While I sit at my desk reflecting on my week, I replay in my head the concerns freshmen parents have for their children. They regularly express them in a barrage of questions. Coll[...]

The angry or upset parent phone call:  it’s one of the hazards of life as a dean of students.  For years I was on the receiving end of calls from parents looking for an explanation[...]

When I was asked to write for this blog I was like, this could be fun as I am always telling my story of how I ended up here.  Well, like most of us in this profession, regardless [...]

Two years ago my parents and I dropped my little sister off for her freshman year of college. It was a whirlwind of emotion for everyone involved. Even my sister, a self proclaimed[...]

Parents are important partners in supporting student success. They are also part of our university family. I enjoy interacting with parents and encourage them to contact me if they[...]

We knew the parental tide was coming. And now it’s here. My career in higher education began in 1999 when I took my first job as a residence life coordinator (RLC) at a small, priv[...]

  I have been working as an academic advisor for pre-health students for the past year. These students are undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students interested in attendin[...]

Sitting in my office today, I was thinking about how much I needed to blog. I have some ideas, but they are thing that need to marinate and be worked on at length, so I was kind of[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! Our guest on the podcast this week is Brian MacDonald, formerly the Director of New Student Orientation[...]

I remember when the front desk would let me know I had a phone call with an angry parent. They’d say the last name and I thought: I know what this about. And it’s going[...]