[humanser] Intro/looking for individual working in College Student Personnel...

[Kathy McGillivray]

I have never attended either of these conferences, though I have been 
involved in the Minnesota affiliate of ACPA. I don't know anyone who is 
blind right now who is involved in Student Affairs, other than some people 
involved in Disability Services positions. That doesn't mean there aren't 
any, though.

I think the best way to get jobs is to network. Make a list of 5-10 colleges 
where you would like to work and have phone or in-person meetings with 
people in student affairs who have positions similar to those you want. Ask 
them some good questions and to keep you in mind if they hear of openings. 
Also, just go to the NASFA and ACPA meetings and meet folks. I heard about 
my last two positions by being involved in my professional organization. 
Also, look at www.higheredjobs.com for the types of positions you would 
like. Do not discuss your blindness till you have an interview. I usually 
just let them know a couple of days before.

By the way, I don't remember if I let folks know what happened with the 
position I applied for this winter. Turns out, they offered it to me and 
said it was unanimous. I did some soul-searching and decided to turn it 
down, but it did feel great to get the offer.

Hope these ideas help.

Kathy McGillivray
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Selm" <mpselm at gmail.com>
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [humanser] Intro/looking for individual working in College 
Student Personnel...


> Kathy:
>
> Thank you for your response.  I was just wondering if you had any tips for 
> navigating placement at ACPA or NASPA because I will be attending both of 
> them.  I am just looking for some friendly job advice.  If you did attend, 
> did you have any problems navigating the sett up, or do you have any 
> professional advice for someone entering the field?  Do you know of any 
> other blind individuals working in student affairs that I may be able to 
> contact?
>
> Thank You,
>
>
> On 1/16/2010 9:32 AM, Kathy McGillivray wrote:
>> Hi. I work as a Disability Services director at a university and 
>> previously was a disability specialist. I also was a resident director at 
>> a college for a while and was an RA during my undergraduate days. You may 
>> not be interested in disability services, but if you want to talk, I'd be 
>> willing to do that. Student Personnel and student life are great areas to 
>> work. My unit currently reports in Student Life.
>>
>> Best,
>> Kathy McGillivray, M.A.
>> Director of Disability Services
>> Bethel University
>> 3900 Bethel Drive
>> St. Paul, MN 55112
>> (651) 635-8759
>> www.bethel.edu/disability
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Selm" <mpselm at gmail.com>
>> To: <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:24 AM
>> Subject: [humanser] Intro/looking for individual working in College 
>> Student Personnel...
>>
>>
>>> Hello All:
>>>
>>> My name is Matt, and I am a second year graduate student in the
>>> College Student Personnel program at the University of Louisville.  I
>>> am looking for an individual who is currently, or was employed in the
>>> higher education setting as a student affairs practitioner.  I saw
>>> that this list had other "helping" professions listed on it that deal
>>> more with mental health counseling, and social work.  However, I just
>>> thought that I'd try my luck and see if there were any higher ed
>>> educators on this list.  If you wouldn't mind talking with a soon to
>>> be graduate, you can send me a message to mpselm"@"gmail.com.  Thank
>>> you all for your time.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Matt Selm
>>> Graduate Assistant for RSO Development
>>> University of Louisville
>>> 502-852-1375
>>>
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