There are a couple of questions my sister and I always get: 1. Are you twins? 2. Is Martine the older one? No and no. I am the “big” sister.  I may be 5’1″ [...]

When I look back on the past year and focus on my own life, rather than the bigger picture of what’s going on in the world, I am able to see all the good things that have happened.[...]

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” – Brene Brown Building coworker relationsh[...]

I hope I’m not alone in having a great college experience with amazing faculty and staff members shaping my success. More specifically, I experienced competent, caring supervisors [...]

The idea of conflict scares so many people. It’s a word rarely attributed to positive moments or situations; on the contrary, the mere mention of it can immediately catapult someon[...]

The faculty lounge. The staff work room. A copy room which requires an ID to access. The break room. Are there informal gathering spaces set aside on your campus for faculty/staff [...]

Given all that is going on in the world, what I’ve experienced in 2015, as well as the winter holiday season, I’ve been spending a lot of time considering what it means[...]

“If you can get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you can dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.” Patrick L[...]

On the fifth of six 13+ hour days of student orientation counselor (SOC) training, I looked around at the end of lunch to find a number of student leaders missing.  After asking ar[...]

How do I make work friends? I have asked myself that constantly. As a newer SAPro, and new to my institution, I am often thinking about how I am going to meet people and make a soc[...]