As career services professionals, many of us focus student conversations on goals and goal setting. Whether the goal setting aspect is blatant or covert, it’s nearly always present[...]
It’s 2017 and you’ve been thinking of different ways to enhance your professional brand, expand your network, and find personal growth along the way. Setting up your personal websi[...]
In the midst of dropping enrollment, budget cuts and policy changes, it can be hard to remember why you entered student affairs. And when all of these things happen in the same sem[...]
Raise your hand if you are on your phone right now! In fact, raise your hand if you are reading this post on your phone right now. WAIT…raise your hand if you found this post via s[...]
Every year my team and I host a series of leadership development events with our cohort of 100 or so student leaders; senior students who take on the critical role of organizing an[...]
We want YOU to be a part of campus life, YOU belong here, there is something here for YOU! When students at the community college where I work go to use the restroom they are greet[...]
Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! We welcome Lougan Bishop to the podcast this week! He chats with Dustin about his story, his experience[...]
The goal of any hiring process is to hire the best person for the position. The problem is that we hire the best person in the candidate pool and assume that we have everyone in th[...]
Welcome to Spring 2016 everyone! Who is ready for another semester? I know I am ready and excited about this next semester with my student parent group Parent Mavericks. In my last[...]
A lot has happened in the past month since my last blog post. I was a guest on a podcast, I deadlifted 295 pounds at the gym and I signed a contract for my first real job. As of th[...]