What’s new with the CAS Standards
Laura Dean, President of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) and Assistant Professor of College of Student Affairs Administration at the University of Georgia, came on the show to have a conversation about the CAS Standards. The “blue book” is a popular resource in the student affairs profession. Laura talked [...]
LGBT Issues in Higher Education
Shane Windmeyer, LGBT activist and co-founder of Campus Pride, came on the show to discuss a variety of LGBT issues that impact students on college and university campuses. Topics for the show included: ROTC on campus as it relates to DADT, Lady Gaga and university administrators, roommate matching and campus housing, the It Gets Better [...]
#NASPAtech: Women Talk Tech in Student Affairs
The recent “Women Talk Tech” mini-institute at the NASPA Student Affairs Technology conference represented a very important conversation within the student affairs technology community. Cindy Kane, Jennifer Keegin, and Kristen Abell facilitated a powerful dialog around the state of women in student affairs who are actively involved with #SAtech.
Special #NASPAtech #SAlive w/ @JeffJackson
The first ever NASPA Student Affairs Technology Conference took place last week in Newport, Rhode Island. With more than 170 attendees, the event was a smashing success. Jeff Jackson from BreakDrink.com joined me for a special episode of Student Affair Live.
Higher Education and the DREAM Act
Vic Johnson, Senior Advisor on Public Policy Issues at NAFSA, came on the show to discuss the DREAM Act. Vic shares why the DREAM Act is “the right thing to do” and why it’s important for higher education to advocate for the act. Vic dispelled several of the prevailing myths associated with the DREAM Act.
Higher Education, Spirituality, and Atheism
Will Barratt, Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Indiana State University, came on the show to discuss one of the least discussed identities in student affairs — atheist. Will shared his perspective on the lack of discourse on atheism in higher education and student affairs.
Create a Student-run Social Media Team
If you’ve ever thought about creating a student-run social media team for your student affairs department, division, or unit, this is the episode to watch. The students (and one full-time staffer) from the University of Arizona Student Unions Social Media and Web Video Team came on the show and shared a plethora of useful social [...]
Higher Education and Social Media: A New Book
Tanya Joosten is the Associate Director at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Learning Technology Center (LTC) and she also teaches in the Department of Communication at UWM. Tanya has just finished a new book on Social Media and Higher Education that will be available in the Spring of 2012 from Jossey-Bass. Tanya’s views on [...]
#EDUsports and #HigherEd
Jeff Lail, host of the #EDUsports Podcast and Coordinator for Programs at UNC Greensboro, came on the show to talk about what the heck is going on with collegiate athletics. It seems like scandals are popping up all over the place and controversy is trumping scholarship. When did student athletes stop being students first?
Fraternity and Sorority Life
Marlena Love – Assistant Dean / Director of Fraternities, Sororities and Independent Living Groups at MIT & Chair for ACPA’s Commission for Student Involvement – came on the show to share her amazing knowledge of fraternity and sorority life. Marlena talked about the recent developments at the University of South Carolina and at Princeton University [...]
Ethics and College Students
David DeCosse, Director of Campus Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, and Miriam Schulman, Communications Director for the center, came on the show to share their thoughts about the prevailing ethical issues that impact today’s college student. Even with a little video hiccup, we managed to have a really [...]
Student Involvement and Leadership Programs
Mike Severy, Director of Student Involvement and Leadership at University of North Carolina at Pembroke, discussed his thoughts about student affairs, leadership programs, and student involvement.
Social Justice + Student Affairs
Vijay Pendakur, Director of Multicultural Student Success at DePaul University, came on the show to chat about social justice, oppression, power, and privilege. Vijay did a great job connecting social justice to the work that we do in student affairs.
Completion and Persistence in Higher Education
Gwen Dungy, Executive Director of NASPA, came on Student Affairs Live to talk about the issue of completion and persistence in higher education. Gwen shared her thoughts about what student affairs professionals can do to partner and collaborate with academic affairs to support student success.
Thoughts from a Dean of Student Life + info about Semester at Sea
Mamta Accapadi, Dean of Students at Oregon State University, joined Eric to chat about her career journey and her upcoming 111 voyage with Semester At Sea (SAS). Mamta shared some amazing thoughts about what it means to be a Dean of Students and how her social justice identity will frame her practice while during her [...]
Academic Advising – #AcAdv
Jennifer Joslin, Director of Academic Advising at the University of Oregon, came on the show to share a wealth of knowledge about academic advising. As the President Elect of NACADA, Jennifer shared some of her goals/projects for her upcoming presidency. Her views on technology, leadership, and advising should be watched by anyone who calls themselves [...]
Conceal and Carry – #StudentConduct
Daniel Swinton, Assistant Dean & Director for the Office of Student Conduct & Academic Integrity at Vanderbilt University and President of the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA), came on the show to talk about “conceal and carry” on campus. The issue has generated a lot of commentary from the higher education community. Daniel shared [...]
Alternative Professional Development
Jeff Jackson and I had a great conversation about the state of professional development within student affairs. As the creator of BreakDrink.com, Jeff has been instrumental in the creation of “alternative” forms of professional development for student affairs practitioners.
Blogs and Blogging
It’s my first solo show! I decided to tackle “blogs and blogging” for my first East coast show. I answered questions from Twitter LIVE on the air and shared a ton of info about blogs. If you’re thinking about blogging, this is the show for you.
All about the #SAchat
Stacy Oliver, Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life at Indiana University South Bend and Moderator for the #SAchat, came on the show to discuss everyone’s favorite student affairs hashtag. Stacy shared the origins of the #SAchat, talked about her experience as “MOD,” and commented about the future of #SAchat in a time when thousands [...]
#NASPACPA Results Show
The results are in from the vote for consolidation. ACPA members voted to consolidate and NASPA members did not. Both associations will continue as separate entities. Jeff Jackson, Director of Student Life at UTHSCSA and creator of BreakDrink.com, joined me to chat about the voting results. Folks set the twittersphere ablaze with a massive amount [...]
Residence Life and Campus Housing
Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, Assistant Provost for University College and Director of University Housing at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, came on the show to talk about Residence Life and Campus Housing. It was a great conversation. We chatted about issues concerning housing administrators, social media and res life, gender neutral housing, housing marketing and social media, conceal [...]
Professionalism and Social Media
Social media has influenced how we define professionalism in both positive and negative ways. Jeff Lail came on the show to discuss what it means to be professional while using social media tools. We discuss the potential for social media to aid someone in their job search. However, the idea of being “judged” for your [...]
Reflections from the 2011 NASPA Annual Conference
Professional networking was a central theme at this year’s NASPA Annual Conference. Everyone that I talked to was excited about the opportunity to meet new colleagues, share ideas, attend sessions, and enhance their professional development. More than 5,000 student affairs practitioners attended the conference. Session topics ran the gamut of student affairs functional areas. Consolidation [...]
