Being Fearless

Being Fearless

By Christine Pitts @cpitts_ Some phrases I hear often as a graduate student are: “Take risks, make mistakes, don’t be afraid, do, be ...

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Relational Leadership and your Sphere of Influence

Relational Leadership and your Sphere of Influence

By Lindsay Ritenbaugh @lindsayrite This weekend I had the opportunity to serve as a facilitator for the Fraternity and Sorority Li...

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Saving Myself

Saving Myself

by Olivia Barker @oliViabark I am independent, strong willed, confident and fully capable of being my own knight and shining armor. Wome...

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It’s About the Students

By Meridith Balas @meridithbalas   “The most important thing to remember as you move forward in this profession is that it is never a...

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What will your contribution to the field be?

By Luis H. Garay @LuisHGaray My blog post title for this week comes from a posed question by one of my professors. For one of my class...

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I Can Hear the Bells

I Can Hear the Bells

By Christine Pitts @cpitts_ I mentioned in my last post that one of my sisters is getting married. Some background information...

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Gratitude Attitude

Gratitude Attitude

By Lindsay Ritenbaugh @lindsayrite I was recently encouraged by someone to start writing down 10 blessings each day—10 things for w...

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Why #Influenster is Ideal for #SApros

Why #Influenster is Ideal for #SApros

by Meridith Balas @meridithbalas As it is so accurately defined on its website , “Influenster is a community of trendsetters, social...

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Summer Summer Summertime

Summer Summer Summertime

by Olivia Barker @oliViabark I have been listening to nothing but 90s music for the past week, but my good friends DJ Jazzy Jeff and The...

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SA Pros Can Learn from Olivia Hope

By Tolu Taiwo @tolu_Aderonke This week, one of my good friends in the program, an awesome Assistant Director of Residence Life, and I ar...

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Dear Second Year Grads

By Christina Ferrari @cm_ferrari3 I owe you an apology. The last couple weeks I’ve been MIA from the blog, and for that I truly apolo...

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The Power of Positivity

The Power of Positivity

By Christine Pitts @cpitts_ Those of you who have completed your Masters in Higher Education/Student Affairs or will be completing it ver...

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I Recently Found My Pre- #SAGrad Resume

By Luis H. Garay Luis H. Garay As graduation is on the not-so-distance horizon, my posts for SAFirstYears will be a little more on the n...

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Looking Back: One Simple Reflection Exercise for Students

by Francisco J. Cordero @F1_Cordero I am currently interning in Monmouth University’s First-Year Advising Office. As part of my inte...

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Out with the 7 and in with the 8…

Out with the 7 and in with the 8…

by Olivia Barker @oliviabark I celebrated my 28 th year this past Friday. While I was getting ready for work that morning, I was combin...

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A Productivity Playlist for an #SAgrad and #SApro

by Meridith Balas @meridithbalas I think it’s safe to say that for the majority of student affairs professionals and student affairs...

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#52Booksin52Weeks

by Tamera Dunn @tam2theEra In a pledge to myself to a) actually keep a New Year's resolution, and b) have something to do for the ...

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Having a Busy Week? Here's a Reminder for You

Having a Busy Week? Here's a Reminder for You

By: Luis H. Garay @LuisHGaray With comps 3 days away and in the middle of the job search and transitioning out of my graduate assistants...

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“How Grad School Changed My Life” A short reflection.

By Francisco Cordero Twitter: F1_ Cordero   https://twitter.com/F1_Cordero It was a Wednesday. I was at my internship, in a so-called “mark...

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Celebrating the First Years

Celebrating the First Years

Presentation at ACUI 2014 By Joshua Wilson @jjwil325 By Kim Pho @kim_pho Photo from a group of students and professionals celebrating our ex...

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Single in Student Affairs

Single in Student Affairs

By Olivia Barker @oliviabark I was recently selected to be a speaker at a Women's Empowerment Conference! I'm so honored...

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"Your whole generation is going to struggle with real communication."

By Meridith Balas @meridithbalas If I had a dollar for every time someone accused me of being a part of a generation that is too...

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Advising Part Two

Advising Part Two

by Tolu Taiwo @tolu_Aderonke I don’t know how I missed this. Maybe it’s the sunshine, maybe it’s the fact that I have a lot...

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