Trends in Collegiate Recreation

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What current trends are shaping campus recreation, fitness, intramural sports, and wellness initiatives? How has the field of collegiate recreation been impacted by the pandemic? How do campus leaders advocate for facilities and new interests of students? Host Dr. Heather Shea connects with Dr. Cara Lucia, Mila Padgett, and Dr. Wendy Windsor, the current and incoming leadership of NIRSA, the leaders in collegiate recreation, to discuss these questions and more.

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Disability: Beyond the Basics

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Join Dr. Heather Shea as she discusses disability in higher education with Dr. Amanda Kraus, Dr. Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton, and Autumn Wilke.  This episode starts with a conversation about the difference between person-first versus identity-first language and then goes beyond the basics of language, compliance, and access and delves deeper into what our campus systems would look like if they were truly inclusive of disabled students.

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It’s My First Conference…Now What?

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Today’s new episode, right in time for convention/conference season, is a conversation between student affairs educators and current graduate students at Michigan State University about what to expect at professional association conferences/contentions this spring. Second year in the Student Affairs Administration MA Program, Josh Mosteart, hosted the conversation with Brian Hercliff-Proffer, Kirby Gibson, Dr. Kris Renn, and Dr. Heather Shea.

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Proud & Thriving in College: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Students

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The Proud & Thriving Framework, a collaboration between the Jed Foundation and the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, was designed to equip administrators and stakeholders with the information and resources they need to strengthen campus support for LGBTQ+ college students. In this episode, Dr. Heather Shea connects with Dr. Sofia Pertuz, Jesse Beal, and Chris Woods to discuss recommendations for creating affirming and supportive environments for LGBTQ+ students with the aim of achieving better mental health outcomes.

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Experiences in Virtual Study Abroad

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As travel became nearly impossible in summer 2020, study abroad programs were one area of campus seriously affected by the pandemic. Some campuses canceled all programs in both 2020 and 2021, while others found ways to innovate through virtual international experiences. In this episode, Dr. Heather Shea talks with Dr. Alex Akulli and Gabby Wahla about the many ways that campuses can expand access, reduce costs, and meet intended learning outcomes through virtual experiences.

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Proud & Thriving in College: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Students

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The Proud & Thriving Framework, a collaboration between the Jed Foundation and the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, was designed to equip administrators and stakeholders with the information and resources they need to strengthen campus support for LGBTQ+ college students. In this episode, Dr. Heather Shea connects with Dr. Sofia Pertuz, Jesse Beal, and Chris Woods to discuss recommendations for creating affirming and supportive environments for LGBTQ+ students with the aim of achieving better mental health outcomes.

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Queer + Rural College Students

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This episode focuses on increasing recognition of—and needed supports for—queer college students from rural areas. Building upon a recently released chapter in a new monograph, this episode brought together two authors/scholars and two practitioners to discuss the many ways that core aspects of gender and sexual identity intersect with location.

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Pronouns: Beyond the Basics

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“Hello, my name is ___. My pronouns are___.” In this episode of the podcast, we go beyond the basics of pronoun sharing in every day conversation and talk about the deeper rationale of this respectful and affirming practice for all members of our campus community—but specifically for trans, non-binary, and genderqueer students/faculty/staff and community members.

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The First Job Search

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This episode features an engaging in-class conversation about expectations and realities for the first student affairs job search. Facilitated by the course instructor and Student Affairs NOW host, Dr. Heather Shea, the panelists were directed questions crowd-sourced from students in the class. The six panelists, all alumni of the same program from the classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021, share their advice about navigating a complex job market, searching while finishing graduate school, and recommendations for negotiating the first job offer.

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The “Froshmore” Experience

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Student transitions have often captured our attention as we consider the various interventions and opportunities for engagement with new students on campus. For many campuses, this year brought two groups of first-time-on-campus students. Dr. Heather Shea discusses with Dr. Jennifer Keup, Brian MacDonald, and Dr. Laura Randolph the unique needs of the two cohorts of college students arriving for the first time on college campuses and other complications of the pandemic.

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