July 24 : Student Inclusion in Interactive Alcohol Education Initiatives : This webinar discusses implementing initiatives based on theoretical framework, inclusion across student constituencies, and offering opportunities to provide an educational framework that is supported by administrators and peers of the target group.

July 25 : Serving Student Veterans in Higher Education - Part II : This webinar addresses a more advanced level of issues surrounding student veterans who are a growing demographic on many campuses.

July 31 : Win the Lawsuit & Save a Life - Real Talk About Greeks & Hazing : Lawsuits against universities & individuals involving Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) are at an all time high. This interactive session will provide your leadership team with legally sound practices that protect students, the university, & your career.

August 8 : The Glass Ceiling: Where are the Black Student Affairs Professionals? : This webinar will include robust discussion collected from research trends and perspectives among a diverse array of professionals about seeking appropriate mentorship, networking, skill evaluation, & degree advancement to educate new & mid-level black professionals by insuring that the source of career limitation isn’t in fact a mirror.

Winners for the 1st Annual Graduate Student Manuscript Competition received cash prizes of $250, $200, & $100.

1st Place : Amy Lueck (University of Louisville)
"Available Technologies for Changing Student Needs: Using Technology to Reach Graduate Students on our Campuses"

2nd Place : Kristen Tarantino, Jessica McDonough, and Ma Hua (The College of William and Mary)
"Effects of Student Engagement with Social Media on Student Learning"

3rd Place : Paul Brown (Boston College)
"An Experiment in Using Twitter in Teaching a Student Affairs Practicum Course"

Read more about this special contest...

The StudentAffairs.com Writing Project : Stuart Brown chronicles the challenge to send out some type of handwritten correspondence each day for a solid year.

2013 Student Affairs Job Hunt : This is the 8th year StudentAffairs.com has asked two graduate students, going through the job search process, to share their thoughts and feelings and chronicle their ups and downs as they pursue their first student affairs position.

Back to [Grad]School : What's it like for a student affairs professional to put his career on hold to go back to school as a full-time graduate student? Read about his thoughts and musings, his ups and downs, his opinions and assumptions as he ruminates on such topics as the graduate internship, classes, job interviews, and more.

Doc Diaries : A weekly diary of the journey toward a PhD. The blog includes ramblings, tips and ruminations for individuals considering a doctoral pursuit in their future.

For our 12th Annual Virtual Case Study Competition for Masters level students, we received 41 team entries from 30 schools.

1st Place: Western Michigan University
Jaclyn Rivard, Kira Dow, Meredith Atchison, Emily Lott

2nd Place: Florida State University
Jessica Dean, Matthew Barnes, Anil Shetty, Alyssa Zewe

3rd Place: Western Illinois University
Sara Dam, Bob Just, Warren Grove, Emily Isaacs