Getting students engaged and involved is, of course, an eternal challenge for everyone in this field. While we all struggle to connect our students to their peers and their institu[...]
Each year, every student affairs professional has key events that he or she looks forward to during the year. For many it is graduation, for others it’s various award ceremonies, a[...]
Here at the Student Affairs Collective, we’ve been talking a lot about the time #AfterOrientation. What happens after the balloons get deflated, the banners come down, the f[...]
Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! This episode is proudly brought to you by… We welcome Alison Scheide to the podcast this week! Sh[...]
As the assistant director of student involvement, I often hear things such as, “Why should we be involved?” or “I enjoyed being engaged because it is entertaining.” My personal fav[...]
As I get ready for the new academic year, I have found myself making a goal of utilizing social media a little more to connect with my students. We are pretty lucky at my instituti[...]
My office space actually used to be the original Dean’s office. While it is far more space than I need, I am grateful for the additional project space, the ability to host small te[...]
Hello! My name is Erik Heller and I serve as an Area Coordinator in Residential Life at Gustavus Adolphus College. Gustavus is a small, private, liberal arts institution in souther[...]
My name is Brittany Barnes, Assistant Director of Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life (FSCL) at Purdue University. I’ve just recently completed my first academic year as a fu[...]
Hello #SAWorld, it’s me, Brian! I’m currently serving as the Assistant Manager for the University Activities Board (UAB) at Michigan State University. I joined the UAB family back [...]