VICE PRESIDENT ENEWS MESSAGES

I recently had the chance to serve as faculty for the New Professionals Institute (NPI), a weeklong professional development opportunity for new student affairs professionals across the south. 

Along with colleagues from other institutions, including Emory, the University of Florida, the University of Tennessee, Texas A&M, and others, I spent an intensive few days sharing with and learning from a group of more than 70 new student affairs professionals, including two of our UGA staff members. I was continually amazed by the talent and passion these outstanding new professionals have for engaging and supporting students. It was invigorating for me to share in their energy, ideas, and sense of purpose. 

As we talked together on the final night, I reflected on my own, now 30-year journey from new professional to vice president at UGA. What stood out for me was how the feeling of helping students to learn, develop, and flourish through campus life has remained exactly the same through the years. In the eyes of these new professionals, I was reminded once again that with students as the center of our work, every day is an opportunity to share—and experience—amazing growth.

Be well,