My #OneWord2017, ‘focus’ is more than a reminder to never lose sight of my dreams. It’s about trying not to focus so much on factors outside my control because su[...]

  People tend to make a lot of presumptions about where I work. We’re an urban campus, located on the south side of Chicago, so they usually don’t expect to find m[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! This week’s guest is the amazing Lynne Meyer! She speaks with Dustin about her career working on [...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! We have the pleasure of welcoming Matt Cummings to the show this week. He talks with Dustin about his w[...]

I don’t think I ever expected to log additional time beyond the work I was already doing as an #SAPro. Between working long days to attend student-sponsored events, Saturday aftern[...]

My interest in spirituality in higher education began as I set my topic  for my graduate thesis that investigated spiritual motivations for civic engagement among students. College[...]

I teach a class each spring using Gareth Morgan’s (2006) book Images of Organizations. One of the lenses presented in the book is the cultural lens. And, I show the TedTalk D[...]

I started my job at Benedictine College, a Catholic college in rural Kansas, a week after finishing my RCIA classes. Not only was I growing as a higher education professional, but [...]

The Buddha taught the importance of having spiritually uplifting companions, people who challenge us to grow into our best selves and who help to keep us on the right path. I’[...]

I recently came across a video on Ted.com by Simon Sinek centered on something called the Golden Circle. Essentially, it’s an individual or group’s Why, How, and What. [...]