Unpacking Sa

We settle in this week for another episode with our hosts, Tom and Dustin. They catch up and talk about 2016 (so far), accountability, goals, and getting things done. Check out all the stuff they talked about the in show notes!   Find the full show notes here.

This week's guest is Jacob Patrick, who spoke with Dustin about his story as well as his conference experience as a recipient of the inaugural graduate student scholarship we gave out recently.   Many thanks to Jacob for taking time for the podcast!   Find the full show notes here.

We welcome Jamie Piperato to the show this week. She speaks with Dustin about her efforts helping to build inclusive campus communities nationwide as a speaker, consultant, and social justice advocate. Jamie shares great thoughts, tips, and resources for folks to check out.   In the wake of the tragedy in Orlando, we hope this episode helps professionals nationwide work towards inclusive campus communities that support all of their LGBTQ students.   Find the full show notes here.

This week's guest is the amazing Lynne Meyer! She speaks with Dustin about her career working on campus in spiritual life, what spirituality means to her, and how we can do better to support each other, no matter our beliefs.   We greatly appreciate Lynne taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

We have the pleasure of welcoming Alex Fields to the podcast this week! She speaks with Dustin about her story about workplace engagement; the good, the bad, and the ugly as well as how to foster more engagement, and prevent disengagement. They also address the recent Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) updates. We're happy to be able to feature Alex here with our audience as she is an awesome member of the SAC Leadership Team!   We greatly appreciate Alex taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

It's our pleasure to welcome Janelle Aimi to the podcast this week! She speaks with Dustin about her story so far of being a new professional in the field of student affairs. She has had a unique journey and has learned some valuable lessons along the way, which she has graciously shared with us!   Many thanks to Janelle for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

This week's guest is Sabrina Spadafino. She speaks with Dustin about her work/life balance being a parent while working in student affairs. Sabrina shares the lessons she has learned, and how being a parent helps her work.   Many thanks to Sabrina for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

We have the pleasure of welcoming Rick James from Tidewater Community College to the show this week. He speaks with Tom about his experience as a faculty member, an enthusiastic student club advisor, and what tips he has learned from his time working with college students.   Many thanks to Rick for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

This week's guest is our good friend, Melissa Ruiz! She speaks with Dustin about her story, why she decided to move in, out, and back into higher education, and what she has learned from her journey so far.   Many thanks to Melissa for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

We have the pleasure of welcoming Matt Cummings to the show this week. He talks with Dustin about his work getting students involved with service, exploring their spirituality, and he also shares tips for assessment.   We appreciate Matt for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

This week's guest is Kevin Wright who spoke with Dustin about their experiences adjusting to different institutions, both in size, scope, and location.   Many thanks to Kevin for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

We have the pleasure of having Kathleen (Kat) Burns on the show this week! Dustin speaks her about shine theory and how it applies it life and work in the student affairs world.   Many thanks to Kat for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

We're delighted to welcome Sarah Brunke to the show this week! She hangs out with Dustin to talk about her unique work as a graduate assistant at University of Central Florida supporting their Office of Student Involvement's creative services that includes film, design, podcasts (which we love!), and even DJs!   We appreciate Sarah for taking time out for the show!   Find the full show notes here.

This week is another episode with Tom and Dustin catching up with each other's lives as well as talking about the upcoming book from Swift Kick, "First-Year Student to First-Year Success". They discuss the struggles that come with publishing your own book and some advice for anyone else looking to do the same.   Check out the landing page for the book!   Find the full show notes here.

To celebrate our super special milestone, we're flipping the script this week by having Dustin's partner (and now fiancé), Jenn, interview him about the past two years and all our previous episodes. It is a fun behind the scenes look at the show with some great lessons learned. You can find the entire podcast library linked in the show notes so you can check out the episodes mentioned.   Many thanks to Jenn for helping us out!   Find the full show notes here.

Our guest this week is fellow podcaster Matt Deeg, who geeks out with Dustin about fraternity and sorority life on college campuses. They talk about the past, present, and future, as well as how to address some common problems for these student groups.   Many thanks to Matt for hanging out with us!   Find the full show notes here.

This week we're happy to welcome Stacy Oliver-Sikorski back to the show. She speaks with Dustin about the timely issue of workplace bullying in student affairs; how it takes shape, why it happens, and what we can do to work against it.   Many thanks to Stacy for being on with us!   Find the full show notes here.

We're super excited to welcome Kimberly White back to the podcast this week! Kim talks with Dustin about her work exploring leadership theories, mindfulness, and connecting those to the work she does every day. Kim is really great and has some awesome insights so make sure to check out the show notes and connect with Kim to keep the conversation going.   Many thanks to Kim for hanging out with us!   Find the full show notes here.

This week's guest is Joe Sabado, who speaks with Dustin about his long career utilizing technology to help support his students. They have a really great, broad, and deep discussion about how we can augment our high touch student affairs world with different technology tools. Joe had some amazing insights and shared some excellent resources to check out in the show notes.   Many thanks to Joe for hanging out with us!   Find the full show notes here.

We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Colleen Georges to the podcast this week. She speaks with Dustin about her journey towards working full time in being a life coach, and her unique perspective on positive psychology as it relates to college students as well as student affairs professionals. Check out all of the awesome stuff we talked about during this episode in the show notes!   We appreciate Colleen for making time for the show!   Find the full show notes here.