Student affairs professionals spend their work lives helping to educate and develop their students, but don’t necessarily have the time or resources to educate and develop themselv[...]

“We promise you discovery: the discovery of yourselves, the discovery of the universe, and your place in it.” — Sister Madeleva Wolff, CSC, Former President of Saint Mary’s College[...]

It is 4:00 in the morning. I am sitting at my gate in the airport, and already downed half of my grande latte (with a dash of cinnamon). Amazingly, I had gotten myself out of bed a[...]

Raise your hand if you’ve ever completed a job shadowing experience… While the concept of job shadowing has been around for a considerable amount of time, it’s become more co[...]

The saying “I wish I knew then what I know now” is exactly how I feel about student affairs competencies. So much of entry level professional work relies on instincts, and instinct[...]

When I started teaching FYE, I instantly concluded that there was so much that I could bring to the curriculum. Including workshops became an undoubtedly strong focus for me. I wou[...]

Games are just one of many ways to teach and educate students. Specifically, games are very useful in three areas: they provide a shared experience where students work cooperativel[...]

“FT: No matter if it’s the SAPro group, Twitter, whatever, cliques will form and try to keep you silent. Don’t let them make you be. #SAChat” Today was a good day[...]

My LinkedIn profile says that I’m proficient in written and oral communication so that must mean I’ve mastered professional communication, right?! We like to throw the [...]

There are two important reasons why I love December to February, our summer break, in higher education in Australia. The first, is that I finally get to set aside time for research[...]