the encouragement lounge: How have you grown?

Monday, March 30, 2009

How have you grown?

Hi All,

Life is busy, for sure. However, I encourage you to pause sometime today. Take a few minutes and consider -- how have you grown? In what ways are you different than you were a year ago? Think about yourself before you started your academic program, compared with now -- how have you changed?

We all have a lot on our plates, however sometimes the most important thing we can do is to take a few moments and reflect. Stop and take stock of how all of this hard work is moving us forward.

Until next time,
Harriet

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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.