My first job out of graduate school was as a Resident Director.  I served as a Resident Director at a couple of different schools for a few years before taking my current job.  In [...]

Why compassion? “The struggle is real”. This is probably one of the most overused phrases on college campuses. For me the struggle has always been self-confidence. In c[...]

Welcome to this episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast We’re proud to welcome Valerie Heruska back to the show this week! She speaks with Dustin about management [...]

Summer is a great time to catch up on some non-required reading. And if my fellow supervisors are like me, it is also a great time to assess your supervisory skills, style and to l[...]

I have less then 30 days until my building closes and my first year as graduate student ends. In class, we learn that development and student growth informs almost all of our pract[...]

“You’re not meant to do what is easy. You’re meant to challenge yourself.” ~Justin Timberlake Sometimes being a #SAPro is difficult when your staff hits a “wall.” When I talk about[...]

This past summer, I was fortunate enough to complete a NODA Internship at a very large and prestigious public university in the rural Midwest. For almost 2 months, I worked closely[...]

My name is Sinclair Ceasar and I’m an Assistant Director of Residence Life at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. If you met me on an elevator, I’d tell you that I’m com[...]

If you’ve read any of my #SACareer blog posts before, you may recognize that I’m at a pivotal (and exciting!) time in my career. I’ve written on organizational change and what I’ve[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! This week’s guest is the always delightful Sinclair Ceasar. He chats with Dustin about what it ta[...]