My phone is on “do not disturb” for most of the day. The volume button has been shifted to “off”. The app icons do not have little red bubbles telling me how many items I’ve missed. I never see a banner message with a Gmail preview, and I uninstalled Outlook long before I left my job. My wrist does not buzz with any incoming transmissions. I try to use my phone when I need something…
It’s been two months since I quit my job. The first week and a half felt somewhat like vacation, somewhat like the usual end of semester rhythm where you finally have time to get your life together. Then we went into full-on wedding prep mode, and June was a whirlwind of wedding, honeymoon, and contracting and recovering from COVID. July has rushed by with some projects and speaking engagements, and here I am in the…
In a nondescript Louisville restaurant, over conference lunch and a couple of beers, a small group of individuals came together to imagine a new academic advising community for NACADA, one focused on the well-being of all engaged in the advising project - staff and students alike. NACADA is the Global Community for Academic Advising; its website vision tells us that it's "the leading association globally for the advancement of student success through excellence in academic…