the encouragement lounge: Looking toward summer

Monday, May 3, 2010

Looking toward summer

Hi All,

Wow, it's May already! For some, this brings the end of the semester and some time off, but most of us will be doing coursework or research and writing through much of the summer. Nonetheless, this is a good time to stop and reflect on this past year. Did you grow in ways that you expected? Were there any academic surprises? Did you discover any new strengths?

Cheering you on in your work!

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.