By the Numbers: Patrick and Bayley's Excellent Student Affairs Adventure

On Saturday, September 16th, my dog and I set out on Patrick and Bayley's Excellent Student Affairs Adventure, a nationwide speaking tour focused on professional development in student affairs. While I'll reflect on the experience in additional posts in the coming weeks, I start with the tour by the numbers:

I drove 9217 miles (the longest driving day was also the last driving day: Shaker Heights, OH to home - 550 miles).

We traveled through 22 states.

We were on the road for 51 days.

We stayed in 34 different places.

I ate 34 Snickers bars (I brought a case of 48 with me).

I consumed 17 5-Hour Energy bottles (I brought a case of 24 with me).

I presented at 17 institutions (furthest east - University at Albany; furthest north - Spokane Community College; furthest west - University of Oregon; furthest south - University of California - San Diego)

I conducted 20 presentations at these 17 institutions.

I presented on 7 topics:

·      Pervasive leadership (4 times)

·      Disrupting yourself (4 times)

·      Building a culture of innovation (3 times)

·      Unconventional leadership (3 times)

·      Competencies for working in a complex world (2 times)

·      Lessons from the experience economy (2 times)

·      High quality customer service (once)

·      These only add up to 19 because the 20th was a Careers in Student Affairs keynote at Montana State that I gave in addition to a staff presentation

I presented to approximately 800 professional staff.

It took me 10 months of steady work to plan and prepare for this trip.

I will share observations, reflections, and lessons in forthcoming posts, but if you have any questions feel free to reach out to me either here or at patrick@drpatricklove.org.