the encouragement lounge: Energy and encouragement and the art of the high five

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Energy and encouragement and the art of the high five

Hi All, In this season of the NCAA tournaments, I'm delighted to share with you a recent interview that I did with Agnus Berenato, head coach of the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team. In this brief podcast, Coach Berenato shares her thoughts on positivity, energizing others, and the meaning of the high five.

Coach Agnus Berenato

Cheering you all on in your work!

Harriet

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Tessa DudleyApril 11, 2022 at 12:53 PM
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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.