My Conference Top Three

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...

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How I Survived “The Process”

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...

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Elephant on my Shoulders

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...

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Thankful for My New (Work) Family

by  Katie Yeaton @kyeat29 Hey Student Affairs First Years readers! It has been a bumpy semester, especially these past three week...

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Free Professional Development

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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Conquering My First Conference Presentation

by MaryLyn Silverstein @MLsilver22 My stage fright goes as far back as grade school. I have one vivid memory of being completely uncomfo...

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Hearing Students Where They Are

Hearing Students Where They Are

by  Dylan Ruffra @drcards Within the past year  a big topic in higher education has been to help students advocate for themselves i...

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I got the job, now what?

by  Lisa Hill @lisa_hill22 I like to have a general life plan.  It doesn’t need to be detailed or well thought out, but I like to kno...

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My First Official Student Affairs Conference

by  James Luckman @JimmyLuckman I have been to my fair share of conferences throughout my undergraduate experience, however I felt extre...

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NACADA 2017: Rejuvenation and Rededication

by Olivia Miller @olive9124 In October I attended the 2017 Annual NACADA conference in St. Louis, my second annual conference since becom...

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Why working out makes me a better professional

by  MaryLyn Silverstein As a second year graduate student I am the busiest I have ever been. I am a full time graduate student, an A...

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