A college friend posted this on Facebook the other day about friendship: friendship means cutting away a small piece of your heart and allowing another person to fill that gap. (He[...]

My junior year of college was in every possible way, the best of times and the worst of times. I experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of all possible lows. This was a ye[...]

As someone who has had the distinct pleasure of connecting with so many inspiring and passionate individuals within the field of student affairs, it should come to no surprise that[...]

Participating in #SAchat has changed my life. I know this sounds like a stupid corny exaggeration, but hear me out. At the tail end of 2013, I was participating in an #SAchat, and [...]

I’ve never held a residence life position, aside from being a desk assistant in undergrad, which made my transition into Student Affairs very difficult. That’s not to belittle Resi[...]

I was scrolling through Twitter on my phone earlier and saw an article about workplace happiness titled “The Key To Happiness At Work That Has Nothing To Do With Your Actual Job.” [...]

Mairead Kiernan and Ryan Bye are known besties in the SAC world, as they co-authored a post for #SAbeginnings as well. Naturally, we asked them to blog for #SAConnects.  —[...]

There 2 things I never thought I’d do and enjoy at 27 years old: 1. Watch more than one episode of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” 2. Sing hits from Disney’s “Frozen” at the top[...]

I hired Katelyn mid-semester, in October, after supervising 17 student leaders and overseeing a building of 600 first-year women alone for the first few months of my new position. [...]

I have been fortunate to make acquaintances, friends, and even #SAbesties through my work in student affairs. I’ve met them through a variety of channels, such as my cohort ([...]