the encouragement lounge: Back from break! What are you looking forward to?

Monday, January 3, 2011

Back from break! What are you looking forward to?

Hi All,

Hope that you had good holidays and a wonderful break!

I think that as we head back into another semester, sometimes we tend to get quickly overwhelmed with knowing how much energy it takes to get going again and we slip into an anxious state about the work ahead. Let's flip that around and consider this question:

What are you looking forward to as the semester starts? A particular class? Seeing a teacher or advisor? Reconnecting with classmates? Exploring a research question that interests you?

Take a moment and consider -- what are you looking forward to? I invite you to share your response in the comment section below.

Welcome to 2011!

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.