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October 5, 2010
TomKreiglstein

When you think of #SAchat, what do you think of? Friends? Colleagues? An instant system of support? A community that understands and relates to the frustration, challenges, inspiration, and success that you encounter in the smallest contributions of students, or in navigating the process of adjusting your career path?

Exactly. Reflecting on #SAchat’s impact on me as a student leader transitioning into a graduate student and developing myself as a new professional, it’s difficult to think about what I did without it. The encouragement, support, and relationships that I have started and continue to develop through this community are truly amazing.

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The Digital Cohort

September 13, 2010
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With the drastic expansion of the #SAchat community over the last several months, many professionals have found value in specific conversations targeted towards their functional area. In doing so, they create new communities, new support systems, and allow for more refined conversations about topics at the core of their daily work. In watching these communities grow, and finding value in many of them myself and I approached grad school, I was intrigued about passing comments about the creation of undergraduate chats related to student affairs.

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Baldwin-Wallace College: Week Eight

SMART Goals July 27, 2010

Orientation Session 2 quickly approached, and we began to prepare. With one Orientation under my belt I felt more comfortable with the schedule and the logistics to make it work, but the nerves rose nonetheless. Short on our ‘Leadership Team,’ I had the opportunity to take a more active role in contacting multiple departments on [...]

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Technology & Student Contact in Student Affairs: Married or Dating?

July 1, 2010
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I was speaking casually with the Director of Student Life & Involvement today about Social Media and student contact, and while the conversation was fleeting, I was interested to how quickly we followed the logic through on what seems to be a consistent concern in Student Affairs.

When anyone in the field asked me to outline my ultimate career goals at this point in my life, I’ve often aimless drifted in describing anywhere between a Director of Student Life at a small private University, to a Dean, and even a Vice President of Student Affairs a a large public.

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Follow-Up to ‘Transformational Leadership’: Next Generation of Student Affairs

June 12, 2010
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I truly never expected the response to last weeks post to be as significant as it was; bringing a whole host of support from the #sachat community, staff members, and students willing to get involved. As of today, we have grown to a group of 13 contributors in just 7 days; truly surreal. Even more [...]

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On Deck…

February 15, 2010

As your dreaded grad school interview conferences quickly approaches, it’s important to feel relaxed, and as you’ll see below, I’m a big fan of ‘doing my homework.’ In a crunch, there are a few great ways to prepare that I’ve been so thankful to pick up through the twitter.com based #sachats on Thursdays at 11 and 1 pm and 7 pm EST, hosted by The_SA_Blog, as well as some fantastic Student Affairs professionals and grad students! (Thanks for posting @EdCabellon!)

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Do Your Homework

January 29, 2010

Yes, the childhood edict comes back to haunt you again. The process of the Student Affairs grad search is twofold; set yourself up so you have the choices that will make you happiest in the long run (succeed in the present), and be aware and prepared for the ever-changing world that you’re about to enter.

Of course, this is grossly minimizing how hard the process is, especially since you’re likely involved in all kinds of other things; your programming board, maybe residence life or your wellness affiliates on campus, orientation, or maybe working with other areas of student affairs in a workstudy capacity. In any case, the most important way to plan for your future is to succeed in the present; especially when it comes to graduate school. Having gone through a majority of the process I can tell you that the best advice that I got in my undergrad was to ‘be intentional.’ I looked at what programs were looking for early on, and I did my best to deliver. And never just meet expectations (for yourself or anyone else, inside or outside of your graduate pursuits) do your best to exceed them. At the end of the day, that is what is going to set you apart.

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