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The Student Affairs Spectacular

Welcome to The Student Affairs Spectacular; the weekly podcast giving you a front row seat to the greatest student affairs show on earth! On the show, hosts Tom Krieglstein & Dustin Ramsdell inter... Read more

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Episode #88: Dr. Claire Robbins on Student Development Theories, Part II

Episode #88: Dr. Claire Robbins on Student Development Theories, Part II

Our guest this week is Dr. Claire Robbins who spoke with Dustin to continue our conversation on student development theo... Read more

1 Dec 2015

44mins

Ranked #2

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Episode #106: Melissa Ruiz on Moving In and Out of Higher Ed

Episode #106: Melissa Ruiz on Moving In and Out of Higher Ed

This week's guest is our good friend, Melissa Ruiz! She speakswith Dustin abouther story, why she decided to move in, ou... Read more

3 May 2016

39mins

Ranked #3

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Episode #146 - Alan Mueller - Lessons Learned from Interviewing 50 SSAOs

Episode #146 - Alan Mueller - Lessons Learned from Interviewing 50 SSAOs

Imagine sitting down and having an interview with 50 senior student affairs professionals. What lessons would you learn?... Read more

18 May 2017

40mins

Ranked #4

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Episode #141: Pursuing a Doctoral Degree While Working Full Time

Episode #141: Pursuing a Doctoral Degree While Working Full Time

Jennifer “sat” down with Tom for her first SAC Spectacular Podcast to talk about what it’s like to be pursuing a doctora... Read more

12 Apr 2017

31mins

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Episode #138: Paige Robnett on College Women and Student Leadership

Episode #138: Paige Robnett on College Women and Student Leadership

We're thrilled to welcome Paige Robnett to her first ever podcast to talk with Dustin about her work supporting college ... Read more

6 Dec 2016

42mins

Ranked #6

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Episode #148 - Wayne Glass - Mental and Physical Health in Student Affairs

Episode #148 - Wayne Glass - Mental and Physical Health in Student Affairs

It's no secret that Student Affairs Professionals work hard. Long nights. Early mornings. Weekends. And sometimes, even ... Read more

2 Jun 2017

39mins

Ranked #7

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Episode #18: Paul Pyrz & Effective Leadership Programs

Episode #18: Paul Pyrz & Effective Leadership Programs

In this week's episode, Dustin spoke with Paul Pyrz who is the President of Leadershape. Paul spoke about a lot of impor... Read more

1 Jul 2014

38mins

Ranked #8

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Episode #44: Craig Bidiman on Supporting #SAGrad Success

Episode #44: Craig Bidiman on Supporting #SAGrad Success

Craig Bidiman stops by the show this week to talk about his student affairs graduate student experience as well as what ... Read more

3 Feb 2015

41mins

Ranked #9

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Episode #46: Maryann Krieglstein on Social Justice & White Privilege

Episode #46: Maryann Krieglstein on Social Justice & White Privilege

This week is a very special episode as Tom welcomes his mother, Maryann, to the podcast to talk social justice. Maryann ... Read more

17 Feb 2015

39mins

Ranked #10

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Episode #144 - Kyle & Aeriel Ashlee - Social Justice, Doctoral Programs, and Love in Student Affairs

Episode #144 - Kyle & Aeriel Ashlee - Social Justice, Doctoral Programs, and Love in Student Affairs

If one topic of conversation has dominated student affairs over the past 24 months more than any other topic, it's the t... Read more

5 May 2017

43mins

Ranked #11

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Episode #140: Season 3 Finale

Episode #140: Season 3 Finale

Tom bids farewell to Dustin as well as wraps up season 3 of the podcast with this episode of reflections and memories. ... Read more

13 Dec 2016

37mins

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Episode #22: Eric Lambert on APCA & Effective Student Programming

Episode #22: Eric Lambert on APCA & Effective Student Programming

This week, Tom had the chance to have a quick chat with Executive Director of APCA (Association for the Promotion of Cam... Read more

29 Jul 2014

36mins

Ranked #13

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Episode #149 - Derrick Picard - Integrating Game Theory into Student Engagement

Episode #149 - Derrick Picard - Integrating Game Theory into Student Engagement

Games are engaging and sometimes addicting. Many classrooms have successfully integrated the most engaging elements of g... Read more

9 Jun 2017

43mins

Ranked #14

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Episode #87: Tyler Miller on Student Development Theories, Part I

Episode #87: Tyler Miller on Student Development Theories, Part I

We welcome Tyler Miller to the podcast this week. He speaks with Dustin about college student development theories from ... Read more

24 Nov 2015

40mins

Ranked #15

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Episode #50: Dr. Monica Fochtman on MBTI & Conferences

Episode #50: Dr. Monica Fochtman on MBTI & Conferences

Dustin talks with Dr. Monica Fochtman this week about how different MBTI types and the layout of conferences mesh togeth... Read more

17 Mar 2015

34mins

Ranked #16

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Episode #25: Swift Kicking It with Dustin & Sabina

Episode #25: Swift Kicking It with Dustin & Sabina

We have more Swift Kick goodness this week as Dustin & Sabina De Matteo, Community Manager at Swift Kick, sit down t... Read more

19 Aug 2014

25mins

Ranked #17

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Episode #147 - Ariel Tan on From International Undergrad Student to Res Life Professional

Episode #147 - Ariel Tan on From International Undergrad Student to Res Life Professional

With almost 1 million international students attending US colleges and universities, when’s the last time you sat down w... Read more

30 May 2017

32mins

Ranked #18

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Episode #41: Cindy Kane on the #SAdoc

Episode #41: Cindy Kane on the #SAdoc

The season two premiere episode of the podcast welcomes Dr. Cindy Kane on to chat with Dustin about her journey recently... Read more

13 Jan 2015

29mins

Ranked #19

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Episode #45: Kristen Abell on Her Unconventional Path

Episode #45: Kristen Abell on Her Unconventional Path

We welcome Kristen Abell back to the podcast this week. Dustin and Kristen chat about unconventional paths, women in tec... Read more

10 Feb 2015

37mins

Ranked #20

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Episode #40: Year in Review!

Episode #40: Year in Review!

This week's episode is the finale for season one of the podcast! Tom, Dustin, and Sabina all jump on to reflect on the f... Read more

16 Dec 2014

34mins

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