Everyday the #sachat feed is full of great resources, professional musings, and important questions that have been posed to the community. Here is a highlight of some of the tweets from the stream during the last week. We know this list is only scratching the surface, but we hope it will encourage you to keep the conversation going. Chat on!

“No one accomplishes anything all alone” @sherylsandberg #hardwork #NASPA2013 #SAParent #SAChat

March 17, 2013 7:24 pm via Twitter for Windows PhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@KellySHennessy

Kelly S Hennessy

+ 1 MT @StacyLOliver: If you don’t practice in person what you preach on Twitter, people notice. Be congruent in your words. #sachat

March 16, 2013 10:34 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite

@LaurieABerry

Laurie Berry

Lead with the relationship instead of the differences lifting up something shared @EbooPatel #sachat #jaspa #naspa13

March 16, 2013 1:46 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@kalvarado0204

Kelly Alvarado

The upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance -Sheryl Sandberg #WLSalt #SAchat

March 15, 2013 8:30 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@c_w_reynolds

courtney reynolds

Strong opposing parties can still work together if those involved are committed to a shared purpose. Focus on the goal. #sachat

March 14, 2013 5:07 pm via TweetCaster for iOSReplyRetweetFavorite

@JoeSabado

Joe Sabado

Sometimes I follow those I don’t necessarily agree with as a way to see other perspectives #sachat #expandmyworld

March 12, 2013 12:41 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@hkwebb

Heather Webb

“Data without a story are just numbers. A story without data is just fiction” #ACUI13 #SAchat

March 11, 2013 3:19 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite

@SchuylerHall

Schuyler Hall

If you could teach one lesson to everyone in #studentaffairs, what would it be? #sachat #curious

March 12, 2013 5:29 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@StacyLOliver

Stacy OliverSikorski

Thought of the day: what does “social responsibility” mean to you? #SAgrad #SAchat

March 15, 2013 11:43 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@LosForrados

Ryan Lloyd

“Currently the culture of higher education does not foster, require or reward higher learning.” Thoughts? #sachat

March 16, 2013 4:24 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@rcooksen2

Rich Cooksen

This. “How to Choose Your Battles and Fight for What Actually Matters” – http://t.co/0FxZhwr4GJ #SAchat

March 12, 2013 8:38 pm via FlipboardReplyRetweetFavorite

@PetePereira

Pete Pereira

Ever participated in National Denim Day for Sexual Assault Awareness Month? http://t.co/UkzhtJTEcQ #glacuho #cscm #sachat

March 15, 2013 9:53 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@JamMatthe

Jamie Matthews

Praise can be dangerous when not kept in check. What is it about student affairs that promotes it? http://t.co/mRQRsWUo28 #sachat

March 16, 2013 10:33 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@sewalish

Christopher Sewalish

“@TIME: Secrets of the most successful college students| http://t.co/6kEonu6mxW (via @TIMEIdeas)” #sachat

March 17, 2013 8:04 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@MelRoc7

Melissa Rocco

Some great #failforward truthiness here: How to Recover From Your Worst Mistakes http://t.co/6cRfl2Vk2c #sachat #sagrad #salead

March 14, 2013 10:03 pm via Tweet ButtonReplyRetweetFavorite

@seanmeddington

Sean Eddington

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Moving Up in Student Affairs. This week’s topic produced over 900(!) tweets from several student affairs professionals, graduate students and undergraduates interested or working in the Student Affairs field!

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Everyday the #sachat feed is full of great resources, professional musings, and important questions that have been posed to the community. Here is a highlight of some of the tweets from the stream during the last week. We know this list is only scratching the surface, but we hope it will encourage you to keep the conversation going. Chat on!

Having students work in your office means you are teaching with every phone call, every photo copy, and every meeting you go to #SAchat

February 20, 2013 10:54 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@ClareCady

Clare Cady

When professional ideologies collide with organizational realities, the professional ideologies will lose every time. #sachat #afachat

February 24, 2013 2:09 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@booneshinn

Jeremiah Shinn

We teach our stdts to think beyond dualism. Are we doing so? Challenge status quo and think through hard problems. #notrightorwrong #sachat

February 19, 2013 7:56 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@JessaCarpenter

Jessa Carpenter

If you were going to tell a high schooler about a career in student affairs, what would you say? #sagrad #sachat #reslife

February 22, 2013 10:02 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@LizGordonCanlas

Liz Gordon-Canlas

Tweeps! How can we move forward as learners and leaders in student affairs? #SAGradHunt #sachat #NUFP #spypln2013

February 23, 2013 3:16 pm via Twitter for iPadReplyRetweetFavorite

@bwindover2013

Rebecca Windover

With all this talk about how our field & the concerns, what are folks doing to create solutions? #sachat

February 23, 2013 1:39 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@PetePereira

Pete Pereira

What’s a more valuable trait, having a staff member who already knows the answer or one that is interested in learning the answer? #SAChat

February 23, 2013 5:13 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@HigherEdScott

Scott Schuhert

“What Data Cant Do” discusses limits of data w/o context. Implications can b easily translated into #highered/#sachat http://t.co/26kAYsTtpV

February 23, 2013 12:22 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@mohamedbarakat

Mohamed Barakat

When Someone Else Gets the Job You Deserve http://t.co/OkXMrfn8XK #SAChat@istudentaffairs @ACPACareers @SAGradMOD @TheSASearch #saGROW

February 24, 2013 4:30 pm via BufferReplyRetweetFavorite

@sharonlstead

Sharon Stead ♥♫

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Creating Campus Social Media Guidelines. This week’s topic produced over 500 tweets from several student affairs professionals, graduate students and undergraduates interested or working in the Student Affairs field!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Setting Boundaries with Students. This week’s topic produced 560 tweets from several student affairs professionals, graduate students and undergraduates interested or working in the Student Affairs field!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Reading for Professional Development. This week’s topic produced 532 tweets from several student affairs professionals, graduate students and undergraduates interested or working in the Student Affairs field!

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“Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.” – Thomas J. Watson

It’s been two years since my last letter to the #SAchat community and as we move into our eighth year, I figured now was a great time to write a follow up.

Since the community has exponentially grown with new members since my last letter, below is a reposting of the history before I dig into our current state and what to expect for 2013.

The Backstory

I started The Student Affairs Collaborative in 2005, with Kevin Prentiss, to test a hypothesis that a decentralized, open system of peer-to-peer learning built around shared interests would increase engagement and retention.

We wanted to create a community in which everyone was a teacher at some level, and everyone supported each other to become more involved. A place for Student Affairs Professionals to come together and digitally play, learn, and grow from each other.

In the beginning, 100% of the content was written by me, Kevin, and Del Suggs. We then bribed our student affairs friends with cookies to help us write content, and slowly, over time, the site gained a readership. The SA Collaborative started to become the go-to place online for student affairs professionals to receive and share knowledge from their peers. The growth remained steady, and then Twitter came along…

In 2009, over tea at Panera Bread with Debra Sanborn, I pitched the idea of a weekly chat via Twitter for student affairs professionals, which would mimic the already established #EDchat (for teachers) and #JourChat (for journalist). She nodded excitedly at the idea (as she does with all new ideas), and a couple weeks later, on Oct 8th, 2009, we attempted our first #SAchat.

I remember telling my wife how nervous I was that it was just going to be me and Debra tweeting back and forth for an hour, and it would never take off because there were no student affairs people on Twitter. I kept a shot of vodka close by to calm my nerves just in case .

The chat started extremely slow, but within 15 minutes a couple of people joined us from out of nowhere. Twitter still hasn’t opened up its history past Feb 2010, so the data can’t be verified yet.

Many years later, the vision and mission of this community remain the same.

Where We Are Now

What’s Next

• The #SAchat Awards – The #SAchat community is filled with so many amazing Student Affairs Professions worth recognizing for the value they give to others and to the community as a whole. From raising stars to established thought leaders, the #SAchat Awards will cover it all as a way to celebrate the great members who make it a great community.
• #SAchat Meetups – Moving from online connections to offline friendships is a critical element to sustaining any community and through  the years, many informal #SAchat meetups have taken place in which many life long friendships were formed. This year, we’re stepping up our game to help make more meetups happen so more friendships can be formed.
• The #SAchat #SAgrow Scholarship – An idea originally pioneered by Ed Cabellon to help champion the next generation of Student Affairs Professionals, we plan to carry the torch forward and use the power of our community to continue to see it grow through the next generation.
• #SAchat Partnerships – At the beginning of December 2012, we used one of our weekly chats to partner and promote ACPA’s Commission for Social Justice Educators (CSJE). As #SAchat continues to grow, we want to make sure the entire SA ocean is growing as well, and partnerships, like with CSJE, will ensure that happens. Expect more of this to come in 2013. If you are part of a SA community and would like to partner with us, drop us a comment below and we’ll follow up.

Lastly,

Every time I thumb through the #SAchat Twitter feed, I’m blown away. I’ve never experienced a community this large be so willing to support, inspire, challenge, and laugh with each other. From brand new members to long time matriarchs/patriarchs, everyone seems to find a way to gain some value and give some value to fellow members. #SAchat truly is a place of peer-to-peer learning.

Having said all that, I am really only one small tiny part of the full volunteer leadership team that runs #SAchat and 99.99% of the credit for the past year goes to Erica Thompson, Seth Hagler, Lisa Endersby, Julie Larsen, and Jay Chauhan. They are truly leaders giving their time and talents to the world.

Here’s to another 365 sunrises and sunsets on our great community! Queue the fireworks.

Everyday the #sachat feed is full of great resources, professional musings, and important questions that have been posed to the community. Here is a highlight of some of the tweets from the stream during the last week. We know this list is only scratching the surface, but we hope it will encourage you to keep the conversation going. Chat on!

9 Mistakes You’re Making on LinkedIn http://t.co/YB8BX5HE #sachat #sasearch #satech (cc: @JoeGinese)

December 19, 2012 8:09 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@lmendersby

Lisa Endersby

Two articles this morning got me thinking about career clarity – how do you pursue your purpose? http://t.co/FpWoopED #sachat

December 19, 2012 12:39 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@reneepdowdy

renee piquette dowdy

25 Coaching Questions to Create your 2013 Leadership Development Plan @naspaslpkc #salead #sachat http://t.co/mNHgf7us

December 19, 2012 9:40 pm via iOSReplyRetweetFavorite

@mmbechtel

Molly Bechtel

This is mostly true.. 10 things student affairs programs don’t teach you http://t.co/lalMQlZ0 #highered #sagrad #sachat

December 19, 2012 9:30 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@veronicamy

Veronica

Easy to look at…harder to explain…even more difficult to make sense of #sachat http://t.co/SYCko8IU

December 23, 2012 9:39 pm via PinterestReplyRetweetFavorite

@BenjaminLamb

Benjamin Lamb

9 Daily Habits That Will Make You Happier – Yahoo! Small Business Advisor http://t.co/32rOqJMA via @YSmallBusiness Luv #3 &9 #sachat #wlsalt

December 22, 2012 10:49 am via Tweet ButtonReplyRetweetFavorite

@KMcCarthy8185

Kelley McCarthy

5 Leadership Lessons From Batman http://t.co/o3vDRIaj (Cc @lmendersby look at #4 & #5!). #failforward #SAChat #salead

December 22, 2012 10:27 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@seanmeddington

Sean Eddington

As a female professional, what do you wish you had known as a student about to enter the workforce? #wlsalt #wihsng #wisa #sachat

December 20, 2012 11:39 am via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite

@melpels

Melissa Robertson

Curious-what was your favorite social media tool of 2012 and why? #fachat #sachat

December 19, 2012 10:43 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@katetrombitas

Kate Trombitas

Why do we use terms like bursar, registrar & comptroller when students have no idea what those words mean? #sachat

December 17, 2012 12:51 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@jasonrobert

jasonrobert

Would it be a step in the right direction for universities to offer webinar sessions to parents about the judicial system? #sachat #reslife

December 20, 2012 9:08 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@josher501

Josh R.

Lots of folks tweeting the NYTimes article on Poor college students – who wants to get a conversation going? #sachat #sapro

December 23, 2012 5:27 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@ClareCady

Clare Cady

Remember to take care of yourselves and recharge during break. The better we feel, the better we can do our work. #sachat

December 22, 2012 11:40 am via Twitter for AndroidReplyRetweetFavorite

@MikeGiacalone

Mike Giacalone

“What’s important to pass on is a dedication to the service of humanity.” #DoomsdayPreppers #sachat

December 22, 2012 10:18 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@SaraHazel42

Sara Hazel Harrison

“Home is now behind you. The world is ahead” -Gandalf. I’m definitely using this w/ my students from now on #higherednerd #thehobbit #sachat

December 22, 2012 2:16 am via Twitter for AndroidReplyRetweetFavorite

@MauroGM3

Mauricio Gómez

Image borrowed from www.amillionlives.net

Sometimes there is an advantage to being so busy that you don’t really leave your office much. One of those advantages is the fact that you always have anything you need to answer a question within an arms reach or a finger’s stroke so you can jump into triage mode and solve every issue that comes through the door. But what about when you actually get a chance to head to the dining hall and get a real lunch? What happens then, when in the midst of chewing your Caesar salad wrap or chicken sandwich, a student decides that moment, right then, is the only time they can approach you to get the answer to that “real quick question”? Do you jump to your duty and assist in that instant whether it’s urgent or not, or do you take a breadth, mentally set your boundary, and indicate the need for meeting at a later time?

Unfortunately I know for myself, as a new professional all shiny and go-gettery, it’s been difficult to refrain from this immediate call to action. Several times I’ve found myself ignoring my own need for sustenance, and instead make solving the problem on the spot my priority. Recently, however, I’ve learned from many of my colleagues and veteran student affairs professionals, the value of setting these very specific boundaries. We need to help our students understand that their issues of immediate concern, and that “quick question” are not always life or death. In fact, I dare say that the vast majority of what are considered “crises” are not such.

We need to learn to eat our lunches, and educate students on the etiquette that is expected in the “real” world when it comes to appropriate meetings and interactions. As many of us know, it’s not likely you’ll find a work environment where running up to your boss while they are eating is the appropriate way of engaging them in an “urgent” matter. Yet we don’t model this reality?

So what am I really saying here folks. Well, 1. Finish your lunch. If you aren’t taking care of yourself, how can you fulfill taking care of others. 2. Model behaviors you see as ideal. If you don’t want people to interrupt you mid chew, or while you are standing at the urinal, then model correct behavior and learn the art of time diversion; indicating a need to set up a later time to interact. Ideally, they will understand the need to have better interaction etiquette. Finally; 3. Start to figure out what “boundaries” look like for you personally. I’m sure they don’t look identical to mine or the person’s sitting near you, but figure out where those key boundaries are, and for the sake of the greater good, appreciate and advocate for where those boundaries lay.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Creating Effective Cross-Campus Partnerships.  This week’s topic produced 336 tweets from several student affairs professionals, graduate students and undergraduates interested or working in the Student Affairs field!

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What are some other topics you would like to see us cover? Please let us know your ideas and feedback to keep #sachat growing strong. Until next week, (if you haven’t already done so) please make sure to LIKE our Facebook Page. Thanks for your continued support!