Student Centers Play Integral Role in Hurricane Helene Recovery
“It feels bad here,” said University of North Carolina—Asheville’s Jessica Inman. “But we know it’s worse off-campus,” said the…
Butts-Whiting Winner Linda Eldred Passes Away
Linda Eldred passed away on August 29, 2024. Eldred served as an at-large member on the Board of Trustees…
I-LEAD® 2024 a “Life-Changing” Experience for Students
Over 40 college students from around the United States gathered at California State University–San Bernardino to experience four days…
Invisible on Campus? Parenting Students Represent a Significant Community with Unique Needs
About one-fifth of the U.S. undergraduate population—that is somewhere between 3.8 and 4.3 million students—are also parents, and nearly…
Strategies for Fostering Belonging in the College Union
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a year-long, four-part series entitled The State of the College Union…
2024 Renovation and Construction Showcase
As it should be, this year’s Renovation & Construction edition of The Bulletin is all about students and meeting…
No New Friends: The Desolate Realm of Higher Education/Student Affairs Pre-Tenure Faculty
Writing in the first volume of the year of The Journal of Higher Education Politics & Economics, higher education…
In Control? We are Each a Constant Work in Progress
In my last Bulletin article, I mentioned the summer is a wonderful time for reflection and getting to know…
Election Preparation and the Role of the College Union
Each presidential election cycle in the United States includes a lot of hype, and 2024 feels unusually super-hyped to…
ACUI 2024-2029 Strategic Plan
ACUI has been using strategic planning to guide the work of the association since the early 1990s. In mid-2023,…
Introducing ACUI’s 2024–25 Community of Practice Leaders
ACUI is excited to announce the appointment of community of practice leaders for the 2024–25 term. Community leaders play…
Engagement Opportunity: ACUI has You Prepped for the 2024 Election
Four years ago, just prior to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, student union directors across the country were preparing…
Closing the Gap Welcomes 2024 Cohort Participants, Mentors
Emory University’s Charlene Hendricks was inspired enough by her experience at ACUI’s 2024 Annual Conference in Denver earlier this…
2024 Steal this Idea Winners
Author Steve Chaplin Steve Chaplin is managing editor of ACUI’s The Bulletin and manager of the ACUI College Union…
ACUI Members Visit Atlanta for Prep Course on New Projects
Over 20 ACUI members from 13 different institutions gathered in Atlanta earlier this month to attend the Renovation &…
ACUI Revisits Successes from 2020–24 Strategic Plan
The past five years have been considerably tumultuous and ever-changing. The Association had to navigate significant challenges along the…
Listening to Stories
I always seem to especially enjoy those final closing few weeks at the end of the academic year. Things…
Lessons from Across the Pond
Recently I travelled to the United Kingdom and Ireland, where I was able to visit seven college unions and…
Racial Conflict in a Higher Education Policy Vacuum
Refining data from an earlier, and larger, study published in 2021 from interviews about campus racial conflict with 35…
Navigating Change with the Institutional Intelligence Model
A Tool for Use with Organizational Change, Employment Models, and Grad Students In this article, Dr. Michelle L. Boettcher…
Strategies and Recommendations in a Time of Ongoing Organizational Change
The State of the College Union, Part Two Editor’s Note: This is the second in a year-long, four-part series…