Duty Calls Podcast

This week the gang recorded a very special episode whilst at SEAHO 2020 in Louisville KY. Recorded live at the conference itself, we are joined by a number of our favorite guests as we talk duty situations, conference memories, and even our favorite karaoke songs. If you like this episode, why not watch it as well on YouTube as we are excited to announce this was also our first video podcast. Don’t worry we don’t look as bad as we sound! Follow us on Instagram, and rate on iTunes. As always we hope you enjoy duty calls.

This week Jack will be have blast being the Director of Residential Life at The University of Waldonia, and grilling the team on some of our community submitted interview questions. Get your pen and paper ready as we share some tactics and answers for you during this interview season. We hope you enjoy duty calls.

This week the gang is joined by an amazing guest as we explore the topic of raising a child within the residence halls. Join us as Patrick and our guest TK talk booboos, scrapped knees, and tantrums… and that’s just them talking about Jack. We hope you enjoy duty calls.

This week the gang is joined by their partners and wives to explore the topic of living on campus whilst trying to start a family. We talk about the pains and struggles, but also how we have been able to use this to impact and educate our students. Also this week we are sorry to say we had some major mic issues, so we apologize about some very harsh sounding S sounds! Go away S sounds nobody likes you! As always join our community on Facebook and Instagram and we hope you enjoy this episode of duty calls.

The winds of time are making us feel older day by day, so this week the gang talks about our journeys from entry level to midyear professionals. Join us on this adventure as we talk about burn out, how changes in our personal lives have impacted our work styles, and how we believe professionals can stay motivated and challenged as they make this transition. As always join our community on Facebook and Instagram and we hope you enjoy this episode of duty calls.

Welcome back everybody to duty calls, the only podcast where the host leave for year without any explanation what so ever. After a year away we are back and more ready than ever to explore another night of duty with you all. Since we have been away there have been new jobs, new babies, new stories, but one thing remains the same, we are still trying to figure it out on call at a time.This season we will be exploring what it’s like to be a midyear professional, how to program outside the box, working within a highly political environment, and even a special episode where we talk about living on campus with partners and children.We are so happy to be back, so join us as we send it for another season! Check us out on Instagram and Facebook, and as always this is Duty Calls out!

Welcome everybody to duty calls the podcast where we have honest and open conversations about the world of residential life and student affairs. This week the gang is joined by Justin Tarbell from UNC Chapel Hill, as we challenge each other to answer some difficult interview questions we have heard about from the housing community. Play along at home and practice with us, and please don’t laugh at how rusty we are outside of our interview seasons. As always we hope you enjoy duty calls!

Welcome everybody to duty calls the podcast where we have honest and open conversations about the world of residential life and student affairs. It’s that on campus time of year. So Iron you best clothes, get that new hair cut just right, and prep those interview questions because it’s going to be a busy time. This week we explore the on campus process from the side of the interviewer and the interviewee. Oh and one more hiccup to help you along the way, this week the gang had a few mic issues so sorry that we sound like we are underwater sometimes. We know though you are still going to love this episode of duty calls!

Welcome everybody to duty calls the podcast where we have honest and open conversations about the world of residential life and student affairs. We have another special guest! Kristin Dunham Doyle joins us from Florida to talk about RA recruitment and selection. Stay tuned to find out how you can get the best of the best from your campus, and build that dream team! We hope you enjoy, and welcome to duty calls.

This week the gang explores the world of housing and student affairs conferences. Love them or hate them, they are becoming a growing part of our field and it's important to get the most out of them as possible.

We are back, and we are ready to go! Join the gang this week and special guest Katie Lewis as we explore the town and gown relationships that our institutions live with. As always follow us on Instagram and Facebook at Duty Calls Podcast, and enjoy!

This week the gang explores interviewing tactics, how to polish up your resume and job application, and how to deal with rejection. From graduate school to a mid level position we talk about it all.

It’s a winter wonderland, and all housing professionals want this year is for a smooth winter closing. Before we do that though instead of our party hats, we have to put on every student affairs hat we own. How do we make the holiday season inclusive? How do we aid our student staff through finals? And how do we close our buildings with no hiccups? All will be revealed on today’s episode.

In this episode the gang stretch our creative muscles and talk about the world of programming. How do you even plan a semester of programming for a group of students you have never met? How do you keep your students interested and involved whilst still educating them? Join us as we tackle this important subject.

This week the gang explores the mind of today's college student, and what we often see in our successful students, as well as those who struggle. We also give some advice to those thinking of attending college, and how they can prepare before even stepping foot in a residence hall. Finally our send it session asks the question, what do you wish you knew as a Freshman?

This week the gang explores what makes or breaks a great RA. We also share some great stories about what we where like as RAs, and how we grew into a professional role. Finally our send it session this week dives deep into learning from our failures as supervisors, and what we learned from those tough times.

With graduate school applications due soon, and the world of graduate assistantships being a very daunting place, the gang shares some advise for those students looking to pursue these options. From what schools should I be looking at, what programs are best for me, and even what should I be doing to prepare, this episode is a great place to start for anyone looking to go to graduate school.

This week the gang explores the subject of living and working on campus. When you are a housing professional the struggle can sometimes be real, but in this episode we discuss why it is so important for our students, how we manage our work life balance, and what we wish more parents and students knew about our roles.

This week the gang explores one of our greatest passions, student leadership. Hall Councils, RHA, NRHH, you name it and we have been there. In this episode we talk about how student leadership still needs to be at the forefront of our work, how it has molded us into who we are today, as well as challenging some of misconceptions some people have of student leadership.

In this episode the gang explores the constant adventure of serving on duty on a college campus. We talk about some of our best stories from serving on call, how we have learned from those crazy nights, as well as advice for those who share our pain. Stick around to the end of the episode where we also talk about how this affects our home lives.

Join the gang as we explore the age old question, how does one RD? A life living and working on a college campus can be crazy at times, but explaining what we do for a living can be even crazier. In this episode we also share some of our hardest moments in our roles, and how we have grown from them. As always great stories, true experiences, real advice.

Welcome to Duty Calls! We are educators, advocates, and professional pizza party planners working and living on a college campus. Join us as we explore the ever changing world of Student Affairs and Residential Life before we get another duty call. Our jobs can often be bizarre, and so can the stories that come with it, so tag along as we try and make sense of the jobs we love so much.