“Be you and the world will adjust.” I’m not exactly sure how to write the final post in my E merging #SApro journey. Perhaps it’s because I’ve already had so many “fina[...]

“Life is simple: you get out what you put in.” The grass is green, the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping and orientation sessions are in full swing at campus[...]

“Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one.” — Ellie, UP By the time this publishes, I’ll be one week away from graduating with my master’s degree in higher education a[...]

    I miraculously avoided “senioritis” when I was finishing my bachelor’s degree. However, as I complete my last semester of my master’s program, I’ve come down wi[...]

A few weeks ago, I was given the amazing privilege to speak to a group of young women at Northern Michigan University at the inaugural LeadHERship conference, sponsored by the stud[...]

“I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” –Georgia O’Keeffe Well, if you happen to follow me [...]

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[...]

“Don’t stop until you’re proud.” During my time as a graduate student, I’ve been lucky to be involved in the first-generation student program at Northern. When the time came to pic[...]

Last month, I wrote about finding the possible within the impossible, and remembering that with hard work and determination you can meet goals that may seem impossible at the momen[...]

“It always seems impossible until it is done.” I can’t think of a better way to start a post that has tormented me with writer’s block for days. I wrote 5 pages of text but nothing[...]