The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Student affairs profes sionals spend their work lives helping to educate and develop their students, but don’t necessarily have the time or resources to educate and develop themselves by presenting at conferences, nor sometimes have the financial resources to go to conferences. Between the time commitment, conference fees, travel and lodging, and food, spending a few days at a conference can come at a hefty cost for college and university budgets.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A new blog series called “Scrolled by this week”, featuring Marquette University, University of Aberystwyth and Perdue University

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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

With everything already on our plates, adding yet-another-Thing(tm) can be overwhelming. When the Thing(tm) is tuning into public policy, suddenly that stubborn task at the bottom of your to-do list moves up a notch. With challenges to undocumented and trans individuals rights, increasing college costs , and tensions around sexual assault response on campus , figuring out why public policy is important doesn’t take long.

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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Does student affairs usually bring to mind working in student activities, orientation, or residence life? Do we often consider academic affairs as a pathway that we highlight to new professionals pursuing work in the field? I recently read Kathryn Angeles’ post “ Bridging the Gap Between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs: A Student Affairs Professional in an Academic Center #CSAM17 ” and was reflecting on my own experiences at the intersection of student and academic affairs.

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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As Career Services professionals we do a lot! Advising students, managing employers and planning events are all part of our day to day working lives. Starting off in this functional area can be a lot to grasp, but like any job, once you get adjusted it’s smooth sailing. After reflecting on my first year in Career Services, I have four lessons I’d like to share.

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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

As student affairs professionals, we’ve experienced both highs and lows related to the (real or perceived) tension between academic affairs and student affairs. When your work is about supporting, educating, and developing students, governance structures and funding formulas matter. Sometimes we’re credited for graduating students and other times we’re accused of doing nothing more than hosting pizza parties.

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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

I remember the moment I received my master’s degree. I shook a bunch of hands, accepted my diploma (or…diploma cover) and sat back in my chair. My inner dialogue? “I will finish my education with a terminal degree someday.” About 12 years later, I began my PhD program. In my experience, there are two struggles in completing a terminal degree.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Social media is invaluable for international students to see how diverse your University is. Somewhere they would feel welcome.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Website accessibility (S508, WAI WCAG etc.) related legal cases against Universities now being covered my US national media.

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Terminalfour

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Have you noticed the recent design school logo trend? While trying to look different, many are starting to look the same.

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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

This post is for the first-year graduate students who are new to their programs, their institutions, their states. For the students who are first-generation, are underrepresented in the field of higher education, are in a constant battle with imposter syndrome, and are having a hard time finding the light at the end a long first semester. For the students who left home to pursue an educational degree to empower others even when it’s difficult to empower ourselves.

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