the encouragement lounge: A light post for a friday!

Friday, March 5, 2010

A light post for a friday!

Hi All,

Special thanks to Jorge Cham, for the comic! You can subscribe to his academic-themed comic series at: PHD Comics. And thanks to TM for pointing me to Jorge's site in the first place!

Cheering you on!

Harriet

credit: "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham

www.phdcomics.com

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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.