by Olivia Miller @olive9124 My first blog post of 2017 was dedicated to the word I chose to focus on for the year – forward. As I...
by Dylan Ruffra @drcards In the year 2017, finances play into a lot of decisions in the field of higher education. There are many st...
by Katie Yeaton @kyeat29 “Let’s see how far we’ve come…” now that I’ve put the Matchbox 20 song in your head, let’s talk about this s...
by Jimmy Luckman @JimmyLuckman As we are approach the end of the semester, it is important to acknowledge that stress levels tend to incre...
by Lisa Hilll @lisa_hill22 I am nine workdays away from the end of my first semester at Towson University. I accepted my position just b...
by Jimmy Luckman @JimmyLuckman I first realized I wanted to go into student affairs and higher education when I was a sopho...
by Brooke Wilson @BrookeWilson_BW Most of us have heard of Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle or seen the TED Talk about it. If not, we have...
by Katie Yeaton @kyeat29 We have made it to that point in the semester. The end of the year is in sight and the motivation to ge...
by James Luckman @JimmyLuckman The first couple of years of professional life within student affairs can be draining. The constant demands ...
by Dylan Cards @drcards This past month I was fortunate enough to go to my first two conferences as a professional. The first conference wa...
by Lisa Hill @lisa_hill22 I have made a career out of job searching. I finished my masters program in May 2016 and job searched until Augus...
by Victoria Pietsch @vpietsch The warm rays of a rising sun filtered in through the glass doors to my right. Down the hall, I could...
by Katie Yeaton @kyeat29 Hey Student Affairs First Years readers! It has been a bumpy semester, especially these past three week...
by James Luckman @JimmyLuckman Often times in student affairs, young professionals are tasked with the effort to find ways to engage...
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