Spaghetti and Meatballs with a Side of Trust
Why have a lazy weekend when you can experience the opportunities of growth, trust, and respect through meatballs? Yes, I said meatballs! More specifically, a spaghetti and meatball dinner. This weekend, I opened my apartment to my eight resident assistants and my fellow graduate resident director for a spaghetti dinner, and the outcome was amazing! […]
How I Used Facebook to Write a Blog Post, While Building my Personal Community
Before the year turned, I put up the following image on my Facebook page so that I could write a great blog post about my 35-Book Goodreads challenge I did in 2016. Four of my friends, all people I don’t see very often at all, sent me some really insightful questions. Answering them was a lot of fun, and […]
5 New Year’s Resolutions for Becoming a Better Community Member
Welcomed. Connected. Engaged. This is how we want every person in our communities to feel. You could spend hours reading our blog (please do 😉 ) to learn how to create this vibe as a campus leader, but sometimes you just need a few actionable goals to actually make change happen. Here are a few […]
5 Simple Ways to Help Your Campus Not Go Insane During Finals
The above quote is what my little sister said to me, to the best of my memory, when I asked her when she would have time to play a Nancy Drew computer game with me that we started on Thanksgiving. Being a big sister who already graduated is hard during finals time….but not as hard […]
10 Ways to Create a Thankful Community on Campus
Thanksgiving practically begs to be turned into a blender event. Here are a couple of simple projects to create a sense of gratitude and community on your college campus. 1. Take over your school’s Instagram. (If they let you.) Snap pictures or videos of random students around campus, asking them what they are thankful for. 2. […]
Roller Coaster Theory: Creating Engaging Moments on Campus
Ahh, the smell of sweet, delicious food in the air. Wow, everyone’s sporting Harry Potter wardrobe on the streets. Whoa, there’s the castle; it looks so big! That’s right, I’m talking about Harry Potter World in Universal Studios. This past week I’ve been on a leadership conference in Orlando, FL, and I’ve been lucky enough […]
6 Ways to a Healthy Heart That are Quicker Than Eating Cheerios
My friend and I were walking down the street in the Financial District when we passed a man with a sign saying “I’m homeless, please help. God bless.” He is there every day, and it is a surprise if he is not sitting in the same spot on the sidewalk on any given morning. My […]
Giving People the Place to Be Themselves
On Friday, I was walking down Broadway, rushing to get back from an errand towards the end of the workday, in typical NYC fashion. Knit brow, moving at a fast clip, thinking about how many more steps it would take back to my building. As I approached my destination, I saw a man cleaning the street. […]
How Poor Leadership Can Risk Public Safety
The largest energy company in the city plasters their safety campaign all over the subways – if you smell gas, call us. You can call in anonymously, but please please call. This is important. Never take your eyes off safety. Imagine for a second that two people do smell gas at their houses and call […]
Raising the Tide on Silent Waters
I’m a guy who loves really great quotes. This past year, I came across one that really spoke to me. It is a Gaelic Proverb that says, “Waves will rise on silent waters.” I interpret it to mean that great things happen where you least expect them, too. There is always an opportunity for someone […]