The Busier Time of the Year

Good morning Student Affairs world! It is absolutely one of the busier times of the year here in South Bend, IN. I thought I would share f...

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Time of Your Life

Time of Your Life

When I think of when I decided to become a Student Affairs professional, one moment comes to mind: the decision to become a Resident Assi...

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Day One vs Today

Day One vs Today

When I first started my position the second week of August 2011, I believed myself to have an idea of what my job would involve. Even a...

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Savor The Moment

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have been lucky enough to advise our Residence Hall Association (RHA) while we are searching for a ne...

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My Student Affairs Study Abroad Experience

One of the goals I had set for myself as I began my journey of higher education was to study abroad. I had (and still have) an eagerness to...

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Finishing the Year Strong

It’s April. There are only a few weeks left until finals. There is hope in the air. …But there are also a few weeks left until fin...

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Attitude Check

While I was reading Ryan Bye ’s most recent post, Are We There Yet? , I thought to myself, what can I do to make sure that I help my staff ...

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Power of Relaxation

Power of Relaxation

We all have busy and hectic lives. We are in Student Affairs, it is a given. We have had posting about work/life balance, we discussed it...

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Dear Hero:

Dear Hero:

What would you say to your hero? Better yet, who is your hero? The past few days, weeks, and months have really had me thinking a lot about...

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Finding the Right Words to Say Goodbye …

As the school year is coming to an end, I have found myself reflecting on the experiences that I have had in the past year. I am very lucky...

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It's My Life

It's My Life

At my department, we host a multicultural mentoring program where first-year, incoming students will be paired up with an upperclassmen st...

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1000 Awesome Things

As the year comes to an end, I am abundantly overwhelmed by the paperwork, water balloon fights in my patio, the judicial hearings, and the ...

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Work Hard… Play Hard!

Work Hard… Play Hard!

What an exciting week I’ve had! First, I had my very last job fair to close up my events as graduate research assistant at career service...

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How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

I just finished reading “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell. He is also the author of “Outliers” and “Blink,” each of which is part ps...

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Summertime: What Do I Do Now?

In 18 days at 6:00PM EST, my building will be closed for the summer (I’m not counting, I swear). The students will have finished thei...

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