The SACSA Podcast

Welcome to To Practice, a practitioner skill-building conversation presented by SACSA. This season is centered around the situation most currently vexing student affairs, hiring. To Practice is hosted by Kate Radford, Director of Leader Education and Development at Clemson University, and Myles Surrett, Associate Vice President at James Madison University. In the third episode of this season about hiring, Kate and Myles talk through the hoot and a half that is hiring logistics. They converse about putting together a committee, the timing of posting, and the various ways to organize application review.

Join a team of James Madison University staff members who have adopted an innovative hiring process for student affairs practitioners. This is the first of a two-part series. In this episode learn about the creation and implementation of the cohort hiring model at JMU.

Welcome to To Practice, a practitioner skill-building conversation presented by SACSA. This season is centered around the situation most currently vexing student affairs, hiring. To Practice is hosted by Kate Radford, Director of Leader Education and Development at Clemson University, and Myles Surrett, Associate Vice President at James Madison University. In the second episode of this season about hiring, Kate and Myles discuss inverting the traditional recruitment dynamic from meeting the institution's needs to those of the candidate. Myles provides an exhaustive list of possible ways to increase your value to candidates, and Kate guides through modernizing communication around recruitment. They conclude with a discussion about ways to move towards candidate needs right now.

Welcome to To Practice, a practitioner skill-building conversation presented by SACSA. This season is centered around the situation most currently vexing student affairs, hiring. To Practice is hosted by Kate Radford, Director of Leader Education and Development at Clemson University, and Myles Surrett, Associate Vice President at James Madison University. In the kickoff episode for a timely season about hiring, Kate and Myles discuss the new state of hiring for the field. They then talk about one approach on how to think about hiring, how that should not inform morale for the field, and Myles offers a contrarian perspective on saturation in student affairs.

Dr. Shawnboda Mead, 2021-2022 SACSA President and current SACSA Past-President reflects on her student affairs work, involvement with the organization, leadership during her presidency, and the 2022 SACSA Annual Conference in Birmingham, AL.

2022 THE YEAR IN REVIEW with Elon University by SACSA Podcast

Building strong teams in higher education is important work. An under-discussed challenge is moving into a new role where a strong team is already in place. How do you sustain teams, foster an environment where they can continue to thrive, and navigate moving into a new role all at the same time? Join Dr. DeOnte Brown in a conversation on supervising strong teams.

Join Savannah Bailey, Senior Director of Player Relations and GatorMade to learn about the NCAA's Name, Image, and Likeness policy.

Rylee Bowman, Abi Case, Deja Kenion, Ti-Ana Pyatt, and Serenity Wolf share their experiences as first-time SACSA attendees. Great conversation about the conference with excellent advice for others who are new to the organization.

Join J'Lissabeth Faughn as she discusses her work and lived experiences as it relates to Transgender Day of Remembrance which is on November 20, 2022. J'Lissabeth is the Director of LGBTQ* Resources at the University of Kentucky.