new position. [...]

I have been fortunate to make acquaintances, friends, and even #SAbesties through my work in student affairs. I’ve met them through a variety of channels, such as my cohort ([...]

 What makes student affairs so special? One answer that comes to mind is the relationships between people that make up the entire field. All the good in the field comes first from [...]

As I started my graduate school journey in student affairs a little over a year ago, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from my experience. I had greatly enjoyed my time at Illinoi[...]

I wish I could write more eloquently about the experience of having a terminally ill parent, but the words have always evaded me when I sat down to write about it. There are moment[...]

For better or worse, I mainly use this little corner of the Internet to reflect and share my thoughts on student affairs. My career is certainly important to me, but because I focu[...]

Over the weekend, a dear friend provided me with feedback I knew in my heart, but needed to hear from someone else. I joked at the time that she was staging an intervention, but th[...]