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Building a Culture of Compassion in Higher Education from the Inside Out
Get PDFGonzaga alum and former trustee, Dr. Taylor will lead a discussion about challenges for faculty and staff in creating a culture of compassion We are now interminably connected yet polarized.
We are in the midst of complex shifts in teaching and learning,complex geopolitical strife, political polarization, ongoing effects of isolation and even trauma associated with the global pandemic. Still, our work as staff and faculty is an honorable vocation and profoundly relevant now. Done right, we fulfill our intention to prepare our students to live lives of leadership and service for the good of the commons and also do for ourselves what we would do for our students. What would the campus or community look like if we were to nurture compassion—from the inside out—in service of the common good that embraces all? As Marvin Gaye implores, “we’ve got to find a way to bring some love in here today.”
Dr. Ed Taylor , vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Washington is a former Gonzaga trustee and an alumni. He will reflect on lessons learned at Gonzaga and lead a discussion about the impact of these challenges on faculty and staff. In this conversation, we will lean into the question of how to compose our lives and shape a culture of compassion in higher education.
As a compliment to Dr. Taylor\u27s lecture, The Director of the University of Washington Resilience Lab, Megan Kennedy, will facilitate a workshop on Collective Well-bein
Bridging the Tragic Gap with Servant-Leadership: An Exploration of Stewardship and Healing
Get PDFThis article utilizes servant-leadership theory to engage with the leadership predicament that theologian Parker Palmer calls “the tragic gap”—the disparity between a hopeful vision for good and the reality of humanity’s propensity for violence. Utilizing two of servant-leadership theory’s ten characteristics, this article explores how stewardship and healing might serve the servant-leader who wishes to bridge the tragic gap. Through a survey of interdisciplinary literature, this article concludes that essential actions of stewardship and healing include: honoring human dignity, care-giving, love, responsibility, and forgiveness
The Servant-Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.: A Reflection, Book Review, and Interview with King: A Life Author Jonathan Eig
Get PDFThis article examines the servant-leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. through a book review of Jonathan Eig’s landmark biography King: A Life and an interview with the author. The article begins with a reflection on King’s servant-leadership through Greenleaf’s notions of power, strength, and growth through loss. Implications for servant-leader moral development based on reports of possible ethical failures by King are also considered
Lifestyle Impacts on Youth and Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Get PDFPICOT Question: Does exercise and nutrition impact health outcomes among young adults with type 2 diabetes
