“Don’t sweat the small stuff… and it’s all small stuff.” That is the name of the game and the title of a book by Dr. Richard Carlson.  When invited to write about this topic and to[...]

I guess my student loan story would start with a little background information regarding who I am and where I come from.  I am a white, queer, cisgender woman who grew up in rural [...]

Inspiration can come in many forms and from many angles in life. You can be inspired after a cup of coffee…or 5 cups, you can be inspired by seeing a kind gesture by a strang[...]

There were so many great insights, hopes and perspectives shared on last week’s #SAChat on “The Future of Student Affairs”, that I found myself intently glued to my computer screen[...]

FT: Engagement and success look different for everyone. Keep an open mind. I didn’t realize it until I started writing this post, but I’ve been working in student engagement for a [...]

This post in a continuation of a Final Thought (FT) I shared in a previous #SAChat: “We will always be playing catch-up and that has to be ok. As our students’ needs continue[...]

Have you ever looked over a job description and thought, “It’s like this was written for me!”?  Have you ever had a phone or video interview and felt an immediate connection.  You [...]

Humor me for a minute. Go find a group of new students and ask them how they feel about conflict. Take a minute. I’ll wait. I did this. Students looked at me with disgust, nervousn[...]

Rarely does a #SAchat FT (final thought for those who may be unfamiliar) lead one down the rabbit hole, but our discussion from this past week left me thinking “where are we headin[...]

No one enters the student affairs field to become rich. Most of us become practitioners because we found meaning in the work and want to contribute to the field and to students. Wh[...]