Start Something that Matters

Start Something that Matters

by Amanada Stewart @mandijstewart I spent the last 2 days devouring the book by TOMS founder: Blake Mycoskie, Start Something that M...

Read more
SA Year 2: So You Want to Present at a Conference?

SA Year 2: So You Want to Present at a Conference?

by Margaret Sutton @margaret_sutton One of my goals this semester was to present an educational session at a Regional or Natio...

Read more

Success takes time.

by Eric Mason @EMay264 Nearly six months out of graduate school and into the “real world,” I find myself often frustrated with how slow thi...

Read more
College Game Day at JMU

College Game Day at JMU

by Cassidy Lawson @cassidylawson If you had ESPN turned on this past Saturday morning, you may have seen a packed purple and gold Quad…...

Read more

Coming to Your Edge

by Dylan Ruffra @drcards This week I was lucky enough to go to the UMR- AUCHO annual conference in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. The main theme for t...

Read more

Name Your Horse

by Olivia Miller @olive9124 Name Your Horse This past week I received my mid-semester evaluation at my practicum from my super...

Read more

The Origins of a Student Affairs Professional

by Maryann Orawczyk @mo51287 As Student Affairs Professionals, we will never stop being asked why we chose this field, and it’s a valid que...

Read more
Safety Vs. Community

Safety Vs. Community

by Nathan Worden @nathanworden If you ask a Student Affairs professional what their top five priorities are, I’ll bet you laundry money...

Read more
Friendships in the Workplace

Friendships in the Workplace

by Jenna Heath @jennaheath09 I have found that most Student Affairs professionals are extremely outgoing individuals. I parti...

Read more

Welcome Back Amanda!

by Amanda Stewart @mandijstewart SA First Years, After about a year hiatus, I am back to weekly blogging at Student Affairs First ...

Read more
Gun Control

Gun Control

by Cassidy Lawson @cassidylawson Today, (October 14th) there was yet again another school shooting in our country. Three students were shot...

Read more
Changing Your Campus from Red to Green

Changing Your Campus from Red to Green

by Dylan Ruffra @drcards Something that was real important on my undergraduate’s campus was bystander prevention programs. It is importan...

Read more
Make It Matter

Make It Matter

by Olivia Miller @olivia9124 The common read book for K-State this year is “The Other Wes Moore,” a book that outlines the liv...

Read more
Focus on Priorities

Focus on Priorities

by Cassidy Lawson @cassidylawson This past Thursday, I attended my third JMU Student Affairs Divisional Meeting. It is one of my fa...

Read more

Going to the Cities, The Twin Cities that is.

by Dylan Ruffra @drcards While going through your master’s program it is always a good experience to get away from the city, you are takin...

Read more

Your Best Yes

by Olivia Miller @olive9124 In one of my classes this week the topic of overcommitting came up, why do we in student affairs ove...

Read more
When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours

by Cassidy Lawson @cassidylawson Happy October everyone! How is everyone’s semester going? Here at JMU, it’s been a little wet, misty a...

Read more