the encouragement lounge: Back from the defense, back from the desert!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Back from the defense, back from the desert!

Hi All,

First off, thanks again to Melanie for being my guest blogger this past week!

I successfully defended my dissertation last Friday! This was a wonderful experience, particularly the discussion with my committee and others who attended. More about this soon.

Before I spend time on the blog, I need to catch up with my current students (emails and journals). For now, enjoy the above photo that I took in Joshua Tree National Park (we stayed on to enjoy Southern Cal for a few days after the defense!) and take good care.

cheers

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.