Feb 5, 2026
Welcome to Season 14 of "Student Affairs Voices from the Field," the essential podcast for higher education professionals eager to connect, learn, and grow! Hosted by Dr. Jill Creighton and Dr. Christopher Lewis, this season dives deeper into the evolving value of student affairs, exploring both the challenges and opportunities shaping our profession right now.
Right from the start, Dr. Jill Creighton and Dr. Christopher Lewis highlight what’s in store: an impressive lineup of guests from across student affairs, “mini grand” opportunities at the NASPA annual conference, updates on strategic planning, and in-depth conversations about how NASPA is moving forward as an organization. If you want to stay in the loop on what’s really happening in the field—and hear voices from every corner—this is the podcast to keep on your playlist.
Excitingly, the season kicks off with Dr. Darryl Holloman, the incoming NASPA Board Chair, who will discuss his inspiring "North Star Project" and vision for 2026-27. As Dr. Jill Creighton notes, this season is “quite a bit more NASPA as an organizational focus than we’ve had in [the past],” all while maintaining those meaningful interviews with practitioners you know and love. Longtime listeners will appreciate that the beloved theme—“the value of student affairs”—continues, now for the third time, as it transitions from fall to spring, building momentum and relevance as the profession evolves.
Whether you’re tuning in for insightful strategy, conference updates, or authentic practitioner stories, you’ll find inspiration and practical takeaways in every episode. And if you’re heading to the NASPA Annual Conference in Kansas City, don’t miss your chance to share your voice—Dr. Jill Creighton and Dr. Christopher Lewis will be on-site collecting mini-interviews!
Join the conversation. Subscribe, listen, and become part of a passionate community shaping the future of student affairs. [Student Affairs Voices from the Field] is where your story matters—tune in and be heard!
TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:01]:
Welcome to Student Affairs Voices from the Field, the podcast where
we share your student affairs stories from fresh perspectives
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Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:07]:
Seasoned experts brought to you by naspa. We curate free and
accessible professional development.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:12]:
For higher education professionals wherever you happen to be.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:15]:
This is season 14, continuing our conversation.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:18]:
On the value of Student Affairs. I'm Dr. Jill Creighton. Sheher
hers your Essay Voices from the Field Host Happy February, Chris
Happy February.
Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:29]:
Glad to be back in season 14.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:31]:
It's 2026. We are just a couple of days from Super Bowl Sunday. As
we're chatting today, I have a lifelong Seahawks fan, so it's
hopefully going to be better matchup than the last time the
Seahawks and the Patriots were in the super bowl together, but that
remains to be seen.
Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:46]:
You never know. And I think the Seahawks have a good chance because
they have a good.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:51]:
Team this year, knock on all sorts of wood. But here we are
recording because we're really ready to talk about season 14.
Season 14 is coming at you starting next Thursday, the 12th of
February. Chris, what do we have in store for season 14? Wow.
Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:07]:
We've got an amazing lineup of individuals from across the
profession and we've got a number of really exciting things that
we're gonna be talking about in regards to what's been happening in
naspa. There's some specific conversations that we're gonna be
having about strategic planning and some specific work group
NASPA's been doing to really look at a number of different areas in
the profession. We are going to be speaking with a number of
different people at the conference this year and being able to
bring their voices to all of you as well. There's some mini grand
opportunities. There's a lot going on.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:01:41]:
We're also kicking off our season with Dr. Darrell Holloman, who is
the incoming NASPA Board Chair. We always love to feature the NASPA
Board Chair as we head into our spring semesters. Can learn from
Darrell on what he is hoping to do in his tenure as Board chair.
Just a brief he's got a direction for us called the North Star
Project, and I think you'll really enjoy listening to where the
association is hoping to go in the 2627 year. I can't believe we're
already saying 2627. I know we just started 2026, but we've also
got a lot of things coming around in terms of how NASPA'S moving
into the future. We've got our second year under Dr.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:02:16]:
Parnell and her leadership as president, and I think NASPA's really
starting to move and shake in some really interesting ways. So our
season ahead is actually quite a bit more NASPA as an
organizational focus than we've had in. But also we're gonna keep
bringing you those rich dialogues with individual practitioners as
we go along as well.
Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:02:34]:
I'm really looking forward to this season. It should be an amazing
season and I guess I'll put out a last call that, as we've said in
the past, that if you have people that you wanna hear from in the
future, send us an email savoicesaspa.org we would love to hear
from you. We always love hearing from our listeners to be able to
hear more about what you like, what you want more of, and to gain
some perspective. So talk back to us. We'd love to hear more from
you.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:02:59]:
We have a colleague who hosts a different higher ed podcast and she
liked to say talk to us, we talk back. So I think that's very
applicable here. And we are also only a couple weeks away from
Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Like previous years,
Chris and I will be at the Annual conference collecting small
interviews and hoping to feature your voices on questions related
to the conference themes. So we will be moving about the conference
with our mini recorders and hopefully if you find us, you'd be
willing to share your voice. We'd love to feature you. We with all
of that in mind, season 14 is going to be bringing another set of
episodes that are focused on the value of student affairs. We loved
that theme for the fall.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:03:37]:
This will be our third time moving forward with a theme from fall
to spring and we've heard that is a great format that you all as
listeners are enjoying. So we're excited to keep it going forward.
Chris, anything else on season 14?
Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:03:49]:
No, just excited Excited to share this great season with you all
and we're looking forward to a continuing with the amazing guests,
but also the amazing conversations and continuing the dialogue of
moving our profession forward once again.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:04:03]:
We're planning to drop our first episode on Thursday, February 12th
right in this feed. The Essay Voices from the Field feed on Apple
Podcasts, Spotify, whatever podcast player you might have on your
Android phone or you can also find us right on the NASPA website if
you just look for Essay Voices or NASPA Podcast. We thank you so
much for spending your time with us and we're so happy to bring you
another great season. We will see you on the 12th.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:04:32]:
This has been an episode of Essay Voices from the Field brought to
you by naspa. This show is made possible because of you, the
listeners. We continue to be so grateful that you choose to spend
your time with us.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:04:43]:
If you'd like to reach the show.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:04:44]:
You can email us@savoicesaspa.org or find me on LinkedIn by
searching for Dr. Jill L. Creighton. We welcome your feedback and
your topic and guest suggestions always. We'd love it if you take a
moment to tell a colleague about the show and leave us a five star
review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening
now. It really does help other student affairs professionals find
the show and helps us to become more visible in the larger
podcasting community. This episode was produced and hosted by Dr.
Jill Creighton.
Dr. Jill Creighton [00:05:12]:
That's me, produced and audio engineered by Dr. Chris Lewis.
Special thanks to the University of Michigan, Flint for your
support as we create this project. Catch you next time.