the encouragement lounge: Good wishes for all!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Good wishes for all!

Whew! I just emailed the first full draft of my dissertation to my chairperson! Woo hoo!

I'm both stoked and exhausted... so that's all for today.

Good luck with your work! More soon.
Harriet

2 comments:

AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM
This is great Harriet - congratulations, and may the next steps go swimmingly for you!
~Melanie
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HarrietApril 16, 2009 at 5:37 AM
Thanks Melanie!
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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.