SA Voices From the Field

We are very excited to be preparing for Season 9 of SA Voices from the Field. This season we will be looking at things that we do something we do many times in our careers, transitions. Take a listen while Jill Creighton and Chris Lewis talk abmany times in ourout the new season. Please subscribe to SA Voices from the Field on your favorite podcasting device and share the podcast with other studen...

This week on  SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Gian Luca Giovannucci, President of the European University College Association.  Gian Luca is a lawyer registered with the Italian bar association. He has been on the board of directors of Collegio Universitario Internazionale di Roma (CUIR) since 1992, advocating for the integration of life skills in the academic curricula and working for na...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Dr. Niamh Nestor , Student Adviser at the Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin.  Niamh's work is focused on student support, primarily on mental health and well-being among veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing students. Niamh's background is in sociolinguistics, migration, and integration, and her doctoral research focuse...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed David Pe , Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at NYU Shanghai.  In his role, David Pe oversees the student life experience for NYU Shanghai's diverse student community and ensures that all students are provided the support and resources needed to thrive during their studies at this university. His areas of oversight include Residential Life, N...

This week on SA Voices From the Field we bring you the third episode of our conference recap. In this episode we bring you the voices of about 70 professionals who attended the NASPA Annual Conference as they answer the question: What topics would you like to see more in future conferences? Special thanks to all of the professionals who shared their voices with us. If you have an interest in shari...

This week on SA Voices From the Field we bring you the second episode of our conference recap. In this episode we bring you the voices of about 70 professionals who attended the NASPA Annual Conference as they answer the question: What would you like to learn about student affairs practices around the world? Special thanks to all of the professionals who shared their voices with us. If you have an...

This week on SA Voices From the Field we bring you the first episode of our conference recap. In this episode we bring you the voices of about 70 professionals who attended the NASPA Annual Conference as they answer the question: What is one thing that is changing within the field that excites you? Special thanks to all of the professionals who shared their voices with us. If you have an interest...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Hala Al-Abdulrazzaq , Dean of Student Affairs at the American University of Kuwait (AUK).  Hala Al-Abdulrazzaq earned a B.A. in Psychology from George Washington University in 2005 and is currently pursuing her M.A. in Educational Leadership  at the University of Central Florida. Since joining American University of Kuwait in 2008 as an academi...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed PhD candidate in China, Echo Zhao. Echo Zhao was an international student in the United States for about six years and a double alumnus of Iowa State University. Like many international students, she entered college underprepared to succeed. Her parents valued education but could not help her navigate college with their language barriers. She s...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Mirela Mazalu , Secretary General of the European University College Association (EucA) .  Mirela Mazalu spends her day job in the European higher education by helping students explore career pathways and gain confidence in their potential.  When she's not pursuing directly students' aha moments, she does it indirectly by organising professiona...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Wadad Youssef El-Husseiny , Consultant to VP of Student Affairs at Qatar University. Ms. Wadad Youssef El-Husseiny Consultant to VP of Student Affairs at Qatar University. She has worked at multiple institutions in the Middle East and started her career as Instructor of Social Sciences at Balamand University in Lebanon where she taught for a de...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Dr.  Sumun L. Pendakur , DEI Strategist/Consultant, Speaker, and Trainer with Sumun Pendakur Consulting. Dr.  Sumun L. Pendakur  (Sumi) believes that we have infinite capability to imagine and enact a more just, equitable, and compassionate world. Sumi is a scholar-practitioner, an activist-educator, a skilled facilitator, and a mom. With nearl...

We are taking a few weeks break this season as Jill Creighton and Christopher Lewis will be heading to Boston to meet those of you that are going to be attending NASPA's Annual Conference. We have a number of additional amazing guests coming laster this season. Stay tuned as we will be back in a few weeks! Please subscribe to SA Voices from the Field on your favorite podcasting device and share th...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Dr. Janelle Rahyns about her own experiences leading efforts for NASPA in international student affairs. Dr. Janelle Rahyns serves as the associate director for global initiatives and virual learning at NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. She supports the association's international initiatives such as NASPA's Global Div...

This week on NASPA'a SA Voices From the Field podcast, we interviewed WP Wahl about his own experiences working in South Africa. Dr W.P. Wahl has been involved in student affairs for 21 years, and currently serves as Director: Student Life at the University of the Free State (UFS), in central South Africa – a position he has occupied since October 2016. During the past two decades he has been invo...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Baishakhi Taylor about her own experiences working in Abu Dhabi, after years working in student affairs within the United States. Baishakhi Taylor is a member of the University's senior leadership team and oversees the Division of Student Affairs, which comprises the following departments: student life, the career development center, community...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Dr. Dave Stanfield about his own experiences working in Singapore, after years working in student affairs within the United States. Dave Stanfield is Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Dr. Stanfield oversees residential education, campus life, student services, career services, study abroad,...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Jennifer Hamilton about her experiences working in student affairs and leading efforts to connect Canadian student affairs professionals together. Jennifer Hamilton is the first-ever Executive Director of the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services . CACUSS is a non-profit association with over 1400 members in Canada. Jenn...

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Omneya Badr about her own experiences working in student affairs as well as directing efforts of student affairs professionals working in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Omneya Badr is the current director of MENASA NASPA . MENASA is the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia region of NASPA. She is a Student Affairs enthusias...

This week on SA Voices From the Field we interviewed Dr. Raphael X. Moffett about his own experiences working in China after many years working in student affairs within the United States. A native of Washington State, Dr. Raphael X. Moffett began his career in higher education working in Residence Life at Clark Atlanta University in 2002. He was inspired by working with college students and made...

This week on SA Voices From the Field we interviewed Melanie Buford and Dr. Michael J. Stebleton, editor and authors of an upcoming new book Mapping the Future of Undergraduate Career Education. Melanie Buford  is an Author, Career Consultant, and Teaching Specialist for the Leadership Minor at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. She is lead editor of the recent release  Mapping the Future...

Happy 2023! We are very excited to be preparing for Season 8 of SA Voices from the Field. This season we will be doing something different. Take a listen while Jill Creighton and Chris Lewis talk about the new season. Please subscribe to SA Voices from the Field on your favorite podcasting device and share the podcast with other student affairs colleagues!

We are currently on a break as we prepare for Season 8 of SA Voices From the Field that will be coming in February 2023. We look forward to speaking with you again soon and look forward to new topics, new guests, and more. In the meantime, have a question for the show? Email us at savoices@naspa.org! Please subscribe to SA Voices from the Field on your favorite podcasting device and share the podc...

This week on SA Voices From the Field we brought back Dr. Amelia Parnell as we talked about the outcome of the midterm elections and the future of public policy as we end our public policy season. Amelia Parnell is vice president for research and policy at NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, where she leads many of the Association's scholarly and advocacy-focused activities...

This week on SA Voices From the Field we interviewed Andy Cofino and Em Huang from the Gender and Sexuality KC about LGBTQ+ Public Policy. Andy Cofino (he/him) is a passionate consultant and educator with over a decade's worth of experience in higher education. He is currently the Director for the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center after previously serving roles at Princeton University, New York Un...