By Stephanie Wintling As I begin to think about preparations for my new Sterry residents, all I keep coming back to is how can I utilize YouTube? Other housing professionals may be shocked by this, because of course there is the preparing for my staff, prepping the building, and thinking through welcome week programs BUT [...]

By Kristen Abell When my partner, Sean, and I first got smart phones, we were a hot mess. We’d be in the middle of dinner and checking our work email, answering texts, and looking stuff up on the internets. After a short period of time, we both got fed up with the other person not [...]

It’s time for another blog prompt Monday here at Student Affairs Women Talk Tech! Later today, I’ll be posting my response to this prompt here. If you write your own response post, be sure to link to it in the comments below and use the #sawomenblog hashtag to let us know about it! How has [...]

Lately at my university, there have been many conversations regarding how to communicate effectively with students. In an effort to reduce costs, we have moved predominantly to email-only communication with students regarding their educational process at the institution. The problem? Research continues to show us that students don’t really check their email. My personal experience [...]

First off, it’s summer. HOPEFULLY you will have a chance to get out into the sun, possibly even go on a vacation. If so, here’s a summary of summer tech stuff to check out: Cute gadget holders that are printed with old fashioned gadgets from the past. Make sure to check out the link for [...]