My decision to continue my education straight out of undergrad was not an easy one. With the ridiculous federal administration that was elected and appointed since the 2016 electio[...]

Ah, transitions. A major theme of my life has been changing locations. Whether it was moving two hours away for undergrad, changing residence centers as a hall director, picking up[...]

We’ve all had transitions in our lives. Some are easier than others. Like many of you, I’ve had a few significant transitions, and at first I was hard pressed to select just one fo[...]

If someone had told me at my undergraduate graduation that in two years, I would be moving to Ohio, I’m sure my reaction would have been laughter. As a proud Californian, tak[...]

My desk is under construction. MCNY has started a new chapter in its history and moved to a new home. As of today, this is what my desk looks like 1 week after the big move. As I l[...]

This is the time of year where new professionals or graduate students are transitioning into new roles. What do you believe they need the most when taking on a new role? I believe [...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on The first year: Starting the academic year in a new position. In this week’s chat 121 Student affairs profession[...]

Transitioning to another job can have one of two immediate effects – satisfaction and excitement over a new city, new responsibilities, and new opportunities, or an immediate panic[...]

Welp, I guess this is it! My last post for the year. Not sure if it’s overdone but I’m doing a final list, and I don’t care 🙂 I want to go out with a list. As I&#[...]

The time has come for my final post chronicling my transition from graduate school to full-time student affairs work. That doesn’t mean the transition is over, though. The sa[...]