Great news!

In spite of my life being in shambles during corona, there is always the possibility of the sun shining and good things happening! I have been chosen to write for the upcoming issue of Reflections, a magazine of the sort through ASCA- Association of Student Conduct Administrators. This will be my first time writing forContinue reading "Great news!"

My community college identity

Lately this has been coming up in my Higher Ed classes and I feel a strong need to defend/ talk about  community colleges regardless of how shitty they are usually seen to be. From some of the research I have come across look at community colleges in an economic perspective and then the Higher edContinue reading "My community college identity"

Abrupt end to my first year..

So... recently KU decided to shift all courses online leaving many of us heartbroken. It is indeed a sad time for me as this is my first year as a Masters's student in my program. My first semester engaging in this kind of course work, making connections, doing a grad assistantship I love, and beingContinue reading "Abrupt end to my first year.."

What it’s like to be a Womxn* of Color in Student Conduct while supporting students with minority identities

I want to use this blog post as a draft for my final project which is about supporting minority students in our conduct process. For this, I will go through my office's roles,  and demographics as well as some history on Conduct, talk about how I handle students of minority identities, especially those students ofContinue reading "What it’s like to be a Womxn* of Color in Student Conduct while supporting students with minority identities"

Corona Virus Life update

I've had a rough semester and looks like it is about to get worst, with the recent pandemic of Corona Virus it seems my ideal semester has gone to shreds. Almost no in-person classes, no in-person conduct hearings and it seems like I won't be able to carry out my summer internship as planned. withContinue reading "Corona Virus Life update"

The end of a tumultous year

This year was probably one of those years I had the most ups and downs in my life.  Here's why : I lost my job from a very abusive company, struggled for a bit, and ended up working with BOFA which became a struggle. My aunt got a stroke and recently has moved out ofContinue reading "The end of a tumultous year"

Life update

I swore that I would have time to post a lot but oh did all the homework decide to come at me all at once! I swear these past few weeks have been nothing but homework and projects for classes. I am indeed beginning to get overwhelmed. My office is hiring a new person andContinue reading "Life update"

Week one down!

A lot has been going on the last couple weeks but I finally descended upon the KU campus with a force! My staff position gives me the opportunity to see a side of the university that most people don't want to deal with. But I love it... wow! So many people have been nice toContinue reading "Week one down!"

Count down begins again!

As the countdown begins for me to start descending on the Kansas skyline to attend grad school, a lot has been going on: My job has become more stressful than I would like it to be.  It was definitely not what I was expecting. Being the quota black person there does not help either soContinue reading "Count down begins again!"

Count down begins

Hello! I am indeed excited, last couple weeks I have been back at work but more excited to get back into the groove of going to school. It seems that August is far away but I am just hanging on.... I have been training at my new job for now and though it was harderContinue reading "Count down begins"