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BREAKING: NASPA Conference Canceled after Hotel Starbucks Runs Out of Coffee

Posted on Monday, March 18th 2013
Tags: budget, coffee, ethics, lines, naspa, priorities, starbucks, tpe
BREAKING: NASPA Conference Canceled after Hotel Starbucks Runs Out of Coffee
by Josh Bond On-scene Freelancer The final three days of the 95th annual NASPA conference were cancelled this afternoon after the Starbucks in the conference hotel ran out of coffee. “Given the circumstances, we don’t feel that attendees can achieve an appropriate level of BOLD-ness without caffeine,” said a high ranking anonymous member of the [...]

NASPA to Crown “Best Student Affairs Theory” at National Convention

Posted on Monday, March 18th 2013
Tags: acpa, baxter-magolda, chickering, conference, convention, development, naspa, theory, tpe
NASPA to Crown “Best Student Affairs Theory” at National Convention
by Freddie Branch Freelance Writer Attending any student affairs career fair you undoubtedly will hear eager candidates discussing their favorite student affairs theories. Associate Director of Staff Selection at The Oaken State University, Donald Thesseling, whole-heartedly supported the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ plan to crown the “Best Student Affairs Theory” saying “From Chickering [...]

Candidate Cancels All Job Fair Interviews to Protect Personal Wellness

Posted on Friday, March 9th 2012
Tags: tpe
Candidate Cancels All Job Fair Interviews to Protect Personal Wellness
  Wendy Burrows flew home yesterday after spending nearly $1200 to attend a higher education job placement fair, at which she participated in no interviews. “After hearing advice from many seasoned professionals who have been through the interview fair, I realized how important it was to take care of my wellness throughout the event,” said [...]

Placement Volunteers Get Project Runway Makeover

Posted on Friday, April 8th 2011
Tags: C3, tpe
Placement Volunteers Get Project Runway Makeover
by M.E. Holiday Freelance Writer While in Baltimore scouting out potential design challenges for the next season of fashion reality show “Project Runway,” co-host Tim Gunn unexpectedly found a new task for contestants. “I was in the Inner Harbor and saw multiple people in heinous green vests. At first I thought Walmart had changed the [...]

Starbucks Guy Offered Every Single Position at Recent Placement Conferences

Posted on Thursday, April 7th 2011
Tags: C3, nace, tpe
Starbucks Guy Offered Every Single Position at Recent Placement Conferences
by Rosanna Mitchell Freelance Writer Applicants woke up this morning to the news that, at best, they would be a school’s second choice candidate after attending and marketing themselves at a recent college administrators’ job fairs The Placement Exchange in Philadelphia and Career Central in Baltimore. “I just can’t believe I was beat out by [...]

Anti-TPE Protestors Say “Aspire to Stay. It’s Okay!”

Posted on Thursday, March 10th 2011
Tags: acpa, naspa, placement, retention, tpe
Anti-TPE Protestors Say “Aspire to Stay. It’s Okay!”
by Erica Price Freelance Writer Rave reviews from the National Association of Student Personnel Association’s (NASPA) recent “Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers” conference have inspired a different group of student affairs administrators to consider some different professional development initiatives. The newly founded “Gold Watch Institute” will be held this coming April in Jacksonville, [...]

Placement Exchange Forced to Institute Strict New Giveaway Policy

Posted on Wednesday, March 9th 2011
Tags: interviews, naspa, placement exchange, recruitment, tpe
Placement Exchange Forced to Institute Strict New Giveaway Policy
by Seamus O’Flannery Freelance Writer It was confirmed in a press release this week that the national higher education recruitment fair “The Placement Exchange” (TPE) will be cracking down on items institutions will be allowed give to candidates at the annual conference. This announcement comes after many complaints from smaller institutions regarding last year’s TPE [...]

Match.com and eHarmony to Observe Conference Placement

Posted on Tuesday, March 8th 2011
Tags: career central, ope, tpe
Match.com and eHarmony to Observe Conference Placement
by Hannah Q. Scott Freelance Writer Press Release: March 2011 Executives at match.com and eHarmony will send representatives to higher education job fairs OPE, TPE, and ACPA placement this year to learn ways to improve match-making. Ruth Stern from match.com stated, “Those student affairs folks really know how to hook people up with each other. [...]

Hey, TPE-ers, Tell Us Your Placement Stories!

Posted on Friday, March 4th 2011
Tags: acpa, career central, naspa, ope, oshkosh, tpe
Hey, TPE-ers, Tell Us Your Placement Stories!
At the end of March the head writers from CronkNews.com will present a session called “The Funny Business of Placement” at the American College Personnel Association conference. We need your help! Send us a short video (mpg format) of you telling us about the job interview from your past (or current!) experience that still makes [...]

Graduate Assistant to Forego Second Year of Assistantship; Declares Self Eligible for Upcoming Hall Director Draft

Posted on Wednesday, March 2nd 2011
Tags: draft, interview, naspa, NCAA, placement exchange, tpe
Graduate Assistant to Forego Second Year of Assistantship; Declares Self Eligible for Upcoming Hall Director Draft
by Jeremy Sly Freelance Writer In a shocking series of events, Graduate Assistant Randy Forsmith has declared himself eligible for the upcoming 2011 Hall Director Draft, choosing to skip his remaining year in a quest for riches and stardom. The Breslin University graduate hall director has been labeled a hot commodity in the student affairs [...]
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