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You have to negotiate many different roles
(personally, professionally)
o
Continue to holistically develop your own
identity
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Trust the process
o
It is more than a professional mantra
o
It can be personal
o
It can be a mixture of both.
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You have to do The Work
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Live your mission and philosophy
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It’s ok to revise
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Understand my privilege
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You have to create space for
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Be an Ally
o
Find out what social justice means to you
o
Define your definition of allyship and social
justice
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You have to create a space for ALL Students
o
To learn
o
To be safe
o
To find community
o
To connect to campus
o
To grow-develepmentally
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Be OUT
o
My identity matters
o
Who I am informs my practice
o
My lived truth shapes my Student Affairs
Professional Identity
o
My identity shapes my work
o
With your identity (personal and professional)
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Work-Life Negotiation (not balance)
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What are your values? Where do they come from?
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Inspire Others
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BE courageous
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You will have to have the “conversations”
o
Not just the easy ones, but he difficult ones
(you will benefit from taking the courage, others will also be better for it)
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Finding the “Right Fit” matters
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Authenticity-Value it
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Find and be able to articulate your voice
o
What I’ve gathered that resonates with my voice:
authenticity, vulnerability and resiliency
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Recognize the populations you need to serve
o
Students First
o
Staff, faculty, administrators
o
Adapt accordingly
·
Stay Current
o
(Scholarship)
o
Keep learning
o
keep being in enviornments where you are
encouraged to learn
·
Theory can be used as a way to help serve
students
o
Theory should be used to inform your practice
o
You also have to trust your gut
·
Recognize that you can’t do it all
o
Life happens
o
There needs to be a negotiation
o
There will be ridiculously long days
o
You also have to set
o
Work Hard, Play Hard
·
Remember to ask yourself: where are students in
their own development
o
Ask Questions
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Collaborate
o
Develop a good rapport with co-workers &
others in this field
·
Relationships matter
o
Don’t burn bridges
o
Our community is small
o
Personal relationships matter (friends &
family)
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Mentorship
o
Who am I going to mentor?
o
Who am I going to be mentored by?
o
Who is going to challenge you, support you?
o
Who are you going to vent to? Learn from?
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Understand life happens
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Do what you need to do to avoid burnout
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It’s called (Reflective-Scholar Practitioner for
a reason)
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Always reflect
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Know your worth
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Find a way to be continually nourished and
renewed
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