Bear Hugs from Baylor University

Hi! Hi! To all the readers out there! Last week I let you all know about my program’s Graduate Student Affairs Council (GSAC) and how we in...

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Connectors

Last Wednesday I went to the weekly SWE (Society of Women Engineers) lunch meeting. I regularly attend to support these women who are pavi...

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The Death of Student Affairs?

The Death of Student Affairs?

As a new or upcoming professional, the worst thing you could ever hear is that you are trying to join a profession on the verge of extinc...

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Why Can't We Be Friends ?

I had a difficult time coming up with ideas for this blog so I asked a coworker for ideas. She suggested that I write about my awesome cow...

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Like a Box of Chocolates

Like a Box of Chocolates

You never know what you're going to get when it comes to being a Student Affairs professional. Every student is a unique individual. E...

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Remembering Time

Remembering Time

My top 5 moments of being a new professional…thus far 5.) The first paycheck post graduate school – Growing up, I had to work hard for an...

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Pick Up the Pen and Get Back on the Horse

The collection of dust around my graduate school research projects is scary. The fact that they are in my bedroom closet behind the door ...

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Mock Placement

This past Monday, the University of Arkansas hosted the second annual mock placement exchange where multiple departments are called upon...

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Are You a Member of a Council?

Are You a Member of a Council?

Last week I attended a professional development day conference at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). I got to catch up with some o...

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Connect with More People More Often

My Happiness Project* I started reading “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin a few months back, and finished it over winter brea...

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The Hiring Process: Heartbreak and Bias

In Student Affairs, spring brings not only improving weather but also fresh candidates onto campus. It is a yearly tradition that rejuvenat...

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Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover

In graduate school we learned the value of using assessment, we talked about assessment, practiced using assessment… we discussed assessme...

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