Good Wednesday Morning!

Thank you for taking the time to check out my website! For those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to read the about me section of my website, I’m Dr. Michael Hoffshire.  I’m excited to be involved in a community of research, scholars, and practitioners who tirelessly devote their life to the success of students in higher education.  I’m even more excited to give back to the profession that has provided me with so much growth and development.  The opportunity to impact students, faculty, staff and administrators on a large scale across the United States has led to the creation of this website and hopefully, the opportunity to visit some of your institutions.

This blog will also serve as a place to engage in a critical discussion of some of the pressing issues and concerns in our field, as well as a forum to share my thoughts, feelings and insights about the current state and future direction of higher education and student affairs practice.  I encourage you to share when a topic resonates with you as well as contribute in the form of comments and critical dialogue.   Please also know that I recognize technology cannot replace the face to face interaction and learning that can result from in person discussions.  While you may not always agree with my thoughts, feelings and comments, it is my hope that we can engage in civil discourse to learn from one another.  After all, we must role model the same expectations we set for our students.

I am currently working on a blog post that offers a reflection of my doctoral journey from the perspective of a recent graduate.

Here are some topics I have been brainstorming that may be serve as future blog posts:

• Recruitment and Hiring Practices
• Student Leader Skill Sets and Transferability
• Navigating the Political Environment of Institutions
• Finding Your Fit In a Job
• What Does “Other Duties As Assigned” Really Mean?
• Revisiting Kuh’s High Impact Practices for Student Learning and Engagement
• “Guest” Blog Posts
• Creating a Social Life

Until next time…..