Coaching
I can’t wait to tell you why it’s important for both you and your student leaders to experience a leadership retreat – to “change your scene” and do “something different”! In my life as a workshop facilitator, wilderness guide, touring performer, and keynote speaker, I have learned the importance of moving into a new space […]
Read MoreArticle written for Programming Magazine – Sept/Oct 2018 In the summer, I work as the program director of a residential summer camp in Maine. It’s located on a big clear lake and is beautiful. Counselors and campers live in rustic cabins, with the buildings connected by a maze of paths through the pine tree forest. All day, […]
Read MoreArticle from Campus Activities Programming® Magazine’s “Curtain Call” – January/February 2018 – National Conference Preview Issue T’was a Friday afternoon showcase at NACA® South in Winston-Salem, NC, and the band was an acoustic duo who had recently graduated from Wake Forest University (NC). I’d been introduced to them the previous year when they were seniors and I […]
Read MoreArticle from Campus Activities Programming® Magazine’s “Curtain Call” –– October 2017 Dear Mom, Thanks for the great advice you gave me when I graduated from college: “Your first job is not your dream job.” That was very helpful as I struggled through the challenges of being the intern, the grunt, the roadie, the gopher, and the […]
Read MoreArticle from Campus Activities Programming® Magazine’s “Curtain Call” – May 2017 Once upon a time, there was a new advisor named Bob. He was a nice guy who loved working with students and was excited about his new career in higher education. He wanted to be a great advisor. He worked very hard his first year to […]
Read MoreArticle from Campus Activities Programming® Magazine’s “Curtain Call” – March 2017 Once upon a time, four friends formed a band. They became a band because they looked similar, all played the guitar, all sang, and all dressed in the same style of clothing. When they began playing together, they played the same notes, and when they sang, […]
Read MoreArticle from Campus Activities Programming® Magazine’s “Curtain Call” – Back To School Issue – 2016 A few years ago, at Minot State University in North Dakota, I was performing on an outdoor stage on the quad for a back-to-school activities fair. It was a beautiful sunny day and the fair was packed with new and returning […]
Read MoreArticle from Campus Activities Programming® Magazine’s “Curtain Call” Jan/Feb 2016 Dream with me for a minute … . You are the lead singer in the coolest band in town. Yes, YOU are a rock star and tonight is your big show. You have been planning this night for a long time and you’re psyched that the […]
Read MoreOriginally posted by NACA Northeast on September 13, 2014 https://nacane.wordpress.com/ “Top Ten Ingredients for Associate Members” to have a successful conference experience… according to Jason LeVasseur… who has attended lots of conferences… and still loves attending conferences. 2014 NACA Northeast Conference Theme: “Mixing It Up” Caveat: The “top ten” are truly not in any particular order, but […]
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