The Big Green Book: A Podcast for the Profession

This podcast works to create space and time for graduate students and new professionals to bring their shared experiences, successes, and struggles to the world and to one another. We seek to empower the next generation of scholars, educators, and professionals to speak their truth, learn from shared experiences, and shape the future of the field. Brought to you by the NASPA New Professionals and Graduate Students Knowledge Community Introduction and Background music courtesy of Freesound.org: Synthesized Bell Tones by Sauron974 North by StivArts

Chapter 11: Going Through Changes 04/13/2020

Chapter 11: Going Through Changes Well friends, all good things must come to an end. With the end of the 2018-2020 Leadership Team for NPGS, we're saying farewell to our beloved Alyssa Burks as she goes on to new adventures. Not all is lost, though, as we say hi to our new co-host Ashley Carter and talk about all the changes we're going through and how we manage. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/13946537

Chapter 10: Networks and Speakers and Sessions, Oh My! 03/16/2020

Chapter 10: Networks and Speakers and Sessions, Oh My! Maybe a little nervous for the NASPA Annual Conference? Tune in this week for some tips and tricks on how to navigate big conferences and how to make the most of your experience. This episode's extra special guests are Brooke Wilson and Michael Thompkins, our current Conference Committee Co-Chairs and Co-Chair-Elects for the NPGS KC! Spoiler alert, things don't always go to plan, so even though NASPA got cancelled, listen in for some updates on the podcast. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/13531883

Chapter 9: TPE & Me 03/02/2020

Chapter 9: TPE & Me See what we did there? Bad dad jokes aside, this week we have the pleasure of chatting with Kirby R. Gibson from The Placement Exchange. Tune in for helpful tips, tricks, and insider info about the biggest Student Affairs job fair! /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/13361828

Chapter 8: Falling Out Of Love With Student Affairs 02/17/2020

Chapter 8: Falling Out Of Love With Student Affairs Sometimes we need to take some time to talk through the breakup. Join us this week as we take some time on Valentine's Day to talk with Raven Johnson and Dylan Dunn about transitioning out of Student Affairs. Bring some tissues, we're getting emotional. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/13166033

Chapter 7: Working On Your "Fit"ness 02/03/2020

Chapter 7: Working On Your "Fit"ness Dr. Shauna Sobers put us through our paces this week! Like a good CrossFit class, we're flipping tires and figuring out where our strengths comes from. Join us this week on a trek through some self-discovery and how to apply your best self to your job search. Yes, it's that time of year, we're panicking too. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/12971807

Chapter 6: As Political as Apple Pie 01/20/2020

Chapter 6: As Political as Apple Pie William Teer of Ole Miss joins us this week as we talk about navigating politics and elections in the Higher Ed setting. We are hoping to inspire our listeners to take an interest in helping students get more politically involved! Tune in to hear about this great topic, with a little bit of milkshake thrown in for some sweetness. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/12793208

Chapter 5: New Year, New You 01/06/2020

Chapter 5: New Year, New You Dr. Darby Roberts and Sasha Cui of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Knowledge Community (AER KC) join us this week as we talk about our New Year's resolutions. We're challenging you our listeners to think about making a professional resolution to involve yourself in AER work with help from the AER KC. Tune in for some tips on how to make this resolution stick.. unlike our guys commitments. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/12611132

Chapter 4: Keeping it in the Family 12/23/2019

Chapter 4: Keeping it in the Family Kayla Albano of the Parents and Families Knowledge Community joins us this week for a conversation about how to navigate conversations and interactions with Parents and Families in a Student Affairs/Higher Education setting. Tune in for some helpful tips on tackling some facets of imposter syndrome and using your narrative to help ensure your credibility. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/12509768

Chapter 3: Sharing the Dinner Table 12/09/2019

Chapter 3: Sharing the Dinner Table This week we're sitting down with Jemilia Davis and Christina Ujj from the Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs Knowledge Community (SAPAA KC) to share our dinner table and talk about how to build partnerships as a new professional, graduate, or doctoral student. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/12300164

Chapter 2: Cuffing Season 11/25/2019

Chapter 2: Cuffing Season To celebrate that very special time of year when we single folk get to reevaluate our relationships with our pets, Josh sat down with our happy couple Alyssa and her husband Carter to talk about navigating relationships in student affairs. Through trials, tribulations, and the month of August, listen in to hear how the Burks make it work. /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/11994689

Chapter 1: The Chairs 11/11/2019

Chapter 1: The Chairs Alyssa & Josh sit down with Dr. Antonio Duran and Dr. Evette Allen, the Co-Chairs of the NASPA New Professionals and Graduate Student Knowledge Community (NPGS KC for short) to talk all things NPGS! A big shoutout to Antonio and Evette, as they are the folks who told us we could even do this podcast in the first place! /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/11994608

Pilot 10/29/2019

Pilot Welcome to The Big Green Book: A Podcast for the Profession. NASPA New Professionals and Graduate Students Knowledge Community is delighted to present our first podcast! Join hosts Alyssa Burks and Josh Trowbridge for our first episode! /episode/index/show/biggreenbook/id/11822306

The Big Green Book: A Podcast for the Profession

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