>> What's interesting about student affairs is that most people just fall into the profession.
I had never heard of student affairs as a profession until I was kind
of well into my undergraduate career.
And so, there's not a whole bunch of preparation that needs to happen, I think.
I think the people can really enter into student affairs
at whatever juncture they are in their career.
But having a heart for the work, so wanting to help students, wanting to serve students,
having a philosophy that's student oriented, student driven is important.
Certainly, going to school to learn various theories and approaches to managing students
in their experiences, those are the kinds of things you can do to prepare.
I think that if you honestly want to help students,
if you've come to understand during your college career that being a student leader feels good,
it's very rewarding to assist students, to give back--
I started out as a resident assistant in the residence halls, and loved my students.
And in retrospect, it felt like I always was supposed to be
in a helping profession like student affairs.