What the heck does FUNSTUCK mean?
We like to tell new college students to get funstuck. But since nobody but us knows exactly what that means, we thought it would be helpful if we provided an explanatory video. Watch our friends try to understand the silly word, and then have the aha moment when we explain it. Think you would have […]
Noticing Types of Encouragement for Success in Your Environment
“When I get older I want to be an astronaut.” When we were younger, our main source of support rested on our parents telling us that if we really wanted to be an astronaut we could achieve that goal. As we got older, not only did our goal for our future career change and become […]
That Time the Swift Kick Team Went to a Cat Cafe
It’s that time of year again! The Swift Kick team (including new intern Dakota), came together to enjoy a quarterly retreat and plan the next 3 months. As always, we started it off with some juice shots, courtesy of Tom. Yes, they were very, very green. GOOD MORNING! After filling Dakota in on the details of […]
Dakota Once Owned a Donkey – Meet The New Member of the Swift Kick team
We are super excited to have Dakota join the team as our intern from January to June! Dakota a recent graduate from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a degree in Developmental Psychology and the honor of Summa Cum Laude. Presently, she serves as one of two Graduate Resident Directors at The University of Pittsburgh […]
[VIDEO] Simple Events to Bring Your Team Closer Together
Right before she left, our intern Nicole made a fun video with community manager Sabina about their failed attempt to hold a blender event at their office. They talk about why it didn’t work to build community culture, why it might work for you, and what they could have done better. The second half of the […]
Bye-Bye-Bye (Bye Bye…) – Matt’s NSync Reflection…
I meant to say Internship Reflection! I don’t know where to begin… 6 months have flown by since my first day at Swift Kick. Well, they always say time flies by when your having fun. However, I did not know that work could be so much fun and productive at the same time. As the virtual intern, I was four hours away from […]
It’s Time To Go – Nicole’s Internship Wrap Up
Where do I even start? In no way did I ever imagine this internship turning out the way it did. I have no clue what I will end up doing for my career, but this internship was an amazing choice. Not only did it allow me to take a peek at the student affairs professional’s […]
Help Choose the Title of a Book about College Success!
Hey SK family! We are super duper excited to announce that we are working on putting together a book that will include essential tips for succeeding in college as a first year student. The awesome part is that it will cover the stuff that they might not tell you at orientation. You know, those questions you’re afraid […]
Everything You Need To Know About 2015 Student Free Hugs Day
We had an amazing Student Free Hugs Day this year on November 5th, 2015. We had 90 schools sign up and collectively, they pledged 43,256 hugs! Here’s everything you need to know and want to read: Thank you so much to everyone participated. Look out for Random Acts of Kindness day in Spring of 2016 […]
We Ate Bugs at the Swift Kick Company Retreat
Yeah, you read that right. Following are some pictures from the wonderful retreat day we had a week ago. Don’t worry, the bugs are towards the end. We started the day with some juice shots…some were better than others. GOOD MORNING, BEET JUICE, ANYONE? After some planning and brainstorming for the next quarter, we headed […]