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StudentAffairs.com Blogs

OUR 2012 - 2013 Blogs

1. 2013 Student Affairs Job Hunt
   This is the 8th year StudentAffairs.com has asked two graduate students, going through the job search process, to share their thoughts and feelings and chronicle their ups and downs as they pursue their first student affairs position.

2. Back to [Grad]School
   What¹s it like for a student affairs professional to put his career on hold to go back to school‹as a full-time graduate student? Read about his thoughts and musings, his ups and downs, his opinions and assumptions as he ruminates on such topics as the graduate internship, classes, job interviews, and more.

3. The StudentAffairs.com Writing Project
   In our computer-dominated world the written word has become something of a lost art. Stuart Brown, a Director of Student Services at the University of Connecticut and the head of StudentAffairs.com, is just about at the end of the StudentAffairs.com Writing Project where he has chronicled, since May 25, 2012, the challenge to send out some type of handwritten correspondence each day for a solid year.

4. Doc Diaries
   A weekly diary of the journey toward a PhD. The blog includes ramblings, tips and ruminations for individuals considering a doctoral pursuit in their future.

OUR 2011 - 2012 Blogs

1. The StudentAffairs.com Writing Project
   In our computer-dominated world the written word has become something of a lost art. Stuart Brown, a Director of Student Services at the University of Connecticut and the head of StudentAffairs.com, today begins the StudentAffairs.com Writing Project where he chronicles the challenge to send out some type of handwritten correspondence each day for a solid year.

2. 2012 Student Affairs Job Hunt
   This is the 7th year StudentAffairs.com has asked two graduate students, going through the job search process, to share their thoughts and feelings and chronicle their ups and downs as they pursue their first student affairs position.

3. Doc Diaries
   A weekly diary of the journey toward a PhD. The blog includes ramblings, tips and ruminations for individuals considering a doctoral pursuit in their future.

OUR 2010 - 2011 Blogs

1. 2011 Student Affairs Job Hunt
   This is the 6th year StudentAffairs.com has asked two graduate students, going through the job search process, to share their thoughts and feelings and chronicle their ups and downs as they pursue their first student affairs position.

2. Sooner of Later,,,a midlife career changer
   52 yrs old, a Masters graduate student, mom, wife, kayaker, gardener and searching for a her first student affairs job.

3. Inside the Search
   Hear practical advice about your student affairs job search from the employer¹s perspective.

4. Learning to Fly -- Season 5 (Continued)
   Our graduate student from the Spring 2006 blog, "The Student Affairs Job Hunt," has been sharing her experiences for the past few years. She continues, now in her fifth year as a student affairs administrator and at a new institution, in Season 5 of "Learning to Fly."

OUR 2009 - 2010 Blogs

1. The 2009 New Professional
   Follow last year's graduate student, now gainfully employed in her first full-time position in student affairs. Read about her exploits, how she puts "theory" into practice, the ups and downs during the initial year in the field.

2. 2010 Student Affairs Job Hunt
   It's that time of the year -- The Job Search -- and once again StudentAffairs.com has asked two graduate students, going through the job search process, to share their thoughts and feelings as they chronicle their ups and downs right through the hoped for job offer.

3. Learning to Fly -- Season 5
   Our graduate student from the Spring 2006 blog, "The Student Affairs Job Hunt," has been sharing her experiences for the past few years. She continues, now in her fourth year as a student affairs administrator and at a new institution, in Season 5 of "Learning to Fly."

4. Student Affairs Job Hunting Guide
   The job hunting season is just about to start. What are the tips you would offer would-be candidates? What are the major pieces of advice you would bestow on job hunters? What about those little things that can make a world of difference? Help these hopefuls by submitting your professional trade secrets to the Student Affairs Job Hunting Guide.

OUR 2008 - 2009 Blogs

1. Maine-ly Retired
   After 37 years in the field of student affairs, Hollie Ingraham has chosen to close out her career in June 2009. Join her as she blogs her way to the next phase of her life.

2. 2009 Student Affairs Job Hunt
   Once again, StudentAffairs.com has asked two graduate students, going through the job search process, to share their thoughts and feelings as they chronicle their ups and downs right through the hoped for job offer.

3. The Grad School Journey Begins
   Remember when you first began your graduate program? The excitement, the anxiety, the fear? Join our first semester graduate student chronicle their life juggling academics and an internship, their hopes and desires and their gradual immersion as an up-and-coming student affairs professional.

4. The 2008 New Professional
   Our graduate student from the 2007-2008 "Student Affairs Job Hunt" is now gamely employed with a full-time position in student affairs. Follow the exploits during the individual's initial year in the field.

5. Learning to Fly -- Season 4
   Our graduate student from the Spring 2006 blog, "The Student Affairs Job Hunt," has been sharing her experiences for the past few years. She continues, now in her third year as a student affairs administrator, in Season 4 of "Learning to Fly."

FROM 2007 - 2008

1. 2008 Student Affairs Job Hunt
   Once again, two graduate students lead us on their exhilarating, frustrating, mindbending, gratifying job search process, leading to the hoped for job offer.

2. 2007 New Professional
   Our graduate students from the Spring 2007, "The 2007 Student Affairs Job Hunt," have their first full-time position in student affairs. Follow their exploits during this initial year in the field.

3. Learning to Fly -- Season 3
   Our graduate student from the Spring 2006 blog, "The Student Affairs Job Hunt," shared her experiences as a new professional last year in "The Student Affairs New Professional--'06-'07." This year she continues chronicling her career as a second year professional.

FROM 2006 - 2007

1. The 2007 Student Affairs Job Hunt
   Two new graduate students share their trials and tribulations as they search for that first professional position.

2. The Student Affairs New Professional--'06-'07
   The graduate students from the Spring 2006 "Student Affairs Job Hunt" have their first full-time position in student affairs. Follow their exploits during their initial year in the field.

3. The Student Affairs Dual Search
   The dual job search in student affairs is not an uncommon situation. Where does one begin? How does one commence this type of job search process? Who looks first? Which career takes precedence? What about family? The stress? This year StudentAffairs.com is along for the ride as one couple goes through The Student Affairs Dual Job Search.

FROM SPRING 2006

1. The Student Affairs Job Hunt
   The student affairs job search can be exhilarating, frustrating, callous, gratifying and so much more. StudentAffairs.com asked two graduate students, going through the job search process in Spring 2006, to share their thoughts and feelings right through the hoped for job offer.