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#whatshouldwecallstudentaffairs: "Our colleagues at Penn State"One thing is to be agreed with: Dr. Mark Emmert’s assertion that the sanctions handed down to Penn State University are designed to punish the culture of an institution that allowed for a cover-up of heinous crimes, and not to punish the crime itself. When looking at the end result … Continue reading Processing Penn State Penalties

Bruce Wayne: You're gonna destroy millions of lives. Ra's al Ghul: Only a cynical man would call what these people have "lives," Wayne. Crime, despair... this is not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years. We sacked Rome, loaded trade ships … Continue reading Thoughts on Aurora From a Lifetime Movie Buff

A few days ago, I finally broke down and subscribed to the Harvard Business Review Blog Network. Faced with a dialog box restricting my access to yet another article of theirs I was itching to read, and realizing I could (a) make a commitment and join or (b) use the loophole I discovered and attempt … Continue reading How to Succeed In Business Without Really Meaning To

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of my time in Tallahassee. While I didn't officially start work until the 8th, it was one year ago yesterday that I ventured north with my parents in a rainstorm to try and shove all the IKEA boxes and books upon books into my apartment. I don't want to use this … Continue reading Let Them Eat Cake! (Introducing #1yrdown)

Ah, email. The fundamental backbone of our work.Oh, it isn't?Then why do we allow our productivity to flag whenever Outlook is down? Why do we have such a hard time communicating in its absence? And why do we allow its sudden arrival to dictate the schedule of our day?In learning about how to calm anxiety, … Continue reading Cutting the Email Tethers

I have once again devoured and truly enjoyed a management book by Patrick Lencioni. The author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Death by Meeting, Lencioni is great at making management principles accessible through the use of fables to illustrate the points he is trying to make. This particular book, The Five Temptations … Continue reading Lencioni Lessons: The Five Temptations of a CEO/Student Affairs Supervisor

I spent last week in Durham, NC at the NASPA Region III/SACSA New Professionals Institute, held at North Carolina Central University.  After working with 41 fellow new professionals from across the South, six wonderful institute faculty, and one amazing institute facilitator in Brit Katz, I am so energized to do wonderful work from this point … Continue reading Candies and Happies: NPI 2012

As many of you may know, I've been working on a project to raise money for Women's Health's Run 10 Feed 10. I'm so encouraged by the support that I've gotten so far, and am really appreciating seeing the giving spirit in my friends, family and coworkers.The website that is running the fundraising efforts is … Continue reading National Running Day: Inspiration to Run for Something

So this started as this completely silly thing. Kate Kinsella, Lisa Endersby, and Joe Ginese started a conversation on conference presentations and plays with the following (completely true) observation:If your program proposal has 7 co-presenters you are no longer giving a presentation, you are putting on a play. #conf30This got Lisa's wheels turning about Shakespearean … Continue reading Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears: Shakespeare Inspired Conference Presentations

Here we are, inexplicably halfway through the year 2012 already. If anyone happens to find the first half of my year, let me know. I must have left it somewhere. But it's been a good six months so far. I have done my best to stick to my #oneword for the year- LEARN. At times, it's … Continue reading #oneword 2012: The Six Month Check In